Dec. 27th, 2018

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I have another fic done for 2018 and hope to finish a few more. I was tempted to delay posting so I could count it toward's next year's goals, but hey my 2018 being in a bit better shape is also good. It's for [community profile] fandom_stocking so I can't talk about it yet. But writing for this specific canon was an experience. I will be posting about that when I can.

I only have one thing done for [community profile] fandom_stocking so far. I will hopefully get more done, I usually do 6-12 things for it. But a whole fic isn't bad. Right now I am drained from projects and also setting up new comms here. The comms are all sleepy because that always happens this time of year. Mid-December is the worst time to start any online / social media / fandom project. And holidays are also draining. I'll think about being creative again next week. Maybe I'll watch some TV go for walks and hikes.
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There is group that does evening walks aimed at people who like to hike on weekends. It's supposed to be "a gentle trek providing exercise without a fast pace (and those just starting out)".

Tonight, one of the groups was designated as 'extra slow'. Being my first time, I opted for that. One of the girls wanted to go fast, but joined our group anyway. The group leader kept keeping pace with her. We went at between a power walk to a light jog uphill. Then I saw the sign that said 'elevation 500 feet'. We'd started at sea level. I'd just jogged uphill that much elevation change. I stopped and told them I was tapping out. When you are trying to get back into shape pushing your cardio too much can cause your energy level to tank in a way that it can take weeks to claw your way out of. I told the group to go on. I was going to wander around and take pictures.

They wouldn't. The leader insisted on waiting for me. She kept going "Are you ready yet? Okay we'll wait .... ready?" When I did start walking again they kept jogging ahead, stopping and turning to wait for me, and watching me watch up. I told them I was an adult with a fully charged cell phone in the middle of the city I'd lived in for 20 years. They should just leave me.

In retrospect I should have just started walking in another direction. Actually, in retrospect I am kind of pissed. I only stayed with the group all the way back to the meeting point because I was hoping there would be another leader I could talk to. Ask if I should try again another night or nah.

Arg that was a socially awkward and totally unreasonable situation. One that made me push myself harder than I should have. Hopefully I will be alright and wont have a delayed crash. (That's one of the problems with pushing cardio too hard, you feel fine at the time. Often fine that day, but then in a day or two your system does really badly.)

On paper this group is perfect for me, but I don't know if I want to try again. That was just ... not okay. Dammit, I really want ... what this group claimed to be.

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