Well, I’ve never had 2 posts in a day, so I guess I should blame @supersoju’s cat, Soju, for the unexpected email this morning. 😂

I needed the laugh and I do miss their posts, so nanowrimo took a back seat.

Anyway, back to more serious matters.

On fitness...

I finally did a half marathon distance. That’s 21.4 Km today in one hit. Yay!

I’ve not done any long runs since Dec 2017. It’s shocking how long it is to build your fitness and how quick it is for you to lose it.

I think last week pushing well past the 10km barrier with the 16km was key. I usually don’t bother, but I thought it best to include a screenshot for monumental event!

I’m actually a little surprised I made it all the way. The time ain’t great, but being so out of condition, it was still a mental milestone met. I feel I’m on a better track now, and that I’m less likely to bail after 5km. Everything hurts, most especially my right knee. I can sense it is going to be the pain point, and I’m wondering how I should manage it. In getting older, all the parts want to breakdown, so if it’s not this niggling you, then it’s that.

Still, I’m so tempted to have another run tomorrow, because it’s addictive. It’s also hard to find any time during the week. I know it’d be a bad call...I should probably get on my bike instead.

Goal for November: 50k of steps each week

Week 1 total: 51,982 actifit steps
Week 2 total: 65,999 actifit steps

On writing...

I’m not going to bother with a Nanowrimo count again, because I’m all over the place. It’s just too hard to figure it out. I’ve written bits and pieces in different chapters whenever I’ve had a moment. Mostly it’s been on a train or during lunch at work.

One piece that I keep going back to and having a stab at, is the love scene. It’s a hard one to write and I’m constantly changing my mind. Will it be conventional? Should I go kinky? What exactly is my character’s sexual preferences? Maybe some bondage? How about a phantom orgy of sorts? No, I’m not writing an erotica. lol. But the list goes on and I end up writing it over and over again. So imagine me trying to write this on my phone on a crowded train during peak hour. I have to kinda turn the screen away so the guy next to me or the one hanging over me can’t see!

Maybe writing love scenes in public isn’t the best idea, but time flies rather than waiting for your stop to arrive. I actually enjoy writing on trains, strangely, I find ideas flow better.

Requital of a Crane

Before I go, I should do a quick shout-out to @boxcarblue and his translation of a beautiful Japanese folklore. He’s kind of doing Nanowrimo, so it feels like a friend is coming along for the journey too, which is nice. There’s clearly been a lot of care in composing that post, so definitely worth a peek if you’re wanting a cultural experience.

This turned out to be a long ramble, I’ll edit this in a bit once I get this posted before midnight.

Thanks for taking the time to read.

Linny

Jogging