three hundred four

brussel sprouts are actually brussels sprouts. my whole life i've been calling them by the wrong name.

three hundred three

i typically have really good body awareness as a rule. however, seeing a video of myself performing an overhead squat made me realize i need to watch my lumbar lordosis a bit more than i had been.. darn hypermobile joints!

three hundred two

i'm officially over baseball season.

three hundred one

i'm pretty sure my hamstrings will never stop being sore.

three hundred

the buffalo bills are actually the best team in the AFC east division, having beat the patriots. that and they are tied for best in the league with the packers (not super surprised) AND the detroit lions.. what a bizarre start to football 2011.

two hundred ninety nine

there are times when staying up all night is detrimental to your productivity the next day. and then there are times when staying up all night is 100% worth it.

two hundred ninety eight

being awake for 72 hrs straight while attending a continuing education course on a complex topic such as the neurovestibular system is not conducive to learning. that said, i am actually understanding it way better than i ever did in school.

two hundred ninety seven

downtown chicago has roads under roads under roads. it's really bizarre. they also love their revolving doors, which i'll admit is quite practical.

two hundred ninety six

blisters on your hands really suck. especially when you wash your hands and use hand sanitizer all day long. THE BURN!

two hundred ninety five

score one more for the insane level of political correctness: there's now a movement to boycott ben & jerry's ice cream (read here). i say, pass the schweddy balls!

two hundred ninety four

things can change. goodbye and good riddance, don't ask don't tell.

two hundred ninety three

i feel great satisfaction and awarded by tangible results. first time completing a real "knees to elbows" maneuver today was a pretty rad moment, i must admit.

*this is NOT me, but you get the idea..

two hundred ninety two

i hadn't gone for a real run in a couple months. basically once i accomplished my goal of running a 5K, i never set a new goal and just stopped. but today i learned, i still got it.. i was able to run my 3 miles without walking, despite not training. thank you, muscle memory!

two hundred ninety one

american airlines has the most comfortable head rests of any airline i've flown recently. and i've flown almost weekly for the past 2 months.

two hundred ninety

technically i knew this already, but i was re-reminded today: as a whole, boston seriously has the worst cabbies in america. seriously.

two hundred eighty nine

there's another valentine-like day in the middle of october. it's called "sweetest day" and has apparently been around since 1921. i learned this b/c while card shopping i noticed a section below the halloween cards for this supposed holiday. i say - we already have a candy holiday on october 31 and a "barf me a river" day on february 14.. do we really need another holiday that combines the two? read about it here.

two hundred eighty eight

sometimes working out can help you detoxify when you have a cold. sometimes it just makes it worse. hello, sinus pressure..

two hundred eighty seven

i'm allergic to seattle.

two hundred eighty six

us airways is by far my least favorite airline to fly. however, i've finally flown them from phoenix to seattle *without* them losing my luggage. kudos, us airways.

two hundred eighty five

time has a way of making us forget, or at least diminishing painful memories. especially when things are not overtly reminding us of them on a daily basis. truly, this has its benefits. but may we always remember this day..

so hard to believe it's been 10 years. i still cannot look at the images of the flaming, smoking towers without crying. the greatest city on earth was forever changed, and with it, the world.

two hundred eighty four

you actually can drink too many tequila shots.

two hundred eighty three

seasickness really stinks. i keep thinking "maybe this will be the time i don't get sick" but that hasn't worked yet. too bad i love boats..

two hundred eighty two

spray tans, even the really good ones, come off in chlorine. sadness.

two hundred eighty one

saying you won't drink the water is entirely different from actually not drinking the water.

two hundred eighty

rosetta stone has done me well: adios seattle, hola mexico!

two hundred seventy nine

seeing hall & oates at bumbershoot seriously made my dreams come true.. (sorry, couldn't resist.)

two hundred seventy eight

technology and me will never mix. we are too much like oil and water. i think that is why, ultimately, i am not meant to be in seattle. lovely city, but we do not have the same 'word'.

two hundred seventy seven

riding 50 miles on a bike when you haven't been on a bike for, umm.. at least 10 years (not counting the few international wine-and-bike tours i've done that have been no more than 10 miles), is not the greatest idea. silver lining: redhook brewery at the half.

two hundred seventy six

i have a ridiculous time accepting compliments, to the point of negating them to an unhealthy level. low self-esteem is an interesting thing and something i've been working on for, well, my entire life. oddly enough, this was written recently and sums things up perfectly.

two hundred seventy five

september is national yoga month. learned that from this month's kripalu online publication. love that place. absolutely love it.