I'm bored at the airport.

Alright, firstly, I would like to mentally high five myself that I snuck through security with oversized liquids. It required careful placement, nonchalance, and a little rebelliousness. The liquid restrictions are something that really irk me. What is the difference between 4.3 and 4 oz? 4 oz and 3 oz? My theory is that it is just another way to get consumers to buy more crap they don't need (travel size bottles, toothpaste, etc). Last night, circa 1 am, I was rinsing out old travel size bottles of shampoo/conditioner and replacing it with new product. I really thought about checking my bag, but I decided to try and have a small victory over the security checkpoint. Small victories. Small victories.

Secondly, I just read an interesting..or not so interesting really, article on runnersworld.com regarding the latest Times article that claimed you don't need to exercise to lose weight. You idiot. I can't seem to wrap my head around the fact that people are always looking for a quick and easy fix. There isn't. Move your body. Go walking at night, park farther away from your fast food binge, drink lower calories drinks (vodka soda, glass of wine, low cal beer). You'll feel so much better. Simple things like getting non-fat milk with your caramel macchiato at Starbucks.

For example,

Starbucks iced latte with skim milk - 80

Starbucks iced latte with whole milk - 134

Almost reduces the extra calories by half.


It isn't about looks either--it's about your health. The least fit people in a 20 year Stanford study have 4x mortality rate of the most fit people (out of 4,300 subjects). FOUR TIMES AS LIKELY TO DIE.

I know it's easy for me to say get moving, I obviously love exercise. For me, it's the best way to relieve stress or put yourself in a good mood. Speaking of which, cramming all my running gear for training into my carry-on wasn't the best, but I know it's necessary. It'll be really nice to have a break from the treadmill and be able to run along endless roads covered in redwoods. Not to mention, a hiatus from the crazy heat of Arizona. Just got lectured about running in highly populated areas when I'm there by my Mom.

After watching some "Vanished" special on E! I suppose we could all stand to be a little more aware.

I had no idea how important cell phones were in recovering bodies (so morbid, sorry!) but that's how they discovered quite a few bodies of the girls, by locating the last cell phone tower their phones came into contact with. Yeah that was definitely a downer. On a lighter note, yet another reason to be fit, so you can kick some creeper's ass. Jamie--implement those kickboxing moves. I envision Sopko starting some Metallica song in her head and just going nuts. Oh priceless.


I'm already hungry and it's 9:43..I just ate 3 hours ago.