Panic Room

CRAP AND DOUBLE CRAP!

So, searching around my room to pack for Homecoming this weekend, I am surprised to find that I have very little winter clothing here in Baltimore. Apparently I didn't bring enough back on my trips home...did I think I was going home again soon?? I don't have my long-sleeve running shirts, my hat, my headbands, my gloves... I need to do some major shopping. It's getting cold. The hat I can do without, but the others are vital for running. I'm trying not to panic too much...

I might actually listen...

...if they were this interesting: Fabulous Flight Attendant

Oh Pikes Peak...

A fun quote from the Pikes Peak Marathon website:

"There’s a reason trees don’t bother growing above 12,000' on Pikes Peak. They can’t! Makes one wonder if trees are smarter than runners."

Mawwage / Running

Went up to Lewisburg for my friends' wedding this weekend. It was tons of fun and really nice :) A big congrats to them both and well wishes galore! I think I got myself a little sick walking back from the pool barefoot though =/

I've been pretty happy with my running lately. I've been ahead of my planned paces and haven't been pushing extremely hard to get there. I'm confident I could pretty easily break 1:40 for a Half Marathon and 3:30 for a full, right now. Assuming they're not crazy hilly or anything, of course. BQ is looking more and more do-able. I hope this continues! :)

Running Log link

Thoughts

Here are a few thoughts and oddities from this weekend...

- As I said in the last entry, I finally saw Dark Knight :)

- Before the movie I learned some things about pool (billiards), and had my first margarita. It was a fresh fruit mango margarita, so it was rather good!

- On my run Saturday morning, as two passing bikers rode by I heard "It ended up, the squirrel had taken the bronze medal." I was about 14 miles into the run and now realize that maybe he said "this girl" and not "squirrel" ... But it was funny to hear and got me thinking that it would be interesting to do that and say random things and somehow see the other people's reactions... My run was awesome, as I did 18 at an 8:05 pace. Boston (BQ) is looking a little more do-able now!

- Saturday at the grocery store a mother was telling her daughter to pick out a cereal, but one without a lot of sugar. The child proceeded to choose Coco Crisp...

- I took a walk over to the nearby Route 1 Flea Market this afternoon. It's basically a Hispanic version of Gibraltar Trade Center. It's also a little smaller and a lot more useless stuff. At least I some of the stuff at Gibraltar is interesting. Though I did see a fedora I think...

- Kalev chocolate (from Estonia) is good stuff. Though since it's from Estonia, it was $4.

Seriously?

I thought it was just the football players...
Wisconsin's Band Suspended

In other news, I finally got to see Dark Knight! It was quite good. And Heath Ledger was as good as hyped. Why does Batman talk like that? Is his mask too tight, or is it simply to conceal his identity?

Weekend in MD

Wow. Sadly, I'm in MD for the weekend. I say sadly because I like seeing my friends. I need to somehow make some here...

I'm not really sure what I'm going to do with myself. I got up at 1 today, and I'm going to do some shopping. Saturday morning I'll do my 18-miler and hopefully get back in time to see all of the MSU-Iowa game. Go Green! And then church on Sunday. Exciting weekend, eh?

Happy National Pizza Month!

Regrets

5 years ago, I made a bad choice. I've rarely been satisfied with my major and career decision. I know people complain about things like that a lot, but I was always pretty serious. I never had the courage to change my major and never thought about enough in the first place. I hope that I don't end up regretting my move to Baltimore or other important things. There has to be a way to fix all that, doesn't there?

I wanted to move East so I could be closer to my friends. I still haven't made any in Baltimore. Sure, I'm gone just about every weekend, but even if I was home, I don't think I would still. I've never had to go out and find friends before. Not that I ever had any real close ones anyways. Maybe I am afraid to be disappointed that my new friends won't be as good as my other ones. I'm rather picky. And I am not good with change. I want to be with the friends I have.

Here's to another breakdown.
Cheers.

Worth 1000

So I found this website via an email, and it's pretty interesting to take a look at. Basically a bunch of fun photoshops... Worth1000

A couple of examples:


Also, I'm home in MI for the weekend :) But I still wish I could be two places at once...

The Life Hectic

I get to go home this weekend for a wedding :) Unfortunately, since I'm flying out Thursday at 4:30, I need to work overtime the rest of this week to make up for some hours. So, this week so far I've put in some long hours. I've also been trying to get to sleep earlier. And since I get home from work, run and eat dinner, and sometimes shower, it doesn't leave much time for anything between then and bed =/ It's been crazy. But I live for the weekends and those make it all bearable.

I love music.

And being random.