Solitude

I like being alone.

I was alone at the house for the first time today. My other housemates left for the prayer gathering and I had decided to stay back and study for the test I have tomorrow. I started studying and went on for a good hour but it was getting frustrating and I had to get outside. Reading Robbie's post on my Facebook asking if I still rollerbladed, I thought it would be good to go out for a roller-run. I strapped my blades on and left the house for Palmer Field.

The weather was amazing. The sun was just setting and left streaks of orange and red that contrasted beautifully against the still light blue sky. I pushed my legs and rolled off closer and closer to Palmer Field.

There were people already there, well good weather in Ann Arbor is hard to come by, it's pretty much expected of people to go outside and run around. People were playing soccer and jogging around the track. I decided to go join in the good run around the track. Being on rollerblades is so fun, it has been a while and I had forgotten the wind and the feel of rolling over the ground. Not surprisingly, I overestimated my stamina and physical state and started off too strong and my diaphragm started hurting with the stress of breathing at a pace faster than normal. I chuckled at how out of shape I was and decided to push on.

Rollerblading or even running gives you a lot of time to think and to just internalize everything you're feeling and you eventually don't notice anything else but yourself. It's a peaceful feeling. I rollerbladed for about an hour straight, varying in my speed and exertion and finally headed home, hungry and in need of a shower.

After I cleaned myself up, I headed over to my kitchen counter and leaned against it, wondering what I should make. I had planned to make some rice and mix it with an egg and some soy sauce, an age-old quick recipe I had learned from my mother, but I thought why not try something adventurous and took out the chicken and defrosted it.

Well eventually it wasn't that creative or adventurous but I would say it was a success! I didn't burn anything down and it was edible. Satisfied with my success, I sat down with my plate and a bowl full of kimchi and chowed down. All the while, my laptop was booming music. I don't know what I would do without music in my life. I would probably go crazy from the lack of music, I could go all day with my ears plugged and think nothing of it.

I'm at peace at home, alone with myself and the music that flows out from the mega ipod earphones that my sister bought me for Christmas. I feel a sense of peaceful joy at the solitude of the house, all by myself. It's a feeling that I cannot describe in words; if I tried it would take ages to type this up and I can't, I have to finish studying for an exam haha.

I would say that the second half of today has been the best day since spring semester started. With that being said, I'm going to go delve into first differential equations and such so that I can battle trig functions equiped with characteristic equations and Euler as an ally. I bid you adieu until next time.