Update – Thursday

I know that I have not been writing biting and witty commentary on society lately. I find that much of my energy is sapped from work, so I decided that in order to keep blogging, I would focus my writings on my life – specifically on my marathon training…

I ran 10 km at a pretty good pace last night. No stopping (except for 2 or 3 street lights) and I did it in about 52:30 with an average pace of about 5:20 per kilometer (minutes:seconds). I had not run since last Wednesday as I had class Sunday all day and had a staff even Tuesday night. I managed pretty well, despite my stiff legs. I was on my feet all day in the gym doing exam supervision (or invigilation if you prefer… which I do. It sounds like some pseudo-mystical warrior thing…) wearing dress shoes! I learned my lesson and am wearing runners today!

My biggest hurdle, discipline-wise, is to get out on my own and do two more runs a week. I currently run Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Sunday morning with my clinic group. I would like to be running on Thursday and Friday as well, but I find it incredibly difficult to get going. I either have to get up way too early, or am too tired in the afternoon…. Sigh.

I need to go do some mark/progress report stuff…

Be kind

Scott

Avoiding Buyer’s Remorse…

Sigh. I frequently suffer from buyer’s remorse. You know the feeling you get after you buy something and it did not satisfy, or live up to the hype in your head. It is sometimes a problem for me, especially on items I really want ( or at least think I really want them…). In order to alleviate the symptoms of this disorder in my life I have been forcing myself to think about things I wish to buy. I ask myself questions such as: “Do I really need this?”, “Will I use this, or is it a waste of money?”, and the like. I have not had to apply this strategy lately as I have not faced any major purchase, but a dilemma is rising. I have recently sold my desktop, which was fine as it was not being used to its potential and it was more of a distraction and time waster than anything else. I was then going to save up to buy a nice little 13.3″ MacBook to the tune of $1700 or so. Today I have been thinking (always a dangerous activity) that that might not be the best use of my resources. I have also considered a “netbook” as they are now called. The little 9″ notebooks that are not super powerful, but give access to the internet, and enough computing power to write documents, check email and internet. Which, when I think about it, is all I really want a computer for right now. Thus, the dilemma is revealed. Do I purchase now, for about $539 pre-tax, a nifty little netbook, or do I wait and spend 3x on a MacBook that may be far more than I need….

Oh if only the internet ran on pencil and paper….

Insights appreciated…

S.