Why Is It Always Cloudy On Sundays?!

You're totally cramping my style, Sunday. Cloudy AGAIN, just like last week. Actually, last week there was a mini monsoon that almost washed my roommates away in their cars when they went out, but I'm still grouping it in with cloudy. I was hoping that since this is my final day of summer vacation (some summer vacation it's been, working basically non stop) I could get some time by the glorious pool in my apartment complex but no, Sunday has to come along and ruin those plans. It's probably for the better, since today is supposed to be my big work day.

I never thought I'd be saying this (ever), but I'm really missing the idea of going back to Trin and starting pre-season workouts. NOW, before you go and call me crazy for pining away for two- and three-a-day practices, let me explain myself. Something about teaching that caught me off guard is the whole beg, borrow, steal part. Have a good idea? You share it. See something you like? You take it. The whole sense of competition is turned backwards and upside down. It's kind of disappeared. When it comes down to it, "competing" against other teachers really means competing against their kids. Which goes against every logical idea of equal education that I've ever heard.

I'm dying for competition. Or for someone to just kick my butt, making me run sprints until I wanna throw up or stand in ready position until my quads want to break in half. I don't have that anymore and I really, REALLY miss it. That feeling where even when you laugh you can feel the muscles you worked the day before. On that note- muscles? Mine are allllll gone. Interesting, because I've always want my legs to get smaller, but now it's only because all the muscle has melted away, leaving me barely able to squat down to pick up a broken crayon.

A couple other corps members and I are talking a lot about training for a half-marathon in December, which may be just what I need. IF (a big if) I can get myself to do the running. We'll see how that goes.

Anyone lucky enough to still be competing and on a sports team- a college sports team mainly, because there is no other feeling like that- DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. It is hands down the most positive experience of my life, even with all the times I said I hated it and thought I wanted to give up and quit. I'd love that have that back.