I only mean to update and will keep this brief. The three weeks between Summer and Fall semester were filled with two five-day conferences and four days of student registration. I filled in the cracks with some precious time with friends, the closest of whom will be leaving in seven days to Argentina for a full year.
Today is the first day of classes. Two Ethics and a logic course today, and two Philosophy of Religion courses tomorrow. I am excited, but not as well-prepared as I had hoped to be. Until yesterday, I was also not psychologically prepared at all. After a pleasant brunch and walk with friends (something that I do not do enough), I went to my downtown office, cleaned, organized, prepared, read, and got ready.
I did not sleep well last night, but I was up early enough to go to the gym and run five miles. With end-of-semester stress, traveling, and conferences, I have not been good about the gym for the last few weeks. I managed a couple times per week, and last week I managed four visits. I saw a sharp spike in my five-mile run time: from 39 min and 25 seconds last month to 45 minutes last week (I just walked the last .5 mile, although quickly on an incline). Today I managed to turn the tide and broke my record of one month ago, coming in at 39 minutes and 10 seconds, or 7 min 49 seconds per mile.
Ah well, that is all. Nothing reflective or philosophical for now. I believe it is helpful to get this direct post completed, because I believe it will get me in the right mind-set for better posts in the coming weeks.
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