Hyperactive

Let’s go for a run, ya?

I’ve started a vlog! That is to say that I’ve…

• came up with a concept

• got really excited about said concept

• scripted said concept

• let script languish while I was preoccupied with other things

• eventually shot said script (poorly)

• let the idea languish because I want to re-shoot and do better

My overactive imagination is trying to reconcile that I’m running a marathon this year. The idea of filming a training vlog from the perspective of a fat, middle-aged man trying to hurl myself 26 miles could have some comedic potential. It’s part commitment device from both sides: if I run, then I can document the process of training in a way that I’ve never done before (video, personal perspective) and if I commit to documenting it, then it’ll be pretty boring if the whole thing is just me giving up on running.

At any rate, I’m currently blogging about it just to get myself psyched up to take a run today and get back on track. This all came together as a plan about a month ago. I started up with a lot of momentum…for about three weeks. Then the family went on a vacation, and my motivation went out the window. Now I am faced with starting over again.

I guess I don’t have much else to say. Whether or not I get this project off the ground is pretty tenuous. I’m also doing many other things (new band, coding classes, actively looking for employment, raising kids, etc…) so hopefully, I can squeeze this in as well. Cheers to my 40s I suppose!