This, I recognize and confront. I dithered in the office an extra 20 minutes today, knowing the next stop was the pool. But I went, and I kicked, and I abbed, and I swam. And there were three other women in the pool, all at various levels of ability. The skinniest, most conventionally attractive one was in the least good shape and impressed by ( Read more... )

300m crawl in 18 minutes ( Read more... )

Delta Gamma mini Triathlon is September 22

300m swim
6 mile bike
3 mile "run"

Today, I swam or kickboarded 300m in, oh, 20 or 25 minutes. There was lots of resting to pant, pant, pant.

I bet I can improve that time.

I'm getting spammed by random medical spam in comments, so I'm turning off non-user comments. Not like I post much anyway.

Hazelnuts or almonds -- 1 1/2 cups ( Read more... )

Merglan’s Oatmeal Scones with Dried Cherries and Hazelnuts ( Read more... )

Wednesday, I was in Loopville, my favorite local yarn shop. I was buying yarn for "my sweet baboo's" (thanks smb) Christmas gift. L waited on me and there was much discussion about the project and colors and the baboo ( Read more... )

1 1/4 c flour
1 T sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 beaten egg
1 c milk
2 T cooking oil

Atlanta trip was amazing. Much fun was had by all. I don't think I've spent 6 hours in an aquarium before.

My bestest Knoxville friend, my sweetie, and I are journeying to Atlanta tomorrow for Botanical Garden, Aquarium, lawbabeak's aunt and uncle fun. Yes, two men, both 6'4", slightly more than a decade apart in age, are going to sit in my car for multiple hours Monday and Tuesday. I am simultaneously excited and terrified. I don't think they'll ( Read more... )