Swiped from Darcy:
Cutest thing ever. Star Wars: Episode IV according to a three year old.
I had a physical this week. The doctor told me that in her opinion, I should stop running and lose 10-15 pounds, but she was not going to tell me to do either of those things. It was a very weird non-instruction, I have to admit. Besides, if I stop running, that would make losing 10-15 pounds a whole lot more difficult.
I ran outside today. I can't take the treadmill any more. I think all that pounding on the treadmill has been bad for my joints. My hip is bothering me, as is my knee. After today's outdoor run, my knee is twinging a little bit, which worries me somewhat, but I am hoping that a day or two of rest is all I need. I put in 5 miles today. Behind schedule in my training for the 10 miler I'm running in April, but being sick for a few weeks will do that to you. The goal is to try for 6 miles next weekend. I'll have a running partner then, so I'm hopeful she keeps me going.
I've got a crazy couple of weeks coming up. Cathedral Choral Society concert this coming weekend, AniMal and Lizett's wedding the next weekend, and then on March 17, I start my rotational assignment. As part of my fellowship, I have to go work at a different agency (of my choice) for 4-6 months. I'm going to the GAO for 6 months, and I'm looking forward to it. It's a strange feeling though, since I've only been at my current agency for 6 months. It should be a good challenge, so I hope I really enjoy it. If not, I'm still stuck there for 6 months.
I have decided that the weather in D.C. sucks. It's warmer than St. Louis, but that means lots more cold rain and less snow. Not that I particularly want snow in D.C. - no one knows how to drive in it. Snow flurries? PANIC! It's ridiculous. However, if I have to walk through it, I much prefer walking in the snow to walking in the rain. At least I can take the metro to work and don't actually have to drive along with all the crazy people on most days.
I just had the weirdest experience.
It was about 9:30 and I decided to make a run at the grocery store to pick up the few things on my shopping list. I walked out the back door of my apartment building, and standing just outside was a man having a cigarette (my building is non-smoking, so smokers have to go outside to light up).
As I passed by him, I smiled and said "Good morning." He looked at me and said "What did you say?"
"I said 'Good morning," I replied. That's when things got unnerving.
"Are you talking to me?" I nodded. "Why'd you say that? Why?" he responded, sounding angrier and angrier.
At this point, I decided to just keep walking and ignore him. It seemed the safest bet at that point as I was a little worried that perhaps this guy was slightly unhinged, and I wasn't sure what he was going to do.
He continued to yell after me, and finally I turned and said "I was just trying to be polite, sir. I'm sorry." And I walked a little faster towards the grocery store, looking over my shoulder the whole time. He just stood there, staring at me.
If I ever see him again, I will be sure to give him a wide berth.
Things have gotten a little crazy around here lately with work and with the cold that just won't quit. I don't remember the last time I was this sick. Two weeks ago, I came down with a cold, spent two days unable to move, had an evil cough for a week, and continue to have a slight annoying cough. I keep getting told "You should have gotten a flu shot!" But I never once had a fever, chills, body ache, any of that. I was exhausted and congested, but none of the other symptoms. That tells me it wasn't the flu.
I'm feeling better, though still coughing a bit. It's killed my training for the Cherry Blossom ten-miler. I was doing 6 and 7 mile runs, and now I fight to get through a 3 mile run. The Cherry Blossom race has a time limit, which has me a little bit scared, but it's enough that even if I have to walk part of it, I will still make it fine. I just can't walk a lot of it!
Work is work. I'm not going to say much about it, but it has been a source of quite a bit of stress lately. I just remind myself it's only a job - it's not my life.
So that's where things are now. Bad Movie Day occurred a few weeks back - I should put up reviews of the super sweet movies we watched.
