braglog
sometimes, i think i use this to brag.

for example: my most handsome boyfriend sent me gigantic most
beautiful incredible dozen long stem rozes you've ever seen plus a 1lb
box of super duper mama moore's chocolates to die for! YUUUUUM! just
cuz it's been 3 months. I have like the best boyfriend in the world.
Totally. wow.

now for general comments:

If
I grew up in this country, I could do what this girl does... I
wish I had these kinds of advantages growing up. Instead, I'm only
learning swimming now :-( and only learned golf 3 years ago... now,
after 3 years and only 3 lessons, I'm a mid-lower-90's player. And my
coach for swimming mentioned that I actually have natural tallent for
it and that he can find hardly anything wrong with my body angle......
bummer - maybe if I started earlier, I'd've been an olympian. :(

but.... life is real, life is earnest and as my wonderful boyfriend
said- if I would have gone to the olympics, i would have probably
never met him... and so everything happens for a reason.

By the way, back to the swim - my coach, who I need to plug, John
"Fitz" from the Chicago Blue
Dolphins totally totally rocks. Turns out my Tri coach Kevin (I
signed up for the 1/2 ironman training program with the CES, who I'll
plug later cuz I don't have the link) actually trains with him too, as
does virtually every good swimmer in the city. And we videotaped my
stroke for analysis Sunday. How cool and hi-tech is that? Super cool,
and super hi-tech. Umm, yeah, that's right.

Work sucks. I'm burned out about it cuz it's nothing but problems and bad news.

Europe is coming in just a few days. Friday, to be exact. Expect this
to turn into a travel and world commentary blog for the week as I take
time off to think about how I live my life as oppose to just living it
and doing stuff.

I am bringing a sketch-book on the trip. i plan to do some drawing.

this weekend i: did not see starwars, but did start my 1/2 ironman
program with a 35 min run Saturday. I also swam lots. And today, I
swim again, though my arms are tired. Lots of stuff to do for work and
play before the trip still.

if my mum