Sometime soon, there will be cleaning of the toilet, before it comes to life and eats me. What does that have to do with piracy? I don't know, but if there was a pirate living in my toilet... I'm stopping that line of though before it goes anywhere ( Read more... )

I don't know if it's really a COld if the only syMptoMs arE iNcessanT nAsal drippiNg and Irritation that'LL drive me nuts... but it better be gone by next Saturday ( Read more... )

Miraculously, after running just short of 29 miles on Sunday, I didn't end up sore (at least not substantially). But I have spent the past couple of days feeling devoid of energy ( Read more... )

Eh, low on energy today. Need to work on setting limits again -- always been a problem for me. Especially should try and cut down on TV watching ( Read more... )

Waves of relief; you're no longer a flamingo ( Read more... )

The struggle continues. Week gone by is a haze of work interspersed with a long run and a bit of illness -- I've been calling it a half of a cold, because usually when I get a cold I'm reduced to a nose-dripping misery, but this time, not so much. Slightly less working ahead, but still more than usual. Got formally rejected by UDOT, so no chance ( Read more... )

Blah, blah, car repairs stick the dagger in my wallet and twist, blah blah work overtime to pay it off, blah blah bright spot winning 5K last weekend, blah lots of overcast days and even another round of snow, blah tired from extra work ( Read more... )

Have internet at home now... sometimes. Need to try moving computer and antenna around the apartment to see if sometimes can become usually ( Read more... )

Spring is here... and there was much rejoicing. My sister has come to visit... and there was much rejoicing. I bought whipped cream and made delicious pancakes with it and some fruit... and there was much rejoicing. Another long run successfully completed, and thanks to mapmyrun.com, it turns out I ran an extra mile that I didn't need to, and ( Read more... )

Yay for training for running... apparently it does pay off, since I ran over 8 minutes faster on my last half-marathon than I ever had before. I'm feeling a little pressure about running my next marathon now as a result... if I had cut another minute off my time and could run the same pace for twice as long, I would qualify for the Boston Marathon ( Read more... )