stair master...
well i didnt run today...but this was expected after going out in such treacherous weather yesterday AND i was going to use today as a recovery.
i also didnt feel guilty about it since i got the absolute WORST parking spot in the garage today (yes, i have been lazy during this winter transition period lately and parked in the parking garage) and ended up on the 7th floor. yes, that is the roof. i looked off the edge after getting out of my car and i couldnt see the ground because of the clouds and i swear the air was thinner up there. this was therefore included in my post-first day workout since i got to run down and up 14 flights of stairs. fun.
ok well i really need to get to work, so it's random comment time for the rest of the entry:
-when i got off the stairs and onto campus i saw two undergrads (at least thats what i figured) having a spitting contest (distance based from what i could tell). do people still do this???
-today i could not finish my first panchero's burrito and i had to put up with being ridiculed by andrea and brenda. this pseudo-philosophical quote was also born: "some days you just can't finish the burrito"
...but of course you still have to show up, and that's where the dedication is. for the record i went there after my evening lab meeting and definitely put that second burrito away. i will also add that andrea makes her's into some sort of burrito bowl...it's really something to behold and probably involves some sort of wizardry.
-both of my roommates are gone right now and i am actually getting work done...well not RIGHT NOW, but earlier and later. if this holds up (especially since they will be gone for the better part of next week) i should be able to get all kinds of stuff done...reading some journal articles, some thesis work, maybe even some cooking...well, let's not get TOO crazy.
-the latest music of choice in regular rotation is Fall Out Boy (both major albums are sweet), Natasha Bedingfield (i'm a sucker for certain pop, but she's good), and most recently Rogue Wave (they had a really cool track -Eyes- on the soundtrack to 'Just Friends' and so with the advice of my newly appointed R.O.M.A. -Relatively Obscure Music Advisor- i downloaded their latest album which is really good so far. these and a lot of other tracks are what get me through work at the dungeon...that and battling with the rancor every now and then.
-i started eating fruit cups again. you know, those small metal cans of mixed fruit that del monte makes? i have a problem eating enough fruit most of the time so i figured to take a major trip back in time to high school (when my mom packed my lunch) and bought some fruit cups. they are pretty sweet but not as filling as i remember them. oh well, it's fruit.
-my room has been very uncharacteristically bare in terms of wall cover since i officially moved into it in september (yeah, 4.5 months of moving from one place to another is NOT fun. especially using a civic and a minivan). up until tonight, i just had the michigan football poster that has the schedule for this year on one of the walls...well today i put up THIS poster that i got from the most recent national geographic. yeah, SWEET. probably more to be added, but i'm being very selective this time around.
-the first and second season of the NBC show 'The Office' are now available on iTunes...i don't think i should download them for the iPod though because it will be far too easy to watch them at work...perhaps next semester for while i'm teaching.
ok well that's all for now, i really should get to work. it's been brought to my attention that i alluded to going out on thursday evening of last week but never put up any pics...so here are some of the missing pics, which should complete the trilogy of outings over the past weekend, definitely need to take it easy and buckle down from here on out...or something to that effect <:><
one of those generally entertaining 'hold the camera out in front of you' shots since we all wanted to be in the picture (L-R) megan, kyle, liza, me.
as seems to happen more and more often, i ran into a former student of mine, kevin, from the biology of fishes class 2003.
megan making the picture more entertaining
probably one of the few shots of both liza and me at rick's
i also didnt feel guilty about it since i got the absolute WORST parking spot in the garage today (yes, i have been lazy during this winter transition period lately and parked in the parking garage) and ended up on the 7th floor. yes, that is the roof. i looked off the edge after getting out of my car and i couldnt see the ground because of the clouds and i swear the air was thinner up there. this was therefore included in my post-first day workout since i got to run down and up 14 flights of stairs. fun.
ok well i really need to get to work, so it's random comment time for the rest of the entry:
-when i got off the stairs and onto campus i saw two undergrads (at least thats what i figured) having a spitting contest (distance based from what i could tell). do people still do this???
-today i could not finish my first panchero's burrito and i had to put up with being ridiculed by andrea and brenda. this pseudo-philosophical quote was also born: "some days you just can't finish the burrito"
...but of course you still have to show up, and that's where the dedication is. for the record i went there after my evening lab meeting and definitely put that second burrito away. i will also add that andrea makes her's into some sort of burrito bowl...it's really something to behold and probably involves some sort of wizardry.
-both of my roommates are gone right now and i am actually getting work done...well not RIGHT NOW, but earlier and later. if this holds up (especially since they will be gone for the better part of next week) i should be able to get all kinds of stuff done...reading some journal articles, some thesis work, maybe even some cooking...well, let's not get TOO crazy.
-the latest music of choice in regular rotation is Fall Out Boy (both major albums are sweet), Natasha Bedingfield (i'm a sucker for certain pop, but she's good), and most recently Rogue Wave (they had a really cool track -Eyes- on the soundtrack to 'Just Friends' and so with the advice of my newly appointed R.O.M.A. -Relatively Obscure Music Advisor- i downloaded their latest album which is really good so far. these and a lot of other tracks are what get me through work at the dungeon...that and battling with the rancor every now and then.
-i started eating fruit cups again. you know, those small metal cans of mixed fruit that del monte makes? i have a problem eating enough fruit most of the time so i figured to take a major trip back in time to high school (when my mom packed my lunch) and bought some fruit cups. they are pretty sweet but not as filling as i remember them. oh well, it's fruit.
-my room has been very uncharacteristically bare in terms of wall cover since i officially moved into it in september (yeah, 4.5 months of moving from one place to another is NOT fun. especially using a civic and a minivan). up until tonight, i just had the michigan football poster that has the schedule for this year on one of the walls...well today i put up THIS poster that i got from the most recent national geographic. yeah, SWEET. probably more to be added, but i'm being very selective this time around.
-the first and second season of the NBC show 'The Office' are now available on iTunes...i don't think i should download them for the iPod though because it will be far too easy to watch them at work...perhaps next semester for while i'm teaching.
ok well that's all for now, i really should get to work. it's been brought to my attention that i alluded to going out on thursday evening of last week but never put up any pics...so here are some of the missing pics, which should complete the trilogy of outings over the past weekend, definitely need to take it easy and buckle down from here on out...or something to that effect <:><
one of those generally entertaining 'hold the camera out in front of you' shots since we all wanted to be in the picture (L-R) megan, kyle, liza, me.
as seems to happen more and more often, i ran into a former student of mine, kevin, from the biology of fishes class 2003.
megan making the picture more entertaining
probably one of the few shots of both liza and me at rick's
posted by Solomon at 11:17 PM
3 Comments:
i always find myself running late but still making time to sit here and read through ur blog, and in most cases comment.
but then it hit me, with both our blogs: if we can get just one person to procrastinate, or just ONE person to be late getting somewhere...then we truly have accomplished our goal.
and that makes everything all the more worth it. *play motivational music here*
I see you've made new friends and you are no longer in need of my services
e
I really hope that "TOO crazy" reference has nothing to do with a certain someone's Halloween costume this year.......ahem.......
: )
You're totally kicking my ass in the running department right now. I get all snotty and can't breathe when running in the cold. Oh well. I need some insulation anyway ; )
j.
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