i hate to say it but that's what you get for ignoring the geneva conventions

What?! Me go 2 days without posting?!!?

I think not.

But it's going to be quick and personal as I'm too tired and busy to get all political and outraged right now.

Meat

I ate some. Last night. Before anyone gets too excited, it was a complete accident that was rectified after one hefty bite of a hamburger. I'm happy to report that despite my recent cravings for deliciousness like pork tenderloin and barbequed anything, I was pretty repulsed. Ground beef has a weird texture. Sort of...springy and...fatty...and chewy...and just vile. Vegetarianism is for me.

Running

In a non-human feat, I cut 4 minutes and 45 seconds off last week's time on my 3 mile run. I'm definitely not back up to speed as I regained 2 1/2 minutes today on that same run, but dang me. The more you do something the better you get. Tomorrow morning is going to be a test when I attempt to get out of bed at 6:00, run without the normal 1/2 a pot of coffee, get back in time to make a big breakfast, gather some lunch, and either hop on my bike or trudge the 2 miles to the library. Woo. Hoo. I can't wait.

Reading

I have a ton to do. A ton. I took someone's advice and am reading We Were the Mulvaney's in an attempt to no longer despise Joyce Carol Oates which I'm happy to say I am enjoying despite it's density. I just acquired a 7-day copy of The World is Flat that I'm really excited to delve into. And sitting on my desk right now are 2 OCLC publications: The 2003 OCLC Environmental Scan: Pattern Recognition and Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources that are certainly not required but I'm pretty psyched about checking out. I also have a plethora of suggested reading from librarians who host gaming events that I probably won't be able to stomach reading entirely, but will definitely skim.

Everything else is ambling along. I spend the majority of my evenings proclaiming how tired I am. I've been advised to stop feeling as though my job is anything more than just that so I'm working on letting that go. I realized that I'm not taking full advantage of the wonder known as summer in Western Michigan so that's gotta become a priority. My communication skills regarding boundaries have gotten a little rusty so I'm practicing angering people with my inability to say no and then blaming them for not being able to read my mind. And I'm still neglecting people I'd like to see due to the world insisting on only having 24 hours in a day.

Huh.

Did you just tell me that I was acting like I was "carrying the burdens of the universe?"

If only the burdens of the universe involved the petty little things that make up my life.

Not to be dramatic or anything.