Horror and Shame

[hafoc]

I have.. horrors.. purchased a BICYCLE.

I've even taken it for a ride a couple of times. I hope to ride to work on it-- five miles, reasonably level terrain, it shouldn't be too much of a burden. I'm going to ride it after work, four miles a day, for a few days first. Then we'll see.

I look ridiculous, fat old guy on a bicycle. Marginally less ridiculous than I would jogging, I suppose, assuming that ankle I ruined all those years ago could take that punishment. (I HOPE I look less ridiculous on a bicycle anyway.)

I'm oddly ashamed to be doing this-- what do you call it? Starts with "ex," escise, excess-- EXCERCISE, that's it. Wasn't ashamed to get into this shape but now I'm ashamed to be seen doing anything to get out of it. Go figure. Vanity takes strange forms.

I'm not sure about this exercise thing. It's unnatural.

Comments

[lonita.livejournal.com]

You could be like, who was it now, Walt Witman I think, who used to ride around New York City shouting his poetry from the back of a horse. You could read your stories out loud!

[silussa.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. They could expect you to read a gauge way out on the edge of a rotten roof. :)

[ounceofreason.livejournal.com]

Excercize is like nature's Viagra, as long as nonody sees you doing it.

[vajrabum.livejournal.com]

Hi Bill!

[hafoc.livejournal.com]

Hi there! Who dat? :)

[vajrabum.livejournal.com]

It's John Heron. Now that I know something about the bike, how's the writing going? I really loved the last thing I saw of yours.

[hafoc.livejournal.com]

Writing doesn't go well AT ALL. In fact, I'm not doing it. I've done something about my depression, but with that gone the fire seems to be gone too. I guess that in the long term I might have to choose between being happy (or at least not unhappy) and my wrting. If that's the case I'll choose writing.

But I'll try this weekend. Maybe I can have both.

[spaceoperadiva.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're back from your Con. Hope you had fun. :)