Good grief it’s hot. I went running last night at 6:30, and by that time a bunch of clouds had rolled in and the sun was hidden. But it was still super hot. I walked back into my apartment after 35 minutes of running and looked like I’d been in a swimming pool. I had a pretty good workout though. Warmup, 6×60-60, and cooldown. Yep, a little warm weather speedwork. I’m playing it by ear at this point, but I hope to put together a solid plan for my running over the next month. Goal: a good, solid run at the Y Tri that doesn’t totally negate the speed I’ve gained on the bike!
Speaking of my bike, I had to figure out a way to get it inside my car this morning so it didn’t get rained on during the day. (I brought it with me so I can go straight to the brick tonight.) The last time I tried to put a bike in my car, it took 10 minutes of wiggling to get it in there. See, my back seats don’t fold down all the way — they only go to about 45 degrees, which makes it difficult to fit a bike in the back. Or at least I thought they didn’t fold down all the way. I just found out today that I can remove the back seat cushions, thus allowing the seats to lie flat when folded down. And I’ve owned my Xterra for more than 4 years. What other features does it have that I don’t know about?
Work continues. We’re scheduled to launch on Saturday, and for the first time I’ll be working more than just ascent. I’m looking forward to working another mission, but I’m not looking forward to the hours. The ascent shift on Saturday isn’t so bad, from 10:00 until about 5:00 with launch at 4:02 p.m. Central, for those who are interested in catching it on TV. But Sunday I’m on console at 6:00 a.m. Monday is rendezvous day and I’m in at 5:30. As Becca pointed out, since she is working the same shift, that is too early for Starbucks! Horrendous, I know. Then we go in at 5:30 for a few days before shifting even earlier. By undocking (currently scheduled for June 11), I’m in at 3:00 a.m. My position doesn’t have a whole lot to do when the shuttle is docked to the station, so at least I can be happy that I’m working the main shift. The astronauts will be awake and active and can entertain me with their spacewalks. 🙂
Cars. Ugh. Cars use gas. Now I only fill up my SUV about once a month, but this morning was one of those days.
FIFTY BUCKS! Who knew? I always forget how much it costs.
I was busy complaining at work when the woman I was telling this to told me she drives a Ford Focus and even hers took $44 to fill. Ack!
That’s what I learned about my vehicle today.
re: the job comment on twitter
You’re not the only one. I seem to be having the same conversation over and over as well. I need to figure out what I want to do now that I’m supposedly a grown up. All I know for sure is I’m quitting as soon as humanly possible. I wish I knew when that was.
Come live in Seattle. For my run today it was 58 degrees and cloudy. 🙂