I run pretty regularly between May and November. I started again recently because the weather allowed it.
My relationship with exercise is strange. I used to go to the gym for years, but I never was as consistent as I am with running. It’s so practical and, while shoes can be pricey, I really feel like I don’t have an excuse to miss any runs.
I also have an office job. I like it, but there’s something so rewarding and almost primitively enjoyable about running before or after a work day.
May 8, 2025
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Something that a lot of people have picked up post-pandemic that works as a gym-chaser haha
Aug 19, 2024
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running has always been go-to cardio for me but I’ve never appreciated it, always just did it to say I worked out. until recently !! I decided to enjoy it and I guess that mindset switch was what I needed to not rush through it, to run through the pain, and have fun listening to my playlists, run farther. it has become rewarding in a way I never thought of running as being
Jun 13, 2024
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Whenever I tell my father that I’ve been running around the city he likes to ask me “what are you running from?” He’s totally right. One should consider the deeper implications of their chosen exercise. I’m prone to escapism, and flight from discomfort, and running is like a transfiguration of that impulse. The goal is to get to the point where you feel like you’re running at something or someone instead of from. Hear me out: it’s free, it promotes longevity, it rids one of the wiggles, and it’s like a tour of the city in 2x speed. I encourage running in the street and dodging people and cars.
Aug 11, 2022
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Yesterday, I showed my friend (also my roommate and colleague) what probably is my favourite film. It’s an old French film that was practically the blueprint for the lonely and stoic hit man trope.
It struck me how much he enjoyed it. I wondered why I hadn’t shared it with him earlier. Why are we so stingy to share what we love? Why do we delay the amazing bonding opportunities that beautiful art gives us. I don’t know, but I’ll be doing a lot more of this.
May 3, 2024
“Have you ever sat in a railway station and watched people killing time? Do they not sit a little like crestfallen angels?”
- Henry Miller, Black Spring
Like many people here, I came to this site after deleting my social media profiles. One day, I had enough of the notifications, sensationalistic news posts, and all of the other mental intrusions with which we pay for our profiles. Ditto for dating apps, which I came to see as ecosystems fueled by people wearing each other down. The outcome wasn’t deeper connections, but increased frustration and jadedness and, in turn, a continued clientèle for these apps. Antisocial media is corny to use nowadays, but, for all intents and purposes, that’s the outcome.
Pretty soon, I felt the fear of missing out. Was I losing out on meeting people? What about what so-and-so was doing? I found myself feeling like I had time on my hands. I have a demanding job and plenty of side projects, but somehow the time I was carving away to doomscroll still felt like a loss to me.
I took the time I gained to get on top of my stuff. I’ve started finding moments of peace in running. My latest and most meaningful one was before my drawing class. I was at the office all day and didn’t realize how warm it was. I was 30 minutes early and I sat at a cafe in front of the art school. I spent 30 minutes reading Henry Miller while sipping on an espresso. Maybe boredom is not something we should take for granted. Maybe those moments of boredom are where we are closest to being divine.
May 12, 2024
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downloading and using the Radio France app has been a game changer in how I see cultural public utilities. The fact that this app has news, podcasts, and even music into one app is absolutely insane. The best part is that it’s free!
May 8, 2025