BUT I SHALL NOT YIELD.
Nay, though updates may come late, or may be short, or any other number of other descriptors indicating that posts will be any degree less than what they have been the past few months, I shall continue to update this blog!!
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| My resolve is steadfast and immovable!! |
That being said, let's get to some updates, shall we?
Warrior Dash
A couple of my friends recently posted excited links to this event on Facebook and G+. I went and checked it out, and it turns out the Warrior Dash is a 5K/obstacle course sponsored by St. Jude Children's Hospital! I've known some people who've had to go get treatment at St. Jude, and I strongly support their mission. Plus, I kind of wanted to get back into running, and this gives me a goal to work toward.
But the thing that roped me in and left me no choice but to climb aboard the awesome train was the obstacle course. There are 14 different obstacles to go through along the 5K path, things like climbing, crawling, swimming, and leaping over things that are on fire. It's going to be such an amazing challenge, and I am psyched to run this thing.
I don't hope to run for any sort of admirable time - finishing in an hour or less is all I ask of myself. But even that modest goal requires some training and prep work, so I did some hunting on the official website and found 3 different training schedules for the different levels of athlete (couch potato, mildly athletic, psycho athlete; I'm in the middle). The cardio part is a lot of running - no surprise there - and the strength training is pretty much everything. I started the latter program this morning, and I'll start the cardio once I get my new running shoes in. (I [accidentally] ran 4 miles on some mountain trails last week, and I was in my old pair of tennis shoes; I was limping a little by the time I finished. No more running until I get some shoes with proper support!!)
If you're interested in signing up or maybe just checking things out, here's the official website: http://warriordash.com/ Oh, and there'll be a turkey leg and a free beer once you finish. :)
Job Hunt
I'm still looking for work, but I've got 2 side jobs lined up. I'm taking care of a friend's cat for a couple weeks while he's out of town, and at the end of June I'll be proofreading a professor's paper. So at least there'll be some extra income while I search for a more permanent job.
Random
- I finally got on board with Pinterest. I can see how people would lose hours on it. Just scrolling through the "humor" pins took up a lot of my time last night. But, I am finding a lot of great recipes. Which is great because...
- I'm expanding my cooking repertoire. I made a few things during the semester when me and my friends would get together for dinner. I'm trying to build up a good stack of meals and snacks so that I'll actually be able to feed myself and others without shelling out hard-earned money on nasty ol' fast food.
- Some people at my church are going to be volunteering at the Manna House this Thursday night. I'm going to join them, and use this as a time to see if I should start plugging in there as a ministry.
- Re-watching Avatar: Last Airbender on Netflix (love that show!!) and just started watching the new series, Legend of Korra. So far it's pretty good.
- Still slogging my way through Lord of Chaos. It's a great read, it's just taking me forever.
- That cat I'm watching for the next 2 weeks? Yeah, she's a straight up ninja. We can't find her anywhere in the house! And she's not out in the garage, which is the only place she could've gone if she slipped outside a door. I'm not worried about her, but I sure would feel better if she turned up. Guess there'll be some sort of ruckus tonight when the cats find each other.
Alright! That's all I've got. See you next week!
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