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May 06, 2006
It is 12:11 AM on Saturday Morning And . . .
My semester is *finally* over. I just emailed (9 minutes after our midnight deadline) my final project. I finished 2 twenty page papers and a final six page assignment in one week. That seems comparable to about a 120 mile running week . . . with much less sleep and much less happiness :) Someone commented on my last post that I should "just write." Boy do I wish I could just write! If someone could teach me how, I would be much obliged. I have always loved writing . . . from the first book of poetry my mom bought me one Christmas to my first attempt at writing my own novel at the age of 7. But writing - at least for me - does not come with the ease of a bubble floating gracefully in the air before it quietly combusts (what a terrible metaphor!). No, writing is difficult. Especially when I am writing from within that peculiar genre called "academic writing." I struggle to compose "academese" when I find it a little too opaque and boring for my aesthetic writing taste. I try to be more creative and so I invite the colloquial into my work. It doesn't always score me brownie points, but that is fine with me.
I guess now I need to turn my attention to running again. Running has been virtually nonexistent in my life since the marathon, but in about 8 hours, I plan to enjoy a nice, slow 10 mile run through Chicago. I am SO looking forward to it! I skipped another run today and lifted for an hour instead . . . my only cardio was a 2 mile walk and 3 x 500 meter sprints on the rowing machine session between sets on the leg press (splits: 2:02, 2:02, 2:01 - my goal is to get under 2:00).
I cannot wait to turn this computer off and go to sleep!
Posted by bridget at May 6, 2006 12:10 AM
Comments
Yeah Bridget! What a sense of relief and joy you must feel! Congrats for getting through it all. Now - time for sleep and running and fun! Have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: Beth at May 6, 2006 06:41 AM
I'm so glad you're done. That really sounded like an intense week. Have a restful and relaxing weekend.
Posted by: Caitlin at May 6, 2006 07:13 AM
for accuracy's sake, it was: "just write what you think" not "just write." The difference is not at all subtle.
Not that my opinion counts for anything in the realm of critical assessments, but I thoroughly like and enjoy reading your blog. And as I don't enjoy copy-pasting, please refer to Alweiss' blog for more recent bubbly, gracefully-floating, i'll-be-darned-if-they-combust kinda thoughts... have a relaxing run, Corrado
Posted by: corrado giambalvo at May 6, 2006 03:44 PM