jadebbie

 2/9 Miles Run = 0...Taebo is the plan for today...
2/8 Miles Run = 5.00
Conditions =cloudy, rain threatened but did not show up...

Live Journal Question for Today:

 Given the choice, would you rather sleep in or eat a delicious breakfast? Is there any food you love so much that you'd wake up at dawn or travel a great distance just to eat it?

 I would rather run than sleep in or eat….unless my husband gave me a good reason to stay in…Hee…If my mom lived far away from me I would travel any distance to eat her food, especially her tortillas, tamales, menudo, enchiladas, fido with chicken, chicken mole, you get the idea…

Thanks for Today:

 #1) Fun date yesterday, saw Up in the Air and went to Applebees afterwards…

 #2) Applebees was free J Used a gift card I got for my birthday last year…gee that sounds so far away…

 #3) I got to work and back home again safe. I hate driving in the rain…

 So today for fun dates, free food and safe travels…I Give Thanks!

2/8 Miles Run = 5.0
     Conditions = gray, cloudy, threatening rain...but no rain…
2/9 Miles Run = 0, doing Taebo instead…well that’s the plan… 

Live Journal Question for Today:

Miles Run = 5.0
Conditions= Threat of rain...but no rain so that was good :-)

Weekly Totals = 23.14
Monthly Totals = 23.14
Yearly Totals = 117.06 + a little bit...

Miles Run = 6.14

Conditions = Well it was light out but there were big dark clouds hanging overhead…They were nice enough to contain their rain until I was done and then splash…and it hasn’t stopped yet…

Live Journal Question for Today:

How has your education prepared you for your current or intended career? Do you wish you had taken a different path academically? Would you consider transferring or going back to school?

First question…Yes…Second question…No….Third question…Of course and I’m going to have to go back at some point because I’m not going to teach for the rest of my life…I’m getting too old and tired of all the crap in education and I can not picture myself doing this for my entire life…I can however picture myself working in a bakery and so I'll need to learn some stuff…yummm….

Thanks for Today:

#1) With all the rain everything is really green and pretty.. Have I bragged about the beautiful valley I live in lately? Granted it’s too hot and dry in the summer but when everything is fresh and green and the mountains are full of snow it’s just the best place to be…

#2) Pink…I finally downloaded her CD from 2 years ago…Funhouse…Very good…I loved running to the music this morning…

#3) I’m also thankful for the fun night we had at the ice show yesterday.

#4) Brother is babysitting today so I can go help Jason score the Academic Decathalon…Actually I don’t really do a whole lot…I make copies, usually, mostly he just likes to have me around and truly some years I am kind of bored but he likes me to be there and so I go..even if I’d kind of rather hang out at home on a rainy day like today…It makes me happy he wants me around, why would I turn him down?

Observations:

None really today…it’s just kind of a gray, rainy, lazy day and I have cleaning to do before our super bowl party tomorrow…so….

 For Green, Pink, Ice, and Invitations…I Give Thanks…

Miles Run = 5.0
Conditions=dark, cold, discussed lab with Jason and how to make it better…

Have you ever had a nightmarish roommate? What made you incompatible? How did you eventually resolve your conflicts?

Until my sister became a teenager I had a decent roommate…Once she became a teenager we didn’t get along so well…I moved into my mom and dad’s den…

 Thanks for Today:

I am very tired today for some strange reason…I got enough sleep, at least I think I did…I have been uninspired…Got my test scores back today…they were not appreciably better or worse, so I guess I’m thankful for that. I forgot to re-write a quiz that I needed to have ready today for a make-up exam, so I’m thankful the kids weren’t too upset…I did not look for pink cardstock over the weekend for SPARK’s Valentine’s cards, the kid’s were okay with that as well, well most of them were, so I’m thankful for that…I have found myself to be unfocussed this past week and restless…Let’s just say restless enough for Jason to actually ask me if I was “Tired of being married” …alas…which made me realize that I must have been acting pretty unhappy…I think sometimes I just get bored and not because I don’t have “stuff” to do, believe me I have “stuff” to do…Sometimes I’m just lonely but I think everyone is now and again...

