writing is just work-there's no secret. if you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it is still just work.

I have been gone for the past week doing awesome things like rafting the Truckee River, Kayaking and parasailing around Lake Tahoe, watching movies, shopping, resting (oh my god sleep, I missed you), and spending some much needed quality time with my family before the craziness of the semester starts… because they know that as soon as school starts, and I start freaking out, I become a hermit until the load lightens up (totally never happens, but I’m a dreamer) and I can actually breathe for a bit without the anxiety of school and all the stuff I have to do no longer exists.
This last week was a great vacation and a lot was done. We were on a whirlwind of activities, which made it even more fun. There came a point where it all caught up with me on Wednesday when I walked into my grandma’s house at 10 p.m. and just said “I am tired” and promptly put my head to rest on my pillow. But it was well worth it and well deserved. And now, when I start freaking out about school, I can simply remember this:



In other news, school starts tomorrow! My boss will be leaving after this week for a month in France learning how to cook (lucky duck she is), and I will be in charge of running Science in the Park this year for USGS. I am extremely excited about this because I am a social butterfly when I want to be. And it will be nice to be outside for three days helping our scientists out and hanging out with kids and their families. It’s always incredible to see little kids faces light up when they learn something new or something extremely fascinating to them. They are so young and absorb information like sponges. I look forward to it and will be taking pictures of the event.

My friend Dani and I will be running a half marathon in January. January 16th is the exact date of this half marathon. I have never done a marathon before, nor am I in the best of shape to be doing it. But starting tomorrow, diet is going to get strict and I am going to start running everyday. Even if it is a little bit of a run/walk I will do it everyday. My awesome hairdresser is also going to help me out; she’s a body builder/athlete and said she can whoop my ass into shape. So come January, I will be able to run this 13-mile marathon with ease… and look super hot too!

First day is tomorrow, although I don't actually have to attend class in the "normal" sense, I do have to spend a ridiculous amount of time on the computer now. Guitar tomorrow as well, so luckily, the computer hours will be split up a bit.