Last night I went on a pathetic run.  Well, more like a pathetic distance, but my speed was faster than it has been, so I guess I shouldn't shoot myself down too quick.  I ran, finally!, an 8 minute mile. I have done that before, but not for many months, so I was proud:D And on Wednesday I went to the gym and did 40 laps AKA 4 miles!  Once again, I was quite happy about that. My dad didn't drag me to the 4 mile marker, I did it on my own. You know what that means?...I am making good progress:]

Lately I have been needing a vacation. I am in dire need of some serious fun. My life doesn't suck or anything, I am just sick of school and work and doing nothing.  I would absolutely love it if I could go back to this wonderful place soon! :]

 Kauai!  It is absolutely beautiful there. I went there last summer with my family and it was AWESOME

Check out how CLEAR that water is

haha!  Just acting crazy, that's all.

Kauai:  I miss you!

The other day I decided I would go to the gym to run because my motivation to run outside was....absolutely nothing.  I ran around the small indoor track they had (10 laps=1 mile) and I did 32 laps:]  I probably could have done a few more if I wouldn't have gotten bored....haha.  But that is good because I think I ran well and that was a 5k, so now I know I wont die when I run that race. Woot!   Today...I was supposed to run. But I didn't because I woke up late and didn't have time. damn!  So instead of taking my day off tomorrow (Friday) as I would usually do, I decided I would run tomorrow and have today be my day off. I don't really prefer that because I have school early and go to work at 4, so I will have to rush home and run and shower and hurray and get to work. But I can do it!

As usual, the last few days have consisted of work, food, school and Criminal Minds!  They've been fairly uneventful, but still good:]  Tomorrow I have my second exam for my Anthropology class, and I forgot tomorrow was the last day to take it, so needless to say, I may or may not be screwed. I'll be sure to let you know tomorrow! haha.

I wish I had pictures to put up, but I am on the computer at work, so I don't have any I have taken, but I'll put one up I think is cool that I found online!....

I would love to place a phone call in one of these:] haha, so simple, I know. But it's in England!..which makes them awesome

Best. Tv Show. Ever.

In high school(last year), my Sociology teacher talked about the show Criminal Minds every once in awhile and it sounded cool.  One night I was channel surfing, saw it on the guide, and decided to give it a whirl.  I ended up watching 3 or 4 episodes in a row. I would have watched more, but there weren't anymore on, and have loved it ever since. 

Just the aspect of the FBI tracking down psychotic serial killers, kidnappers, sociopaths, etc., by profiling them with simple things, is AMAZING to me. I love this subject and would love to know more.  I know it's just Tv and its not 100% true, I'm not that naive, but FBI Agents do, do that in real life in the BAU (Behavioral Analysis Unit), and I find it fascinating as hell! I think every character is fantastic;   Hotch, Dr. Reid, Rossi, Prentiss, Morgan, Garcia, Gideon and J.J.  (There is a new girl...but I've only seen her once, so I haven't yet developed the bond yet. haha)
But I would like to point out that Dr. Reid is absolutely fantastic and I seriously admire him a ton! Even the actor himself, is awesome:]  In general, I love that character for his IMMENSE intellect, humor, his awkwardness, nerdy-ness, and the kind way he displays what he knows without making anyone feel inferior.  Matthew Gray Gubler, who plays Reid, is a GENIUS too, just in a completely different way than Dr. Reid. He has not acted in very many films, but I do like his drawings, directing, and website, no matter how obscure it is:] He is a person of creativity and appreciation, obvious from his site, and I respect that and am quite jealous. I have always wanted to be a creative person and he sort of inspires me.

Am I obsessed?......haha, no way! Obsession can be bad, and I honestly just admire this guy:]   Not to mention he is good looking!  But I want to blankly point out that just because he is attractive, that is NOT why I think he's awesome.  There are too many people out there who only like actors and Tv shows because of the looks of the actors, and I for one, am certainly NOT one of them.

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I haven't been on here for a few days so I'd like to quickly say that last Saturday my dad killed me on a run.  Ever since he started going to the gym 5 days a week about a year and a half ago, he enjoys running and stuff, so he took me on a early morning run.  He said he wouldn't go too far and I could handle it.  I'm used to about 2.3 miles a day, and even that gets tough. haha!  After our run, I decided to track it on Google Earth,  (I'm tellin ya. If you don't have it downloaded on your computer, get it. Simple as that. Handy!) and it turned out we ran 4 MILES!  I know that it may not seem very far.... but it was for me! haha:]  I basically doubled what I usually do and I wasn't about to pass out either. It was tough though, the wind really kicked my ass at one point. Eh, oh well. I was proud:]

Day 3

Alrighty....Day 3.   So today I ran 2.26 miles with my boyfriend Tyler.  He is mostly a swimmer and hates running, but he was kind enough to run with me:]  Right now, my pace kinda sucks. It is pretty slow actually, so Tyler decided that "his legs didn't have the ability to go as slow as I was," and that is why he ran faster than me, then stopped to walk until I caught up. But I just think he was tired and wanted some time to walk/rest. :]
My legs are now fairly sore...which is expected, but eh, its alright.  I kind of enjoy being sore because I know it means that my exercise is actually doing something for me. woot!
Oh, and Spring Break started after my last class last Friday, and frankly, this Spring Break has been fairly lame because I haven't done anything besides run, work, hang with Ty a tiny bit, and sit on my butt. It is nice to relax, but I get kinda bored.  One Spring Break it would be pretty awesome to go on an awesome trip like Florida, camping, California, or something to get outta town and chill with friends where it is nice and warm.  Eh, that's alright though, hopefully I have plenty of time for stuff like though life. haha.

Day 2

So yesterday was my first day going out on a run in a very long time. A few months, actually.  I am not proud of that hibernation period but oh well, haha.   Yesterday I ran only  1.86 miles.  I used Google Earth to track the distance. That application is quite handy!  Honestly...I was dying at the end.  Which is terrible!  I should be able to run farther than that...but I guess it is a work in progress.  Today I ran a bit further; about 2.36 miles!  which is  much better in my book :]   So I hope to keep up this running progress for a long time and make the 3.2miles (5K) much easier.

Firstly...

This past year I have encountered many things that I knew would come, but didn't expect them to so quickly.  Graduating high school and starting college is a wonderful example.  In fact, I am almost done with my first year of college at Weber State University. Well, I am toward the middle of April, but still, I am shocked this came so quickly. I remember thinking a few years ago that growing up couldn't come any quicker and it seemed so far away, but is happening as I speak.  But I suppose that's life for ya.

Anywhooo...On April 18th I am running a 5K.  Which honestly, is not that difficult.  I have run a few in the past along with a season on the Cross Country team in high school last year. (which I only did because I thought it would get me into shape for basketball season) But I don't love running. In fact, some days I despise it with every bone in my body.  But I am doing this 5K in April really to just make a jump start on my Journey To Love Running And Making It A Hobby And To Become Healthier!!  That's one hell of a journey right? Indeed.  I just would love to wake up and think to myself, "I'm going to run 5 miles today."  Right now, I would want to kill myself, but that is a goal of mine:] 
But for this 5K I am going to have to train for if I want to make a pretty good time.  I haven't exercised in SO long! School, work, time, homework, and a touch of laziness have taken a huge toll on me and my relationship with exercise, but I am DEFINITELY going to turn that right around.
Wish Me Luck!