 An old enemy found me on facebook this week. A little girl, woman now, who taunted me when we were in grade school from about 7^th to 8^th grade. She used to call me De-BRA…instead of pronouncing it correctly…She once dragged a tape recorder around asking my classmates if they thought I was a lesbian because I had never had a boyfriend. I was 10. Anyway apparently it was pretty mean spirited and rumors flew around my very small private school that I was, in fact, a lesbian. I wasn’t upset at the rumor. I was hurt that a person who had been my “friend” had done this to me…I didn’t speak to her again after that and you would have thought it would have been over. Oh, but they found new and inventive ways to pick on their mark…Whenever I walked by they barked at me and not in a “your hot” kind of way…in the lunch line they kicked me so I would trip…I usually sat by myself on a bench and watched the other kids play. Every once in awhile if they needed someone extra someone would invite me to join a group game. They let me on the softball team because they needed nine players. I didn’t actually figure that one out until after I was already on the team. Should have suspected something when one of my frenemies invited me to join. I have no happy memories of grade or middle school. I can’t think of a single one. I’m trying…maybe the Christmas programs, those were always fun because I got to sing. I would often pretend to be sick so I didn’t have to go to school…I was pushed from behind once while running…I actually happened to be ahead in a race, not after that push, sprang my wrist. I didn’t get invited to birthday parties or sleepovers. I was physically and verbally abused for over two years. Of course my parents never knew how bad it was. Are you kidding? They sacrificed so much to send me to that school…I would never cop to how much I hated it or at least how lonely and ostracized I was…

I asked the woman why she would want to friend me, after she had been so cruel? I told her that I spent many many nights crying into my pillow because of her and that I suffered effects of those cruel acts into my adult life. I told her I realized that she probably doesn’t even remember being so cruel, as bullies never do,  but that I did remember and…”No, I will not friend you.” I messaged this to her and then I blocked her. Her name is E.A. M. now a.k.a Lisa Tingue and though she may have turned into a nice woman she was a cruel self-serving child and the little girl in me finds it difficult to forgive the little girl in her, even though I know I should.

When I was in about grade 8 I decided I would hang myself from the rafters in my parents garage, that’s how bad it was, that’s how much I hurt. My dumb cat saved me…I didn’t want to leave her with my parents. I wasn’t altogether positive they would take care of her and she was one of my only comforts. Even today I walk with my head down. I avoid direct eye-contact for prolonged periods and I am plagued with the feeling of rejection when a friend doesn’t call or email right away or offer a word of support or encouragement. 

 I’m thankful that I didn’t hang myself. I’m thankful that years later I would find a friend who sent me the most wonderful card that to this day I recite whenever I am blue…”Life is gift” I’m thankful to have met God at a young age because without Him I’m pretty sure I would have hung myself.

 I very rarely think of any of those kids. In fact I will ignore or reject anyone from that school who tries to friend me even if they didn’t pick on me because they all saw what was happening. They all knew I was an easy target and they did nothing…Guilty by association, at least in my mind…all of them…

No, I do not want to be your facebook “friend”…Lisa…thank you but no…If you graduated from the St. Joachim’s School Class of 1985 I don’t want anything to do with you, any of you, ever…

So today for my run and my strength (cause I think I’m a pretty strong gal)…I Give Thanks!

2/1 Miles Run = 3.0

Conditions=while watching Sex and the City, Season 6, the episode where Carrie decides to move to Paris…

2/2 Miles Run = 4.0

Conditions=dark, not too cold, one mile short of intended goal…Jason and his grooming habits get in the way…he is soooo worse than a girl…seriously why does it take 30 minutes to put on some running clothes, lace up your sneakers and get out the door…seriously…grr...rr…

Live Journal Question for Today:

Do you believe the groundhog can accurately sense the approach of spring? Even if you don't buy it, are you happy when the little guy doesn't see his shadow?

No..I don’t believe a rodent can accurately sense the approach of spring…Yes I am happy when he doesn’t see his shadow…Phil from Philedelphia saw his shadow this year…He has an accuracy rate of 39% on his predictions…Woody the Woodchuck saw her shadow as well…I think they are both wrong as I just today drove by a field of green with yellow wild flowers as far as the eye could see…looks like spring to me…

 Thanks for Today:

#1) Well that field of yellow wildflowers for one…

#2) the four miles I did get to run…

#3) I think my heater is fixed again…

#4) The new lab I tried out today was actually pretty good…

#5) The kids made me laugh because I wore my hair down today and they said, “your hair looks really nice today Mrs. Diaz, Did you get a perm?” I said what I always say..”No, unfortunately these curls are all my own, thanks to my dad.” My teacher friend next door said, “Your hair is so beautiful, Did you get a perm?” I said, “No, these curls are all my own…thanks to my dad.” She said, “Why don’t you wear your hair down more often?” I said because then I am stuck doing this….As I looked into the T.V. screen in our back room to use it as a mirror and futzed around with my hair….and then I said, “I don’t really have time for this non-sense” She laughed and said, “I bet Jason loves your hair down.” I smiled and said, “yup” Anyway…I’m thankful for the compliments but it makes me self-conscience so I think it’s back to my pony-tail tomorrow…

