Monthly Archives: September 2010

Happiness Graph.

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Mica

This is how my day progressed: Around 7pm, I hit rock bottom. After a day of back-to-back class, working, teaching, and an extremely frustrating course, I bicycled home with the weight of my many assignments and obligations on my shoulders. … Continue reading →

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Wheee, new band!

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Mica

The new band came in the mail today, and the boyfriend assembled it for me. Let the obsessive timing recommence! I did a short tempo today: Warm-up – 10:34 9:01 8:55 Cool-down – 9:29 Today was rough because I battled … Continue reading →

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The married, Chinese girl.

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Mica

My Korean class has probably 16 students at this point. Five of them, myself included, are Americans. The rest are Chinese, Japanese, Singaporean, Vietnamese, Malaysian…in other words, most of the class is Asian. Additionally, I am one of two graduate … Continue reading →

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Bad Bodger!

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Mica

After several months of being really good, Bodger spite-peed on the futon last night. I call it “spite-peeing” because I know he didn’t have to go outside. He is fully capable of holding his bladder for long periods of time. … Continue reading →

Posted in Frenchie, rants | 10 Comments

I test road bikes.

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Mica

To break up the monotony of my Sunday work, Jessica offered to take me to the local bike store to test road bikes. I jumped at the opportunity to try out fancy bikes and to spend quality time with my … Continue reading →

Posted in biking, friends | 12 Comments

Garmin, let’s talk.

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Mica

This morning, I pumped myself up for a 10-mile pace run. The plan was to run six miles easy and then run the Women’s Fitness 5K race at Half Marathon pace +20-30 seconds. (And then run a mile cool-down.) After … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, races, rants, running, silliness | 11 Comments

Look what I bought!

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mica

That being said, I am tornado of stress-eating fury right now. And I’m running a 5K tomorrow as part of a long-run to see if I can hold goal race pace. Watch as I burp my way through the course! … Continue reading →

Posted in being a better Korean | 5 Comments

Mid-day e-mails.

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mica

From: Me To: The boyfriend Subject: microwaving foil Time: 1:51pm …What’s the deal with microwaving it? I came into the lab/microwave/fridge room and found [another student] microwaving her lunch.  It seemed to be a burrito wrapped in foil, sitting on … Continue reading →

Posted in running, silliness, tempo run | 9 Comments

Choco Pie!

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Mica

Today is Chuseok 추석, or South Korean Thanksgiving. It is a big, traditional holiday, and I believe Omma is celebrating by getting together with family and visiting her ancestors’ graves. Most of my knowledge of Chuseok comes from Wikipedia. From … Continue reading →

Posted in being a better Korean | 11 Comments

Barely treading water.

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Mica

Boohoo. It’s time for a Mica-based pity party! Today, I feel overwhelmed. I didn’t run this morning because my body felt exhausted. Instead of doing my scheduled tempo run, I studied for one of four quizzes that I have in … Continue reading →

Posted in classes, rants | 9 Comments