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it's a busy day but i hadn't blogged in a while and wanted to write a quick update, 'cause i have way too much to do this summer and never have quite enough free time.

so it looks like no one wants to go to opera in the park (except ben, who doesn't read this. thanks ben!). therefore, i'll be at work late-ish and then running a track workout in the gym. it's a bit odd to run in the gym when i should be on a track, but it cuts down a LOT on the commute (east river is far!) and keeps me on pace. plus, i kind of like running them alone. i'm not worried about competing with the people around me this way, which means that i run at the proper pace and can actually finish the damn things. even though i always want to puke at least once, i feel so strong afterwards that it's usually worth it. i kind of wish i could bottle up that feeling and tease myself with it when i need motivation to work out.

i had my first real LSAT class last night. we ran over time, and i was grumpy about it. i definitely stumbled and stuttered through a comment once, and ended with "nevermind." that was depressing. but i'm trying to think of it as getting the badness out of my system. i'll probably revert to only speaking when called on for a little while. i can't put my foot in my mouth if it's not open, can i? taking this class has been good for my confidence, though. people in there aren't very smart, for the most part. it seems like NO ONE has had logic training, even informally. but it's helpful--i've already learned a couple good tricks for logic games that i'm going to have to try in my homework tonight (homework! during the summer! blech). i've set my goals for the test. i'll be really bummed if i don't meet them.

last weekend was poultry days. fun tournament, overall, but i really played like shit. so did my team, for the most part. two highlights of the tournament: (1) a seven-year-old kid named lincoln, from kentucky. he had an incredible forehand throw! and a wheel-of-death! the wheel-of-death was like a modified thumber. he was pretty cool. i watched my teammate play with him for like three hours, with the little kid running around everywhere and catching things one-handed. ah, the future of ultimate. (2) someone threw for a score, and it was sailing out the back of the endzone. jeff laid out for it out the back and threw a greatest back into the endzone, which josh caught (laying out). sick play. and jeff broke his hand and dislocated two of his fingers. yikes.

i've bought a couple of dvds on my day off on monday. i've watched two of them already--the thomas crown affair and win a date with tad hamilton. both so good! happy sai. also i rented (and watched) the first disc of season 6 of sex and the city. that was where i left off when i lost my hbo on-demand, so i'm picking up with blockbuster. i'm going to stop by the blockbuster near work and pick up the other 2 discs of the season today. i remember when my mom used to watch satc and i would make fun of her. but now i'm a fan. it's a great show. end of story.

back to work!