Christmas Spirit, Stop Shopping?
I’m once again sitting in my “office” (ladybug coffee) this morning, putting off going to the gym. I haven’t been able to muster the desire to run every day since the rib thing. It just seems like my body wants a break. So this last week I’ve been cross training every other day and lacing up the Skylons in between.
Last Sunday, after running 3 times in two weeks- Ian decides that he should run to bank and deposit a check. Being 34 degrees (and snowing!) and not really wanting to run by myself, I beg to go too. The hitch in the plan is that since we moved in June, our joint account is housed at a bank about 8 miles away. No big deal. I must have been well rested or something, because I surprised myself a little being able to make it back so quickly.
The rest of the day, consequently, all we managed was to walk to coffee (Ian hates coffee, but drinks chai), play on the computer, and fix dinner. Not a bad Sunday really…. and I wish I could say that life was generally more exciting than that, but not having many free days together in a few months…. I LOVE those times.
I think the light- or lack of light- is getting to me. The mornings are SO dark… and then by 3:00 I start thinking it is getting late. Last night we actually ate dinner at 5:00….!
Anyways- last week we saw “What would Jesus Buy” at the Mission. It was definitely disturbing on many levels. In fact, I don’t know which was more disturbing: the disgusting state of the typical over-extended American consumer; the advertising culture that we subject our children to and the greedy monsters they become; the way we equate money with love; or the struggling band of misfits that is the “Church of Stop Shopping.”
I will give Rev. Billy credit for one thing: I wouldn’t be surprised if Mickey Mouse did turn out to be the Anti-Christ.
Better get to the gym. cheers.
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