Once again, Banks and I tried to enter the trail via the Auditorium Shores parking lot yesterday after work, only to be turned away -- yet another event is going on, and I'm not sure what. So we drove to the footbridge near Zilker Park -- the exact 2-mile mark -- and started there. And once again, it's amazing how much more quickly the walk goes when you just mix it up a little.
I brought a new toy with me -- an FM radio clip-on which is compatible with my ipod ear plugs. I got the idea it might be fun to listen to NPR, rather than music all the time, and boy was I right. I loved it. I just got lost in the stories, and the time flew by. I will definitely be doing this a lot of the time -- I especially love Morning Edition, and maybe this will help me take my early walks.
When NPR finishes, KUT reverts back to its format of non-mainstream music, and I now have a new favorite song: "I Gotta Get Shorty Out of Jail," by Andre Williams. He's an ancient-sounding black man who growls, rather than sings this song, which is evocative of smoke, booze and the streets, and still manages to be hilarious and weirdly danceable.
I woke up last night about 3:00 AM, with my right knee aching. Really aching. I was tempted to get some Aleve, but decided to hold off until morning, and to wear my brace and walk slowly today. I woke up five hours later and it felt just fine. The knee -- or at least my knee -- is a moody contraption.
It's been a crazy day of mostly shopping -- how I am loving buying clothes two sizes smaller than when I started this project! -- and I haven't gotten my walk in, but it will happen. I hope everyone has a beautiful Easter tomorrow.
TWO SIZES! WOW! I had to do all caps, you work hard for this and you look GREAT! I am almost tempted to walk, almost....
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