committed by credit card

oh, its on. i have officially signed up for the Toronto Half Marathon. i know i mentionned earlier on that i had decided to do it, but, now, now i am really going to do it. i want another t-shirt and another medal. (speaking of which, has anyone seen an ottawa half-marathon medal? i seem to have lost mine.) i have spent the last couple weeks (whew, so far into my training) building up my mileage, which really translates into blistered toes. i am going to need some new running shoes soon...if only my mom was coming into town soon. oh wait! she is! (i'll keep praying to the running gods...and keep on hoping that no one notices that i am turning 25 in july, which makes me officially certainly completely an adult who should be able to purchase her own running shoes). Annetta and i have made a plan to both run it (perhaps together, perhaps not, depending on how fast each of us is taking it) and its nice to know someone else is undertaking the challenge. (that was certainly a guilt trip to plague her should she decide not to run).

in sadder news, jarrod's bike was not the easy fix we expected. turns out, the cranks they were going to replace cannot be replaced without replacing (can i say that anymore?) the whole undercarriage. which would cost more than the bike. much more. i was a bit troubled, seeing as how my finances do not really allow for wasted purchases, but then...i found the golden ticket (the receipt) that mentions that the bikes contain a two week warranty. i did not expect this, seeing as how we bought the bike from a pawn shop from a man who i would descibe as a "bike hustler." i am hoping for cash back, but i will take store credit. jarrod can just pick out another one. hopefully we can find one that evokes the same sense of "awesome!' that this one did...though i have to admit that i fear that just won't be possible. we shall see.