Weather Forecast for tomorrow, egads!

6am 58°F Feels Like 55°F

9am 59°F Feels Like 57°F

12pm 61°F Feels Like 61°F

3pm 63°F Feels Like 63°F

6pm 63°F Feels Like 63°F

9pm 62°F Feels Like 62

Guess I'll be running in the rain... so will everyone else!

I ate bananas and soy chai tea today. Nothing too heavy or dairy. Of course I didn't wake up until 1:17PM, so didn't have a lot of sustenance required for the day's activities. I'm feeling nervous also and still sick. I plan to get through. That will be enough.

The next post will be from a marathoner! :) Cheers!

Help!

I'm fighting off a stuffy nose, head cold and sore throat just to make things more complicated for Sunday's jog around the city... which starts at 6:30AM. As if that were not early enough, I will be catching a ferry to the start line at about 4:30AM. I think I'm going to need more than caffeine to keep me going. Any advice?

Tomorrow I plan to lollygag around the city, drinking coffee and smoothies (no fiber or fat) and whatnot. Relaxing I hope.

I'm sort of itching to hop a plane to SE Asia. It's cheaper if I leave before December. I'm getting a little bit stir crazy and ready to drop everything and go. I have to be out of my place on the 20th anyway, so I'll be homeless wherever I may be.

Election thoughts

I dream of a world where: 

we're colorblind to race,

money and status are not the main points,

consumerism is downplayed,

we help and love all our neighbours, friend or foe.

We, the people of United States have an opportunity to remind the world why we're a great nation- a country of idealistic, progressive, adaptable people who make changes when necessary. Let us show our roots, our true colours in this election. We're a country of immigrants, a melting pot. Our ancestors came to this land for a better life, to live freely. It is time to stand up for those ideals. Embrace acceptance, liberty and world cooperation. Let us show the world that America is still capable of being a world leader, a setter of examples. 

I hope you share a vote with me for Barack with me on November 4th. 

Alone again in New Zealand and other revelations

My mom and Jim left this morning on the bus to Wellington. We arrived at the station early and had a little coffee before they set off. The sun was shining gloriously, so they should've had a beautiful tour of the country on their way south. I was a little jealous, since I have a love affair with the peaceful bus rides in New Zealand. 

I stood on the side of Hobson Street waving as they pulled away. It's funny when people leave. It's the thought that I'm in a foreign country and they're going back to the US. Not that I actually want to go back to the States at this point. But it's a funny feeling.

This past Friday at work, I gave written confirmation of my final date at the University. I've been wavering on what to do, wondering if I should stay and try my hand at teaching, but it feels right to move on. I'm going to sit the optometry board exams, which will give me the freedom to practice anywhere in Australia or New Zealand. 

Between my last day at work and the board exams, I'll have some time to kill. I realised that if I were a teacher, I'd be owed about 21 months off from work for all the years I worked straight through, so I'm not going to feel one bit guilty about taking 3-6 months off or more. Plus I have frugal gene and money saved, so I'm safe in my decision.

I plan to stay in New Zealand for a while (won't actually get booted out of the country until January 5th) and travel around, camping and whatnot. Then take a flight up to Bangkok and do some exploring up there before I return to take the boards. This, of course, could change.

I may be living out of my car and my tent for a while. ;)