 #6) Big Love has been back for about three weeks now and Bill is in trouble as usual with his three wives and crazy plans…funny stuff…I’m thankful for the laughs it gives me…

Observations:
I understand what environmentalist or whoever it was…were trying to do when they created a “No-Otter Zone” off the coast of Ca but seriously…You are going to tell creatures of the sea they can’t pass a certain “line in the kelp”, huh? I don’t really think otters realize there is a line in the kelp and so they probably aren’t going to respect said fake line…Maybe someone should tell the urchin fishermen to fish for something else…Maybe people should stop eating sea urchins…Perhaps the otter helps to keep the sea urchin population in check? Could it be? Anyway at $10,000 per otter to relocate otters who have crossed the kelp line it seems to me it would be cheaper for the divers to dive for something else…people don’t need to eat sea urchins but otters do…when are people going to get some common sense? “No Otter-Zone” , are you kidding me? Okay and technically they’ve stopped the otter “relocation program”…it wasn’t working the dang otters were just swimming back “home”…but now the divers are shooting them…hello? Who shoots a beautifully wonderfully furry and cute creature, like an otter? There’s gotta be a better answer…than guns and zones…doesn’t there?

Miles Run = 0
Weekly Miles = 22 + a little bit
Monthly Miles = 93.92 + a little bit
Yearly Miles = 93.92 + a little bit…

 Live Journal Question for Today:

 What was your last random act of kindness? Do you believe in karma?

It wouldn’t be a random act of kindness if I told…now would it? Karma? If that is the idea that good deeds will come back to you somehow, someway…then No…I don’t believe in Karma…I believe you should do good things because it’s the right thing to do and because good deeds help to show God’s love to the world, not because you’ll get something good in return…Karma…Smarma…someplace in the bible it says..."the rain falls on the good and evil alike"...

 Thanks for Today:

 #1) Abundant Sunshine J

 #2) Visit to a really cool park…

 #3) Enough Money to Pay my Bills…and still have some left to save…

 #4) Tomorrow is my friend Sassy’s birthday and I’m thankful to have “met” her and for her years of life and I wish her many many more!

Observations:

Several negative ones…so in an effort not to be negative I shall forgo them…at least for today…

So today for sunshine, parks, and Sassy’s birthday tomorrow…I Give Thanks!

1/29 Miles Run = 6.0
Conditions= dark, cold, kinda cloudy

 1/30 Miles Run = 6.0
Conditions = Sunny, cold, good talk with Jason…

Live Journal Question for Today:
What's your favorite cult film of all time, and why? What are the essential ingredients for a cult classic?

Hmmm…That would be The Princess Bride…Second Question...I’m not sure…maybe because a bunch of people with a strange sense of humor like it? and won't let it die....

 Thanks for Today:

 #1) Sweet Potatoes J yummm…with a little olive oil and tossed around in a pan with some onions and walnuts until they are browned…did I say…Yumm….Yummm…

 #2) Time to weed my front garden…It was sunny today, finally so there was time to weed, trim back some trees, sweep the front doorway…I find these things relaxing…

 #3) House hunting and lunch with my brother….No house jumped out at us…Well one that we’ve seen before…Beautiful Backyard, huge, lovely trees, great front yard but the layouts of the bedrooms are not great…the kitchen is a galley style kitchen, kinda small, oh…but that backyard…and actually it is a really great price…we’re thinking on it..I wish I wasn’t so claustrophobic…1950’s houses don’t have high ceilings or big showers…alas…

 Observations:

 John Edwards is an ass. His “friends” were/are also asses and as usual it’s the kids who are caught in the middle. I can’t figure out why this disturbs me so much, probably because he’s the one democrat of late that I kinda thought had some good ideas, little did I know how big of an ass he really was…what was I thinking?...he was/is a democrat...that'll learn me...

Miles Run=3.1
Conditions= Treadmill while watchihng Sex and the City, Season 6, the episode where Steve and Miranda get married…, .25 miles run while barefoot..would have run more than that but my baby toe was getting a blister….slowly, slowly….

