Raindrops

My room is encased with a velvety silence, with only the sound of rain dropping onto the room permeating the air. The night has fallen and the creatures that dwell in this house are, for the most part, asleep (save the sugar gliders who anxiously await the lights to go out in my room so that they can frolic without fear of blindness).

I discovered yet another perk to marathon running: a free three issue subscription to my favorite magazine, "Runner's World." Since I was going to purchase it tomorrow, I was happy to find it in the mail pile from yesterday.

Running: none. I went to sleep last night with pain shooting down my quadriceps. I felt fine today, but had no time (3 hours of grading, 5 hours of bridal shopping with Yvonne and 3 hours of auditions, plus travel time to and fro those destinations). And since auditions went later than expected, I'm not waking at 4:30am to go to the gym tomorrow.

The second round of auditions are tomorrow night. Give me a few days and I'll announce news when I receive it (good or bad). I get cast: yippee! I don't get cast: I'll just plan more half-marathons.

Oh, and after trying on bridesmaid dresses, I have finally found another good reason (besides running another marathon) to drop weight (at least the 20 I've gained since my lightest in February 2003). Plus, her wedding is one week after my high school reunion, so it's inevitable.

Now, to bed. I'm slightly grumpy. 2 more weeks until Christmas break!!