slacker

yeah, i know, i haven't updated in a while. i'm a slacker. really, i am. i'm intrinsically very lazy. but ironically, i think that's why i am motivated to work hard. i'll explain.
let's take work, for example. i don't like working. i got into the IT field because 1) it makes pretty good money, and 2) i don't absolutely hate it. although i could think of a bzillion things i'd rather do, i bust my ass here to do as good a job as possible. that way, i'll earn promotions and make more money. the more money i make, the more i can stuff into my retirement account. ahhhh, retirement. that's what i dream about every day. not having to come to work. i don't want to work until i'm 65. or 60. i'd retire today if i had the money. and i sure as hell wouldn't be one of those retirees that take a job handing out carts at walmart because they're bored! no way. i'd get up in the morning (or afternoon?!), and if i want to sit on the couch all day, then by golly, i'll sit. if i want to run for a while, i'll run. to summarize, i work hard in my career so that i can quit my career sooner. crazy? yeah probably...
so what about training? well i actually enjoy most of that. to a point, anyway. if i had more time, i think that i would enjoy training to the point where i could become a midpack IM finisher. if i ever had to train to finish an IM in say 10 hours, that would be too much, and would feel like work. and we can't have that. one of the reasons i like to do a long sunday run or bike is that it gives me justification to take monday off and be lazy. do a killer workout wednesday? sure, take thursday off and eat doritos. you've earned it!
for me, it's all about work and reward. but at least i'm willing to do the work first.
i have to do a tough workout tonite. see, andrew and nathan have a soccer tournament this weekend, and we'll be gone until sunday nite. i'm sure we won't eat well, and i don't want to feel guilty about not running all weekend. and i won't. spoken like a true slacker.