I need to finish writing up the handout to give to my students tomorrow evening; unfortunately, I love to procrastinate. The work should take less than a couple of hours, but completing a task in a timely fashion so that I can move on to another endeavor without the lingering fog of said task chronically enshrouding me just seems unnatural.
After work I went shopping for a new fall jacket, but, alas, our local malls suck, and I didn’t feel like driving down to Oxford Valley. I guess I was just spoiled by the “valet parking mall” when I lived in North Jersey. Returning home empty-handed, I found a jacket I liked via Google.
Then it was time for a visit with my PlayStation 2, which in no way is as sedentary as it sounds. I have been playing the home version of Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) for a couple of years now, and have lately incorporated almost daily sessions into my workout routine.
DDR and my trusty Bowflex have helped me to finally break though the double-century weight mark this week, so I also plan this weekend to celebrate by turning the gas line back on to my stove (it has been off since I started my diet), finding a recipe that I have never cooked before on the web, and feasting for a day. I’m actually an excellent cook, but when you are calorie counting, microwaving a 300-calorie Lean Cuisine is so much simpler.
Anyway, after “dancing” furiously to j-pop and techno for an hour, drenched in sweat, I hunkered down on my couch to try clearing some more programs off of the TiVo. Watching television seems like a chore anymore. Don’t get me wrong—it’s entertaining, but watching the tube is just not as fulfilling as it used to be.
Still putting off getting my work done, I caught up to the latest installment of the fictional blog Roommate From Hell. Hard to believe there are just twenty-eight more posts to bring Jim Monroe’s novel to conclusion.
My final act of procrastination was to write a meandering blog entry. With that done, now I can return to my class prep work…maybe….
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