So much for my idea of running 5 days this week. I only ran 3 miles yesterday because I had intended to run 3 miles today, for a 5 day total of 15 miles. But I woke up this morning and it was barely 30 degrees with winds just over 30 MPH (so a windchill below 20) and that was really unappealing. I thought about treadmilling, but that was even less appealing. But maybe after a few weeks of "increasing" my mileage, it's not necessarily a bad idea to cut back a little before adding in that 5th day.
So instead I sorted through papers (and filled 2 gigantic garbage bags) while the Engineer watched Sunday Ticket. He's in a not terrible mood, after the Bears surprise victory. He's also pleased that I'm starting to get football and it's bizarre rules. We're both pleased with LSU's loss and Mizzou's victory (although it pains me to want Mizzou to do anything other than lose in a spectacular fashion - I'm from StL and HATE Mizzou) as it helps increase Illinois's chances of making a good bowl game. When it looked like the Bears were going to lose today, I told the Engineer to console himself with having a not-shitty college football team and that being from Illinois, he can't really expect to have both good NFL and collegiate football. And for having a team that was projected by some people to finish last in the Big 10, the fact that the Rose Bowl is being talked about as an actual possibility is amazing.
