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.

couch to 5k update!

i'm proud to say that i'm still on the running train! yesterday, i completed week 5 day 1 of couch to 5k, which meant alternating five minutes of running with three minutes of walking. i've never felt so strong in my life! i'm starting to really feel a springiness to my stride, and it's awakening muscles in my legs that i never even knew existed. i haven't bought myself a good pair of running shoes yet, but that's hopefully happening this week.

i can't believe i'm theoretically four weeks away from running a 5k. i never would have thought i could do it, especially not on my own, but now i have a renewed confidence in myself and my abilities. yay, running!