ah, rediscoveries.

addendum to my previous post about running music:
i also recently unearthed a gem from approx sophomore year: the collision course album from jay-z and linkin park. glorious.

queue is a weird word.

queue: 1 : a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head 2 : a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles 3 a : a sequence of messages or jobs held in temporary storage awaiting transmission or processing

oh, that's what all those things had in common. i was confused.

anyways, i got netflix for my birthday this year. CAN'T believe it took me this long to discover it's glory. any random movie/tv show you can imagine, and you don't have to do anything but mess around on the computer for a few hours? did the inventor of this company know me personally?

i kind of love it.

i've even begun keeping a running queue in my head for movies i need to see in theaters. (netflix, if you could figure this one out, i may explode with happiness). currently:

1. (500) Days of Summer

2. Away We Go

3. Funny People

4. The Time-Traveler's Wife

5. Spread

6. Ice Age 3 (yeah, yeah, laugh it up.)

any of you people who live around here and have a ridiculous amount of free time to see movies, let me know. we'll chat over a bucket of popcorn, and i'll update you on my queue. (and why is it spelled that way? it seems redundant.)

"from then on, if i was goin' somewhere-- i was run-ing."

i've decided to train for a half marathon. rather, in a moment of weakness, prosser convinced me to commit. so now, on october third, in murfreesboro, tn, she and i will attempt to complete "the middle half". clever, i know.

it's hard.

((that's what she said.))

but really, it is.

you see, unless it's within the context of a sport or competition, i am not a huge fan of running. i'm an emotional runner. when i'm mad or sad or extremely happy, i run like a champ. on those other days, when i'm running because i know i have to, i hit the wall at about mile one. i'm not tired; i'm just not motivated.

the way that i've figured to channel these emotions is to motivate myself by music. some people may see me with my iPod on and think, hey, angry girl music, but we're not exactly talking about kelly clarkson here. i need something a bit more serious. 

back in the day, i made a mean mix CD. (it's a lost art, really). but now, i'll settle for making some bad A playlists. here's my current run list: (they are in alphabetical order because that's the way i found them in my iTunes, i usually rock the shuffle)

1. black eyed peas: i gotta feeling

2. black ghosts: full moon

3. carolina liar: show me what i'm looking for

4. coheed & cambria: welcome home

(this has been, and probably always will be, my powersong. the first minute is like the theme song to some superhero movie...)

5. coldplay: life in technicolor

6. the frames: falling slowly

7. framing hanley: lollipop

8. the fray: absolute

9. kerli: not a barbie doll

10. kevin rudolf: let it rock

11. the killers: mr. brightside

12. kings of leon: sex on fire

13. mims: move (if you wanna)

14. muse: supermassive black hole

15. mutemath: noticed

16. pit bull: go girl

17. quietdrive: rush together

18. red hot chili peppers: tell me baby

19. ryan adams: so alive

20. syntax: bliss

21. timbaland: oh timbaland

22. wolfmother: joker and the thief

so, for every time you've ever seen someone in the gym and wondered what they were listening to, i hope you've satisfied your curiosity. 

oh, it's back.

does everyone remember the nike presto watch i had all through college?

does everyone also remember the very sad day of my life when it broke two years ago? and the even sadder day when i found out they didn't make them anymore?

well, it's back. and i'm pretty pumped about it.

thank you amazon.com and the birthday money that helped fund this little timepiece renaissance.

it's the little things, really.

(now that i think about it, i've had a rough go since PT school started.
things that have broken in that period of time: watch, iPod, cell phone, hard drive, passenger side window........)

consistency? fail.

i once again have become delinquent in my blogging, which has recently been brought to my attention. apologies.

it's been a crazy summer: clinic, hospitals, birthdays, weddings. i'm a big fan of lists, so here are some for you.

things i've learned recently:

wearing scrubs daily = glorious. 

cities cupcakes > the cupcakery.

kids really do say the darndest things.

i sometimes still miss furman, and that's okay.

life shouldn't be as hard as we all make it.

things i newly enjoy:

coffee

how i met your mother

TOMS

running (who knew?)

things i have greatly begun to appreciate:

living around mountains, trees, and green things.

the afternoon nap.

individuality.

things i'm looking forward to:

being a third year.

new needtobreathe cd + concert in chattanooga.

running my first half marathon.

figuring out how to be a grown-up.