I haven't really posted an update about what's going down these days in a while, so here's a random update from Anna.

Academically, things are intense but rewarding. Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed, but it helps when I remember to approach the week as a week rather than a series of isolated days. In theory I've always done this, but I've ( Read more... )

i almost turned back right outside the house when i skidded on an unexpected patch of ice. the shining asphalt was covered in rain that had frozen and slippery fallen yellow leaves, and i thought for sure i would break my ankles if i continued to run in that mess. so i walked a bit. a whole ten steps. and then i became to run ( Read more... )

I just went running for 45 minutes, 30 minutes of which took place outside in the blazing 90-degree heat. I lost both of my favourite anklets while running, the two only Stephen's ever noticed me wearing. The sun was like liquid gold ( Read more... )

I just got back from a good run. I'm not too pleased about the fact that it's the first time I've exercised all week, especially when I'd been doing pretty damn well at the "run at least twice a week and do some other excercise at least once" routine. However, I think I did the best I could... it takes a lot of energy to train like that. And last ( Read more... )

"Saint Barbara, save our miserable skins."This is what held me fast today. It popped into my head unwarranted and then it repeated over and over, first a sort of absent-minded chant and then a serious prayer. When the storm slammed into Delaware, I found my knuckles white on the steering wheel, my eyes glued fiercely to the road as I swerved around ( Read more... )

Ohh man, running outside is so... intense for me. It's so hot, so sweaty, so unpredictable, and there's so many things you have to avoid... you can't think of anything but that you are moving, but that one foot is following the other and pushing off the pavement and forcing you ahead. The sun blinds your eyes, the gnats seek your sweat, you are ( Read more... )

On a happier note, I just decided on a new ambition for summer: running. It's been in the back of my head for a while now, but today I realized its true potential and got quite excited about it. I also caught myself thinking about how I would love to be one of those graceful athletic women who run rain or shine, and as usual the minute I realized I ( Read more... )

Life and I got in a fight today. I barely won. My claws are hot with blood ( Read more... )

Today has been nuts. NUTS!!! I can't even begin to explain it. Scheduling situations, Ohayon situations, PSA situations, random freak-of-nature doings... yes, yes, 2006 is definitely a riot already. I really hope the knife-edge plans I made today all work out very soon: right now I am relying on nothing more than mixture of charm and will ( Read more... )