Random Thoughts Thursday 46
- Gah! Data lost it last night when the little neighborhood kittens showed up at the front door! Then we fed the kittens Data’s food. While Data watched. If Data doesn’t have a complex already, he will now!
- I didn’t explain my idea about “in-between” time very well yesterday. I wasn’t really talking about having free time and not knowing what to do with it. More like feeling anxious between events – because the “in-between” time is so little that you can’t really do anything. Even if that “in-between” time is spent commuting, or sitting down, or doing something small… it makes me feel restless and anxious for the next event. I am highly anxious for things, every week, until I am “in” the event (or it’s over) – then I feel like I can breathe. But the in-between time where I can’t start another activity to distract myself really makes me, yes, I keep saying it – anxious. I wish I could explain this, more clearly!
- After I wrote that post, I thought about a term I read about this week at work – sludge. From the work email -“sludge encompasses any statements we make about how another person spends their time.” The examples in the email (worrying about how others spend their time/thinking everyone is lazier than you) reminded me of the time I wrote this. I think about that a lot, and remind myself not to care how other people spend their time. How they spend their time is part of their reality. However, I still think we almost all think we are busier than everyone else. But! We mostly chose our “busy”! I got up at 4:00 today to run. I am working 6:30-4:00. Then I will do Fake Meats packages from 4:00-5:00. Then I have 55 minutes of in-between time until I teach two back to back strength classes then go check on my friend’s cat. I chose this schedule (and I have to work)! So, yeah. Truly random though, there.
- I’ve really taken notice lately to people who are constantly (well, almost always) negative on social media. It’s really simple for me to hide these posts/not read them, but I still see them and just have to wonder… what the deal is with all the negativity. I get wanting to vent. But… all the time? It makes me worry about people. It makes me wonder about their perspective on life. I know letting this frustration out makes people feel better, but when that’s all I ever see from them, it makes them seem unhappy, all the time. And usually makes me want to interact with them less. This is hard to explain without specific examples, but I’m obviously not going to go there! I have just thought about it more lately, because some crappy stuff has happened to me, but I just don’t want it out there. I’d rather share positive or fun stuff on social media. I complain to my friends/family offline, instead. Ha ha.
Not really a good example, but just showing you where the “I don’t want to see this” button is.
- Someone saw my awful back tan lines (no need for a picture, I’ve shown you a zillion times) yesterday and asked me if I was a swimmer. Since I am, in my mind, I said yes. Ha! And added that I run too. And just got a new bike. Because, you know. People want ALL that info when they ask you one simple question.
- I am getting my bike fitted on Friday! And! Getting clipless pedals and shoes. Darn. They don’t have yellow shoes to match the bike. I think the bike shop was amused by me asking.
- I have a confession to make (besides my lie in bullet #2) – I really seem to like 80s music. Sigh. I have done two 80s playlists in a row in the Monday night class (with some 90s thrown in). My students sometimes tease me and ask “were you even alive when this song came out?” That always cracks me up.
- Fun news! I may start teaching another group exercise class at the Essential Fitness LLC studio in September! Early o’clock (5:00 am ish) on Fridays. I hope we get enough interest! I love starting my day with an early workout!
- Are you guys sick of hearing about my dad’s running? Ha. Probably! But! I am going to keep talking about it, so he knows if he stops I will talk about it here and make him feel REALLY bad. Anyway. He’s been using the garmin and guess what? He sees his pace now and wants to improve it. Did I create a monster? Hee hee. I hope so.
- There was a really interesting concept in that book I read for work, about how to be committed to an outcome but not attached to it. The example was about an event that did not have a very good turnout, but how the organizers did not let it affect their attitude/spirit, because they basically did the best they could. I think this theory could be applied to a lot of things in life. And especially races, for athletes. I want to write about commitment vs attachment, but my brain has been shut off most of the week.
