Haiku

Haiku is a poem
It doesn't have to make sense
Platypus sleeping.

Crossword players are good
At composing these funny poems
Because they are dorks.

None ever got famous
From writing stupid haiku stories
Feeling of self-worth only.

Stupid rules of haiku
Make them difficult to write
So I will stop now.

It is Time

Time for me to get away. I can always tell when it is close to my time to travel. I look at things differently, my behavior changes, my appetite decreases, and my patience becomes shorter. Oh well just a couple more days and I start my journey.

I am hoping that the weather is nice when I am back in the real world. Last time the weather was crappy. It rained almost every day and was kinda miserable. I am hoping for a little fairer weather this time, but I see in the news that that area of the world is in for some more odd weather in the next few days. In the big picture, it doesn't really matter what the weather is like... I get three weeks away from here. It would just be nice to spend some time outside playing with the girls, and not coming in smelling like wet dog.

My First 5km Run

Well, I didn't chicken out on my run. I showed up early, stretched, warmed up, and started the race. I was a little nervous, as there were not too many civilians in the run. But I did my best, and I finished the run. I didn't finish last, so that is an accomplishment.

The winner finished in 17 minutes. I finished in 37 minutes. I managed to keep up to a group of marines that ran in their full battle gear, and a soldier dressed as Santa who was carrying a bag full of snacks and gatorade. He was handing them out as he was running.

I feel pretty good about the run. I had to slow down to a walk a few times to catch my breath, but I finished. Not too bad for someone who hasn't ran for a long time.