unsuccessful mission

I realized, to my dismay this morning, that I never took a photo yesterday. I had it in my mind that I would go 365 days in a row with a blip every day. Well, that's not happening. Oh well, I'll start again from today.

So I've been bored with just exercising in the most mundane way, pounding myself on an elliptical machine. I've been pondering taking up a sport, I used to love soccer and am looking into that. My good friend Mike is an avid golfer and has been bugging me to pick up a club. So, I told him, ok, take me to the driving range today.

We get there and he teaches me how to hold the club, which feels very odd. My swing had been honed from playing softball and it is nothing like that. I am feeling very nervous by this point. I get anxious and embarrassed when trying something new in front of people sometimes, and boy did that start happening. I took one swing and couldn't bring myself to do another. I felt like I folded up and went inside myself. I've gotten more outgoing as I've gotten older, but I am a shy introvert at heart. I felt physically frozen by my mind. Ugh, I hate that I do this to myself. Unsuccessful mission. I need to practice in private to gain confidence to practice in public.

The good thing was, as I stood there like a dork, I notice the beautiful sunset and got my camera out of my purse. I then turned to the right and saw the driving range lights and the cool perspective they offered. So all was not lost. I got my blip.

Tomorrow night I am seeing The Dead Weather at Stubbs. I am bringing my camera and plan to slither my way right up to the stage and get some amazing shots!!