I finally did it! Sure, it's not as fast as I would've liked, but I really had to push myself at this point so it counts. I haven't been to the gym consistently for maybe 3-4 months, I went twice last week (both days on the elliptical) and I've gone Mon-Wed this week (all three days on the treadmill). Tonight, I walked .15 mile and then pushed myself to continue at a solid avg of 4.4 mph to get to 1.15 miles (repeating the song 3-4 times).
I think I need to find a new song though...maybe I'll go through the hundreds of songs I have to find ones at similar speeds. And if you're curious what song I currently (over)use, it's "Corner of the Earth" by Jamiroquai (my favorite musician ever). Here it is for your viewing and listening pleasure:
Way to go - I hope I can get there eventually. The last time I was in running shape, I liked to run to the album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3 by Coheed and Cambria. It might not be your style, but the beat was perfect for my pace and the subject matter riled me up. :D
1. Finish writing my 101 list
2. Take guitar lessons (5/10)
3. Learn another language (Rosetta perhaps?)
4. Finish laser hair removal treatments
5. Get laser eye correction
6. Take a public speaking class
7. Install a shower door in the master bath
8. Finish painting all interior rooms
9. Organize all digital pictures
10. Install a deck in the backyard
11. Plant trees in the backyard
12. Make a baby :)
13. Learn to drive stick...comfortably
14. Take a welding class
15. Skydive 16. Go to a movie solo
17. Watch entire series of "Six Feet Under"
18. Finish watching entire series of "Battlestar Gallactica"
19. Write a will
20. Get down to 130 lbs
21. Read one book every month (6/34)
22. Write one snail mail every month (6/33)
23. Start a garden (and keep it alive!)
24. Create and stick to a solid budget
25. Pay off all cc debt 26. Vote in the '08 election
27. Organize kitchen, clean out food, unused dishware, etc
28. Organize all clothes and give away all unused
29. Go one day without a computer every month (2/33)
30. Recycle everything possible at home
31. Go for a bike ride once a month (0/33)
32. Make a time capsule
33. Drive a considerable amount on Route 66
34. Visit Hawaii 35. Eat vegetarian for one month (31/31)
36. Frame all unframed pictures/posters 37. Clear/organize garage to be able to fit one car
38. Change all interior door knobs
39. Learn to cook Indian food, the way my parents make it
40. Refinish/seal wood floor
41. Install tile in living room 42. Join a community band for at least 6 months (6/6) 43. Get a library card
44. Blog about each completed task (10/101)
45. Do volunteer work
46. Buy new glasses
47. Buy a new washer/dryer
48. Read "1984"
49. Buy a new bed
50. Buy new bedroom furniture
51. Learn and do yoga once a week (2/140)
52. Host a murder mystery game
53. Buy a new digital camera
54. Watch IMDB's top 100 movies as of 7/21/08(19/100) 55. Mail a secret to PostSecret
56. Save $5 for every task completed ($85/505)
57. Enter all finances into a financial planning program 58. Participate in a 5k
59. Participate in a 10k
60. Build a shed in the backyard
61. Detail the CR-V interior once a month (4/33)
62. Clean off work desk to minimize clutter
63. Put round rubber bumpers on all cabinets in house
64. Go to one major concert a year (0/3)
65. Sing a karaoke song
66. Take dancing lessons of some sort
67. Visit a country outside of North America
68. Wear make-up more often, after finding the right shades
69. Make Tiramisu
70. Make Rasgula successfully
71. Visit 5 places in USA's top 41 wonders (4/5)
72. Get another tattoo
73. Go to the farmer's market once every 3 months (2/11) 74. Run a mile without stopping
75. Go orienteering 76. Finally look in the attic 77. Get life insurance
78. Have 3 months of income in savings 79. Floss every day for a month (31/31)
80. Drink only water for one month (0/31)
81. See a play at a theatre once a month for 6 months (0/6)
82. Complete the 100 Push-up Challenge
83. Participate in the Gimme Your Stuff project
84. Complete the self-portrait based 365 Days Photo project (0/365)
85. Complete a 1000-piece puzzle
86. Pay for the person behind me in a drive-through
87. Try one new recipe every month (8/33) 88. See a Broadway musical/show
89. Go scuba diving
90. Learn more Gujarati 91. Get both cats microchipped
92. See Jamiroquai live 93. Put 18's on CR-V
94. Go to the Texas State Fair
95. Buy a Wii
96. Go camping
97. Meditate once a month (2/34)
98. Try Acupuncture 99. Have a multi-family garage sale 100. Attend a UT football game
101. Start a new 101 list
IMDB's Top 100 (7/21/08)
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. The Godfather (1972)
3. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
4. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
5. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 6. Pulp Fiction (1994)
7. Schindler's List (1993)
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
9. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
10. Casablanca (1942)
11. Seven Samurai (1954)
12. 12 Angry Men (1957)
13. Star Wars (1977)
14. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 15. Goodfellas (1990)
16. Rear Window (1954) 17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
18. City of God (2002)
19. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
20. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
21. The Usual Suspects (1995) 22. WALL·E (2008)
23. Psycho (1960) 24. Fight Club (1999)
25. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) 27. Citizen Kane (1941)
28. North by Northwest (1959) 29. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
30. Memento (2000)
31. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
32. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 33. The Matrix (1999)
34. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
35. Se7en (1995)
36. Apocalypse Now (1979)
37. Taxi Driver (1976) 38. American Beauty (1999) 39. The Professional (1994)
40. Vertigo (1958)
41. American History X (1998) 42. Amélie (2001)
43. Paths of Glory (1957)
44. The Departed (2006)
45. M (1931) 46. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
47. The Third Man (1949) 48. Chinatown (1974)
49. The Lives of Others (2006)
50. A Clockwork Orange (1971) 51. Alien (1979)
52. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
53. Forrest Gump (1994)
54. Double Indemnity (1944)
55. The Shining (1980)
56. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
57. The Pianist (2002)
58. Spirited Away (2001)
59. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
60. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
61. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
62. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
63. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
64. L.A. Confidential (1997)
65. Das Boot (1981) 66. Reservoir Dogs (1992) 67. Aliens (1986)
68. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
69. Rashomon (1950)
70. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
71. Downfall (2004)
72. Raging Bull (1980)
73. Metropolis (1927)
74. No Country for Old Men (2007)
75. There Will Be Blood (2007) 76. Modern Times (1936)
77. Rebecca (1940) 78. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 79. City Lights (1931)
80. All About Eve (1950)
81. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
82. Sin City (2005)
83. Life is Beautiful (1997)
84. Hotel Rwanda (2004) 85. Some Like It Hot (1959)
86. The Seventh Seal (1957) 87. Amadeus (1984)
88. The Great Escape (1963)
89. The Prestige (2006)
90. The Elephant Man (1980)
91. On the Waterfront (1954)
92. Touch of Evil (1958)
93. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987) 95. The Sting (1973) 96. Jaws (1975)
97. The Apartment (1960)
98. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
99. The Great Dictator (1940)
100. Braveheart (1995)
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5 comments:
No joke, that mile is killer!!
You're awesome!! Keep it up. I'm glad to see you posting again.
Thanks! It feels good to both be working out and posting again. :)
Way to go - I hope I can get there eventually. The last time I was in running shape, I liked to run to the album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth:3 by Coheed and Cambria. It might not be your style, but the beat was perfect for my pace and the subject matter riled me up. :D
Great job- that's awesome!
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