So, I've decided to write a book. As of right now, it's going to be a 3 or 4 part series. Short novels, I think. I'm collaborating with Casper for some art work and hopefully, we will someday release it as an ebook. It's pretty exciting that you can now just basically publish anything, on your own, without the need for publishers. I don't want ( Read more... )

I'm having a hard time getting started at work today, partly because I'm still riding a little bit of a high from my kickboxing class last night ( Read more... )

While I did put in 18 hours of work this weekend, it wasn't all dull. I actually feel like I got so much organized and accomplished and that I'm even a little bit ahead for the week. Plus, I know that the Big Boss has noticed my effort and dedication.

Casper did take me out for date night on Friday, so we at least had one night of fun! We went to ( Read more... )

This weekend, I threw a 5K & Brunch at my house. One of my goals for 2012 was to do one race per month and since there wasn't a convenient race in the area this month, I decided to throw one myself.

I spent Friday evening preparing, making tons of food and cleaning and getting ready. This was key as I didn't want to have to worry about it in the ( Read more... )

When I last left off, Casper was being an amazing travel companion by getting out of bed  before 6am.  So, we grabbed our Starbucks beverages and pastries and began our two mile walk to the semi-secluded beach at Diamond Head Beach Park.  It was definitely a picturesque walk, with lots of bight flowers, along the beach, beautiful houses, etc.  It ( Read more... )

Friday was day three in paradise for us.  We were up by 7:30am and did a short run (1.5 miles) to the bike rental place on the other side of Waikiki.  We got our bikes and biked back to the hotel to change into hiking clothes.  Then, we biked to Diamond Head, which was only two miles away, but lots of hills!  We parked our bike and then did the ( Read more... )

After the crazy double flight delays, we finally touched down in Honolulu just after noon on Wednesday. I felt a little bit cheated out of about 12 hours of vacation time, but decided to forget about it and do as much as possible while we were there. After picking up our rental car, we booked it up to the North Shore. We passed by some awesome ( Read more... )

There are definitely worse ways to spend a birthday than at the airport. At least I wasn't at work. Here's today's story.

Casper and I slept in a bit, I made us a healthy breakfast and we headed to the airport a bit early. We are sharing one large suitcase so that we only had to pay for one checked bag. We are calling it The Big Kahuna.

So, we ( Read more... )

1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
3. George Washignton: A Biography by John R. Alden
4. Awakened by P.C. and Kristin Cast
5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
6. John Adams: A Life by John Ferling
7. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
8. Thomas Jefferson by R.B. Bernstein
9. Monster by Walter Dean Myers
10. Middlesex ( Read more... )

It's been a good Thanksgiving day so far. I slept in a little bit and then got up and made breakfast. I watched a bit of TV and cuddled with the cats before convincing myself to get off my ass and go running. I had a nice, short (3 mile) run. The weather is breezy, but sunny. Perfect fall running weather. I took it easy, as I have an eight mile ( Read more... )