Monthly Archives: February 2010

Hello, little frog.

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Mica

Check out those drumsticks!

Posted in Frenchie | 12 Comments

I had my first really successful tempo run yesterday. The plan called for four miles at approximately half marathon pace (~9:05 min/mile), but I managed to hold my tempo miles at sub-9:00 pace. At this point, I don’t know what … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, running, tempo run | 19 Comments

Birth parent searches suck.

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Mica

It has been over a year since I initiated a search for my biological parents. Apparently, Holt in Korea knows my birth mother’s name and ID number, which is much more information than many people have. Most of my requests … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption, rants | 10 Comments

Lucky me.

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Mica

Thank you, everyone, for the good luck wishes for my Master’s Exam! It really picked me up to read all of the comments over the weekend, while I was furiously trying to recall everything I’ve learned in the past two … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, French, friends, love | 9 Comments

Blog hiatus.

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Mica

The first part of my MA exam is on Monday, February 22nd. (The second part is Friday, March 5th.) I am on blog hiatus until at least then, preferably until I can get my life under control.For now, here are … Continue reading →

Posted in academia, running | 13 Comments

My little teapot.

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Mica

I paced Lena for a tempo run today. I’m not sure that we actually succeeded at running a tempo since we didn’t hold a constant pace, but we did run a more taxing run than we normally do together. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in gear, running, tempo run | 9 Comments

Devil winter.

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Mica

This is what the back porch looks like: Here are some ferocious icicles hanging off of the second-floor apartments, ready to fall and impale us. And here is a random broken wizard figurine in the parking lot behind the house: … Continue reading →

Posted in weather | 10 Comments

Valentine’s chez moi.

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Mica

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day/Korean New Year (Seollal), Mica-style. Start the day with a six-mile run with Lena: 10:44 10:03 10:00 9:52 10:08 9:30 Get flowers from the boyfriend (Awww.): Bake chocolate chip cookie-topped brownies for the boyfriend: Dress up/humiliate … Continue reading →

Posted in baking, Frenchie, love | 12 Comments

Olympic let-down.

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Mica

Yesterday morning, while I was making breakfast, Bodger was barking his freakin’ head off at the pantry door. When I looked over and told him to stop, I realized that he wasn’t, in fact, barking at the door. He was … Continue reading →

Posted in Frenchie, running | 9 Comments

Dopey dog.

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Mica

I ran three miles in the afternoon today. I was sliding all over the place in some patches, but I still managed a decent pace: 10:06 9:08 9:09 I do hate running on snowy sidewalks. Jessica, since my last post … Continue reading →

Posted in Frenchie, running | 8 Comments