Emily Belsey

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Today a new sun rises for me; everything lives, everything is animated, everything seems to speak to me of my passion, everything invites me to cherish it.

- Anne de Lenclos

Archive for December, 2009

From Wil Wheaton

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

I grabbed this directly from Wil Wheaton’s blog. Enjoy!
“The Twelve Days of Pirate Christmas”
On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me …
12 ships to plunder,
11 cannons firing,
10 crewmen leaping,
9 sharks a’ swimming,
8 rum-filled bottles,
7 lusty wenches,
6 jolly rogers,
5 gold doubloons,
4 eyepatches,
3 earrings,
2 wooden legs,
and a parrot for my shoulder – Arrr!

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Race Day

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

I ran my first 10k (again, that’s 6.2 miles for you Standard System folks) today – yay!  It was chilly, but only the in the 50s.  And the sun was out – no rain today!  I did better than I thought I would, despite the crazy-steep hills.  I averaged 13:32 per mile and finished up [...]

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Salam alekum

Monday, December 7th, 2009

That’s Arabic for “Peace be with you.”
It rained today.  A lot.  A heck of a lot.
It rained so much and was so cold today that I ended up wearing two pairs of pants (shoulda put on a second pair of socks, too), an undershirt, a long-sleeved shirt, two jackets, gloves, and a scarf.  I’ve been [...]

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