- I am still studying anatomy for personal enjoyment/knowledge. This book came yesterday and I wish I would have had it when I was studying for the personal trainer exam! The pictures are so much clearer than the book I studied and anything I found online. I realized recently that I had misconceptions (among a few other things) about the soleus being completely under the gastrocnemius because of the way it was shown in the books I was studying. It’s interesting how different those anatomy sketches all are!
- This is a test for Anne, since she just skims my blog for her name. Ha ha. Anne! I found a new place for you to get your hair cut. The scissors are a “Y”… get it?! YOLO!
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Themocracy
I have probably been more negative than I like to be on social media lately – I try to focus more on the positives but it happens, heh.
And I loveeeeeee 80s music. So much fun! I think most of my favourite music is from the 80s.
I haven’t noticed! You should tell me your favorite 80s jams! I am always looking for new tunes! (or, old tunes I forgot I liked)
Hmm! Well, one of my favourite little 80s sub genres is actually nuclear war music, where the panic over Midnight is running just below the skin – the beauty and barely suppressed fear and rage is just…an interesting mix. Some of my favourites from that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG-3LeJvfzU – Nena’s 99 red balloons (the original german one is a little better lyric wise ut I don’t speak german, wah!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lotkzHsIuoA – The Clash’s London Calling (technically 79 I guess but close enough!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq9FZ8e6d1Q – Sting’s The Russians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TACsTyUC5_U – Men at Work’s It’s a Mistake
Some other 80s favourites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsxavPANO8s – It’s The End Of The World As We Know It, REM!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ou6DDG5e7I – 867 5309 (Jenny!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVGOyYyWxiA – Manic Monday, Bangles
And some other obvious ones – Michael Jackson and Madonna obviously. I have to stop myself, I could go on and on!
Thanks for all the links! I was waiting to watch these on Saturday so I could decide which to download in iTunes 🙂
Enjoy! I realized after I posted it probably looked really spammy, but I swear scout’s honour I gained nothing from posting them, lol! …well, I did get a good trip down memory lane. Does that count?
Definitely counts!
I agree on the mostly negative posts. You never know people’s intent or what they are going through. It could be that they are a negative person and like to complain – or it could be really that they are asking for help and wanting someone to connect with them and don’t know how else to do it. However, I also tend to hide those posts. They make me sad.
It’s interesting that you mention they make you sad, because they make me feel that way too. Yet! There are all these studies saying happy social media posts make sad people feel worse (and happy people, too?). So maybe there are people out there who feel better seeing those negative posts? Ah, social media – such a mind… um.. trip. Yeah 🙂
So excited for your bike fitting! I wish that you could get yellow shoes tho. Are you a Kill Bill fan? We could go with a Kill Bill themed named for your new bike (see about 1:30 of the clip) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSkuSyXANyc
I’m also excited that your dad is acquiring your running addiction. LOVE!
Anatomy texts vary so much! I always had such a difficult time picturing spacially what they were trying to illustrate. I’m glad you found a book that’s better.
You MUST write more about commitment v attachment.
I am not a fan but have always liked her yellow outfit! And that take on “Flight of the Bumblebees” is fun 🙂
My dad only has two runs left in his plan! Gotta get him a new one! 🙂
Isn’t that a bit weird about the books varying?! Happy I am not the only one to notice!
Thanks for encouraging me to write about it! I hope to wrap my brain around it. Maybe I need another run to talk it out!
YES to another run 🙂
I definitely choose to be busy! Nobody making me wake up and run every day. Chose to be in a relationship and have a child. I try not to complain too often!
Sorry I misinterpreted the in-between time! When they are moments like a break at work, i jump on reddit to feed my information need. My commute I usually tune out to music. At home, I love finding a few minutes to just blank out!
Happy Friday Eve!
I don’t think of you as a complainer. I actually admire your dedication and appreciate your happy attitude and sense of humor 🙂
No need to apologize! I get ideas in my head and don’t write them out… to make sense. LOL. I am very guilty of this. I need to find ways to tune and blank out. I am so bad at it! (unless I am running)
Happy Friday Eve!
