I seem to cycle through interests which in turn affects how much time I think that I have. Before I started my blog I was spending most of my time in a MMORPG (sort of) which I eventually got bored with. While I was playing though, I didnt' think there were very many other things I could be doing and was content not to do them.

Now that I have started building my Web site I find myself pulled in a thousand different directions. I want to read, not only to post my thoughts but also because I have neglected my reading for too long. I want to learn JavaScript and Flash so that I make my site more interactive. I want to learn Photoshop so that I can create incredible graphics for my site. I read plenty of news at work, but find myself wanting to know more so I can converse intelligently about everything going on in the world.

And as odd as it sounds, I want to exercise more. This one came about because I realized that so many of the things I was doing revolved around my computer. It is like a deep well that I can draw so much from, but if I am not careful I might fall in. There is so much to learn and do online that I could easily spend too much time staring staring over the fence at the greener grass on the other side. Meaning to say that the glimpses I get of other people's lives online look appealing and I start to think that my own digital life would be better than this analog one I lead. Which circles right back to exercise. I try to get out at 6 a.m. to go running (as I have mentioned) and through this I feel more connected to my world. I feel more grounded, or that I have more of a presence in the world because I am out dripping my sweat on its pavement. Because I am breathing in the air and fumes and scents that would go unnoticed if I was not there. Because someone driving to work or leaving their house sees me and thinks they have seen me before, therefore I must be real and they must be real and the world must be real.

Every morning I am reminding myself that something exists beyond the walls of my house, beyond the walls of my office and pas the windshield of my car. It is a good feeling, a real feeling.