2008 November « tomorrow a new point of view…

grateful

November 24, 2008 at 3:10 pm | In making a change | Leave a Comment

today’s assignment was simple. write something your thankful for. and here is something amazing:

I am grateful for the world. It provides us food, water and shelter. But the gift of the world is not used wisely. It is divided unfairly. We live in it and it has everything we need. I love it very much. The deserts, mountains, valleys, hills, forests, oceans, rivers, streams and lakes. On it there is air to breathe and food to eat. It’s history is amazing. Here life flourishes. But there is badness here because when one thing lessens we fight and slowly destroy the gift I am so grateful for. People enjoy the world very much and so do others, I hope we can save this wonderful gift.

new run mix :: poppin’ it up, yo. plus a (mini) tutorial.

November 19, 2008 at 9:57 pm | In nike+ | Leave a Comment

first i need to say…i just cleared out my inbox to my email. i couldn’t tell you the last time that happened. so if you emailed me and didn’t hear back. oops. my bad.

now on to the goods. this mix has been WAY over due. i will let you know tomorrow how it works out:

tip one :: make a plan about how long you are running for…30 minutes? 60 minutes? 90 minutes? and base your mix around that. a great thing about itunes is it will tell you your total time at the bottom. i am really bad about using the same mix for everything…and it wears out really quickly.

tip two :: i really like to start my mix slow. i have a really bad habit in running fast upfront and then get winded. i usually put a really slow song…cause i will still run fast. but if you trying to race the clock for a quick 5K you may want to put all upbeat music.

1. beautiful lord :: leeland
2. lost! :: coldplay
3. sweet and low :: augustana

tip three :: as you can tell if you know these songs…i slowly have them build in speed. usually about song three.

4. lady marmalade :: christina aguilera and friends
5. yeah! :: usher
6. keeps gettin’ better :: christina aguilera
7. so what :: pink

tip four :: i have found it really valuable to put songs you love to sing or shake your bum to right in the middle. this is when you are usually feeling winded and need a “pick me up”.

8. closer :: ne-yo
9. disturbia :: rihanna

tip five :: don’t stop the music :: rihanna is an amazing song to have in a mix. it is even worth to put both these songs in…i’ve had this song for a long while in my old mix…so i thought to change it up a little.

10. viva la vida :: coldplay
11. typical :: mutemath
12. stronger :: kanye west

tip six :: stronger is my number #1 song to run to. it ALWAYS makes my list.

13. 4 minutes :: madonna
14. bleed it out :: linkin park
15. damaged :: danity kane
16. lovestoned / i think she knows (interlude) :: justin timberlake
17. back to life :: evanescence

tip seven :: i usually like to end with a slower, maybe more “inspirational” song. starts the “runner’s high” early.

18. hey now :: augustana

18 songs, 1.2 hours

happy running!

new hair…sort of.

November 19, 2008 at 3:51 pm | In ramble | 3 Comments

here is a picture of my new hair taken by my snazzy imac computer from work. i think i may put this on my christmas list. the computer not the hair.

i’ve cheated a little and not really shown you the cut. today was crazy hair day so i chose ponytails. i should have just left it normal…it is pretty crazy with out using a flat iron. christmas wish number 2.

daily blogathon writers

November 18, 2008 at 4:14 pm | In blogging | Leave a Comment

maybe this isn’t my word…but it’s a good one. if i had to define it:

blogathon writers:

blog.a.thon writ.er

-noun

1. those who blog several times a day. most at a great length.

i know as a teacher i do have down time to check email and blogs and such…and i am amazed at those people who can blog SEVERAL times a day! i maybe can get in several times a month! how do you come up with such interesting material? i most not be to interesting…or have an interesting job…i dunno.

kudos to you who can.

old and not witty

November 10, 2008 at 8:43 pm | In ramble | 1 Comment

i was looking back at several “old” posts.

what happened?! i used to funny and oh so witty.

it’s true i was.

run to 500+500 :: october edition

November 7, 2008 at 6:37 pm | In nike+, run to 500 | Leave a Comment

it is getting so close! i’ve had so much going on that i am taking more days off from running that i would care to. i don’t want to feel rushed at the end to catch up on all the extra miles.

“sorry jasen…no christmas parties…gotta get in a 18 mile run today!”

nah…it won’t be that bad…. hopefully

october:

60.87 miles with an average pace of 8′11″ mph.

grand total: 821.92 miles with 178.08 miles to go in 61 days. that is 2.9193442623 miles a day.

it’s possible, right?

run to feed the hungry

November 5, 2008 at 10:07 pm | In where life takes us | Leave a Comment

the shillings and the ashdowns are participating in run to feed the hungry on thanksgiving day. this is the second year we will be doing the race…and i know we are all really excited.

jasen and i are running with the sacramento country day team…you can find our support page here. any small donation will help. $5, $10 $1 million. you know pocket change. help us help our community.

so creative…

November 4, 2008 at 9:34 am | In what the weird | Leave a Comment

my homepage at work is google..and i saw this today for “election day”. too cute.

did you vote yet?

2 VERY important reasons why today is special…

November 3, 2008 at 9:50 am | In ashdizzles | 1 Comment

first…today is jasen’s birthday!

and national housewives day! even though the definition of a housewife is someone who works at home for their occupation…i figured…well i must have 2 full time jobs! because we all know the house doesn’t clean or cook for itself. so happy housewives day!

thanks to jamie for info.