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My Summer of (not) Running

On September 5, 2010 I ran my first 5K. It was a momentous occasion. Never in a million years did I ever think I could run a race of any distance. I felt very proud and even with all of … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown our your own inner voice. And … Continue reading

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10 Years

10 Years ago today, I was 19 years old. My alarm went off and I rested in bed, trying to decide if I was going to go to my abnormal psychology class, or instead, play hooky, and go into the … Continue reading

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Alexa Ran Bay to Breakers 2011….three months ago!

And now may I present the race recap that I started writing nearly two months ago about the race that I ran over three months ago. Um. So sorry? Although I have only been running for a year or so, … Continue reading

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Health Deficient

Um. Hi. *insert awkwardness here* Sorry for the silent treatment. I didn’t mean it. Can we still be friends? Yes? Awesome. So why have I been so quiet? It’s been a combination of things, but I would have to say … Continue reading

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Cosie’s Triumph

As I was telling you all last week, Cosie has been diagnosed with feline hyperthyroidism. Her new medicine regimen has proven to be fairly easy to adapt to. For the first week, she got her pill once a day, in … Continue reading

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Happy 70th, Bob

I had so deeply wanted to do a special birthday post today, dedicated to Bob Dylan. A really long one. Unfortunately, last week got eaten up by life and I only have a few minutes to discuss his Bob-ness before … Continue reading

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Tough Week

I had a difficult week last week, which is unfortunate, but that is the way life goes. The first problem I had was on Tuesday morning. I was in bed with my laptop. I had only been awake for a … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day Marina Green 5K Recap

I’m fairly remiss in recapping last week’s 5K. To be honest, I wasn’t all that excited about my performance, so I’ve been avoiding it. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t do a horrible job, or anything, but as I am … Continue reading

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The Happiness Project

Until recently, I couldn’t ever really recall a time in life when I had ever felt “happy”. Sure, there were happy moments. Time spent with friends. Holidays. Maybe a special event that had happened at school. However beyond a handful … Continue reading

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