oh, don't get me wrong - i'm LOVING this cool and sunny weather and there's no way I want it to get any hotter. but...i'm done with the semester. i'm in my second-to-last week and i have NO motivation to do much of anything. i honestly do not know how professors expect their students to concentrate when they've got final projects/papers and are ( Read more... )

as i mentioned last week, marshall was away for the weekend, leaving me to my own devices friday through most of sunday. i'd like to say that i painted the town red, tripped the light fantastic, or something equally as fun and exciting. well, i didn't. while i thought of moving the furniture around in the bedroom (i'm really itching for some ( Read more... )

last week was verging on the border of insanity. i had 2 papers for school that needed to get written before i started cooking for my friend's japan fundraiser party on sunday. the first paper i finished wednesday night, when the paper was actually due yesterday (well, actually the instructor emailed all of us yesterday saying that she had ( Read more... )

marshall brought home some kind of sickness last week. my sister invited us over to have dinner with her and the kids last wednesday and i decided to ride my bike. it was great getting out on my bike again. i'm still a little shaky, but i'm gaining more confidence. i need to just do it more and i'll get nice and comfortable on my bike. i think ( Read more... )

and just like that february has exited the building and march has bustled in. i know, being the shortest of all the months, that it's not uncommon for february to fly by, but this feburary actually FELT like it went fast. so fast, in fact, that i don't think i made a single post this month. i'll do my best to consolidate the events as much as ( Read more... )

thanksgiving still remains my most favorite and sought for holiday of the year. i love thanksgiving. i love the food; i love the company; i love the weather that accompanies the day. i also love that gifts are not part of the equation to having a good time. i've always felt that thanksgiving was a relaxed version of christmas. no gift-giving ( Read more... )

it feels like the month of september just flew by even though it felt like it just dragged on. the entire month i've been one week ahead of where i should've been. this made for some very stressful nights trying to either figure out if i had an assignment due or scrambling to get an assignment done because i either thought i did it already or ( Read more... )

there was an interesting segment on yesterday's talk of the nation on NPR. they had two guests talking about the importance of learning to swim and how some demographics, particularly african-american men and women, who tend to not learn how to swim at all. the host asked people to call in and talk about if they don't know how to swim and why ( Read more... )

themarshal™ and i have just completed week 3 of training and going into week 4 tomorrow. this meant that we completed our first "brick" training this weekend: a bike immediately followed by a run. the sensation you feel in your legs (and body overall) trying to run after cycling for a long period of time is very odd. your legs have been used to ( Read more... )

you know, it's an odd feeling when your prominent political figures, who are supposed to be diplomatic and above reproach, swear. i know it's hypocritical coming from someone who cusses like a sailor, but these democratically voted leaders should have a higher sense of personal conduct. however, it's also a relief. it shows that even the most ( Read more... )