Late last night, probably during another bout of sleeplessness, I came up with the notion that it might be beneficial, if not only for myself, to write about the comings and goings of my life every week. The working title, and most likely continuing title, for this little project of narcissism is “Friday Debrief”. Welcome to the first report.
A long lost, and most gratefully recently discovered, friend mentioned that Banana Republic was having an amazing sale where I could get some good clothes for 70% off their usual prices. Now, for those who have ever walked through one of their stores, you know their stuff isn’t cheap. Of course, admittedly, I’m very cheap when it comes to clothes (a habit I should probably change). Dummy me, I thought the whole store was on sale, and picked up a jacket and a pair of jeans for what I thought was going to set me back about $60. Well, at the register, I realized that they must not have been on sale. However, bring the savvy shopper that I am, I decided to purchase the items in order to protect my pride. I went back the next day and returned the jeans. I really like the jacket, and have been wanting one like it for a while; so I kept it.
Earlier this week I came across some posts in the chapter leader’s forum at postmormon.org which contained a suggestion that the community have a podcast. I thought this was a wonderful idea, so I posted a comment supporting it. After posting, I realized that the discussion was months old. Still, I wondered what Post-Mormon podcast might be like and I whipped one together. If you want, you can listen to it here. Later that day, Jeff Ricks messaged me and said he liked the idea of a podcast and would discuss it with the Post-Mormon board to see if they wanted to establish and official podcast for the community. He asked if I would be willing to manage the podcast and become a staff member. Of course I accepted the offer, and now wait for the boards decision. Hopefully within a month or so, I’ll be hosting a bi-weekly podcast.
The possibility of hosting a podcast that could potentially be listened to by hundreds, even thousands, of people, is somewhat daunting. I’ve been downloading and listening to various Mormon/exMormon related podcasts to see what kind of content and style of being thrown out there. I actually dusted off my old 30GB video iPod that typically rests unused atop my alarm clock, and downloaded some shows onto it to see how iPods manage podcasts. I’m impressed with the setup, and can understand why podcasts can be an amazing tool for communication. I’m going to branch out an listen to show of various content to see how people set up their shows and hopefully get some ideas on how I want to structure the PoMo Podcast.
A couple weeks ago I submitted my resume to the Department of Technology for Virginia Beach City Public Schools in response to an open position in Data Operations. This position deals with the same systems that I current use on a school level, but on a district level. It would be pretty exciting to take a step up in responsibility and pay. Yesterday I got a call to schedule an interview. Just getting an interview is a big deal. I’m somewhat divided about the possibility of leaving Luxford. It would be a difficult transition. However, at the same time, I’ve known for a while that I would need to take a step forward, within the school system or somewhere else. Hopefully I can stay with the school system. My interview is next Friday. Wish me luck.
I’ve been running 1-3 miles once to three times a week for a while now. My mileage has varied, mostly due to my laziness. It seems that I sort of plateau out at 3 miles, and then become lazy again. It’s been said that the biggest deterrent against future success is current success. I think we all have the tendency to reach a certain point of satisfaction and then, instead of intensifying our efforts to improve, we back away feeling good about what we’ve already done. Unfortunately, this may mean that we have to start all over again. For me, if I don’t run for a week, I have a very difficult time getting myself back up to 3 miles.
Don’t get me wrong. Just the fact that I can run 3 miles as well as I do is a miracle in itself. Going from being someone who hated running, to someone who depends on it for his health, appearance, and emotional well being is quite the transition. I remember a time when running 1 mile seemed like an impossible feat.
Still I want must go further. I want to be running a good 6 miles by the time the Shamrock Half-Marathon comes up in March. I figure if I can run6 at a good pace, then I can complete 13.1 at a slower, yet strong pace. Last year, I had only run 3 miles a couple of times before tackling the Shamrock. This year, I want to be better prepared.
Next week’s goal is to reach 4 miles. I’m going to leave that plateau behind.
I got my Running Change shirt and buttons this past Wednesday! I’m very happy with the quality. Unfortunately, the ones I got are the only one that use the Obama logo wholesale, as Cafepress pinged me for copyright soon after I put my order in. I quickly changed the logo, which I think is even better, and so far so go there.
While I was out for a run today, and was thinking about the campaign and what more I could do, I had an idea.