Hahaha, thanks for the shout-out, since I’ve been kind of on a blog hiatus all week. How did you know I’m very very overdue for a haircut? Does YOLO salon serve wine? Because mine does, and I can’t compromise that (and I really really love my stylist).
I think we’ve had enough conversations about all of the things that annoy me about social media, and negativity is definitely high on that list. I generally only interact if it’s fun or important, or liking cute pet pictures 🙂
Please keep sharing about your dad’s running, I think it’s so cool that he’s able to do it AND he’s so excited about it!
Wait! Your hair salon SERVES WINE!?!
Hmm. I am kind of doubting YOLO serves wine. But! It’s YOLO! BYO…W?
You should write out your list. And post it. Hee hee.
Thank you for encouraging me to share it! 🙂
You know I get the in between time post. Hopefully those kittens have a home or they might keep showing up on your doorstep giving Data even more of a complex! The negative social media stuff is interesting…everyone posts really good stuff or really negative so we either think everyone’s life is pure bliss or a depressed mess, right?
Yes! It’s really dangerous to only take someone’s online persona for who they are, but I fall in to that trap, even with people I know well! If I don’t see them in awhile, but see their social persona, I start to forget the rest of them.
The benefit is that we can create a more positive space for ourselves online, if we want 🙂
We were just talking about not only negative posts on Facebook but also the vague ones where it seems people are looking for pity or attention. I have mixed thoughts on social media. I like to share everything and nothing at the same time. The constant negativity and over sharing really bugs me sometimes. I’m sure I really bug people sometimes. (Hopefully not too much!)
I’ve totes started “making aquaintences” out of the FB friends who purely post negative things. (So I don’t see them in my feed) I also started doing that to the people who share every freaking detail about their kid. OMg potty training, look!! It lost a tooth! Here’s a photo of said tooth. Barf! I think those people are looking for attention and people to wallow along with them in their misery. I mainly make a joke out of social media and post 1000 photos of CB and running stuff all the time because I just don’t need validation or care. It’s all CBs fault. He wants to be famous and makes me post photos of him… 😉
I’m so glad your dad is running and wants to improve his time! Please keep us updated!!!
The neighborhood kittens are sooo cute. Kitty play date with Data??
I love that your dad is running with a Garmin now! My parents both ran before I was born and when I was little but have gotten out of shape in the past years. My mom was dealing with horrible plantar fasciitis and is just getting back into running and I’m so excited to go on a few run/walks with her when I’m in Michigan next week!
Yes! That will be awesome to go with your mom! Is the PF mostly gone?
Yep! She says she’s pain free most of the time!
Awesome!!!!
If I wasn’t allergic to cats I would totally cuddle kittens all the time. So cute.
I honestly don’t care how other people spend their time except when it affects me! For example, when I need someone to do something at work and they don’t do it I’m all like, “What have you been doing with your time that you can’t get your work done????” I find that very frustrating.
Have I told you what my mom learned at work about “poopers” and “scoopers”? Poopers are people who are just downers and negative about everything. Scoopers are the positive people who make sure things get done and try to bolster others. I have a few poopers on my Facebook feed and I mostly just roll my eyes at them. Thankfully they are people I don’t have to interact with IRL very often!
Commitment vs attachment is an interesting concept! It’s probably a difficult one for some people to put into practice. Trying your best and still being okay with whatever happens is probably hard sometimes. I think it’s what a lot of us feel on marathon morning but are always still a tiny bit disappointed at the finish line.
I would LOVE to find the office that doesn’t have that issue. A big part of that book I was reading was about integrity and doing what you say you will. Gah. If only people did!
Ha! I like that – poopers and scoopers.
I do think commitment vs attachment would be difficult for people to put in to practice. I feel like I see attachment to outcome SO OFTEN with racing, in blogs and in my running club. It’s scary when people’s self worth is tied up in their race performance. There is so much more in life!
