you’ve got to love it when life throws you a curve ball. choices choices. when i was younger and people told me i could do whatever i want it was encouraging and good for a girl growing up in the days when women were only “equal” (though not much has changed). now the idea that [...]
today it was 100+ degrees outside. and dont’ forget the nearly 60% humidity. i also read nearly 200 pages and my eyes are still crossed. school is lame. so hot.
the state, not the university. after a trip home that nearly ended with me stuck in redding, all is right in the world…at least in my world. i have my school things figured out (finally) and i think i should buy a lottery ticket because marilyn olson actually returned my phone call in under 2 [...]
i love power tools. don’t you ladies just want to put on your woman power hat and use power tools and scratch and spit all day? i do. and today i did. i am using a commercial grade power washer (that’s 14 hp and 3600 psi; yeah it’ll rip your skin right off) to wash [...]
dylan and i have been back in eugene for one year and it is fabulous. better weather (we are still in the midst of june-uary), friendlier people, better food (unless we are comparing mexican/latino selections) and less annoying graduate programs.
i am still amazed that a town that i have lived in for a total of [...]
remember, you can’t pull the chute until they give you the signal. but the whole time i’m thinking why can’t i pull it now? if it doesn’t work i need time to come up with a back up plan. (back up plan equals wildly flapping my arms and then using my tandem instructor as a [...]
i decided i was sick of the onions, at least for now. comments on my maple leafery? is it good or bad?
still waiting to see if birthday surprise plans are going to work out for today. waiting on the weather. so far we’ve had two false alarms with the whole plan and now it’s back [...]
we did it. rachel and i finished our marathon in 5:53:14. we officialy rock. everything went really well and we finally weren’t the last ones finished. narrowly avoiding a couple disasters we finished in good form and with smiles on our faces.
so first marathon…check. and i have a medal to prove it. yay for [...]