 Live Journal Question for Today:

 How do you think President Obama is doing so far? If you're an American citizen, would you vote the same way (whether for or against)? If you're not, what's your take on Obama's performance? Did his State of the Union address sway your opinion in any way?

 Well to be truthful there are some things he has done that I don’t like one bit, like any decision that rolls back protections for babies before they are born…I don’t know how his decisions have actually affected the abortion rate here in the states or abroad so it remains to be seen how hurtful his rollbacks have been or will be…it could be that when all is said and done it will be insignificant…I don’t like that he constantly talks about the problems he “inherited”…if he wasn’t up to the job…he shouldn’t have applied…Time to quit blaming someone else and get ‘er done…I do like that he hasn’t just pulled everyone out of Iraq or Afghanistan…I like that he seemed to have some common sense in regards to Gitmo…I think he goofed up health care because he didn’t have a plan…he didn’t guide the big picture enough and he is cutting too many deals…but we already knew he was that kind of politician from his senate record…I think they are called “earmarks”…I think he tried to do much in one year and ended up behind where he wanted to be…I do like that I am actually paying less in taxes this year than last but I think most of that was set up under President Bush (W) so I’m not sure I can give credit to President Obama for that…So I guess if I had to give him a grade it would be a C--….Next question…I am an American citizen and of course I would vote the same way…for John McCain...despite his questionable pick for V.P. Last question…I didn’t listen to the State of the Union address and I haven’t had time to look it up…so I can’t comment on the speech…

Thanks for Today:

#1) Sheep…remember the sheep from yesterday….I found out today they have babies! I watched a flock of about 20-30 of them running and hopping through the field as I drove to school today…It was such a wonderfully joyful sight…especially after once again…letting my cell phone (the new one) fly off the top of my car…yes that’s right…my new droid is sitting on the side of the freeway someplace either in pieces or maybe discovered by a passerby to be sold on e-bay or on a street corner…boo…hoo…but the baby sheep they made me smile…

#2) Time to run this afternoon….

 #3) Payday is tomorrow…I’m always thankful for that…

Observations:

 I have observed that as long as I post my learning objectives and use only Level 2 or 3 words in said objectives the administrators will leave me alone…for now…I think…I have also observed that REA is full of stupid people…trust me…I rarely use that word..I actually find it more insulting than a curse word…but ya…stupid stupid people…who can’t put a test together with the right directions…I have observed that if my students have to take two different versions of the same exam in the same week because someone didn’t do their job and verify the test number on the exam…that they will take it in stride…and who knows maybe being forced to take it twice will help their grades…I have also observed that I am so much like Miranda on Sex and the City…Jason is right…Egads!

Miles Run = 4.0

Conditions = cold with an errie sort of glow in the sky, conversation about a student…

 Live Journal Question for today:

 Has anyone ever unfriended you without explanation? Did you ask why? Have you ever deleted someone from your friend list without saying why?

 Hmmm…I don’t think so but I haven’t checked to see who my friends are in awhile…Wow that sounds kinda of bad…No but…once I deleted myself, without so much as a goodbye…I was feeling kind of down so I deleted my account…lasted about 3 days…maybe only 2…Hmmm…

 Thanks for today:

 #1) You know I live in one of the prettiest parts of Ca. There are orchards and open fields and cattle and sheep grazing and view of the mountains and I’m thankful for that…

 \#2) Speaking of sheep…everyday for the last two weeks on my drive into work I have encountered sheep, along with their Shepard off the side of the freeway, next to a big ranch and I absolutely love to see them…I’ve wished everyday for the last couple that I had my camera with me and then yesterday I saw a woman doing exactly what I wanted to do…photographing the sheep and their Shepard…Just a really lovely sight…

 #3) The “Trail of Tears” …We survived…I actually video taped our survival with my little flip camera….pretty cool…the run itself was awful..really really hard..It was a trail run next to a lake called Eastman and it was extremely hilly. I haven’t been training for hills so we only ran 4 of the 8 miles…We left a note on our friends car to let them know we were headed home…”in tears”…Ha…A ranger came and talked to us before we started our run to tell us about a nesting pair of bald eagles, that’s right, bald eagles right here, less than 40 minutes from my house…apparently this pair has lived here for about 25years and has produced 40 offspring…so most of the lakes, including our local golf course also have nesting pairs of bald eagles…We didn’t get to see them but I still think that’s really cool…Jason and I will definitely go back if they invite us out again….

