Some please remind me I have a half marathon this Sunday. I keep forgetting...

So, I'm taking this oral communication class. Our first speech is of self introduction for 5-7 minutes using an object as a spring board. So, of course, I'm planning to use a marathon medal to talk about running.

To brainstorm ideas I set up my computer to video me as I babble. 16 minutes. Hopefully I'll be able to use some of it...

First the numbers ( Read more... )

( Zingerman's Chelsea, Bellavitano Raspberry, Cypress Truffle Tremov )

Which would you start off with- Dr. Who Season 1 (Christopher Eccleston) or Torchwood? I find myself wanting to start to build that library, and the seasons are only ~$25.00 on iTunes. Not as good as the DVDs, but...

A few new cheeses to add to my list: garrotxa, leonora, midnight moon.

( spainish goats figures heavily... )

Inaugural races are tough ( Read more... )

This is almost too cute for public consumption...

Zooborns.com

(HT: Matthew Yglesias)

Okay, trying to get back into the swing of training regularly again, with something like focus. I finally have a goal again- that is, the Martian Marathon (or half, depending) on April 11th. It's 25 weeks away, which gives me a lot of time, but I'd like to try to take this slow and see how it goes.

( Goal for the week- 45 miles )

So I spectated the Detroit Marathon again, second year... um.. not running- and it made me want to take running seriously again ( Read more... )