Excuses, excuses!

I haven't run since Friday morning.  I slept too late over the weekend and this morning I wanted to cry when my alarm clock went off.  I couldn't sleep at all last night.  I was fully prepared to push through it and make myself get up this morning but I realized I had to choose between hating myself all day because I didn't go for a run or hating myself all day because I'm so tired I'm just wasting space at the office.  I chose to hate myself for not running.  At least I'll start my work week out on the right foot.

I may go for a run after work.  I've been looking forward to running all weekend.  I think I'm going to start trying to push myself.  Last week, I did three reps per run.  This week, I'm going to try for six.  If it's too much, I'll cut back, but I want to start feeling like I'm making some progress.  At least, if I have to cut back, I'll know what my current limit is and be able to work on increasing it.

I went and saw two condos on Linden Blvd this weekend.  The neighborhood was okay.  Nothing to write home about.  The condos were big but plain.  Boring.  The building was a pre war tenement.  It had 52 units.  The rooms were big but the kitchen and bathroom came off as an after-thought.  The windows were functional, not pretty.  It was very true to the time that it was built.  That said, I saw ways that it could be modernized but it just didn't grab me.

I took a ride around my prospective new neighborhoods on Saturday.  I totally ruled out the Crown Heights condo.  The one that has the park right in front of it.  The block was a little scary at night time.  S & J thought the Linden Blvd place wasn't safe but I actually felt more comfortable there than any other place I looked.  Nonetheless, it didn't grab me so I'm not so concerned.  The original Bed Stuy condo, the one right by the Marcy Houses, actually seemed to be the best.  Don't get me wrong, a few blocks away seemed scary but that particular block and a few blocks around it seemed okay.  I think I may try to spend some more time around there so I can get a feel for if I could live there.

I have another place to see this week.  Maybe two.  We'll see....