5k, part 2!

i will be at the genesis women's shelter make the break 5k a week from saturday. if you're in the dallas area, you should too! the money goes to a great cause and it's a good reason to get up early on a saturday and start the day off healthily and actively. if it weren't for this 5k, i would be sleeping til 2 pm all slothy-like so i totally understand the impetus behind laziness, but give a thought to coming out and supporting a great charity at reverchon park.

update!

hello, friends in blog land. it has been quite some time, because i have been busy as a bumblebee these past few weeks! i've had quite a few dread appointments recently, and jason and i just moved across town to our beautiful new house. i also have some exciting running news!

i ran my first 5k on march 13 and finished with a chip time of 48:49 and a gun time of 52:27. it's abysmally slow, but i don't care because i finished the damn thing and i didn't even finish in last place. i was 2827 out of 3031 timed racers. for someone whose legs would go numb from stress after walking a quarter of a mile a few months ago, i'm incredibly proud. i'm running another one next month and jason is going to train with me as part of his "recover from surgery" plan. we went running together at the track last week and it was really, really cool. my goal is to be able to run the whole race next time. once i have a handle on actually completing the course while running, i'll start to focus on improving my time.

i'll post my latest running playlist soon! i'm up to 30 minutes of nonstop running and a good playlist is essential to me being able to muscle through.

lish attack!

my friend lish compiled a group of pictures of the headgear i've created for her over the past year or so and i thought i'd share with you all! she rocks a totally badass set of locks, too!













enjoy! :)

a review of the 2010 vancouver winter olympics

welcome to katie's official review of the 2010 vancouver winter olympics! i have a few awards to give out to truly deserving members of the olympic community. gold, silver, and bronze be damned - clearly an award given by two hills designs trumps all those trifles. and here we go!

FUNNIEST NAME: dick button.



this guy is the last man to win back-to-back olympic golds for figure skating (1948 and 19zzzzz.....) and i admit to enjoying his old man crankiness, but every time someone says his name, i giggle a little on the inside. and the outside.

honorable mention to south korea's own mo tae-bum, for what should be obvious reasons.

DOUCHIEST FACIAL HAIR: apollo anton ohno. he's one of the best american winter olympians of all time, but god do i want to rip those pubes off his face.


this one isn't even really a competition, he's been winning it for years.

HOTTEST* OLYMPIAN: shaun white.



*i have a thing for guys with long, messy red hair who can ultimately only be described as "facey."

BEST INTERVIEW: stephen colbert, interviewed by bob costas. it's worth the time.



and that's all for now, friends out in blog-land. there's still a lot of olympics left, so perhaps there will even be a part 2. or not. who can say?

new dread cuff/headband!

i love the colors in my newest headband!

dallas blizzard

it's snowing balls here, so we made snowmen.









and a snow dong.

running playlist

i made a special playlist for my workout tomorrow, since it's the first time i'll be running 20 minutes solid without stopping. i figured i needed to have a good soundtrack in order to attempt such a feat. then i decided to share it with you folks!

katie's super rad workout playlist

1. the infanta - the decemberists
2. runs in the family - amanda palmer
3. roscoe - midlake
4. this is our emergency - pretty girls make graves
5. hunting for witches - bloc party
6. le pop - katzenjammer
7. hang me up to dry - cold war kids
8. dog problems - the format

i am anticipating that the workout will go something like this:

1. walk briskly
2. HERE WE GO RUN
3. moderate pace
4. speed up, halfway done!
5. moderate pace (cool yo' jets)
6. speed up, maybe giggle
7. can i... gasp... make it... gasp... ???... gasp...
8. walking, perhaps stumbling

one can never be too sure. i hope i make it the whole time. i've been running a course that goes uphill a bunch, and i'll be running my next workout on a track, so i'm hoping i tire less quickly. i am truly stunned that i'm at the point where running 20 minutes straight isn't completely out of grasp.