Leap Day William

So Long, For Now

National Champtionships

Fun weekend in Frisco at the U.S. National Snowshoe Championships.... won my age group!

Whatever You Want

Warmheartedness

Weekend Weather

How appropriate for a snowshoe-racing filled weekend.

Surroundings

"The world stands out on either side
No wider than the heart is wide;
Above the world is stretched the sky, --
No higher than the soul is high." -Edna St. Vincent Millay

Best Subject Line Ever

Wander

As seen in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Distance

Recovering from 26.2 miles today.

Just Do 26.2

Running #12 today... Lost Dutchman in Arizona.

On Grounds

Another one; pretty accurate.
St*ff U.Va. Students Say from U.Va. Magazine on Vimeo.

Marathon Mentality

Headed to Arizona with the Birthday Boy for the Lost Dutchman Marathon.

Buzz

What I Do

Valentine

"Words can never tell you, however, -- form them, transform them anyway, -- how perfectly dear you are to me -- perfectly dear to my heart and soul. I look back, and in every one point, every word and gesture, every letter, every silence -- you have been entirely perfect to me -- I would not change one word, one look. I am all gratitude -- and all pride (under the proper feeling which ascribes pride to the right source) all pride that my life has been so crowned by you." -poet Robert Browning to his soon-to-be wife Elizabeth Barrett in 1846.

Almost as romantic as the dozen red roses from my wonderful husband :)

WWW

"The things that I wonder about most are not on the Internet, I promise you that." -playwright Sam Shepard, who writes on a typewriter and refuses to do any research online.

Strength

"Find your backbone, or be swallowed whole." -another line from Cutting for Stone (fewer than 100 pages left!).

Clarification:

"I find fact-checking fascinating, and know from several years of practicing the craft that it can be a complicated, nuanced process, and one that is an extremely important part of publishing a magazine of journalistic integrity. . . If I've learned one thing at this job, it's that the facts can be quite astonishing." - "The Art of Fact Checking" from the New Yorker

A Virtue?

"Being the firstborn gives you great patience. But you reach a point where after trying and trying you say, Patience be damned. Let them suffer their distorted worldview. Your job is to preserve yourself, not to descend into their hole. It's a relief when you arrive at this place, the point of absurdity, because then you are free, you know you owe them nothing." -Cutting for Stone

Nationals Qualifier

"I think snowshoeing is a great winter sport that is accessible to many people versus skiing or snowboarding; it allows you to enjoy the scenery in a different way." -quote from my Low O2 race report. Read it here.

Cash Cover

Looking forward to this album, and this song in particular:

More on Ruthie Foster here.

Main Street, LA

"Wanna warm up?" -a dentist gestures to the snow shovel outside his office, as I trudge to the bus stop in the snow. I thought my mile-long, uphill walk would suffice.

Living In Love

"Come live with me and be my love
And we will all the pleasures prove." -Christopher Marlowe (whose birthday is today)

Right On

Drinks

Mama Earth

Hoos!

Unfortunately this had nothing to do with UVA.

Natural Order

Quiet

"Many people believe that introversion is about being antisocial, and that's really a misperception. Because actually it's just that introverts are differently social. So they would prefer to have a glass of wine with a close friend as opposed to going to a loud party full of strangers." -nice NPR story about introverts that makes me feel a little better about my lack of a crazy social life.