I ran 20 miles today

"Wow" you say? That is the appropriate response. I'm pretty impressed myself. My training schedule was for 17-18, but I was feeling so good I rounded it to an even 20.

I am starting to know the ins and outs of Central Park as well as I knew Golden Gate Park when I was living in San Francisco. I had a blast running on all the winding trails of the woods. It feels like the back woods of Vermont when you're tucked away in the little paths in the Park.

I'm feeling really confident about the Boston Marathon. I officially signed up today and am telling anyone who will listen.

I am honored that I will be a part of the most prestigious marathon in the world. But even cooler is that I watched every year as a kid from the 19th mile marker and handed out orange slices.

David is currently training so he can escort me past our house and up the infamous Heartbreak hills- the hills from mile 17-20. Apparently he's practicing his jokes too so I have a distraction from running uphill.

CHORUS LINE

Allie Lee and Family honored the Big Apple with their presence this weekend!!! A highlight was seeing her good friend, Heather, in her staring role on Broadway in A Chorus Line as Judy.

At the end of the show we walked to the backstage door and the man checked for our name on his clipboard and then escorted us backstage! We got to walk on the broadway stage, check out the changing area, and go down to the musical pit.


When out at Dinner with Ann and St. George Lee we were treated to a first class gourmet NYC dinner, yet our conversation managed to hit up the most important sex song. Ann and St. George were very interested to hear about this new video sensation.

Skiing makes me a superhero.

I went skiing on Sunday with the fam. The snow was great, but the precipitation was 'winter mix' which means sorta rain, sorta snow, sorta hail coming out of the sky. The coolest part of it was that when the H2O substance hit us, it froze, coating us in a layer of ice. On the goggles it resulted in seeing difficulties. On the jackets it resulted in cool web formations from the ice cracks when we moved.


Everyone had Spiderman- webs all over our jackets. I had this song in my head all day (except I could only remember the first line and forgot the tune):



Spider-Man, Spider-Man,
Does whatever a spider can.
Spins a web, any size.
Catches thieves- just like flies.
Look out! Here comes the Spider-Man.



Is he strong? Listen bud.
He's got radioactive blood.
Can he swing, from a thread?
Take a look, overhead.
Hey there! There goes the Spider-Man!



In the chill of night, at the scene of a crime,
like a streak of light,
he arrives, just in time!



Spider-Man, Spider-Man,
friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
Wealth and fame? He's ignored.
Action is his reward. To him,life is a great big bang-up.
Wherever there's a hang-up,
you'll find the Spider-Man !!"

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I can't fool myself anymore. This isn't true still. So say bye-bye.

เป็นคนไทยแล้วจริงๆ TRULY THAI

Past the 'adjusting phase' and into the 'This is my life' phase in Thailand. I prefer a squat toilet to a western one. I prefer pouring buckets of water over my head from the basin to a shower head. I couldn't imagine giving up my rice fields for a treadmill. I am even comfortable with the cultural norm of being called fat. It amazes me how I have become a part of this community and I live my days like a Thai (albeit a Thai with a fondness for 'Sex and the City' DVDs and a Coke Light habit).

Max Cafe

Has everyone fully recovered yet? I'm sipping tea at the cutest cafe and using my wireless. This place is where we have girls night on Wednesdays. My mom says it reminds her of the cafe in 'Friends.'


Here's when it was warmer and we could sit outside at girls night:

Today was a good one. Got a few errands done around the city and in my apartment. And I got my nails done. I got a deep deep purple that almost looks black. All the rage, wouldn't you agree?

There's not much going on for the next few weeks before classes start again on the 18th. I hope to get to Philly for the weekend to see colleen.

Rabbit Rabbit

HAPPY NEW YEARS 007!! Everyone having a good National Hung-Over Day? Hope you're not too hung over. And that you remembered to say "Rabbit Rabbit" for good luck this morning.

I'm not sure whether I love New Years as much as Halloween, but it's certainly either my second or 3rd favorite holiday (March 18th- my birthday gets #1 status). Oh and thanksgiving. That's a favorite. Here's a recap of my recent New Years:

2000: Edinburgh w Drew Oberst. 3 day party in the streets with thousands and Fireworks over the castle at midnight. Then hiking up the hill to watch the first sunrise of the millennium over the city.

2001: I was waitressing that night in Breckenridge Colorado. But I was off by 10 and we stacked the tables and charged $15 at the door and it turned into a big party.

2002: New York City with Rachel Nisselson. 2 house parties.

2003: Rachel Nisselson's house party in Millbrook NY w Allie, Megan, and a dozen others.

2004: Rural VT with camp friends. There was lots of sledding, a big bonfire, and a sweatlodge.

2005: Boston w Rachel Nisselson and Drew Oberst. Champagne and fondue at my place then a house party and eventually a bar in Boston.

2006: Southern islands of Thailand with Rach Nisselson and a dozen Peace Corps friends.

2007: Yesterday started with a scavenger hunt throughout Brooklyn. It was organized by Isabel and her friends from Hamilton college. There was an impressive showing. And the event itself was amazingly organized. By 4 we were out on the town in 5 teams of six or seven people. We had to get a digital picture of the entire team in front of a variety of landmarks, like the Brooklyn bridge. The best part was the bonus points for things like 'everyone on a roof'
or 'driving a cab.'

Mad props to my team: '007: license to hunt' We won. Here's our ham:

After everyone returned we had yummy food and more people joined and we had a fun house party. At 10 I went over to Rachel Nisselson's to ring in our 5th New Years together.