Thursday, May 15, 2008
Roller Coaster
I know I seem to be getting back to the "one post a week" thing and that's not my intent. Life is just happening.
Emotions have been up and down the last 10 days or so. And I hate that. Let me be happy and enjoy it or depressed and get over it, but not this "both ways" crap.
I got some great news a couple weeks ago. I haven't shared it online yet because some people need to be told in person. Bear with me...
This week has been rough because a friend has been going through a very tough time. I won't get into the details of someone else's business, but I do want to be here for him. I'm also feeling bad for one of my overseas friends who's going through a rough time.
The weather hasn't helped. In some circumstances a torrential downpour can be fun, but this is not one of those times. Two days of rain earlier this week, and now it's raining heavy again. Boo!
The rain has screwed up the dragon boat race this weekend. The river is not safe so they have to reschedule. And odds are, they're going to reschedule for a weekend while I'm in Asia next month. I've been looking forward to this for a year and now I'm afraid it'll be taken away.
The rain has also kept me from getting out of the gym and back to running on the road.
Somehow, I'm sure this is Bush's fault.
There's been good stuff, though, like going out last night with my friend Kim and discovering a really good Chinese restaurant (I had shrimp cakes and broccoli and some kind of seafood noodles...my friend is from Malaysia and has a Penang sense of taste in restaurants). then we went to a place that serves chocolate chip bread pudding for dessert and I discovered I LOVE CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD PUDDING!
Tonight I had dinner with another friend and had gway tio and good conversation, so yay that.
And I'm excited by the fact that 4 weeks from RIGHT NOW I'll be in Bangkok.
Somehow, I think Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanomo Bay is somewhat responsible for my roller coaster of emotions this week,
And I don't even like roller coasters!!
Emotions have been up and down the last 10 days or so. And I hate that. Let me be happy and enjoy it or depressed and get over it, but not this "both ways" crap.
I got some great news a couple weeks ago. I haven't shared it online yet because some people need to be told in person. Bear with me...
This week has been rough because a friend has been going through a very tough time. I won't get into the details of someone else's business, but I do want to be here for him. I'm also feeling bad for one of my overseas friends who's going through a rough time.
The weather hasn't helped. In some circumstances a torrential downpour can be fun, but this is not one of those times. Two days of rain earlier this week, and now it's raining heavy again. Boo!
The rain has screwed up the dragon boat race this weekend. The river is not safe so they have to reschedule. And odds are, they're going to reschedule for a weekend while I'm in Asia next month. I've been looking forward to this for a year and now I'm afraid it'll be taken away.
The rain has also kept me from getting out of the gym and back to running on the road.
Somehow, I'm sure this is Bush's fault.
There's been good stuff, though, like going out last night with my friend Kim and discovering a really good Chinese restaurant (I had shrimp cakes and broccoli and some kind of seafood noodles...my friend is from Malaysia and has a Penang sense of taste in restaurants). then we went to a place that serves chocolate chip bread pudding for dessert and I discovered I LOVE CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD PUDDING!
Tonight I had dinner with another friend and had gway tio and good conversation, so yay that.
And I'm excited by the fact that 4 weeks from RIGHT NOW I'll be in Bangkok.
Somehow, I think Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanomo Bay is somewhat responsible for my roller coaster of emotions this week,
And I don't even like roller coasters!!
Labels: Friends, Life, Running, Travel, Wandering Mind
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
So yesterday, I registered for my first marathon.
October 26th, the Marine Corps Marathon. So I have 6 months to get ready.
Ethan and Vu and I all went to sign up together. I was interviewed on camera and I made sure I pointed out that Ethan was the one who got me to do this, so there's a record in case anything goes wrong and we need someone to blame.
I can do this. I know I can. If there's one thing I'm able to do in this world it's set a goal and meet it.
In grad school everyone said you don't have to be smart to get a PhD, you just have to be persistent. I often told people that it was like running a marathon instead of a 100-meter race. I guess I'll find out if it was really like running a marathon.
Today at work I was talking with a younger person whom I mentor. She ran the Marathon last year but wasn't planning to this year. But after I told her about signing up and she saw how excited I was, she got excited too, went online, and signed up. So if she ruins her body getting ready for this, I guess it's MY fault.
October 26th, the Marine Corps Marathon. So I have 6 months to get ready.
Ethan and Vu and I all went to sign up together. I was interviewed on camera and I made sure I pointed out that Ethan was the one who got me to do this, so there's a record in case anything goes wrong and we need someone to blame.
I can do this. I know I can. If there's one thing I'm able to do in this world it's set a goal and meet it.
In grad school everyone said you don't have to be smart to get a PhD, you just have to be persistent. I often told people that it was like running a marathon instead of a 100-meter race. I guess I'll find out if it was really like running a marathon.
Today at work I was talking with a younger person whom I mentor. She ran the Marathon last year but wasn't planning to this year. But after I told her about signing up and she saw how excited I was, she got excited too, went online, and signed up. So if she ruins her body getting ready for this, I guess it's MY fault.
