{"id":1241,"date":"2010-10-30T00:05:20","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T11:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2012-09-06T23:50:49","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T11:50:49","slug":"flashback-asking-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/flashback-asking-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"FLASHBACK: Asking For It"},"content":{"rendered":"

From July 2007<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Four years ago, it seemed like a brilliant idea: it would help my motivation, it would be great for the family as a whole, and our overall security would be taken care of.<\/p>\n

Quite a job description for a mere mongrel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Pic<\/a><\/p>\n

Four years on, we can leave the house in her paws, safe in the knowledge that if she doesn’t leave teeth-marks in uninvited visitors, the neighbours will investigate any ruckus she makes. The honeymoon period of family outings for\/with the dog are long over – come to think of it, it lasted as long as she looked and gambolled like a puppy.<\/p>\n

Which leaves my motivation. I need to run regularly. The Dog needs to be exercised regularly. Hey hey: a running buddy.<\/p>\n

The thing is, I hate running. Always have. Always will. But there’s no other form of exercise where a good pair of running shoes is all you need. Biking means bike maintenance. Walking’s too slow. Swimming means a half-hour drive (and costs<\/i>). One could say it’s a low-maintenance high-intensity kind of exercise. I still say the hell<\/b> with that<\/i> – I hate it.<\/p>\n

It has some pluses though. It’s supposed to be good for me. It clears my head, though this shouldn’t be surprising considering the din of my desperate wheezing, a drumrolling heartbeat, and a thought-process as primal as just to the next corner… okay, just a little bit more to the next telephone pole… ihatethisshit… now just to that red car….<\/i> On occasion, it feels good<\/i> when I’m huffing about out there and I think, I’m-a goin’ places, yessirree… oh yeah, feel the flow<\/b>, baby…<\/i> but these are rare moments, fleeting enough that I seek them like some narcotic high.<\/p>\n

Writing’s like that sometimes. I’d be sprawled across some project and, despite the writing pains, a liitle voice whispers how about… just one more set-piece\/subplot\/pay-off, hm? like, how hard could it be?<\/b><\/i> Rare flashes of creative joy as words are thrown up on-screen in search of a story.<\/p>\n

By the end of it all, whether I’m running or writing, I’m glad to (still) be alive, there’s the satisfaction of having done it<\/i> and, if I’m not careful, thinking that wasn’t so bad – let’s go again<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Postscript:<\/b> The Dog is seven now. And we’re still running.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From July 2007: Four years ago, it seemed like a brilliant idea: it would help my motivation, it would be great for the family as a whole, and our overall security would be taken care of. Quite a job description for a mere mongrel. Four years on, we can leave the house in her paws, … <\/p>\n

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