Better get new running shoes

I've always said I want to run a marathon. The reasons are plentiful: get in ridiculous shape, improve my overall health, look better naked, brag and say I've done it, etc.

Well today I add another reason: to meet Edward Norton.

That's right, evidently Edward Norton is training to run in the New York City marathon. Let's hope he continues this new habit so that I can join him someday!

5 in 5

My turn!

5 Things I Can Do
5. play the flute
4. throw clay and make pretty pottery
3. crossword puzzles
2. sing along to any Bryan Adams song (not exactly a good thing)
1. wiggle my nostrils, both voluntarily and involuntarily

5 Favorite Place I have been
5. dresden
4. rome
3. nyc
2. paris
1. prague

5 Things to look forward to
5. winter
4. leaving Texas
3. graduating
2. my next nap
1. tomorrow

5 things I am NOT looking forward to:
5. applying to graduate schools
4. coming up with a backup plan if all my apps get rejected
3. see above
2. see above
1. see above

5 Things I get joy from
5. singing and making embarrassing dance moves in my car
4. running
3. art
2. margs with Nicole
1. trying new things

5 Random Things about me:
5. imperfect as it is, I love my life.
4. I have an alarmingly high level of caffeine tolerance.
3. I drive barefoot.
2. I am deathly afraid of cockroaches.
1. I like big butts (and I cannot lie)?

Ordinary moments are not just ordinary

Saw this video a while back on Jonah Lehrer's blog and I've watched it numerous times since then. "The things we see everyday, when carefully framed, can ache with ignored beauty."

I heartily agree.



Have you ever tried to look around you with eyes that are not your own? Have you ever dissociated yourself from reality and tried to observe things just the way they are? If so, have you realized how beautiful life is?