some things to mull over

I lost my voice. I caught something last weekend, didn't really turn into anything major, and now a part of my throat hurts and my vocal chord decides to take a break. Which is fine, until somebody who refuses to use the advent of texting, go as far as to block them, try to call me over and over. No, you dumb shit, I lost my voice, and I strained my voice even more to try to tell you that so you'd stop calling and waking me up from my drug induced coma.

There is one major reason why I don't like talking to people over the phone. They insist on calling you but they never actually listen to what you are saying. It peeves me that I am wasting my time and energy trying to explain something to you and you are not actually listening.

I actually don't mind it if I were mute. That way I would stop and think before I communicate with people. With well thought out words instead of the randomness coming out of my mouth.

Resolution #1: Talk less. Unless I have something substantial to say.

Ah yes, I came up with some resolution type stuff the other night when I was scribbling in my notebook. I hate resolutions. Nobody ever keeps them and they are so cliche. I don't want to keep them as resolutions because they have a start date and it's a bit of a jinx.

I went to Borders the other day because I had a coupon. Why else would I go there? I had a 50% off coupon for a particular book I have wanted for a few months. So I went to pick it up. I fell into the Oprah trap and got her latest book club selection. It's because it's a historical thriller. Who doesn't like that idea? Anyway. I was looking through the clearance section and they had a book journal. What a good idea, I thought to myself. I got something else for it, because the one I saw was ugly. Something to log down what I have read and what I need to read. I like that idea.

Good idea #2: Read more books via a book journal. Title, author, year, genre, thesis, and check for read. Simple as that.

I am in love with the Moleskine journals Borders sells. Simple and not flashy. Very portable. I got the journals that are a pack of three. It works out really well because I don't have to carry around a big journal. Each section is 80 pages and I can write roughly a page a day. Unless I'm sitting at a Starbucks with a peppermint mocha and Christmas music in my ear then maybe I can generate about four pages. Which I did. In the last few months I found writing to be very important to me.

Good idea #3: Write more via journals, blog, or whatever scrap of paper I can find.

I have been so lazy lately. I had so many excuses to not exercise. I haven't gained any weight lately but I'm starting to feel heavy. My schedule for next semester is more flexible and I can certainly exercise more. I had a daily checklist I used for the beginning of the semester and I have sort of abandoned it. I plan to revive and revise it.

Good idea #4: Exercise more, eat smarter, and crate a routine with daily checklist.

I finally received my official half marathon finisher t-shirt and key chain about a week ago. I'm proud to show it off. Not to mention the t-shirt is one of the new Nike essentials and it's incredibly comfortable. Not that I would pay 30 bucks for it myself. Anyway, I will most likely make the run again next year. The thing is, I need to train for it, which brings back the regular exercise thing.

Good idea #5: Run at least one half-marathon and try not to die from it. Aim for a full marathon the year after.

One of the final things on my mind lately is about school. I have two more finals left and I think I will do fine in them. I'm not too worried. I have the next semester to look forward to. Then I should be done. People are asking me if I'm excited and all. I'm sort of 'eh' about it. I've gone through this once before, and I'll believe it when I hold that diploma in my hand.

Great idea #6: Finally graduate.