Tues. Dec. 4, 2012Get more vertical: hike, climb to a high place, pogo or trampoline. Lift your chin to the sky and remember whose you are.

-from Molly's Advent calendar ["Advent and Christmas 2012: Incarnation"]
The end of the workday yesterday, I was feeling kinda pissy, so coming home I kinda wanted to just bike for ages, but I also wanted to ( Read more... )

I biked to the gym, and as I headed toward Western Ave. (I was not interested in merging into the Anderson Bridge from that direction) I realized I could just go to the Esplanade and back like I often do, since I have the time.

I rode out of Harvard Square (coming home) on Mass Ave, knew what I was doing, and didn't feel scared \o/

After Brave, ( Read more... )

When I was almost at the T station this morning, I remembered I'd forgotten to pack tights. After not too long, I remembered that there's a 24-hour CVS in Harvard Square; so I bought a pair of black tights there. And once at the gym I realized that because I'd taken my bigger backpack (planning to grocery shop after work), I didn't have my ( Read more... )

( i like numbers )

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When I saw snow in the online weather forecast the other day, I got all stoked. I'm weird, I know. What's actually on the ground is just a dusting, and it doesn't seem like much more will be coming [edit: though I did get to walk through falling snow on my way to a 3:00; and again ~4:30] -- which is fine. I think I'm honestly indifferent; the ( Read more... )

( gymming it up )

I had an entry drafted griping about the salad bar continuing to be faily and about the kettlebells clinic I went to at Shad today (which I will write up for
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The gym at HBS is having a Fit for All (Body-Mind-Spirit) Open House this week, and one of the complimentary classes is Intro Belly Dancing. I've thought before about taking belly dancing classes [ locked entry, linked for my reference], so the opportunity to try it out for free, at the most convenient location possible for me ( Read more... )

So, last night I went to an ice cream social for admitted Smithies, and I saw an acquaintance of mine from college and went over to say hi to her and one of the first things she said to me was, "You look tired."  After the ice cream social, I went to the re/New visioning meeting at Blue Shirt, and one of the first things Jeff V. said to me was, " ( Read more... )