 #4) The heater in my house works again J It’s nice to feel warm J

 #5) My neighborhood, even though the dogs bark too much…There are these yip yappy dogs around and when they get going so does our dog but you know I was driving around today looking at possible houses and I realized I didn’t want to leave the part of town we live in…I like this part of town…I like my neighbors and I’m thankful to have a house here…although the hunt continues for a new/old one…

 Observations:

My patriotism seems to have failed me tonight. I forgot the president was talking…alas…I expect more of the same but I suppose I will at least look up the speech to see what he has to say…I don’t mean that in a bad way, it was just a long day and I forgot he was speaking tonight. I usually enjoy watching the State of the Union speeches…I read something earlier, a comment on a friends blog about our country being in a mess or a mess. Which got me thinking…so I’m just going to do some outloud thinking here…I think that was it…I can’t decide how I feel about this…As a teacher you get kind of a different view of the populace…I certainly see families struggling. I have had several students this year that can’t study at night because they don’t have electricity…about 10…and can’t afford to get it turned back on…Students have told me they have lost their homes…I have students who need glasses and can’t afford them…and I certainly see some kids who have lost hope, that’s really frustrating because nothing you do can help those kids…but I have to say in 14 years of teaching…the majority of the kids I see are hopeful and always have been…

Does anyone really want the president to fail? Maybe some people…but I think most people are just tired of struggling and when your tired of struggling you look for something/someone to blame…I do think lots of people thought that if President Obama got elected he would solve all their problems and now that he hasn’t they are scared, which turns to anger, which lead to “suffering”…(SW, can you hear Yoda?”)..anyhoo…I know a lot of my students felt he was the answer to everything, their views coming from their parents I’m sure and now they are disillusioned…especially my African American students…I think as a young leader you tend to take on too much at one time, that your ambitions can get ahead of you, that your patience can fail you…(I’m thinking of my principal here) I think the president could have gotten health care passed if he had an actual vision/plan to begin with…A plan that he shared with people, not a vague kind of idea of a plan but an actual plan....Maybe he had one and I missed it somewhere…I think he’s going to have the same trouble with his “Race to the Top” education plans…I’ve heard many many teachers say NCLB was/is better than RTTT and most teachers are overwhelmingly democrat…He seems to be in a hurry to create a legacy, to define himself as something other than the “first black president of the United States”…or the guy that got the Nobel Peace Prize for no good reason….I don’t blame him but he’s making some questionable choices…I’ve heard way too much from President Pelosi…I mean Senator Pelosi lately…every time I turn on the T.V. she’s there…where was/is our President?...Oh, who knows, touring Europe I think, to repair our bad reputation, which I think is a fallacy…I still get foreign exchange students every year who truly believe the United States is the greatest country in the world…I guess in general trying to do something is better than not doing anything but I tend to get into trouble when I try to do too much at once and I don’t think that changes just because you’re President of the United States…I think it only gets worse…

In closing…I think things are getting better but not because of any one person. I think things are getting better because if I sit around all day thinking that things are going to get worse I will contribute to a negative vibe in our country. Things have to get better or else what is there to look forward to…for anyone? Lastly I’ve never really worried too much about who is or isn’t in office…and this will probably sound like the naïve viewpoint of a conservative Christian…but I have always kind of figured that God has in office the person who was meant to be there…even if he or she is a Democrat…

Anyhoo…for my lovely valley, neighborhood, heat, sheep, cattle and tears…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run= 6

Conditions = from my mom’s to our house and back again, mostly cloudy, no wind, lots of conversation about a possible new house…

Thanks for Today:

 #1) Jason and I are both pretty practical…so when we went back to see the house we were thinking about putting an offer on and saw that the adobe around the fireplace was wet….then saw that the carpet was wet…then went outside and realized the roof was leaking somewhere around the fireplace…then saw that there must be some sort of wood eating bug around (little piles of wood around the window sill)…well we do what practical people do…and therefore there was no offer on the house today…maybe tomorrow…maybe never…still considering…we’re practical that way…

 #2) A good friend came along with me today to look at the four houses we looked at….I enjoyed spending time with her and I enjoyed listening to what she had to say…I value her opinion…

 #3) Got to feel a good bit of sunshine this afternoon…felt really nice and the view of the mountains is spectacular…I’ve said that a lot lately…but it’s true…

 #4) My old running buddy invited us to run out at the lake tomorrow. I’m considering it…even though it is called the “Trail of Tears”…named so by her husband…I’d have to leave Laina with my mom again. I’m not sure if I want to do that…but I’m glad my gal thought of us J

 #5) If we don’t buy a new house we are going to sell our spa and disassemble our spa room…then we are going to have someone come out and extend our patio and I think that will look just lovely…It will give Laina more space for chalk drawings and riding her tricycle and I think it will make the backyard look nicer….I’m thankful we can do that…anyone in the market for a spa?

