Soooo full

I am still recovering from Turkey day. What a feast! We had 5 desserts for 6 people, so needless to say, I've been having pumpkin pie for breakfast and I'm starting to feel unwell. Before I became too bloated to move, I was able to visit my friend Jen, so that was a nice holiday bonus. Now I have plans with friends for most of Christmas break, which is wonderful, so I'm really excited for December.

To those runners who are interested, I ran a 10k on Saturday in Muskegon. There was a blanket of 6" of new snow that morning, but I had some new tire chains for my shoes, so I was off to the races. The best reward, however, was that I vanquished my fear of the 10k. It has always been the distance that I struggle with and with a nice finish there, I now feel free. I was pretty pleased with the experience and I would definitely recommend Yaktrax for winter runners.

In job news, there is no news. I haven't heard from several good jobs, some of which I'm sure I haven't gotten and some of which may not have finished reading resumes yet. Nick thinks I should apply to a job in Alaska (see above), but I can't live without sunlight for that long. I'm thinking WI or MN would be cold and dark enough. At the moment, I have been busy working for my dad and writing awful short stories.

Well, I'm off to send more job apps and work off my turkey and 17 desserts. My car is fixed and Ford is going to pay for parts, so for the moment, they have bought me off. But don't think that I've forgotten!

Focus on the Focus; or Amazing Adventures in Automobile Suspension

Hey all! Long time, no post! I've been very busy lately getting my Ford Focus fixed. For those of you who know me well, pretty much anyone who checks this blog, you know that I am a very safe driver and quite persnickety about my car maintenance. Knowing that, no logical reason exists why I should have had to replace 3 radios, front brakes, and a spring and mount with just under 50,000 miles on my car. Hell, Evel Knievel could have driven my car for 50,000 miles and I still wouldn't expect that much trouble. I'm pretty frustrated with this set of events. Expect to hear more about this shortly.

In other news, I saw some deer fornicating in the woods the other day while I was on a walk with my aunt and my beau (insert your own bow hunting joke here). Actually, they were gettin' busy in the river, which was a strange sight. I guess deer don't suffer from Shrinkage.

I'm waiting to hear about a few jobs, but I may just take off and leave the country for awhile. I'm getting very antsy while waiting to hear about jobs that I may not even want. Maybe it's time to visit Lou or head back and check on my ticos (the picture is our local beach in Costa Rica) or drink German beer with the Kirshmans. It's time for a road trip.....