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[photographyjess.livejournal.com]

So, now that it's March and the threats of beachwear are growing closer and closer, it's time for me to get off the couch and start jogging again. The cold and snow of Boston was too much for me to handle this winter (Having spent the last one in Hawaii) and my once 4-times-a-week jogging habit has now turned into extreme laziness/excuse making/project runway marathon. I haven't been on an outdoor jog in months.

I am wondering if there is anyone out there that is perhaps feeling the same way and would maybe like to join forces for the benefit of having someone else there to haul your ass of the couch and get some exercise. I'm not looking for an avid runner as I wasn't really fast to being with and now am probably painfully slow. My perfect jog buddy would be someone who:
*Lives somewhere near Highland and Central, so I wouldn't have to jog too far before the actual jog started.
*isn't ms/mr marathon, but rather a non-jock like me who wants to get out and stretch his or her legs a bit more.
*Is perhaps interested in undoing all those burnt calories with the occasional end of the week, "hey, we did a great job not being sloths" celebration at the bar.
*doesn't want to chit/chat the whole way, as I know I am going to be gasping for air as it is. Ipods are welcome.

It may be a long shot, but there might be other folks out there who need to get moving again before the ground thaws officially. I'll be talking my first pre-sprint jaunt tonight, around 6.

Streetlights, people

[laryu.livejournal.com]

Has anyone had any success getting streetlights fixed in Davis Square? I called two years ago about a streetlight on Chester and Herbert and nothing got done. I called 311 today; we'll see. I have heard anecdotally that NStar runs the streetlights in the city, EXCEPT for the ones in Davis Square. I'm not sure if that's true, or whether it should matter.

Incidentally, if the the streetlight in question were simply out, I wouldn't care because there is another streetlight on the same corner. However, this particular streetlight blinks -- maybe 30 seconds on, then 30 seconds off, repeat. It does not appear to be street level motion that governs the blinking. That's just not right.