Basically 3 weeks left!

3 weeks, and then finals week, and then I will be DONE with this quarter!

Just a brief post as I have lots to do tonight (laundry, cleaning room, reading, writing papers, doing my resume, and the Husky basketball game!).

I am applying for the paralegal program (as well as various jobs) tomorrow after class... wish me luck!

Oh, and I also went running today - gotta take advantage of this great weather while it's around!

Almost Friday...

I've pretty much survived this stressful week (3 papers and 2 midterms) intact... we'll have to wait and see if my grades did! After today, though, I don't have any more midterms for another week and a half, which will give me a chance to catch up on everything else.

Just a short post to write out some of my life goals and short term goals... just because I'm bored. :)

1. Do the Seattle to Portland bike ride
2. Run a 50 mile race
3. Do an IronMan Triathlon
4. Have a happy family
5. Own a horse
6. Have a decent career that I don't hate

Short term (next few months) goals:

1. Lose 10 pounds (and tone up!) by graduation
2. Get a good base of 30-35 mpw for running
3. Swim and strength train at least 3 times a week
4. Pass all my classes and graduate!
5. Apply for the paralegal program

Wish me luck!

Updated list and updates in general

My bad... it's been ages (again). In my defense, I have the flu and I'm taking 20 credits this quarter, so I haven't run much at all lately and therefore haven't really wanted to post much. However, in the interest of getting going again once I feel bettter... Here is my updated (still tentative) race list for 2009:

3/15/09 - St. Patrick's Day Dash
5/2/09 - Bloomsday 12K
5/24/09 - Beat the Bridge 8K
6/13/09 - Lake Youngs Ultra (the 19.2 mile version)
6/27/09 - Seattle Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon
7/25/09 - Torchlight Run 8K
8/16/09 - Danskin Women's Triathlon
9/6/09 - Skagit Flats 1/2 Marathon
10/4/09 - Portland Marathon
11/29/09 - Seattle Marathon
12/?/09 - Jingle Bell Run 5K

Of course, the fact that I'm doing a triathlon means that I need to start spending more time in the pool (and/or lake!), and you know, get a bike... haha. It'll be fun though. Just can't wait for this cold to go away so I can get off my butt and back to it!

In school news - one midterm and three papers done, a midterm tomorrow and one on Thursday, and one next week and probably more papers due then as well. Yippee! I register for spring quarter on February 20 - kind of weird that I only have one left! (but also very very good) At some point this spring I'll also have to apply for graduation and for the paralegal program... and find a job...!

I am pretty excited after looking over class options for next quarter - here is the schedule that I want:

Mondays:
8:30-10:20 - Soc 347
10:30-11:20 - Soc 366
11:30-12:20 - Mus 116

Tuesdays:
11:30-12:50 - Soc 371

Wednesdays:
8:30-12:50 - Soc 347
10:30-11:20 - Soc 366
11:30-12:20 - Mus 116

Thursdays:
10:30-11:20 - Soc 366 Quiz Section
11:30-12:50 - Soc 371

Fridays:

10:30-11:20 - Soc 366
11:30-12:20 - Soc 371 Quiz Section

Un-running related random things

I am bored on the Internet, so I thought I'd put together a list of a few of the most beautiful people on earth (in my opinion, anyways) to make this blog a little prettier. :)


Adriana Lima, of course.




I knew there was a reason I watched the whole movie... yum, vampires (Robert Pattinson from Twilight and Harry Potter)



Alessandra, picture uno




Model Alessandra Ambrosio, picture dos



I think we all know this one, especially that one scene in Transformers that somehow always got paused whenever there were boys watching it... Megan Fox




Blond in Mean Girls, redhead in the Notebook, but I think she is prettiest as a brunette... Rachel McAdams (also in Wedding Crashers)




How could you not cheer for Liverpool? ;) Fernando Torres, of Liverpool and Spain fame (Euro Cup 2008 and best in the English League so far!)





Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas... there are benefits to being a sports fan (besides the fact that sports are awesome in general)!




No shirt, no shoes, no problems... seriously. That is a beautiful sight. Kenny Chesney, obviously.

I'll probably make a second edition of this beautiful people list once I figure out who I'm missing. :) (famous people, of course, all my friends are beautiful :P)

Belated New Year's Resolutions

I know, I know... it's now almost halfway through January and I'm just now getting off my butt for 2009. I guess I spent the first two weeks resting up so that I can start kicking butt now? That's my excuse, anyways.

1. Update this blog at least once a week, more motivation for

2. Running more consistently and continuing to build up miles

3. Going to class and studying so I can survive this quarter from hell (only one more to go after this!)

4. Be a better person (so much for keeping resolutions specific, eh?)


I've basically taken a week and a half off of running as I am trying to figure out how to balance school, running, homework, and social life (made more difficult by the fact that I have class all day and it starts getting dark so early still!). However, it's supposed to be warm (for winter) and fairly sunny according to the 10 day forecast, so hopefully that will provide some motivation to get out there at some point.

Here is the plan for this week, easing back into things:

Monday - 2.5 miles
Tuesday - Off
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - 4 miles
Friday - 5 miles
Saturday - Off
Sunday - 8 miles
Total - 19.5 miles

Hopefully once I get back into the swing of things and get a routine going it will be easier to build the miles back up - but I am definitely going to have to learn to survive on less sleep!

What running?

Well, I had intended to update the blog more often than this so that if I ever actually publish it there would be something (boring, probably, but at least something) there to read. But, all the snow and slush and ice (and the holidays) have sort of interupted my running the past week. I ran a whole 3 days (including today) and 20 miles. I'm not being too hard on myself yet, because I told myself I'd take December easy after the Seattle Marathon, but December ends next week, so time to start getting back in gear...

Next week, I have planned:

Monday - Swim
Tuesday - 4 miles
Wednesday - 5 miles
Thursday - Resolution Run 5K (3.1)
Friday - 4 mile tempo run
Saturday - Off
Sunday - 10 miles
Total - 26.1 miles

Then school starts up again next Monday and I'll have to figure out a routine to get into with class pretty much all day every day, homework, work, and attempting to find somewhere to volunteer to make my resume a little better! (Oh, and hopefully still having a social life in there somewhere). As long as all the slippery ice and slush melts, I should be good to go.

Snow running

I went on my first snow run today, and it was awesome! It's really not that cold (I was toasty warm for the whole run), it's not icy, there's 2-3 inches of fresh powdery snow, and Ravenna Park was absolutely gorgeous today. I ran around all the hilly upper trails, about 3.5 miles. I didn't really even notice the hills after all the hill training that I did for the Seattle Marathon (although I'll need to do a lot more if I'm going to start aiming for ultras!). I had to keep stopping to dig out the ice and snow that balled up under the heels of my shoes, but that was the only issue.

Since this is my first post on this blog, here is the running plan for 2009:

1/1/2009 - Resolution Run 5K and Polar Bear Dive
2/9/2009 - Valentine 5K
3/15/2009 - St. Patrick's Day Dash (3.75 miles?)
4/11/2009 - Sun Mountain 25K trail run
5/2/2009 - Bloomsday 12K (maybe)
5/11/2009 - Kirkland 1/2 Marathon
5/18/2009 - Beat the Bridge 8K
6/7/2009 - North Olympic Discovery Marathon (volunteering)
6/27/2009 - Seattle Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon
7/25/2009 - Torchlight 8K
9/6/2009 - Skagit Flats 1/2 Marathon
10/4/2009 - Portland Marathon
11/29/2009 - Seattle Marathon

I will leave this post at that, as I still have lots of cleaning and Christmas cards to get to!