Then I ate it.

It is spring time in the Midwest! I know this for a fact because the local Parks & Recreation decided to turn on the water fountains in the parks!

My French office-mate Julie and I have taken a few of our lunches out on the Quad:


The warmer temperatures also mean that I have to start putting on lots of sunscreen. I'm really not into tanning, mostly because I am afraid of looking like a disgusting, wrinkled prune when I'm older.

Also, whenever I slather on sunscreen, I can almost convince myself that I'm going to the beach...instead of out for a 5x1000-meter workout, like today!

• 1-mile warm-up - 9:53
• 5x1000m - 4:57/4:58/4:57/5:01/4:58
• (3-min. rest in between)
• 1-mile cool-down - 9:19

Overall, I'm very pleased with this workout, especially considering that I wanted to wuss out and run it on the treadmill. I hit pretty consistent paces, and I didn't feel like I was dying the whole time.

Yesterday, I participated in a lunch-time presentation at the Asian American Cultural Center, talking about my experience as a Korean-American adoptee. Elana, Kean, Beth, and I fielded a lot of really good questions about being adopted, and I hope that we made a positive impression on the audience.


One issue that we raised involved common things that we wish people wouldn't say:

• "You're really lucky to have been adopted!" (You're really lucky to know your medical history.)
  
• "I don't look like my parents. My dad is tall, and I'm short. I must be adopted." (That sounds like your mom had an extra-marital affair.)
  
• "Oh, you're adopted. You're not really Korean." <--True story, a Korean-American said this to me on the first day of college. (Fuck you. I was born there.)
  

In other news, Running Buddy Lena was disseminating good information about sexual health on campus today:

Bodger loves going to the vet for check-ups because all the vet techs fawn over him and give him treats (Wouldn't you?):


Oh, and I totally wiped out on my bike today. While I was rushing to campus, I made a sharp turn, and my pedal scraped across the pavement. This sent me sprawling, and my bike landed on top of me. I arrived on campus sweaty and bleeding. Awesome.

Here's the damage:



Now, my left knee hurts when I bend it. I'm a little concerned with the race coming up soon. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation! Now!