Good Run Thursday

Posted on May 7, 2010 Posted in Fitness and DietTagged fund raising, running, team in training, training

Yesterday I had a really great run. I walked for 4 minutes, jogged for 22, and then walked for the last 4 – and THEN did some strength training at my gym. Overall, it was a fantastic day, and though I’m achey this morning, yesterday’s work out felt really, really good. Some the the achiness I attribute to the strength training. I need to find a good way to tone my abs, as that I hate most of them, and the ones I don’t hate wrench my back (because I’m doing it wrong, I’m sure.)

My pace for my walk/run averaged at 11:10/mi. My heart rate still got a little high if I want to stay in the moderate training range, but wasn’t too crazy, so I feel like I’m doing well. I look forward to see how my run Saturday will be, since it will be my first 30+ minutes running during a week of regular exercise for a few weeks.

I haven’t managed to make it to a Team in Training practice yet – mostly because I’m still unsure as to my ability to do the event, both running and fundraising-wise.

Bookmarks for May 5th through May 6th

Posted on May 6, 2010 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Google Reader Shared

These are my shared links for May 5th through May 6th:

About That Heroic Drug Bust in Pioneer Square – The Wire taught me about why the small busts don't really matter. Follow the money.
Cognitive Bias song – Catchy song about cognitive bias.
Roy Lichtenstein's estate claims copyright over the images he appropriated – Copyright and pop art is such a funny, funny thing.
We Might Not Want To Kick All The Illegal Immigrants Out of the Country Just Yet – We are stewards of this earth, whether you're religious or not. We reap what we sow.
From Foreclosure to Terror – There's just something about the way Charles Mudede writes about stuff that keeps me thinking.

First Round of Glazed Bowls

Posted on May 5, 2010 Posted in Arts and CraftsTagged art, ceramics, glazes2 Comments

This is an iPhone picture of the glazed bowls I have done in the first half of the second quarter of ceramics. Granted, these are all stacked up and you can’t quite see them, but I must admit, they make an impression all stacked up like that. Many of the bowls/cups are flawed, and not all of them turned out the way I hoped, however – glazing a pot that was less than perfect makes it often pretty, even if it’s not functional.

My next project is to mix up two glazes from a recipe. Then, I will do a glaze test to see how they end up. That, plus hopefully reaching my goal of a large bowl and a set of 4 bowls/cups coming up!

Bookmarks for May 4th through May 5th

Posted on May 5, 2010 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Google Reader Shared

These are my links for May 4th through May 5th:

Six reasons to hate Facebook's new anti-privacy system, "Connections" – Another reason to opt-out of Facebook. If you don't have a Facebook account, don't get one.
Corey Haim… – This is still sad, but it's also good to know that drugs didn't kill him.
Six reasons to hate Facebook's new anti-privacy system, "Connections" –
Happy 50th Birthday, the Pill – I have mixed feelings on the use of hormones in contraception (mostly due to the fact that they aren't a good option for some women, as myself, and many others who don't realize the possible danger), however, I believe strongly in family planning and options being available for women to do what's right for them, on their own terms.
Happy 50th Birthday, the Pill –