 Observations:

 I have observed that multiply is not being used as frequently as before by some people…I have observed that some people are really really upset about Health Care and Scott Brown, the new Senator out of Mass…I have observed that Oprah has had Sarah Palin on her show twice…and I think she is kind of funny, well I’m talking about Sarah Palin but Oprah is funny too…guess I’m just surprised she would give her air time…so she must find something interesting about her…I have observed that some of the very people that voted for President Obama are not happy with him now…Jason wonders what they expected him to be able to do…I also wonder why anyone thought a one year senator could save the world…I mean the United States…better than someone with actual experience…but you know…go figure…we survived Clinton....Hmmm…I have also observed that if people don’t call or email you it’s for a few reasons…1) they don’t have time 2)they don’t want to make the time 3) they just don’t feel like it.. 4) they really aren’t all that into you…which I thought was actually kind of a funny movie in a sad sort of way…”He’s just not that into you”…had Gennifer Goodwin who I really like…anyway what are you really gonna do? I have also observed that I don’t know some people very well…at all…and I don’t think very many people know or understand me…but that’s my own doing…

I have observed that I have not been reading my bible as much as I’d like and so I’ve been trying to read my bible more…it calms me down and my heart is happy when I read it…I shared some of my favorite verses on Facebook today…Sirach is probably my favorite book of the bible…lots of wisdom there…Mathew is probably my favorite Gospel and Paul’s letters are probably the ones I like best..though James is a close second….I talked to God about the house this morning …Jason doesn’t think God cares about houses and stuff like that…but I don’t think He minds listening to any worries or cares we might have…

Lastly I have observed that my blood pressure is down J 109/63 with a pulse of 62 today J Doctor will be happy…I know I was…

So for a dry day, friends and warmth…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run = 3.0

Conditions = Treadmill, Watching Season 6, Sex and the City, the episode where Steve and Miranda admit they still love each other J Outside- gray, cold, wet, rainy…blech…

Today’s Live Journal Question:

How did you choose your LiveJournal username? Is there an interesting story behind it?

I am a runner and I try to be thankful for something everyday…Interesting story behind it?...Not really…I’m kinda boring that way…Hee J

Today’s Thanks:

#1) Snow…Snow…Snow…in the mountains…Now I don’t really like driving in the mountains during winter…I’ve only been to Yosemite maybe twice during winter but I sure love driving to school and looking at the mountains. The air is so good right now, no smog, the view is so clear and lovely, beautiful, spectacular…

#2) Students seemed to survive a sub yesterday, although, some of them STILL can’t do stoichiometry…ugghh…for a few of them…somehow that’s my fault but what are you going to do? I keep doing what I can and some of them keep not doing what they should…we are at an impasse…

#3) Juanita…she is the real estate lady whose been showing us different houses for the last ½ year or so…Great lady…We are going to talk to a really nice loan lady tomorrow to see if we can buy ourselves a new house or if it makes more sense to stay in ours, or if it makes sense at all to rent ours and buy a new one…It’s been fun going around to look at houses with my brother, whose also in the market…in fact…he might buy ours…we’ll see, a lot of factors still to figure…

#4) Jason’s birthday was lots of fun…He took the day off and we spent the morning together and I took him to breakfast and an early show of “The Book of Eli” and intriguing film…really actually liked it…then we picked up the babe and went to Round Table for dinner, topped it off with some brownie sundaes, a camp out in the living room watching the new Star Trek movie and it was just a really nice day…He also taught me how to play Star Fleet Battles…very cool…He said he was skipping quite a few of the rules but I just thought it was really cool that let me into this little world of his and I had fun…

Observations:

I asked Jason what percentage he thought I was of each of the Sex and the City girls…I told him I thought I was 55% Charlotte, 30%Miranda, 10%Carrie and 5% Samantha…He laughed and said, “5%Samantha…I wish”..I socked him…If you don’t watch Sex and the City then real quick…Charlotte believes in true love, a romantic of types and she is a runner, she is an optimist, wide eyed and trusting, she is also the only one who has actually ever expressed any type of belief in a higher power. Miranda is a lawyer, kind of harsh sometimes, a little bit closed off emotionally, picky, picky, pick, thinks too much. Carrie, the star, is a writer and she is witty and insightful, makes some questionable choices at times. Samantha is the older of the girls and loves sex and anything to do with beautiful men and sex, funny character…Anyway Jason said he thought I was 45% Charlotte, 45% Miranda, 8%Carrie and 2 %Samantha…I was annoyed…45%Miranda…I don’t even like Miranda…alas…

