So, once again, my normal pool is unavailable. This time, the high school fired the varsity swim coach and changed the locks to all the doo...

I swear, I could not make this up if I could..... I came home from Subaru happy hour tonight (I just go for one beer and dinner - Will stays...

Man, I hate Texas in the summer. I used to love summers. In Colo and Montana I was always outside, working at the pool or as a park ranger...

Eeps! Really, this trip is an excuse to sit on the beach with friends and drink fruity frozen drinks under the guise that I’m competing at ...

Will and I finally went on our 5 day camping extravaganza (!) to Big Bend National Park. We were supposed to go in March, but that got nixe...

Saw this wine in the grocery store last night. No idea if it tastes good - but the bottle sure looks cool! I'll let you know how it tast...

Make-up: High school I did, but nothing major. College I didn’t wear any (make up, that is!). And for a while in college, my typical outf...

I was very lame last night after work. Went to the grocery store for snacks. Then I took the world's worst pilates class at the gym at...

Work sent me to the Boston area for the week to help out with my OKC project (only with our Boston engineering staff). I’ve never been to M...

Because I didn't manage to blog about this last week. And also: I hate non-elimination episodes! Episode 3 And I really don't remem...

Here's my latest results, along with my entry seed times* Event Seed Time Actual Time 100 brea...

I soooo wish my husband's camera phone worked better to capture this image properly. Got free tickets to see the Houston Rockets last ni...

Sooo....updates on me. Turned 30 on Monday. Day really didn't go all that well. It wasn't that I was upset over turning 30. I jus...

Episode 1 recap So, for this episode, we're still in Brazil. Not a whole lot of excitement this episode, but there is some character de...

Looks promising, with the glaring exception that producers elected not to include myself and Will in the cast (from here on out we will be ...

I came upon an alarming revelation yesterday as I was emailing a friend of mine. He and I have been trying to get together for a beer for a...

Found out what the "critter" in the bottom of the pool was.... turns out it was a huge rolled up Ace bandage. Which we all decide...

Hopefully when I get home from work today, I will finally have my package of goodies I ordered from lush waiting for me. I truly am a tad b...

From a swimmer in the fast lane (the opposite side of the pool from where I swim): "Coach, there's a dead critter at the bottom of ...

First of all, I have three mystery bruises on the side of my left leg that really hurt. And my abs were sore for 2 days from doing those st...