Running with Pixie Dust

1.  In my continuing effort to eat really healthfully all week, I had a large spaghetti and meatballs from Noodles and Company for dinner.  And I almost slugged the girl who told me that they were out of ciabatta rolls.


2.  But I did get out for a run today, so obviously the carboloaded dinner was appropriate.  Disregard the fact that I would have needed to run 20 miles in order to burn off the calories I consumed.

3.  I didn't do a big Christmas haul post because I'm lazy and would rather play with all my fun new toys than take pictures of them.  But one of my goodies was a Kindle, and at first I thought I wouldn't like it, but I am madly in love.  I think I've read more in the past 4 days than I have all year.



4.  Little known fact about me:  I like silly romance novels.  Perhaps not exactly what my dad intended to have me reading when he gave me a Kindle, but I just finished the book Call Me Mrs. Miracle, and it was so cute I could barely stand myself.  I know I really ought to read something deep and thought provoking now, but I will probably just download another Debbie Macomber book and read it instead.  I graduated from college, that's plenty of intellectual reading for me.


5.  I have already made the decision to run the Disneyland Half Marathon in 2012.  It's about damn time I run a Disney race.  I would also really love to do the Tower of Terror 10-Miler, despite the fact that I really don't like the Tower of Terror.

6.  I am still a sniffly, congested mess.  I know you were just dying to know.

7.  The theme for this chunk of half marathon training seems to be "one mile short."  I had a 10 mile long run scheduled two weeks ago, and I ran 9 miles.  I had a 6 mile long run scheduled last week, and I ran 5 miles.  Today was supposed to be a 4 mile tempo run, but because I am still only barely breathing out of one nostril and wanted to live to see tomorrow, I did 3 miles.  I need to step up my game.

8.  Speaking of stepping up my game... Cinderella opens in three weeks, and if this morning's weigh-in was correct, I have lost no pounds.  I believe this is false, however.  This week is that glorious time in each month when I gain 10 pounds by looking at something.  Ladies, you understand.

9.  I've probably watched this ten times and I still think it's funny.  Why?  I don't even know.