So I'm currently reading a book (for fun) that's called Zen and the Art of Pottery.  Evidently I'm a zen person in practice, but not so much in thought.  Because... I understand a lot of what he's yammering about.  But I don't view it in the same context.  I understand that when I'm not super-emotionally-invested, it's much easier to make a piece ( Read more... )

 Different than freshman year, certainly.  Sue's driving has gotten worse, dryland is kicking my butt slightly less badly, challenge sets were hysterical, and El Moro was worth the traffic and the walk.  Started to get back on the swimming bandwagon:  practices started to hit the point of utter pain but actually worth something, mentally.

We were ( Read more... )

 Sorry I went kind of incognito the past couple days - work, and family, and books, and being too lazy to move...  but if you are in any way interested in a sewing project, I'm thinking tomorrow, from 11ish til whenever.  I know that there's Abby's corset/bodice, Elise's hot pants, Strudle's dress... I have 2 sewing machines in the house, now, but ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I seriously considered walking out of practice in a rage. Push-ups, crucifix crunches, squat-jumps, and lunges - and Burpees - do not generally factor into a swimathon. Especially not over-an-hour's worth ( Read more... )

Paid off my Puerto Rico trip today. (we're going in January, with the swim team) I really really hope I'll have time to laze around. Somehow I doubt it ( Read more... )