city maps and hand claps.

i am still waiting on a letter of recommendation from my current boss. i've told her several times now that the sooner the better, even going so far as telling her it needed to be done by this past weekend. it's a bit of a slippery slope, do i push push push? it's disheartening, working long days...coming in on the weekend to meet her deadlines, yet, the effort is not reciprocated.

i rode the trainer last night and did a bunch of upper body strength work. everytime i'm on the trainer lately i think about ironman. the plan a few years back was to do a few 1/2 ironmen. then, run a marathon. then, complete (or atempt to complete) ironman wisconsin. hmmm. that feels like light years away...i can't even sustain 50 running miles per week right now. but it's january, and i've got a lot of time between now and september 2008.

dog adolescence sucks. oliver is not only driving us nuts, he is driving himself nuts. his little body is full of hormones, and he is constantly giving us looks like he cannot help himself from being a naughty little guy. i miss our old dog, he is in there somewhere. i thought that we needed a lot of patience during his first year, but if this is any indication...his second year will require even more. it's worth it though, because when he is able to calm down, he is a great dog.

well, time to get to work. after all, i've got deadlines to meet...