My Pod

So apparently, I can't count. I've always known math was not my strong subject, but I really thought I had the whole calendar thing mastered. But in last Wednesday's blog I wrote that I had two weeks until I ran the 4th of July 5K with my husband. Alas, that would be tomorrow actually. Somewhere in the crazy month of June I lost a week---not a good thing if you're training for a run. Oh well. It doesn't seem to matter how much I train anyway. I have one speed---slow.

In an effort to help, a couple of weeks ago my husband bought me a new pair of running shoes and a new knee band. Both of these have increased my comfort level, but the shoes did not have the Flubber-like effect I'd hoped for. Dixon also bought me a new bike---I think he has realized that running together is not going to be our thing. The bike, however, I love. And we've been cruising all over together in the evenings. So all hope is not completely lost.

In addition to the new shoes, knee band and bike, Dixon surrendered his ipod for my use several weeks ago. I'm sure he's benefited from that move as much as I have because A. I run slightly faster when good music is being piped into my brain. and B. I don't whine as much when I'm listening to the ipod. Instead of stating, "I haaaaaate running" every tenth of a mile, I can now go about a quarter of a mile before I need to verbalize my misery.

Since I've been using the ipod for a few weeks and have now listened to every song---mostly 80's music---I have come to question some of his selections. He listens to this while running a marathon? I often think. Some songs are great motivators, while others . . . Well see for yourself what I mean. As I run my 3.1 miles tomorrow morning, this is what I'll be listening to and thinking.

From the Cars--
Song title: You might Think

You might think I'm crazy . . .

Think I'm crazy? I know I'm crazy for getting up at this insane hour to suffer like this.

Song title: Drive

You can't go on . . . Who's going to drive you home . . .

Drive---instead of run. Now there's a good idea. I'll wait here. You go get the car.


From Tears for Fears--
Song title: Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Welcome to your life. There's no turning back . . . Turn your back on mother nature. Nothing ever lasts forever. . .

No kidding! Like the young body I used to have that could actually move fast. Whatever happened to that?

I'm so glad we've almost made it . . .

Oh! Have we really? What time is it? How much farther? Are we done yet?!


From the Thompson Twins--
Song title: Lay Your Hands

This old life seems much too long . . .

This run is much too long.

Little point in going on . . .

Exactly!

I was feeling cold and tired, yeah kind of sad and uninspired . . .

Bingo.

Song title: Dr. Dream ?

Ooh--ooh ooh--ooh ow. Ooh--ooh--ooh ow. Ooh--ooh ooh-ooh ow. Ooh--ooh--ooh ow.

Hey. This song has a good beat. This really works. My legs could be singing this.


Song title: In the Name of Love

In the name of love, yeah. In the name of love . . .

The things we do in the name of love.


From Billy Idol
Song title: White Wedding

Hey little sister what have you done?

What have you done, Michele? Why oh why did you ever agree to do this? Why did you register and pay the entrance fee? Now you're stuck.


From Talking Heads--
Song title: Burning Down the House

. . . Lighting fire with fire . . . Burning down the house.

I hope Spencer isn't shooting off any more bottle rockets on the back lawn. One of these days that kid really is going to burn down our house.


From Simpleminds
Song title: Don't you (forget about me)

Hey. Hey. Hey. Hey. Ooh---oooh.

This is pretty good moaning music. Kinda like I feel right now.

Don't you forget about me.

Actually, if you want to forget about me that is perfectly fine. You run on ahead. I'll just sit on this curb here and you can pick me up later.


From Devo
Song title: Another one bites the dust.

Another one bites the dust . . .

Did I remember to double knot my shoes today? Please don't let me trip out here in front of all these people.


From the Eagles
Song title: Take it easy

Take it easy . . .

Excellent idea. Let's walk for a while.

Come on baby, don't say maybe . . . we may lose and we may win but we will never be here again . . .

That's the truth. After this no more races for me :D


From The Tubes
Song title: Talk to you later?

Talk to you later . . .

Yeah because I'm too out of breath to say anything now.

From Oingo Boingo
Song title: We close our eyes

We close our eyes and the world has turned around again. We close our eyes and another year has come and gone . . .

Twenty-one years have come and gone since high school. Nineteen since we were married. Fourteen since we graduated from college. How did this happen?! My knees are creaking. I feel so old!


From Howard Jones
Song title: What is love?

What is love, anyway?

This is love---me trying to understand my husband's sport and Dixon putting up with me while I try.

Does anybody love anybody anyway?

Oh yeah. We do. We really, really do.