season's change

I've got to ask Hannah or someone to help me get some non-blurry photos; I just can't quite contort my body and hold the camera steady at the same time to do so myself. Really should get a whole set of images to document all my tattoos and my 50-project.

This pomegranate is #43. Inked by Laura (thought it was appropriate to get this one from the female shop artist); inner left arm above elbow.

44) string of beads (Greg is starting in April, may take 2 sittings)
45-46-47) three blue roses from the Blue Rose staff, Greg, Matt, Laura
48) Buddha eyes
49) Ephemera script
50) conjoined twin dolls

List is subject to the whims of change between now and my birthday in August...

book #24

24)West, Cameron. FIRST PERSON PLURAL: MY LIFE AS A MULTIPLE. Hyperion: 1999.

Nonfiction memoir of a man (He's a Phd in Psychology) with Dissociative Identity Disorder.

weekend notes: McKay Hollow Madness Trail Run

2.5 and 3.5 mile runs earlier in the week.
14 mile race on Saturday.
6 mile run on Sunday.
measly 26 mile total for the week.

Grumbles because I expect the coming week to be low mileage again too: I'll be busy moving.

Saturday's race was great but HARD. Here's a description of last year's course: http://www.mckayhollowmadness.com/McKayHollow_2009_course_description.pdf Silly me, I read it before the race and thought the author must be exaggerating some aspects... Once again, there was LOTS of mud, and once again it slowed me down a lot; tripped once but no blood. I'm also way too scaredy-cat timid on the technical portions of the trail, too cautious about picking my way over and around the rocks to be fast. Several creek crossings too.

Got a finisher's tech shirt, a nice blue colour with an ugly monster-snail image on the back. Lol..snails are kind of the logo/mascot for this particular race; even though I felt I was channelling the more elusive North Alabama Mud Sloth...

Had a really nice time chatting with Mona before the race; she introduced me around to some of the other runners she knows. She's my same age, but a bit faster than I am, so I didn't see her again til after the race!

Also, I managed to lose my apartment key off my key ring (getting ready at the start area) and had to spend a half hour or so after the race looking for it amongst dirt, leaves and pineneedles. It really blended in well, but Whew! I found it--good thing, since Kara has my spare and I believe she's been in Atlanta this weekend!