So I watched the women’s figure skating tonight with my roommates. If anyone had come in the door, they probably would have burst out laughing. There we sat, the three of us all on the couch, biting our nails and giggling nervously and fidgeting with anxiety…all over a competition whose outcome had already been decided, but we didn’t check the results online because it would spoil the surprise! We were so funny. Anyway, I feel sorry for Michelle Kwan, but so excited for Sarah Hughes! She was so cute, and so gracious, and skated so beautifully! She certainly did win the long program tonight, and deserves that gold medal.
Before skating, I went running. It was a good run, but I felt very uninspired. I have been having problems motivating myself this week, and the fact that I’ve been having recent troubles with shin splints hasn’t helped. If anyone knows a good method of dealing with shin splints, please let me know. They used to be a problem back in the summer, but then I started stretching before running and they faded…but this week they have returned. Ow. Maybe I’ve slacked off in my stretching routine…
I made an attempt at filling out my NASA paperwork today, the stuff required for setting up movers and getting reimbursed for mileage and stuff. It was a hopeless cause. Government paperwork is so hard to understand. I’m just going to call them tomorrow and have someone go through the process with me. I have a lot of questions…like can I get things moved from both California and North Carolina, will they pay for a rental car when I go to Houston to apartment hunt, when is my start date, etc etc. Hopefully everything will work out to my satisfaction, but since it is, after all, the government, I am prepared for some hassle. We’ll see.
Glad tomorrow’s Friday! I finally bought Billy Elliot on DVD and have told Nick that he is required to watch it this weekend. He’s never seen it. I know he’ll love it.
