Today I went to my second-ever yoga class. The first one was back in May at a well-respected hot yoga studio down the street from my apartment. Suffice it to say, I was so exhausted and dehydrated afterwards that I couldn't even find the energy to write about it, and I swore I'd never do hot yoga again ( Read more... )

1. Renovations: Our kitchen reno is starting tomorrow. We've got everything moved out of the kitchen, and a subset of it set up in Marc's office to use as a makeshift kitchen for the next two weeks. It's been a bit of an adjustment... but at least it's only for two weeks, and at the end of it we'll have a brand-new kitchen. Focus on the positive, ( Read more... )

It's getting towards the end of yet another year, and as always, that's made me kind of introspective. And because I'm me, my mind has trended towards the idea of learning. I'm working full time, which means that I'm no longer in school. That makes me sad. But on the flip side, internet resources for learning are becoming more and more plentiful, ( Read more... )

"Julie!" I hear you saying, or if you're really a hard-core Zombies, Run! fan, maybe you're saying, "Runner 5! What on Earth were you doing out running on a gray, misty day like this when you should be getting dressed for the wedding you're attending this afternoon?!" Or, well, maybe you're not saying it, but probably my mom is ( Read more... )

So it looks like the people behind my ever-beloved Zombies, Run! have a new app out, and this time it's a couch-to-5k program. It's set in the same universe as the main Zombies, Run! app, between missions one and two, just as Runner 5 is getting acclimatized to Abel Township. There aren't really any spoilers per se, at least not yet. The premise ( Read more... )

I was bored tonight. Yes, it does happen. And I figured it was such a beautiful night, it was time to finally finish season 1 of Zombies, Run! Because I really, really wanted to find out what happened after the last mission. I hoped there would be closure. I may have been optimistic. (Map and stats for today's mission can be found on my ZombieLink ( Read more... )

I'm getting close to the end of season 1 now, and the action is really ramping up. And since, conveniently, I was going over to a friend's place almost exactly 5k away yesterday, I decided to walk it in the lovely weather and find out what's going on in Abel Township. (Stats and map for this mission can be found on my ZombieLink page.)

( Spoiler Alert: Zombies, Run mission 22 )

The weather was gorgeous in Montreal today -- at least in the shade -- and I figured it was time to help out at Abel Township again. The only complicating factor this time was a few mosquito bites I got Friday night at an outdoor barbeque, two of them annoyingly on my right foot. But no matter! The zombie apocalypse waits for no woman, and ( Read more... )

Okay, it was too hot to run away from zombies today. Way too hot. Like, humidex of 40 C / 105 F hot. Like, "asthmatic Runner 5s with low blood pressure should really know better" hot. But Six to Start put out a new update today (1.3) with their iPhone ZombieLink compatibility. You can see my spiffy new profile with all my runs. But not today's run ( Read more... )

My goodness! Has it really been three and a half weeks since I last ran away from Zombies? Janine would be furious! But between two weekends out of town and another catching up, I've been super, super busy. And despite the utterly gorgeous weather here in Montreal, I only just managed to get out for another Zombie Run today. Still... better late ( Read more... )