Monthly Archives: July 2009

"Moving haiku."

We’re in the new place.Lots of boxes to unpack.Moving can suck it. *Another frame broke. I am really sad.

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An assortment of haikus.

“The Last Supper” Dinner was pizza.The homemade kind is the best.Mine was healthier. “No more galley kitchen.” I cleaned the oven.I won’t miss cooking in here. Good-bye, small kitchen! “Morning Run” Four miles with Lena.We ran at a faster pace.Yay! … Continue reading

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My life is ice cream and boxes.

On Sunday, as a reward for hitting personal distance records/a way to eat back some calories, the boyfriend and I met up with Dan at Jarling’s Custard Cup. The boyfriend had a brownie sundae: Dan had a Snickers ice cream … Continue reading

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Yes, sir. Three days full.

The last three days have been semi-eventful. One night, we met Dan for ice cream. As I don’t labor under the illusions of being a healthy food-only blogger, I am not ashamed to say that I went to Dairy Queen. … Continue reading

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Watch the sky.

Last night, it was apparently possible to see the space shuttle in the sky around 10pm. The boyfriend was pretty excited about it, so at 9:30, we drove to the parking lot of the local community college and stood around … Continue reading

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In truth, it was a tempo run.

This morning, at 6:10am, I headed out for two easy warm-up miles before I was scheduled to meet Runner Jessica at 6:30. My hamstrings live in a perpetual state of grumpiness, so they let me know what they did not … Continue reading

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Birthday ideas?

This morning, I ran four easy miles with Lena. In truth, they weren’t terribly “easy”, and for some reason, we were huffing and puffing as we pounded our way through the quiet neighborhoods. I even saw a mini-hill off in … Continue reading

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Unattractive photos of everyone.

Last night, my friend Chris S. invited us and our friend Chris C. to a get-together at his hipster apartment. The two Chrises and I are in the French linguistics program at the university. For me, they both are models … Continue reading

Posted in food, friends, Half Marathon training, running | 21 Comments

Instead of doing Latin…

This morning, I ran six miles, per the marathon training schedule. I still have no idea what pace I should anticipate on marathon day, so maybe I’ll play it safe and hope to finish with approximately 10:00/mile pace. This may … Continue reading

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Updates in Summer life.

My blog posts are, for some reason, much more sporadic during the summer. Oddly enough, when I have more free time, I blog less. I surmise that this is because I am doing very little that interests anyone right now. … Continue reading

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