Frozen Delight

Today's Haiku

Work's nearly over
but I'm so friggin' hungry
burrito it is

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Shot-clog from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Comfort Greenery

Today's Haiku

A new plant comes home
we collect them like stray cats
and love every one

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Disbursement from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Complex Carbs

In a bizarre turn, Merriam-Webster chose "Bread" as their word of the day. I guess they never used it before now...

Today's Haiku

Finally funkless
a clarity in waking
right side of the bed

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Bread from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Sunwalker

Today's Haiku

Touch and go heatstroke
walk between runs, all uphill
drinking up that shade

Today's Workout
Running: 6.67 miles

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Lacuna from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Brain Drain

Today's Haiku

Synapses sedate
thumbs clicking and clacking up
a dream of success

Today's Workout
Running: 5.31 miles
DAREBEE's dead for now.

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Commemorate from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Recoup

I'm a month away from the beginning of my fifth year on this site. Of course, that means another year of goals and postings and the valiant attempts and failures that come with them. This year was the most ambitious one since the first and honestly, to my surprise, I've managed to keep it up. 

I'm on track to run 1,000 miles in the year, a feat I didn't quite manage on my own when I attempted it four years ago. 

I've written more in this year than any previous one - most of it journaling. 

I took on eating vegan and while I did not achieve the number of full vegan days I wanted, over 50% of all of the dinners Emily and I have made this year have come from vegan cookbooks.

All this being said, I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking to do next year. I usually have a sense of something by now. We'll see. 

Week 46

Stats:

Running Mileage: 911.26/1,000

Drinks: 352/365

Vegan: 43/100

Books Completed: 28/25

Words Written: 331,186/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 164/171

TV: 112/120

Gaming: 171/141

Booze: 142/163

Coffee: 146/150

Junk (Savory): 97/100
Junk (Sweet): 162/100
Eat Out: 223/100

Today's Haiku

This extra day off
now that I'm working full time
is a game changer

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Learning to let go fo this for a while. Maybe until I start fresh in June.

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Yen from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Growin' Season

Today's Haiku

Summer plants are here!
bundles of green potential
nestled in fresh earth

Today's Workout
Running: 3.2 miles
DAREBEE: Working out what work outs to do next :P

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Disparage from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Tech Trick

Today's Haiku

Phone on a sound wire
in a swift delicate spin
I'm both tense and awed

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 30 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Apposite from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Bump and Carrion

Today's Haiku

A sign that says "BUMP"
neon pink and on plywood

but there is no BUMP

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Still too tired. Just stepping.

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Scavenger from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Full Coif Conflict

Today's Haiku

Shaggy head of hair
I don't know when I'll cut it
with my new schedule

Today's Workout
Running: 6 miles
DAREBEE: Too tired

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Peer-to-peer from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Weird Dogs

Today's Haiku

Fluffy white puppies
with bright teenager highlights
purple, green and pink

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 29 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Pungle from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Pedometer Rush

  

Today's Haiku

Slave to the counter
one more statistic to track
steps on steps on steps

Today's Workout
Running: 5.5 miles
DAREBEE: No time

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Remittance from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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El Pueblo de Retail

Week 45

Stats:

Running Mileage: 890.36/1,000

Drinks: 345/365

Vegan: 43/100

Books Completed: 28/25

Words Written: 323,488/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 160/171

TV: 110/120

Gaming: 167/141

Booze: 141/163

Coffee: 144/150

Junk (Savory): 95/100
Junk (Sweet): 159/100
Eat Out: 218/100

Today's Haiku

Mall shenanigans
touring america's temple
for shorts and sundries

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Nope

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Coin of the Realm from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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That Sticky Cheddar

Today's Haiku

Rando cul de sac
snaking round the bougie hood
net worths ticking by

Today's Workout
Running: 4.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 27 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Tenacious from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Hold the Blades a Little Longer...

Today's Haiku

Unshorn grasses rise
my trail's become a jungle
beauty from neglect

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Day 26 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Palimpsest from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Filling in the Blanks

Today's Haiku

The Data Doldrums
fingers cramp and eyes they strain
progress is glacial

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 25 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Countermand from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Don't Get the Top Coat

Today's Haiku

Carwash kurfuffle
bloke hollerin' something fierce
from huge blue brushes

Today's Workout
Running: 5.8 miles
DAREBEE: Day 24 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Glitch from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Visera

Today's Haiku

Doctor's appointments
talkin' out all my ailments
of both flesh and brain

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 23 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Borne from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Eras Gotta End

Really busy over here. Things just coming together at once. That seems to be happening more and more these days...

