I'm tired of the highs and the lows, but the sun both sets and rises.
Moving to Baltimore in a month.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008
Expect(ations)
I don't know if this is going to make any sense to anyone else, but it's hard to explain...
There are expectations, and then there are things you expect. An expectation can be something that you don't necessarily expect. Expectations are more uncertain.
There are expectations, and then there are things you expect. An expectation can be something that you don't necessarily expect. Expectations are more uncertain.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Detroit Sports City
Want an argument that Detroit is the best sports city in America? Well, here's a few reasons...
Pistons are again in the Eastern Conference Finals (won 94-75 last night). Wings are up 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals after shutting out the Penguins for the second straight time (3-0 last night). The Tigers sold out a 19-3 victory on the same night as the Wings and Pistons were playing at home. And well, the Lions still sell out games, which is saying a lot...haha.
Also, I like the random game notes from ESPN's recap of the Pistons game last night...
Allen learned how to sign "NBA Basketball is Fantastic" in American Sign Language before the game as teammate P.J. Brown ate a PBJ sandwich.
Congratulations PJ.
Pistons are again in the Eastern Conference Finals (won 94-75 last night). Wings are up 2-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals after shutting out the Penguins for the second straight time (3-0 last night). The Tigers sold out a 19-3 victory on the same night as the Wings and Pistons were playing at home. And well, the Lions still sell out games, which is saying a lot...haha.
Also, I like the random game notes from ESPN's recap of the Pistons game last night...
Allen learned how to sign "NBA Basketball is Fantastic" in American Sign Language before the game as teammate P.J. Brown ate a PBJ sandwich.
Congratulations PJ.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
A New Record!
Sadly :( I paid $3.89 for gas today, for a total of $42.97 to fill up. Shattered it. That's a solid 32 cents per gallon more than I paid 12 days ago. 12 DAYS ago!
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Escape
I went out for my first run since Big Sur today - a nice easy 2.5 miles, which actually turned out to be a little faster than I wanted to go (9:02 pace), but oh well. It wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be, but it was nice to have my means of escape back.
Speaking of escaping...I want to go on some random exciting adventure. Who's with me?
Speaking of escaping...I want to go on some random exciting adventure. Who's with me?
Sunday, May 11, 2008
It's True
Some of the best things life are free.
Hanging out with your friends.
Spending time with your family.
Smiling.
Making someone smile.
The first kiss.
Sleep.
Singing.
Watching a sunset on a beautiful day.
A beautiful girl falling asleep in your arms.
Hanging out with your friends.
Spending time with your family.
Smiling.
Making someone smile.
The first kiss.
Sleep.
Singing.
Watching a sunset on a beautiful day.
A beautiful girl falling asleep in your arms.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Unfortunate Skill?
I'm really good at seeing who likes who. Unfortunately it's often someone else who likes the girl I like. I need to stop that...
It reminds me of JD in Scrubs. "Hi, I'm a doctor who is afraid of sick people. Want to take a picture with me?"
It reminds me of JD in Scrubs. "Hi, I'm a doctor who is afraid of sick people. Want to take a picture with me?"
You are the Sun
You are the flowers and the warm spring breeze. You are all that has kept me sane and smiling for the past two months. I care only that those lips curve upwards, but if a day comes where you want to know me, I will gladly show you without hesitation. Know that my heart does not change direction easily and that it will be hard to see your beauty shining in a different light. I will give a little more space, but I refuse to leave. I promised myself I wouldn't let you go easily and I keep my promises. I understand the situation. There are so many things I have to say and I pray that I will be around and have that chance one day.
If I bring you a yellow rose every day of your life, would it be enough at least to make you smile?
If I bring you a yellow rose every day of your life, would it be enough at least to make you smile?
Friday, May 9, 2008
Sometimes It's You
And sometimes...well, sometimes I guess it just sucks (or you're just unlucky).
On the other end of the spectrum, I'll be going down to the Baltimore area on the 19th for a very promising interview with Northrop Grumman.
On the other end of the spectrum, I'll be going down to the Baltimore area on the 19th for a very promising interview with Northrop Grumman.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
On the Run...
A couple fun quotes from the book I'm currently reading, "On the Run From Dogs and People" by Hal Higdon:
The race had been conducted despite a blinding snowstorm, which made it impossible to see more than five yards ahead. The runner sat on a bench next to Ed O'Connell, now a bureau chief for the Office of Economic Opportunity. For several minutes both competitors were too cold to talk. Finally the other runner turned to O'Connell and chattered through half-frozen lips: "Did you see those crazy people out there trying to drive in that weather?"
Arthur Lydiard has a test he uses on anyone who approaches him uncertain what event to run. "I take a flashlight and shine it in one of his ears," explains Lydiard. "If I see light coming out the other side, he's a marathoner."
:-D
The race had been conducted despite a blinding snowstorm, which made it impossible to see more than five yards ahead. The runner sat on a bench next to Ed O'Connell, now a bureau chief for the Office of Economic Opportunity. For several minutes both competitors were too cold to talk. Finally the other runner turned to O'Connell and chattered through half-frozen lips: "Did you see those crazy people out there trying to drive in that weather?"
Arthur Lydiard has a test he uses on anyone who approaches him uncertain what event to run. "I take a flashlight and shine it in one of his ears," explains Lydiard. "If I see light coming out the other side, he's a marathoner."
