Retirement is good

I suppose the blog will move away from running now. That's ok, I have plenty of other things to do. Mostly marking, but other, more interesting things, too. I have been running. I think I've run three or four times in the last week. I ran with the Concordia group on Monday night, and with a couple Borealites on Thursday morning (showed Marilyn the 1mile hill, to get her ready for Jung Frau), and with Leslie this morning at 6:45. So what does retirement mean? I guess it means I didn't run yesterday, I probably won't run on the weekend, and I'm not really too worried about it.

What have I been doing then, instead? Sunday I went to Leslie's friend Pat's house and recorded some songs. Results are here. I am reasonably happy with them. Probably if I'd been really picky, I could have done a few more takes and also, I'd like to redo one song in a different key. But it's just for fun, so whatever.

Also, I've been pushing the book. I was given 20 copies to sell by Frog Hollow, and I've sold about 30. I had to order more. Caryl has sold about a dozen through the website. I have a reading in Toronto on the 24th at the I.V. Lounge. Maybe I will be able to sell some more there. I've already exceeded reasonable expectations, so I suppose it is time to get unreasonable: selling out the series. I think there are probably only about 80 more to sell.

Qui d'autre de bon? Registration for McGill Law is in progress. Actually, all I've had to do is pick my language of instruction (English please!) and enter two dummy courses into the system. They pick the courses for me. I don't have a choice. I have been wasting a lot of time on the various McGill Law facebook pages though. Our class has its own group, already! Very exciting. I've already been asked by a 23-year-old to keep an eye on her during the Orientation week drinking. Because I'm "old and stuff" she said. Nice. 5 free drinks are included with the orientation fee. I wonder if I can handle 5 drinks. Maybe I'll give them to her. That wouldn't be very good eye-keeping, though, would it? I will drink Guiness very slowly and smile wryly from afar at all the "young" people. That is my plan. That should get me through September without dying, I think.

So, sort of a transitional post, I suppose. The 26-30th I'm in Canmore/Calgary for NACAC mountain running; August 10-12th in Toronto for Gab reunion; 16-20th in Boston/NY with Miriam; 24-28th in TO again for the reading and maybe to catch Jason in the Blue Planet Run. That should be cool.

Ok, back to marking. Only two and a half weeks left of that business!