<< July 13, 2008 >>
getting there

it is quite vexing that the first three hours of a run can be so splendid, and then the final hour so wretched (yes, pbs is showing pride & prej again).

the next three weeks of training are fairly inconsequential and will hopefully be without incident. there isn't much more i can do but wait it out, and we'll see if i trained hard enough. yesterday, i would have said "yes" but today i'm not so sure. of one thing, however, i am certain: i will not be riding my bike home from work the week before the marathon. i could feel the effects of the hills thursday and friday; in fact these hills are for the birds.

for the first time in almost seven weeks, i am typing this at my desk. the bookshelf is now stocked with books as well; i have an office! four boxes remain unopened (roomba, scooba, rock band, guitar hero II), while four more boxes of wires and doodads remain. it could be said that i am done unpacking; the rest is "merely" putting things away and cleaning up.

tomorrow i will put up my art and there will be no mistaking: this is my apartment.

now it's time to go wallow in bed for a few hours, rueing the day i ate five packets of caffeinated gu.