Random Fact Friday!

I think and think, I‘ve thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it. ~Jonathan Foer

1. I can't play board games or anything else like that because I get too competitive and therefore, too cranky when I loose. 

2. My favorite professional runners are Ryan Hall and Desiree Davila.  

3. When I get upset I go shopping. I don't usually buy anything unless it's really cheap, but there's something soothing about wandering around a mall or Target. 

4.  It bothers me when people sit on a treadmill/elliptical/indoor bike and read. I mean, are you really trying to get a workout in? 

5. I hate when people are late. It's my #2 pet peeve. Right behind smoking. 

 

6. I used to be really hard core about biking in the cold. Now that I discovered the beauty of the indoor trainer it's more like "Um...under 70 degrees? No thanks"

7.  Sometimes I go back and read my older posts to make sure I didn't miss any typos. If I did, I always fix it. 


8. My 15 week doctor appointment and (hopefully) my last x-ray are both today. 


9. Despite the above I have little to no desire to start running right now. 


10. I am so in love with compression socks


11. Following a nutritional plan is not half as pleasant as I expected it to be. 


12. For one of my classes I'm giving a presentation on how to properly use Shakespearean insults in every day life. 


13. I check the 10-day  weather forecast at least every other day. 


14. This week I somehow got nominated to be featured on a bulletin board at my school. 


15.  When I was younger I had two guinea pigs which I "accidentally" left together in the same cage. I did this on purpose, hoping they would have babies. They did. For awhile we had a grand total of 10 guinea pigs running around. 


16. My favorite Disney movie is Mulan. 


17. I'm an extremely self-conscious person.


18. If I ever become really rich I have a pre-formed very specific list of charities that I'm going to send all of my money to. I don't really want to keep any of it. 


19.  My ipod has different playlists for different workouts there's : Speed Workout, Pool Workouts, and Spin


20. I strongly believe that when toilet paper is on a dispenser it should unroll from the top and not the bottom. No matter where I am, if someone has done this improperly, I change it. 


Have a good (and hopefully warm) weekend!

Random Fridays

"Don't put a limit on anything. The more you dream the farther you get." - Michael Phelps

1. Yesterday....due to the disaster of Tuesday, I walked into a bike store to buy a new pump. I got to talking with the sales manager and walked out with a new pump and an application. Can you say best summer job ever???

2. I'm afraid that I'm going to get to grad school and hate it. I'm also afraid that I'll be so busy with grad school that I'll have to give up all of my other hobbies. What I really want is to work out for 5 hours a day and get paid for it. hahah

3. I don't really like plain water unless I'm desperately thirsty. 

4. Since moving back to Milwaukee after Christmas break, I have yet to take a shower in my own apartment. All of my showers have been at the pool. ew. 

5. When I "run in" to places really quickly like grocery stores or the post office I almost never lock my car.  

6. I rarely sleep more than 7 hours a night. This is not for lack of trying. I just...can't. Even if I go to bed early I wake up at 4am bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ready to start the day. This morning I was extremely close to going to the pool at 4:30 when they opened, but I somehow convinced myself to fall back asleep. 

7. My  go-to hairstyle in pretty much any occasion is a side braid with a headband. 

8. It annoys me that my arms are getting bigger due to my 2 hour pool workouts.

9. I do not own a pair of plain white socks. 

10. I was convinced for a long, long time that milk was pronounced "melk" Stupid Wisconsin accent. 

11. I've adequately replaced coffee with tea. I can't remember the last cup of coffee I had. Yes, I'm terribly surprised that I don't miss it as much as I thought I would. 

12. For the first time in 2 months I am actually getting a tiny, tiny, bit sick of swimming every day.

13. I'm planning to do a century ride this summer with one of my friends. 

14. I want to write a book someday. I have no clue what I would write about or if people would even find it remotely interesting. But, I still want to write one. 

15. I mapquest everything. I rarely go anywhere without looking at mapquest directions first. Something you should know about me: before this was a habit of mine I had a long, and pathetic history of getting lost easily. 

Happy Weekend Everyone!