In an effort to save money on gas, as well as lose some of the pudge, I've begun to walk to run my errands around town. Yesterday I left the house around 4:25pm and returned at 6pm. I rarely stopped walking that entire time, only at crosswalks, and the ATM that I visited.

I also almost run over multiple times but drivers who weren't looking. (Esp. coming in and out of the grocery store parking lot, or turning right at a stop light).

Leg #1- home to paper store- approx. 1.2mi
Leg #2- paper store to Post Office- approx. 1.2 mi
Leg #3- Post office to bank - approx. 1.0 mi
Leg #4- bank to home- approx. 1.6 mi

total : 5 miles

come to think of it, maybe that was a little slow. 5 miles in an hour and a half. 18 minute miles. Ah well, its exercise. I hope to keep it up. And save money too. =)

plus my mp3 player is my best friend. I found out a coworker saw me walking and he said "Where you on the phone? you just looked so happy." I replied, "No, just rockin' out to my music".

I'm thinking of getting an IPod or a Zen, so that I can stick my Japanese lessons on it and practice while I walk.

But it was good times for me even without it.

Here's an update for anyone who feels like reading.
I'm pulling a multipost day because I have a thought that deserves its own post.


Life as we know it is about the same as it always is.

I sleep (alot), eat (also alot), and work (alot for me), start the day over, lather rinse repeat.

I like my job, its not ideally what I want to be doing for the rest of my life, but it keeps me happy and nominally taken care of financially.

Home life sucks as usual. My aunties have invaded and taken over the lower half of my house. Not that I'm saying that living at home would be awesome without them, but definately a whole lot nicer. The 3 weeks they were in the Phillippines made me like to come home again. I was able to cook in my kitchen, and only ate out when we had a "cousin" dinner. And that is only becuase my doggie is overprotective and won't allow those people in my house to eat. But I loved it. it was like having a home again, and not simply a residence.

But this is what life is to me right now. And I've accepted it. I haunt the upstairs like a ghost, venturing downstairs only to scare the inhabitants.