Today, for the first time in years, I went for a run.

I woke up, put on a pair of gym shorts, my AAPT shirt and my old Old Navy fleece, all too big. I stretched just like I did at Maine Maritime in the mornings with Master Sergeant Meckfessel. I felt my muscles scream as they strained, slowly and painfully, under the stress I put them under. I felt ( Read more... )

I've just come around to realize that while things are moving along nicely, our place is a FUCKING mess. Here's how I finally woke up to it.

Yesterday was a great day. We rode out to Bedford to find a new set of pots and pans for our kitchen. Shannon and I were getting tired of the scraped-off teflon and beat up aluminum...just plain tired. So, with ( Read more... )

There was a strange, refreshing buzz in school today. It felt different. It felt nice, it felt fresh. Probably had a lot to do with the fact that it got to 78, at least according to the thermometer in one of the other physics rooms. See, what you have to know about Mainers (or people who've been there awhile) is that if they're not careful, even a ( Read more... )