Ha, ha. You know when you're really tired, drink some coffee then you're artificially awake? Exhausted but jittery at the same time...that's me right now! I apologize in advance. Just got out of orientation #494849283, and have another later on today! I think it's 'cause I'm a grad student, NEW grad student, HISTORY grad student, grader, TA and maybe RA. But at least all my questions, plus a billion questions I never had, are answered. I've gotten to meet a ton of new friends already, and boy it is awesome! The faculty at Texas Tech are so personal and fun, and the students are really friendly. I don't feel nervous at all :)
Lubbock is just awesome - such a unique little place, I love it! Today I didn't use my GPS at all and I didn't get lost once! A great accomplishment for me. The weather is beautiful so far, lots of sunshine and great temps. And as I mentioned in the title, there are sunflowers everywhere :) I am going to plant a garden right outside my house, and though it won't feature sunflowers (too tall, too many weeds) I will fill it with some colorful favorites :) Speaking of my house - again, I love it! Get used to seeing that phrase, 'cause my next several posts are definitely going to feature many of the things I love about my new life here. The house is a cute little effeciency right behind my friend Blake's house. He has the coolest Boxer in his backyard, so everytime I set foot outside my place I run back and forth along the fence, playing chase with her. She (Lolo) gets really excited and starts barking like crazy. Sorry Blake!
I'm working on fitting the house out with furniture right now. Since I have 27 books to buy this semester, you can bet that a bookcase or two is in order. Also I'm going to frame several photos of Limo and I and put them up on the walls :) I am loving the kitchen, and already have made several awesome dishes...chickpea curry, cauliflower soup, lentil salad, coconut yogurt...LOL! funny story about that yogurt:
Two days ago, I made a batch of coconut yogurt and put it in the incubator. But I forgot that it takes 7 hours to incubate, and when I arrived home exhausted at 9, I realized that the yogurt had three more hours to go. I know from experience that when I'm really tired, I won't hear my alarm, so I stayed up to wait 'till it was done. But I was SO TIRED! I foolishly decided to have a glass of wine while I waited, and I hadn't had wine in months, and it was really good...so I had another glass. Now two glasses may not seem like a lot, but it hit me hard! I passed out, totally forgot about the yogurt (which turned into an inedible curdled mess) and woke up at 5 the next morning. Oops! I made it to the pool at 6, but the workout was useless...LOL I felt awful, just barely hanging onto my form as I pathetically paddled my way across the pool and back for an hour. No more wine for me until the season is over!
Anyway, today I am feeling a little "off", not sick but since there are only 4 days 'till IM Louisville I am treating my body as if I were. No training today, except maybe a 30-minute swim later on. All endorphin-addicted athletes who have taken an off day or two know how I'm feeling right now. If any of my friends in Lubbock read this, please be warned that I may not be an angel right now. But I will try!
Oh man. I was talking with Blake today about flying out to Louisville. I can't believe that the race is so close! I haven't raced an ironman in nearly a year. The distance is no challenge, but the racing part is. I've been training like an ultrarunner this past season, 'cause I had four ultras and only one triathlon, so it will be interesting to see how Louisville goes. I will be better prepared for IM Arizona in November. I want to race Kona next year (hopefully I'll qualify at IM St. George in the spring) so I need to really focus on triathlon for the next year or so. Living so close to several incredible triathletes should make this easy!
Sorry for the rambling post. I feel weird. After I've had my fill of endorphins this weekend, and caught up on sleep, I will be back to normal. My version of normal anyway ;)
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