my number is ahhhhhhhhh

Does anyone ever for get his or her own phone number or his or her best friends name when talking to a new person? I do this weird thing in my head when I am about to give someone my phone number or mention a name…….. I freeze. Its because a little voice in my head takes over and plays a little game. (the game starts like this…..I think to myself wouldn’t if be funny if I forgot my own number…… I freeze and the number will not come out.) Today someone asked me my number and the little voice in my head played the freeze game. I had to open my phone and pretend to look up my number while I internally battled with the little voice to give out my 9 digits. I don’t think the person though I was that out of it but I had to think to myself……… okay I know it starts with 512-…….. and then it came out. The same game happens with names. Its like a little missing program bug… and just lasts a few seconds. When I introduce people in can happen too. Its not like life isn’t embarrassing enough at times.

cold swim

The Free Barton Springs pool hours of 9pm-10pm seems like the way to get though the 90 plus degree days and nights left in Austin. Last night I found it to be like swimming through one of Blake’s midnight light pollution photos minus all of the other swimmers. The water has a deep green omniscient look under the natural pools streetlights. Though the water maintains its shockingly cold temperature throughout Austin’s unbearable heat I have managed a ways to endure more then a quick “Oh my good its cold” and jump out experience. The trick is swimming from one side to the other. It never gets warm but swimming with a destination and goal seems to help with mind over body. Goals…….. This semester I am trying to include swimming, biking, and yoga into my grad. school days. They say physical exercise helps one be more productive in other aspects of their life. Worth a try………..now to set some project goals and time lines.