I love your blog! Even your stream of consciousness posts are so interesting and informational. Congrats on the possibility of getting another workout class! That’s super exciting. I can’t wait to see what you think of the clipless pedals and shoes. They’re a little hard to get used to at first, but just keep going and you’ll get it. And I see the negative social media posts as well and don’t understand why that’s all people put out there for others to see. Maybe they don’t see it that much and don’t realize the image they may be creating for others.
I forget what I was going to comment about. Ugh. So tired.
I will say this: It’s interesting that biking opens up all new fashion possibilities. I need to look into this.
I hate negative posts too!! I try to be positive all the time!! And I also hate people that can’t spell either. Just another pet peeve.
I’m so happy you’re getting a bike fit!!! AND clip ins!! WOO HOO!! And I think you could totally find some yellow shoes online, just sayin’.
Just remember, don’t give up on the pedals, you’re gonna fall…at least that’s what the hubby keeps telling me. I’ve had tons of “almost falls” with the bruises to go along with them, but never a true fall…yet.
Ha ha ha! Please let me know if I ever make a spelling mistake (if you catch it before my dad)!
Oh gosh. Yeah. I know I have lots of falls coming. Not worried about that! Just gotta practice my landing so I don’t break my wrists! 🙂
I will, but I haven’t noticed!!
Practice landing. Yeah, I need to do that!!
I have had my share of negative posts. I have never really thought about how this affects the people that read me. I actually have read less on some blogs due to the constant trips, designer fashions they buy and they don’t work. 🙂
There is a blog like that that I stopped reading too. I guess we read what we can relate to!
You should write what you want! But I think people will pick up on a lot of negative posts and not know how to respond/stop responding. At least, that is how I feel when I see stuff like that.
In terms of negativity, my husband just said today that he would like to be less negative about people. Not that he’s doing it on social media (can you imagine? although I guess plenty of people do…).
But for something positive – yay for a bike fitting! It is so worth it. And I ended up spending more money after the fitting based on recommendations, but I’m still so happy that I got different saddle. And good luck with the shoes too!
Oh wow! That is a big step to take – good for him for wanting to! What does he plan to do differently?
I plan on dropping quite a bit of $$$ today – maybe all the money I had saved for a bike? I do have two giftcards to the bike shop! YAY!
I’ve ended up hiding most of the complainer’s facebook posts. I know life isn’t always sunshine and rainbows and people do have bad days but when someone complains too often about things I have deemed unworthy they get blocked. I’d rather read positive posts.
I still have my anatomy and physiology book from college and I really want to start reading it again. Maybe I will get to that after all my triathlon books.
I think you should get these shoes http://www.amazon.com/Northwave-2013-Fighter-Cycling-Shoes/dp/B00CKGQ358/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1376079657&sr=8-8&keywords=bike+shoes+yellow
You should read it again! 🙂
Oh gosh. Those shoes are amazing! GAH! I just ended up with all black ones.
Ha, there are so many random thoughts that I want to comment on. First and most importantly, shout out to my boy Data! I would be really grumpy and have a complex too if my family started feeding my food to random homeless giant kittens!
I’m really negative in real life, but I’m not that negative (I don’t think??) on social media. Hmm…I wonder if there have been any studies about it. Like, only posting good things makes people have FOMO, but only hearing bad things makes people have…NFOMO?? (N=”Not”)
Data says he dreams of you kidnapping him… and other things, that are inappropriate to post here.
NFOMO! Ha! Darn, NOFOMO would be even funnier, but what is the O? Ha. I actually have seen studies like that. Like, people feel good seeing bad things, sometimes.
And I don’t think you are negative on social media! 🙂
I don’t get why people are so negative on social media either. The tech social media with sites like The Verge and Engadget, see a ton of negative comments. It’s like people are so negative but can’t vent it in real life. I don’t know. I’m forever the optimist, but even my negative ranting is minimal and there’s normally a valid reason why I’m venting the way I do.