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Road Trip #2
No sooner had we unpacked from Lake Placid than OfficeMouse and I packed again. Yesterday we traveled to Amherst, MA, home of Theo Black, aka my WebGod, and his talented and fun wife Holly Black. (Yeah, her.) Holly is running a Spiderwick contest on her blog that involves free DVDs and lolcats, so be sure [...]
The Finish Line
::cue theme song from Rocky:: There are two version to the story of this weekend’s adventure. Here is the short version: Office Mouse is great! Here is the video of BH and I crossing the finish line. Can you hear them say our names? In a nutshell: we ran the Lake Placid Half-Marathon, we had [...]
On your marks, get set…
The Big Day is almost here: time for our race. Thanks to your generous donations, BH and I have raised $5,652 for cancer research. We are sort of in shape, but in no danger of being plucked from the crowd and offered a spot on the Olympic team (whew!). We’ve had a lot of fun [...]
Winding my way to San Jose
I really dislike 3:30 am wake-up calls. But sometimes, they’re necessary. I’m at the Syracuse airport, waiting for the flight that will take me to the flight that will take me to San Jose, CA. I’ll be speaking in the area thanks to the San Jose Writing Project. If you live around San Jose, please [...]
For your consideration
Yes! I ran outside yesterday! The wind chill was about 20 degrees, but there was no ice on the side of the road and I saw robins. ROBINS! Granted, they had wrapped their wings around themselves and were hopping up and down to keep warm. And, granted, they were accusing each other of making a [...]
One blizzard, 953 crazy people & countless vats of chili
When you suspect you are a little crazy, it’s nice to have company. Yesterday BH & I ran in the 4th Annual Chilly Chili 5K Race in Cazenovia, NY. When we started running 18 months ago, 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) seemed an impossible distance to cover. Now that we’re training for the half-marathon (13.1 miles) [...]
Quick Thursday
Quick thoughts: A 6am diner breakfast with my dad is a nice way to start the day. Sarah Dessen’s North Carolina Tar Heels basketball team is still dominating. Sadly. But my Hoyas don’t completely suck. Yesterday’s run was long, slow, and lovely. And I woke up with a sore right knee. I checked the mileage [...]
An award list to dance to & how running helps my writing
Thank you, thank you American Library Association committee members!!!! I am very proud that TWISTED made both the 2008 Best Books for Young Adults and the 2008 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers lists!!!! This feels awesome. Excuse me while I take a moment to bask. ::baskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbaskingbasking:: Ahhh. So, so sweet. OK, back to [...]
Skinless
Yesterday was a very, very intense day. Wonderful, every single minute of it, but wicked intense. I feel like an apple that was peeled with a dull knife and left on the counter overnight. It’s weird because I used to be a profoundly shy person, and then I learned how to be brave and extroverted, [...]
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