Reach exceeding grasp…

The first day of a fast is actually not necessarily the easiest, but it is probably one of the most exhilarating. Like most endurance activities (running, biking, writing, starting a company come to mind, and falling in love come to mind), the first step is usually a bit of a rush. But there’s also a great bit of exertion in the rush because you have to insist to yourself that you’re doing what you set out to do.

That’s a long way of saying I feel very good. As I understand the biology of this, my brain is going to give up soon on trying to convince me to eat. This could happen as early as tomorrow or as late as day 4. At this point, I move into “Famine Response“.

The bigger question is about the electricity and the consumption.  There’s no real biophysical mechanism to make me want to go for a drive any less. There’s no mechanism that I know of that will make me more tolerant of sitting in the dark rather than reading. I’m quite excited about how that will all pan out.

Today, I drove my car down to the Peninsula to my friends’ house in Santa Clara. Long story short, the lives of two cats hinged on my presence in their place. I’ll be in the Peninsula throughout the week. After tomorrow, I’m done with transportation until Saturday.

Report card for day 1:

Hunger level (0-10): 1

Water consumed: ~64 ounces (unboiled)

Miles driven: 45

Approximate kilowatt hours used: .75 KwH

Things I wanted to buy but did not: a new bicycle, three books, and concert tickets

Hours in silence: 16 (10 waking)

So, now I’m going back to the darkness to do a Sudarshan Kriya  and ideally meditate for a while. Here’s some good links if you’re bored:

Footprint Network

Kafka’s The Hunger Artist
I have a sense of humor about this…

Charlie: Candy Mountain
My sadistic friend’s attempt to get me to hallucinate about candy. This may pay off by day 4 or so.

Secrets of Happiness