Berticus’ Life & Times

10K destroyed, but at 10′

I’ve done this run twice in the past two weeks and have been absolutely amazed with it. As the gym membership comes to a close running is becoming more attractive as the anchor activity in my routine. I’m really interested in continuing to make these long 8 or 9 milers but mainly want to focus on hill runs in hilly Birmingham and fartleks to improve my 5k pace to something like 8′ over the next few months.

Cooking less..

but these are incredible. Here’s the recipe – I highly recommend you try it! Repeatable, impressive, cheap, and delicious. They taste almost exactly like a mojito.

Moving is making me insane

I have a few great friends to thank for babysitting my valuables and storing stuff while I’m transient for the next two months. But packing all this stuff and getting it where it needs to go is a painful chore. Throw in a sublessor who doesn’t reply to emails and a lot of stuff left in here ’til the last minute from my roommate and I’ve really been stressing!

Where to this summer

On Friday I hit the tarmac to go to Vancouver for Esvan and Richard’s wedding. Then I’m back to Chicago where the finishing touches go on the move and I hopefully get to enjoy the Taste of Chicago. Two days later it’s off to Birmingham where I’ll linger for two weeks, spending almost all of them catching up with family and relaxing with old friends. Chicago for three weeks, then Boston.

YEP! Boston. According to some guys on TLS Cornell has grossly over enrolled. I haven’t gotten any response other than “pending,” basically, from them, but that is info enough to stop the breath holding.