RUN: 2 miles @ slow. Home <--> WM. Catching Up.

Two things that I'm not liking lately are 1) lots of sun, and 2) lightning. Both are good reasons Not to run, but the Need to run was getting too great, so after work, I went to run while it was "between the two scaries" outside... bright but also with partial cloud cover and about to rain but in the "maybe God's getting ready to beat his wife (again)" sort-of-way.

Anyways, I ran. 2 miles. With water. And it really felt like I had forgotten how to run. It's such that I really can't believe that I used to run sub-7-minute miles. My legs (knees in particular -- no jokes Cori) quickly start to hurt, and it's a struggle to run more than a couple minutes at a time (what's up?!). But I got out there.

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As posted, I had been on hi8us from the blog for about a week. It's been nice not to be particularly glued to the computer organizing/posting pictures and agonizing over typing words. But I also felt as though I was losing a short segment of my chronology. So, my goal for the month is to try to find a good balance of splash and substance.

And on that note, here are just a few pictures from the past couple weeks:
[this should also make up for the recent (quick-and-easy/lazy) video posts]

Running (I'm getting chubby, all the while still looking decent *shrug*)

7/05/07                      7/06/07                      7/12/07
Food (using up what's laying around the kitchen)
Projects (more hanging up of stuff)

Friends(July 4th at Universal with Cori, Marty, and Tiffany) (Watching Harry Potter at Cyn's with Dan and Beth)(Toastmaster Training in Orlando with Nga)
Pets (my nephews and nieces)Ollie and Sam

Caleah and Zeus

StinkyPants and Nala

Miscellaneous (...)Bling City Grills

Guitar Hero


Lizard Hitch-Hiker


Sense of Accomplishment