Marathon is upon us…

LauraRunning

The countdown has made it to just one day and a few hours… I can’t decide if I’m terrified or excited. I’m ready to run the race just to be done with it at this point – it will be good for it to be over. On the other hand, though, I can’t stop thinking […]

Falling apart at 25…

LauraUncategorized

So, I’ve had a really tough time with turning a quarter of a century old this year. I keep noticing things that I never would have thought twice about before… like wrinkles under my eyes that never used to be there. Or what I used to think was a freckle is now freaking me out […]

Honesty is the best policy…

LauraVent

What’s the deal with liars? I don’t understand how so many people feel that it’s worth it to put that much effort into a fabricated story that’s going to come unraveled in the long run. I’ve got some new folks working with me now, and I guess I took my very honest and ethical team […]

Van Halen 5150 Guitar Project

BrandonMusic

I’m playing around with the idea of trying to create my own custom version of the Eddie Van Halen 5150 guitar. Basically, that would mean I would be trying to turn a new Kramer guitar like this one: Into something like one of these from the classic Van Halen days: I’m finding situations where I […]

Runs and work and holidays, oh my!

LauraUncategorized

So I’ve taken another extended leave of absence from my own blog. Between our long runs on the weekends, lots and lots of late nights at work, and all of my online time going to Christmas shopping, I haven’t hit my blog in a while. The runs are varying week to week – last weekend’s […]

1/2 Marathon

BrandonRunning

Last Saturday was the Silver Comet Half-Marathon in Georgia. My time was a little slower than last years half that I did on Thanksgiving, but it will still be a good stepping stone for the full marathon coming up in January. I finished up in 2:02:24.    Next stop is Disney.