Today's Haiku

Finale FOMO
so many sagas ending
my heart can't take it

Today's Workout
Running: 5.6 miles
DAREBEE: Moving too fast for this now

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Regale from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Long Haul

Week 44

Stats:

Running Mileage: 871.59/1,000

Drinks: 338/365

Vegan: 43/100

Books Completed: 28/25

Words Written: 316,420/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 156/171

TV: 109/120

Gaming: 162/141

Booze: 138/163

Coffee: 141/150

Junk (Savory): 94/100
Junk (Sweet): 158/100
Eat Out: 215/100

Today's Haiku

Furniture strapped down

father and son trek eastward
in a big white truck

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Traveling

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Darling from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Intered

Today's Haiku

Jade urn full of ash
gingerly placed underground
in a vacant cube

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Traveling

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Incipient from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Goofs and Botany

Today's Haiku

Shopping for flowers
pleasant smells and pleasant sights
gardeners at home

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Traveling

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Footle from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Tidy

Today's Haiku

Apartment breakdown
setting up for departure
I relish the purge

Today's Workout
Running: 5.5 miles
DAREBEE: Day 22 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Stratagem from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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A Little Nuts

Today's Haiku

Ladies blithering
light talk from within the walls
the dawn of madness

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 21 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Muse from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Fresh Connect

Today's Haiku

Fresh parchment sky
unwritten and expectant
scrawl on me the day

Today's Workout
Running: 3.1 miles
DAREBEE: Still sore.

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Links from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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I Must Be Seeing Things

A muffled sports announcer rambles from the ceiling. I'm racing the battery life of an Apple product for the third time today. I can feel the ghost of soreness as I sit still. My favorite kind of pain. A personal trophy.

I have a nice desk at work. The vice president of finance watches the news in his corner office everyday at 4:30. I hear gossip I don't understand but I know it's gossip because...you can tell they like the taste of it.

I catch my reflection on the street and despise my posture. I've craned my neck by whole life:
The desire to come eye to eye.
The beta's bow of deference.
The weight of a troubled mind.
I straighten up and suddenly feel stronger - but also more vulnerable and dishonest.

It just isn't where my body wants to be.

Today's Haiku

Pasta in the cube
big gulps with a borrowed fork
and my toady hunch

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Too sore

(Based on the word Ephemeral from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Hills and Hurts

Another half-marathon today. It was pouring at the start and looked as if it would for the rest of the race. Thankfully it was sporadic. I'm happy I won't be running a race again until June.

Week 43

Stats:

Running Mileage: 862.93/1,000

Drinks: 330/365

Vegan: 43/100

Books Completed: 25/25

Words Written: 311,197/350,000

Fasts (Days without)

Internet: 152/171

TV: 106/120

Gaming: 155/141

Booze: 134/163

Coffee: 139/150

Junk (Savory): 92/100
Junk (Sweet): 157/100
Eat Out: 211/100

Today's Haiku

Aching shin pythons
deep pain from knee to ankle

hills are the culprit

Today's Workout
Running: 13.1 miles
DAREBEE: Off for race.

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Trivial from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Spirals

Today's Haiku

Parallel park mess
Scratches and honks and hazards
I’m scraped to the bone

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 20 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Hypermnesia from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Beep n Bop

Today's Haiku

Welcome momentum
this body's gotta truck it
stoppin'd be stupid

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 19 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Asperity from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Weirdos

Today I saw a man screaming at the sky in the middle of a KFC parking lot. He wore a white cowboy hat and a white jacket with long white fringes. He had a small stick with the same fringes at its base, that he shook while he screamed. As I passed him, I waved and said good morning. He paused and looked at me with disbelief, as if I were a man screaming at the sky in the middle of a KFC parking lot.

Today's Haiku

Silver mists descend
the air is oddly stuffy
but the breath is cool

Today's Workout
Running: 3 miles
DAREBEE: Day 18 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Prodigious from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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Secondary Sick

Today's Haiku

Spare brown belt and boot
Business casual stand-ins
when things got dicey

Today's Workout
Running: 0 miles
DAREBEE: Day 17 of 50 Push-ups a Day

Today's Drawing
(Based on the word Valetudinarian from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day)
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