So for today…Snow, birthdays and etc…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run = 3

Conditions = treadmill while watching General Hospital because I wanted to watch live T.V. in the event there was another tornado warning…weather outside…constant rain…blech…

 Live Journal Question for Today:

 What is the worst movie you've ever seen? Did you sit through it or walk out? What made it so dreadful?

 Worst movie ever…Hmmm…It’s a tie between The Fountain and maybe Napolean Dynamite…I sat through “The Fountain” because I was on a date and, Jason’s pick, and he LOVED the movie…yuck!...It just didn’t make any sense at all, just plain wacko with time lines jumping all over the place…We both turned off Napolean Dynamite after we decided we were too old to think any of the jokes were very funny…

 Thanks for Today:

 #1) I hate rain…but I’m thankful for all the snow in the mountains for the farmers…

 #2) Susan Boyle…saw her on Oprah today…

 #3) I can’t find her name but there was soldier on Dr. Oz today who had her leg blown off while in Iraq and I’m thankful for her…she inspired me to keep doing my workout…Very courageous woman…

 #4) Tomorrow is Jason’s Birthday…I got to eat lunch with him today and that made me happy J

 For rain, snow, running, Susan Boyle, the soldier, oh my “Aussie Daughter” called today(she finally got her Christmas gift) and I always love to hear her voice, and for my Jason (better go get stuff ready for his day)…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run = 3

Conditions = treadmill while watching General Hospital because I wanted to watch live T.V. in the event there was another tornado warning…weather outside…constant rain…blech…

Live Journal Question for Today:

What is the worst movie you've ever seen? Did you sit through it or walk out? What made it so dreadful?

Worst movie ever…Hmmm…It’s a tie between The Fountain and maybe Napolean Dynamite…I sat through “The Fountain” because I was on a date and, Jason’s pick, and he LOVED the movie…yuck!...It just didn’t make any sense at all, just plain wacko with time lines jumping all over the place…We both turned off Napolean Dynamite after we decided we were too old to think any of the jokes were very funny…

Miles Run = 5.0
Conditions= cold, gray, light rain, wet (goes without saying I suppose but I thought I’d go ahead and say it.)

Live Journal Question for Today:

 Something about internet dating…I’ve never dated anyone from an internet dating site so thought I’d skip this question, although I have encouraged my brother to join an internet dating site…so far it’s a not go…although he did put up a profile on e-harmony but he won’t pay for full access so all the good that does…alas…He’s such a sweetheart, with a good job and a good heart and in my opinion handsome and he’s tall…Okay better stop sound like I’m shopping my brother out…He’ll meet someone, all in his own time….

Thanks for Today:

 Well it’s early but….

 #1) Day off thanks to Martin Luther King…although I’ve often wondered why we get the day off…seems like we should go to school and to something edumacational-like…oh well…it’s raining so we’ll probably go see a movie and…

#2) Had a great run this morning…5 miles…thought I’d go ahead and do it today instead of tomorrow when I’m more pressed for time…it dry the first three miles but pretty wet the last two…still fun….I told Jason I wanted to feel “hard core”…He laughed at me…We just read a quote in Runners World that said...”Any run done in the rain makes you feel more hard-core than a run without rain” something like that…I looked for the actual quote but can’t find it so it’s probably off a little bit…

#3) Have a planned run…San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon and Half…yet to be determined which I will do, though I’m leaning toward the half because I might be doing a full in November….New York or T2C…depending…We are also talking about Disneyland again and maybe a couple of others…

#4) Warm Showers….

For runs, showers and days off…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run= 6

Conditions= Part Fog, Part Sun, and good conversation with my partner :-)

Live Journal Question:

 Have you ever said something to an online friend that you would never say in person? Do you think it's easier to discount real feelings when a relationship takes place largely online? Can the emotional disconnect become habit-forming?

