With Relative Ease

This weekend kicked my butt, in a good way. A friend drove us to Cincinnati for a hockey tournament (that I played in!) with the team I am practicing with, the Piranhas. I had never been to Ohio before, so this was an anti-climactic first for me. The drive to Cincinnati is flat. It's unnerving.

Unfortunately, there are no cool pictures to show because I did not think the chain drug store where I bought a Vitamin Water was particularly compelling.

What I can say is that a lot of things in my life are changing, as we speak. It feels good. This month has been particularly busy but it is helping me to move forward. There is no time to dwell on the problems we are creating for ourselves.

My friend, who I rode out with, is a few years older than me and I respect a lot of things about her. The two 4.5 hour car rides were spent talking -- we didn't even turn the music on once. This period of change is definitely a period of growth for me. A lot of potential is laying dormant and I am tapping into it more and more each day. Fans of exercise, specifically weight lifters (for all different reasons) refer to the six-month period when they initially begin lifting as a sweet spot because their bodies can build muscle, lose fat, and make huge gains in their abilities. I feel like this might be the metaphor of life for me right now.

Seven Years

While in Dallas, TX this past weekend, I had the opportunity to vist the Nasher Sculpture Store. Let me be clear that I was not at the actual musuem, but I wandered into their store at this crazy-fancy mall.

If I ever get another opportunityto see Dallas, that museum will be on the list.

I made two small purchases --only two-- one of which was worthy of sharing ASAP.

This is a 7-year pen, Swiss-made by Seltzer, and pretty glorious if you ask me. The packaging and website boasts that it can write up to 2 meters per day, for 7 years. They don't clarify how many leap years are thrown in there-- but that's okay. The company claims that it is also made out of materials that are sustainable and that a donation is made to "enviromental causes" with the sale of each pen.

Here are some of my favorites:

They had a limited supply of options when I got there, but I chose this little man:

I thought about chewing and swallowing a piece of gum on the same night...but maybe if I get the ice cream cone one!

Roller Derby Blog

We're blogging about roller derby. It's boring so far, however, it promises to be an awesome project.

http://pghderbydiary.blogspot.com/