Friday, January 18, 2008

I went for a nice long walk tonight. The temperature was about about -15'C. I took a circular route around my neighbourhood that took a little over an hour to complete. I set the iPod to Killswitch Engage and let it run.

I have to say it was far more enjoyable (and productive) than I expected. I've had a story idea floating around in my head for a week or two now, and tonight it really coalesced into a coherent plot. I think it could be something worth telling, and I'm pretty excited to get started! I spent the majority of the hour focused on story. So much so, that I actually walked right past my place and continued on for another half kilometre before I even realized it.

My knees are a bit sore, testament to how lazy I've been these last months. When I was in Australia I did walks like this, and longer, almost every day. I really need to get back in shape!

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At 1:18 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yay! I am so happy you enjoyed your walk and it was productive woo! What a bonus indeed. Btw, Susan and I think you are crazy that you went for a walk in minus 15 degrees celcius, hehe, well she thinks you are crazy but I KNOW you are, wink

 
At 2:04 pm, Blogger James said...

actually, i really identify with the plot-walk. today i had a similar thing happen to me - a veritable flood of ideas. but i bring a notepad and then run into a mcdonald's or a coffee shop to quickly jot it down. i also bought a shitty little voice recorder the size of my thumb so i can "jot" things down vocally. oh, the "joys" (folly?) of alone-ness in seoul.

and the word verification here says "slyut." hmmm...

 

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