I am going to run a 5 miler (8K) in November. I have no idea what possessed me to sign up. Although I have been running on the treadmill at the gym. And thanks to my buddy Eli, he advised me on what I need to be doing to lose weight. Which basically boils down to I need to do cardio out the wahzoo. On Friday I was on the treadmill for 40 minutes, which is a record for me. I almost died, but it was okay. I ran for 4 minutes and then would walk for 1. I did take a couple of really quick water breaks, but that was it. Then yesterday, I did the same 4 minute/1 minute deal, only for 45 minutes. I'm waiting for the pounds to magically disappear. But I'm trying to wait at least a week before I get on the scale. We'll see how long I last before I cheat.
And actually today I kept thinking that I want to go run after work. I don't know what's happened to me.
In other news, I have an intern assigned to me at work. She's fun. And I've decided that I'm not going to sugarcoat things and beat around the bush. I'm going to tell her exactly who she needs to watch out for and why. I'm going to tell her that Andrea will try and get her to do her work for her, and that Barb will try and get her to translate everything the entire time. A coworker thought I should be more dipolmatic about it, but I just can't. I have to tell her exactly - for fear that others will take advantage of her. And she's my intern to corrupt, not theirs. Dangit.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, August 03, 2009
getting back to my roots
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
and i do it just because i want to
because i want to
everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye and says
would you prefer the easy way
no, well o.k. then
don't cry
i wonder if everything i do
i do instead of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
and i do it just because i want to
because i want to
- Ani DiFranco Joyful Girl
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
and i do it just because i want to
because i want to
everything i do is judged
and they mostly get it wrong
but oh well
'cuz the bathroom mirror has not budged
and the woman who lives there can tell
the truth from the stuff that they say
and she looks me in the eye and says
would you prefer the easy way
no, well o.k. then
don't cry
i wonder if everything i do
i do instead of something i want to do more
the question fills my head
i know there's no grand plan here
this is just the way it goes
when everything else seems unclear
i guess at least i know
i do it for the joy it brings
because i'm a joyful girl
because the world owes me nothing
and we owe each other the world
i do it because it's the least i can do
i do it because i learned it from you
and i do it just because i want to
because i want to
- Ani DiFranco Joyful Girl
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