Pros and Cons

Running without music.

Pros:

• earbuds dont fall out,
  
• i can actually control my pace,
  
• lady gaga doesn't control my brain for the rest of the day,
  
• i dont have to worry about charging my ipod,
  
• i dont have to worry about precipitation ruining my ipod,
  
• no annoying headphone chords swinging everywhere,
  
• i can hear the crazy ann arbor drivers before they try to hit me,
  
• i can hear the crazy ann arbor walkers say things like, "did that girl just shake her head at me," and i can respond, "yes" because I did shake my head at them because they were being fucking dumb and NOT moving aside even though they SAW me coming and I had to stomp around in 8 inches of snow to get around them and god i am so fucking pissed that they wouldn't just move out of the way

Cons:

• no random energy surges when Ke$ha's "Blow" comes on,
• having the same song that I only know about ten words to getting stuck in my head for the whole 45 minutes of my run, like say, "allstar" by smashmouth,
• i can hear all the sorority girls enthralling convos when i pass them, which is basically the equivalent of having the same song stuck in your head because they all talk about the same things because they are all the same and they are all super dumb
• i can hear myself breathe. gross.
• i have to be a part of the real world instead of in a high energy, dance-party esque bubble.