Week of June 10, 2012:
Monday: Yoga (Gentle Hatha #3)
Tuesday: Off (rained out!). I snuck in some push-ups and crunches before bed.
Wednesday: Bike commute
Thursday: Short run (favorite 30-minute loop)
Tonight there was a clear sign that I have acclimated to Texas. It was sunny and 90+ degrees F when I set out for my run, and as I settled into a rhythm, I thought, It’s not too hot out tonight!
Let me repeat: Sunny. 90+ degrees. And somehow that was okay! Amazing, I tell you. Okay, I will confess that there was a gentle breeze and lots of shade for the first half of my run, and the shade especially was quite lovely.
Today I think I needed a run because I’m feeling a bit down and frustrated about my experimental results. Things were going so well, but now as I am finishing up the final set of animals, the data are unraveling. Dammit! I’m not sure if it’s a numbers issue, if I’m just seeing outliers that are throwing off the averages and the stats, but I am not enjoying this dip in my progress. I can feel my motivation slowly draining away as my momentum feels like it’s being halted right in its tracks. But at least tonight I had a good run, and I ate pan-fried quesadillas and steamed kale while drinking a very tasty Malbec. I’ve also (mostly) cleaned up the kitchen, packed my lunch, prepped for breakfast, and now I’m typing in my pajamas. I wanted to watch a film about turtles called Turtle: The Incredible Journey, but I seem to have run out of time tonight.
Since the film is about animals, and I am a biologist, do you think it would be okay if I watched it at work tomorrow? I mean, all the men are watching soccer games this week, so can I watch a turtle movie instead? Yes?
Bonus photo: my encounter with a real-life turtle last year, a day before my birthday. I caught her trying to cross the road and felt compelled to whisk her to safety.
You can see the turtle was pretty shy. And Matt is convinced that it must have been a she because male turtles are immensely lazy and only travel when it's mating time.
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