Ahoy! I was busy doing ‘stuff’ in the ‘real world’ this weekend. Hardly had a chance to check my e-mails, much less update the ol’ blog.
– Birdy is turning into a real cat now. When she was only little, the vet commented on how perfectly formed she was (you know, for a cat). I don’t know about that, but she does seem to have that cat-model-esque round face, at least in that photo I just linked to. In this one, she just looks like Jabba the Hutt.
– This weekend, I tried the veggie Philly ‘cheese steak’ from the Hard Times Cafe (made with seitan). I’d been meaning to order it for a couple of years now, and it was good, but it didn’t really deliver on all my anticipation.
– Chris and I stood in the rain in a pub’s parking lot to watch the England v US World Cup game. Well, we were mostly under a tent. Still, I think it might have been the first football/soccer game I watched in its entirety on TV, and I did so in adverse conditions. Bonus points for that, I think.
– I discovered that there’s a Greek / Middle Eastern restaurant just two miles from my house. And they make giant falafel sandwiches for under $6. This is very good news to me, as you never know when the falafel-pita craving will strike.
– I ran ten miles yesterday, and because the weather was so ideal (mid-60s, overcast, short rain spell — my perfect running weather), it felt like no big deal. I often wish I could go back ten years and show past-me what she’ll someday be doing, and this is a more-than-perfect example of that. Crazy.
– I’ve been listening to Stuff You Should Know podcasts during my long runs, and it’s completely changed things (for the better). I’ve become much less dependent on music when I run (I even did six miles on Friday sans iPod), and listening to amusing people talk about interesting things really helps pass the time.
