Archive for 'On Living'
Running with Buffalo: Reflections on My First Ultra
Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by Writer.
So I finished the big race and knocked off numero dos on the life list. I did it and surprised the hell out of myself. I don’t think I have ever been so proud of myself. Not just because I finished the race but also because I finished the race smiling.
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Hula Hoops and Ultramarathons
Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Writer.
Tomorrow I am getting up at the ass crack of dawn and running my first ultramarathon – 32-miles of dirt, sand, and rock. And mind you I am no hardcore – I simply decided to attack something on the life list. This morning, I revisited the life list hoping to rouse some confidence and panicked. [...]
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An Ode To Little Orphan Frank
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by Writer.
Plans are shaping up for the summer months – plane tickets are getting bought, guidebooks are being perused, cutie beach dresses are getting tried on, and I’ve started worrying about what the hell I am going to do with Frank.
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Compromising Values and Jaw Bones?
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Writer.
Last night I dreamt that the right half of my jaw literally fell out of mouth, at first I thought it had to do with the Nova episode I watched last night about Machu Picchu (there were lots and lots of skeletons and jawbones and teeth – check it out it is awesome). But then [...]
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Here’s to Pura Vida and a Hopeful Return to Costa Rica
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Writer.
There I was my first year into a PhD program in Social Psychology and everything was going according to plan but something didn’t feel right. I felt like there was something out there just outside my grasp, something bigger, something grander that I was suppose to do. December 12, 2005 – I want to run [...]
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Add More Money to the Travel Fund with a Financial Fast
Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
So starting to freak a bit – the financials are depleting at a rapid pace. I guess it is time for some sort of financial intervention.
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Happy 2010 – Start the New Year off with a Time Audit
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Writer.
Nothing like 180 unread items in my google reader, 92 unopened emails, 3 unpacked backpacks, and at least 2-weeks of unopened mail to make you feel like a total slacker. Happy 2010. So I ask all of you – how do you balance all of this? Some of you have full-time jobs and also write [...]
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Decorate Your Own Damn Cookie
Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Writer.
In an attempt to get both stoked about my return to Salt Lake City and the holiday season I decided to throw a holiday bash at my newly feng sui-ed ole apartment. I aptly named the gathering “decorate your own damn cookie and make your own f***ing pizza party” to reflect my holiday spirit. Having [...]
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100+ Things to Do to Help Shape My Creative Life
Posted on 22. Nov, 2009 by Writer.
I have been working on my life list for a while but was motivated to post it after reading A Life Well Lived: Developing a Personal Manifesto and downing half a bottle of red. There is something about red wine that fuels internal reflection followed by copious amounts of tears. I have recently made some [...]