:-D
Sunday, May 4, 2008
California
Well, we flew out to LA last Wednesday evening. We met Vicki in Hollywood for dinner and walked around to see some of the stars and all. Not that exciting, though we saw Kermit's star...haha. headed over to Calabasas for the night. What I saw of LA and Hollywood didn't impress me all that much. I did see those things in songs like Hollywood boulevards, Reseda, Ventura Blvd, etc :-p
We drove up the coast (Highway 1) most of the way, with stops in several cities along the way. The rest of California was nice once we got outside LA :-p There are a lot of cute little towns. Except Guadalupe, which was kind of a dump. We stopped at a few beaches, bought some strawberries from a roadside stand, walked around towns. We stopped in Santa Barbara for most of one of the days, which was a nice little town. Solvang is a little town that is all Dutch-like and was pretty neat. Looking at the map now apparently we passed through a town called Bicknell... We stopped at Pismo Beach for lunch and in the area for beach/dunes. We stopped in San Luis Obispo for an hour or so and found out that Cal Tech was not there, but Cal Poly. We also stopped in Morro Bay and Cambria, as well as some random stops along the way.
Friday night we stayed in San Simeon. We decided not to go up to tour Hearst Castle...2-hour walking tour the day before a marathon? no thanks :) Friday night we sat along the shore and watched the sunset and then went inside to eat dinner. Saturday morning we went back to Cambria, which is another cute little town, for breakfast. We also stopped to see a place there called Nitt Witt Ridge. Basically a guy built a house and gardens out of recycled objects and materials. We got to Big Sur Saturday afternoon-ish and drove the course. I think driving the course scared me more than actually running it!
Sunday morning was the race. It was slightly warm and there were a few breezy spots, but otherwise beautiful weather. The course was by far the toughest and most beautiful course I have ever run, and possibly will ever run. I finished just under 4 hours, 3:58:36, which I am very happy with :) After the race and lunch, Vicki drove me back to her place in Tustin so I could fly back home from LA on Monday afternoon. That was a long drive and I was exhausted.
I only got about 3.5 hours of sleep (which is probably why I got sick this week...) because the new kitty kept hopping up on the bed and annoying me. Really really cute kitty, but not at 2am... Vicki and I had breakfast Monday morning in Surf City USA and I flew out in the afternoon. About 5-10 minutes before landing our plane got struck by lightning, so that was an experience. Nothing really happened besides the flash and noise, but nobody panicked, so I figured nothing was wrong. Just something to laugh at :-p Oh and I got pulled aside before getting on the plane for a random search. Fun.
So, to summarize: the race went really well, I had a great time, and it's beautiful on the Pacific coast :)
We drove up the coast (Highway 1) most of the way, with stops in several cities along the way. The rest of California was nice once we got outside LA :-p There are a lot of cute little towns. Except Guadalupe, which was kind of a dump. We stopped at a few beaches, bought some strawberries from a roadside stand, walked around towns. We stopped in Santa Barbara for most of one of the days, which was a nice little town. Solvang is a little town that is all Dutch-like and was pretty neat. Looking at the map now apparently we passed through a town called Bicknell... We stopped at Pismo Beach for lunch and in the area for beach/dunes. We stopped in San Luis Obispo for an hour or so and found out that Cal Tech was not there, but Cal Poly. We also stopped in Morro Bay and Cambria, as well as some random stops along the way.
Friday night we stayed in San Simeon. We decided not to go up to tour Hearst Castle...2-hour walking tour the day before a marathon? no thanks :) Friday night we sat along the shore and watched the sunset and then went inside to eat dinner. Saturday morning we went back to Cambria, which is another cute little town, for breakfast. We also stopped to see a place there called Nitt Witt Ridge. Basically a guy built a house and gardens out of recycled objects and materials. We got to Big Sur Saturday afternoon-ish and drove the course. I think driving the course scared me more than actually running it!
Sunday morning was the race. It was slightly warm and there were a few breezy spots, but otherwise beautiful weather. The course was by far the toughest and most beautiful course I have ever run, and possibly will ever run. I finished just under 4 hours, 3:58:36, which I am very happy with :) After the race and lunch, Vicki drove me back to her place in Tustin so I could fly back home from LA on Monday afternoon. That was a long drive and I was exhausted.
I only got about 3.5 hours of sleep (which is probably why I got sick this week...) because the new kitty kept hopping up on the bed and annoying me. Really really cute kitty, but not at 2am... Vicki and I had breakfast Monday morning in Surf City USA and I flew out in the afternoon. About 5-10 minutes before landing our plane got struck by lightning, so that was an experience. Nothing really happened besides the flash and noise, but nobody panicked, so I figured nothing was wrong. Just something to laugh at :-p Oh and I got pulled aside before getting on the plane for a random search. Fun.
So, to summarize: the race went really well, I had a great time, and it's beautiful on the Pacific coast :)
Friday, May 2, 2008
Getting Back in Gear
Well, I arrived back in Michigan on Monday night, but I've been sick most of the week, so I haven't gotten around to writing up a little entry about the trip. I'll do one soon. Tomorrow perhaps.
I am very happy with my time of 3:58:36 - BQ in December?
I am very happy with my time of 3:58:36 - BQ in December?
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