This week's mantra:

"It's a sacrifice to live this kind of life." - Straight Line Stitch. (Screaming alert, it's almost instant, do not play out loud if in public :P )

Forever grateful that I heard that song. 

Some quick notes:

  • I don't know what my target running mileage is going to be yet for this week even if I aim to return to my baseline of 56 mpw soon. Currently, I am laser-focused on rehabbing my calf strain and being healthy for Saturday's long run at all costs. 
  • I will be lifting for an hour a day. I will push close to failure this week. My body is strong, and it can handle this. Except my calf apparently. Working on it. 
My other targets in minutes. I have to take these as weekly totals, as seriously as I do my fitness --


Art targets: 75 Monday through Saturday, 20 on Sunday
Reading/Writing targets: 60 Monday through Saturday, 20 on Sunday
Code targets (IT, cybersec, SWE, CS, Graphics): 90 Monday through Saturday, 20 on Sunday
Gaming and game development targets: 60 Monday through Saturday, 20 on Sunday
imagine/meditate/lucid dreaming prep targets: 10 daily
Music targets: 30 daily
Duolingo targets: 5 daily


Should I just call "imagine/meditate/lucid dreaming" ILM or something? Just switch it around and take the abbreviation to reference the cool vfx studio? hm.

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