stretching

my days keep getting longer
this weekend was near unending
with pitchfork
and our
post pitchfork pool parties
the days slur together
the blistering sun
barely seperated by any notice of darkness
since it never seemed to get any cooler

i gunned folks down at the fest
super soaker in hand
backup to get me outta trouble
i sniped the crowd from one band to the next
made what otherwise would have been
another day trapped in a too hot park
a game
and games as perhaps you know
i like

dodge.ball tonight for instance
my skull is still rocked from two direct hits
one point blacnk jolting teeth to the roots
my molars aching with the impact
the other full on
i reached up to see if it was blood or sweat
on my upper lip
its a game though
and you give as good as you get
to quail on the sidelines
or dive into the mellee is your choice

ive been running again
trying to realign muscles long since left idle
biking sadly isnt enough
my hips still fall drop snap
out of joint
pinching nerves
to make my stomach clench
its not a pain you can point to
but one that rolls back your eyes
so im trying to regain balance
trying to reestablish some kind of norm
for my body to hold to
three days a week seems manageable
three hours each week
running to somewhere
stretching
taking my time with that
it is almost as much
almost as important
this being an act of utter selfishness
of being unreachable and out of the loop
for a certain amount of time each day
as it is the exercise itself

tonight on the ride home
i rode silently
a moment or two of singing to myself
but in my ears was only the sound of the road
no headphones
just my thoughts.

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other things

i cut 28 circles with a band.saw today
half 110" half 90" in diameter.
i forgot to eat a proper lunch
and seem to have skipped dinner.
from a friend,
while listening to gnarles barkley
i got free tickets to the show at HoB.
i saw Perry Ferral arriving
scoped him out as an unusually gaunt and confused individual
and after wished
that id been that one crazed fan
to run and jump him from nowhere...
there need to be more watergun fights in my life.
it seems i need more nights in my week
in the mean time
il just keep up with the current plan
sleep only when absolutely necessary.