Yes. Yes. Not sure, guess I’ll find out…

Thanks for Today:

 #1) Got some stuff cleaned up…

 #2) Got to spend sometime with my brother looking at houses…

 #3) Greek Yogurt…strawberry…

 #4) Veggie Fajitas….Yum…

 #5) Two more days of rest…

 
For Today…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run= 6

Conditions= Part Fog, Part Sun, Good Conversation with Jason J

Live Journal Question:

Have you ever said something to an online friend that you would never say in person? Do you think it's easier to discount real feelings when a relationship takes place largely online? Can the emotional disconnect become habit-forming?

Yes. Yes. Not sure, guess I’ll find out…

Thanks for Today:

#1) Got some stuff cleaned up…

#2) Got to spend sometime with my brother looking at houses…

#3) Greek Yogurt…strawberry…

#4) Veggie Fajitas….Yum…

#5) Two more days of rest…

For Today…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run = 3

Conditions = Treadmill while watching Season Six, Episode?, the one where Charlotte gets marries to Harry…

 Live Journal Question for today:

Are you planning to support relief efforts in Haiti? For those of us who aren't in the medical field and who don't have a lot of money, what are some creative ways to get involved and make a real difference?

Well we sent money to Food for the Poor. This organization has been based in Haiti for several years. I’m not really sure how that will help but I feel obligated to do what I can, financially. As I sit in my relatively warm and comfy tract home I know that I can not even begin to conceive what the Haitian people are enduring. I suppose if you don’t have any money to give then you could always try to raise money to give. Could you have a bake sale at your church or school? Could you have a yard sale with all proceeds going to Haiti? Maybe if you are a runner, like me, you could dedicate a run to Haiti and ask for sponsors? Of course, there’s the one thing that I think will make the most difference…prayer…seems people use it quite often, me included as a method of last resort, but I don’t think God cares....Prayer is free and always heard…

Thanks for Today:

#1) Survived my chemistry lab…Who would have thought making alum could be fraught with such peril..and broken lab equipment…expensive lab equipment…

#2) Got a chance to run this afternoon…after sleeping too late…see blog from Tuesday..I think…

#3) Three Day Weekend…

#4) It’s cloudy again, it’s foggy, it’s cold. I don’t like this kind of weather. When I stop to think about it, though, I wouldn’t want to live, at this moment in time, anywhere else in the world. I am less than a mile away from basically any kind of relative. I am an hour away from Yosemite, two and ½ from Monterey, about 4-5 from Anaheim, 6-7 from San Diego, less than 1 mile away from some really beautiful vineyards and orchards. Everything is so pretty and green right now. So even though the weather sucks, I’m thankful for my little place in the world.

So for running, long weekends, chem. Labs done, my place in the world, oh and Jason watching the dishes(I meant washing)…I Give Thanks!

Miles Run = 3

Conditions = Treadmill while watching Season Six of Sex and the City, Episode?, the one where Charlotte gets marries to Harry…

 Live Journal Question for Today:

Are you planning to support relief efforts in Haiti? For those of us who aren't in the medical field and who don't have a lot of money, what are some creative ways to get involved and make a real difference?

Well we sent money to Food for the Poor. This organization has been based in Haiti for several years. I’m not really sure how that will help but I feel obligated to do what I can, financially. As I sit in my relatively warm and comfy tract home I know that I can not even begin to conceive what the Haitian people are enduring. I suppose if you don’t have any money to give then you could always try to raise money to give. Could you have a bake sale at your church or school? Could you have a yard sale with all proceeds going to Haiti? Maybe if you are a runner, like me, you could dedicate a run to Haiti and ask for sponsors? Of course, there’s the one thing that I think will make the most difference…prayer…seems people use it quite often, me included as a method of last resort, but I don’t think God cares....Prayer is free and always heard…

Thanks for Today:

#1) Survived my chemistry lab…Who would have thought making alum could be fraught with such peril..and broken lab equipment…expensive lab equipment…

#2) Got a chance to run this afternoon…after sleeping too late…see blog from Tuesday..I think…

#3) Three Day Weekend…

#4) It’s cloudy again, it’s foggy, it’s cold. I don’t like this kind of weather. When I stop to think about it, though, I wouldn’t want to live, at this moment in time, anywhere else in the world. I am less than a mile away from basically any kind of relative. I am an hour away from Yosemite, two and ½ from Monterey, about 4-5 from Anaheim, 6-7 from San Diego, less than 1 mile away from some really beautiful vineyards and orchards. Everything is so pretty and green right now. So even though the weather sucks, I’m thankful for my little place in the world.

So for running, long weekends, chem. Labs done, my place in the world, oh and Jason watching the dishes…I Give Thanks!