Ran 3/2s for 6 miles on Monday and Wednesday and feel pretty good. The first 3 miles on Monday took 27:00 and finished in 57:45 or so. This time the first 3 miles took 26:32 and finished again in about 57:45. But both times took longer rests at the end. Pushed myself a bit harder the second time, to the point where I wasn't quite managing to run in a straight line at times and my head was bobbing all around. I think that's the sort of intensity it takes though to really improve, unlike these people who after ten years of running marathons still take more than 4 hours.

I think you've got to push harder. You have to find yourself needing extra sleep, etc, if you actually would like to get faster. This run I did the first half mile in 3:40, (last 40 seconds walking of course and just the beginning of a six mile run) 2 and half lights short of the end of the tunnel.

So at the house my projects so far were:
-120 feet of nice looking book shelves, (although now I usually use the kindle instead.)
-Building a pond for probably a bit over a 1000 dollars, which I'm really happy with.
-A raised bed enclosed garder, which is looking pretty nice, now that things are coming up. Have sunflowers, hydrangas, wild flowers, blueberry and blackberry bushes, peas, beans, cucumbers, carrots, broccoli and a few peppers. Still not sure what to put in the middle, thinking a wind powered musical instrument...
-And now a grow room, bought a metal halide lamp and tables. Today planted some lemon seeds. Working on blackberry and cherry (both need refrigerated for about 8 weeks). Blueberry... may do that later today..? Avocado and so on. That sort of thing has always fascinated me.

In music, feel a tiny bit like I'm floundering with the cello. Not really so bad but been a little tired of it lately. Only praticing 2 to 3 hours a week and feel like I'm just spinning my wheels. Turned to playing the piano a bit, trying to memorize Moonlight Sonata, a song I could play by sight reading many years ago and the ability hasn't left me much... but was thinking it would be a nice song to memorize.

Haven't gotten to serious work on being a "noise architect" through simple laziness. Well, the running makes me want to just go lay down and read. Which I've been reading some Clive Barker. First actually enjoyable reading I've done in a while.