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Friday, May 19, 2006

Friday Flashes

I got a job offer! It's a part-time job that doesn't pay enough, but it's in educational research and will give me time to work on neuroscience research (and I'm hoping I can make up the $ difference via tutoring nights & weekends. Tutoring doesn't really seem like work, but I get paid for it). Also the location is good--the downtown Oakland side of Lake Merritt. Great view, easy transit, bikeable. I'm planning to take it.
Also, I did another run yesterday morning and have been snacking less this week. I have lost a pound. Woo-hoo! In the interest of full disclosure I should also let you know that my period has also started flowing in earnest, and when that happens I usually lose my bloatedness anyway, but whatever the cause, it sure was nice. If I can keep up the pound-a -week loss until Gay Games, I will be pretty happy.
Someone asked about my goal for a 5K time. Basically I want to run the whole course, finish, not embarrass myself and not be last. I think that's about 25 mins for me, but I really have no idea. suggestions?

In iPod news, I figured out that iTunes wasn't recognizing my iPod because I hadn't formatted it, so I formatted it and iTunes recognized it! That was exciting. Maybe I can actually get some content onto it to take with me this weekend, or at least some time before I die and iPods are replaced by XM radio receiver implants.

Tonight my sister is being inducted to Phi Beta Kappa and tomorrow I am going down to LA for her graduation. Maybe her key will give her superpowers e.g. protection against intestinal parasites! Anyway, I am very proud, even though I had nothing to do with it. I guess that's what families are for.

- posted by k @ 4:42 PM