T Minus 27 Days

T minus 27 days (Wednesday, July 18^th, 2012): Random Act of Kindness and “Be a Kid”

Ok, I know last time I doubled these two up, it was a bit of a cheat. But, this time it’s legitimate, I swear! I was up early (rather unusual for me) and decided to go for a run (really unusual for me but a better option than going to work super early…that’s just crazy talk!). I did a pretty simple three mile out and back run. It may not sound like it’s that far but remember that I don’t like running and it’s Texas in the summertime…meaning it’s balls hot. We’re at the time of year when walking from your car to your house makes you sweaty. If it drops to 95 degrees and 80% humidity, it’s a relief! So, while coming back, I picked up some trash on the side of the road to throw away. I honestly don’t understand how hard it is for people to throw away their own trash but whatever. I also picked up an almost empty Gatorade bottle. I won’t lie, it was so freaking hot that a part of me briefly considered how bad it would be to take a sip of that Gatorade. I didn’t…thankfully the crazy streak that made me go for a run didn’t also convince me to drink the Gatorade!

I also met some friends this evening at a place called The Paint Pub. You drink and they teach you how to paint a picture. It was awesome. I’m pretty sure I never painted a picture of beer bottles when I was a kid but I enjoyed the painting. And, of course the beer and socializing that went with it. But, it was a lot of fun to be mixing paints and playing around with the painting and making it my own. Honestly, how long has it been since you’ve just painted a fun picture? It doesn’t have to be perfect, it’s just fun. Although, mine is perfect…if this engineer thing doesn’t work out, I’m pretty sure I have a back-up career in place J

You know that's talent. I will now be adding artist to my resume.