Self-improvement is masturbation.*

It is pretty clear that I have been a bit behind on blogging this semester. I'm not the type to apologize for not blogging, I think that's really silly. Nevertheless, I would like to blog a little more; it only takes a few minutes. I wouldn't ruminate over this publicly except that I know I have a better chance of following through with any resolutions I make publicly. I'm announcing that I will from this day forth blog a minimum of four days a week, not counting Friday Catblogging.

I've been running very short on time this semester (see above), but I still have managed to get back to exercising fairly regularly again. I'm trying to run an hour a day, and I can tell it's working. I feel in better shape than ever before.

As a matter of fact, I was a bit time-crunched today. I had an hour and a half between my class and knit club, and I wanted to run during that time. By the time I got to the gym, I knew I would be late if I ran for a full hour, so I decided to just run six miles. I've been running faster, anyway.

Well, I managed to run six miles in 49.5 minutes. That's about 7.27 miles per hour, or eight and a quarter minute mile. I think this is one of my better times. I've mentioned before that the ten-minute-mark is the big one for me, so to be able to go so much faster is really great for me.

Maybe it's the shoes.

* Sorry, I'm a big Fight Club fan.