- I like Fall, but I have a gut feeling that it my enjoyment of this season is largely predicated on the fact that I don’t have a yard which I am forced to maintain while all of the trees are shedding their respective leaves. It’s a crisp and refreshing time of the year, but raking leaves has never been high on my list of things to spend my time doing. The silver lining? By the time I can afford said yard, I’ll also be able to afford a leaf blower.
- When you consistently wake up at 5:30 am, suddenly sleeping in until 8:00 am on a Saturday morning suddenly makes you feel like a lazy slob… Staying in bed until 10:00 am makes you feel as though you’ve completely wasted your day.
- According to a Randomized Clinical Trial I’ve been slowly conducting in my free time that investigates the effects of listening to different albums while running 4 miles, I can conclusively say that running while listening to “Back in Black” by AC/DC consistently reduces the time it takes me to run 4 miles by 5-10 minutes. The Avett Bros., though thoroughly enjoyable, tends to make one run slower by an appreciable degree.
- I’ve now killed off 6 pens and 2 highlighters (predicting 3 by the end of this weekend) in the 4 (or so) quarters of school in which I’ve been keeping track of such things. I’m not sure what it says about my apparent need to reach tangible accomplishments in my endeavors (especially when manifests itself in this form), but I still have quite a way to go yet and the blood of many more pens remain to spilt.
Back in Black doesn’t surprise me one bit. I’ve found my workout pace to slow way down with Nickel Creek and speed way up with my Pat Benatar Pandora station.
By: Tiffin on 11/09/2010
at 11:55 pm
I sincerely hope that Pat Benatar’s “Heartbreaker” is the song which regularly lifts your spirits in the home-stretch…
By: vagariesandvelleities on 11/11/2010
at 12:05 pm
Although I have yet to conduct extensive research, or really any at all, I would recommend Taylor Swift. Will it make you run faster? Probably not due to the fact that it is so relaxing and is often used to put me to sleep at night…but it will put you in a good mood…that is unless you have a bad temperament due to the fact that you ran slowly.
To increase your performance on this 4 mile endeavor i would say stick Eminem in the ears. Although not morally sound, it really does “pump you up”. Also, if you get to know his history, the songs can be very meaningful as well.
By: Craig Scott Burns on 11/18/2010
at 6:59 pm
Burnsy! Welcome to the blog!
By: vagariesandvelleities on 11/19/2010
at 12:05 pm