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Finally, the reject wisconsin friend gets invited to the blog. I have been at Lawrence for three weeks now so here are the top three highs and lows of life in Appleton, WI



highs:

1. A week at a lodge owned by the university right on lake michigan. It was really nice to run in the woods and go to the beach. We had a team talent show there which proved to be hilarious. Highlights included someone doing a rubix cube in under 60 seconds, 350 digits of pi, a list of all of the Lawrence University presidents and fun facts about them, and a rap of the ingredients in Pop-tarts.

2. First collegiate cross country race. My time wasn't the best but it was so nice to just have it over with. It was fun to race again and to cheer again. The best part, of course, is the uniforms. All spandex, all the time. Definitely not BYU approved booty shorts. My next meet is this Saturday. It is supposedly a really hard, hilly course. But we are having a picnic afterwards- so I guess I might show up.

3. Lot's of movie watching. By myself and with the team. It's been fun though and a good way to occupy a lot of down time. We watched Cool Runnings the night before our race- classic. And my recent favorite was the Blues Brothers. Nothing too great or thought provoking, but a good way to hang out with people you don't know too terribly well.



lows:

1. Plantar falicitis- aka shooting pain through my right foot when I walk. I am currently riding a bike instead of running.. which also creates a lot of butt soreness. Hopefully I will be able to run again by the end of this week. Until then my cure is running my foot over a tennis ball a million times. 999,100...999,101...999,102...999,103...

2. Still no school. all running all the time gets a little boring. and the only people I ever talk to are the cross country team.. some interesting folks, but I would like to meet some other people as well.

3. It is turning to fall very quickly here and I'm not ready for the cold weather. Sweatshirts, scarves, and hats have all been brought out and I realized if I'm using all of this now, I dont know how I'm going to stay warm this winter. I'm thinking a nice thermal body suit complete with hot chocolate camel pack might do the trick.