Makin' (tiny) Waves

Swam tonight. I wanted so very much to swim forever, but had to settle for a nice long workout (for me) and accept the fact that I'm not quite able to swim forever, mostly due to time constraints.

• 200 SKPS
• 3 x 500
• Hypoxic 5
• Every other 100 concentrate on stroke
• Swim
• Down the ladder from 400
• 400-Concentrate on turns (no breathing off the wall)
• 300-Butterfly on the 1st 25 of each 100
• 200-IM
• 100-Cool down, last 25 underwater dolphin kick on my back (you know, for fun)

If I count correctly, it adds to 2800 yards. Sigh. Now I'm hungry.

Obvious

This morning's front page news from the Purdue Exponent:
Purdue announces plans to post warning signs on all high-voltage areas

Duh.

Vino

Over the last few weeks, I've had the chance to taste a couple new wines. One, while out to eat at Terra in San Diego at a conference a couple weeks ago was Fiddlehead Pinot Noir. I normally have issues with Pinot Noir because of their over-abundance after Sideways came out (trendy == bad). However, we were having fish and a light red was in order. The 2005 Fiddlehead was ready to drink and was nice with the food for the evening. They have a couple other wines that I think look interesting, but may have to wait until that pilgrimage later in life. The label below isn't of the one we had, but it was the closest that I could find.

When Jeremy was down last time, we went on a wine excursion and as an impulse buy, we picked up a 2004 Sangiovese from Luna Vineyards in Napa Valley. I had this the other night and really enjoyed the flavor. I'm a sucker for the Sangiovese grape. It tastes like home. When the wine was sold to me (again, impulse buy), I was under the impression that it was an Italian. I didn't even look at the bottle; I simply heard "Sangiovese" and bought. The instant I took a sip, I knew it was California. It has the forward fruit flavor and a boldness that only comes from California wines. While it didn't sport the home-like taste of an Italian, I wasn't disappointed and may try to make an excursion back to the wine store this weekend for more.

Three Weeks

I discovered today that I can once again form complete sentences at will (applause). Before I slip into my grad-school stupor again, I thought I'd blog a blog. So in that spirit, I thought I would compile a list of things that have been brought to my attention that I think should be brought to yours:

• Willie Nelson appeared on the Colbert Report where they discussed their ice cream rivalry and sang a song. Very hippie.
• A mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Purdue freshman has been solved. In this situation, the answer leads to more questions.
• My bracket got busted because of stupid USC.
• Purdue is gaining some respect in the men's basketball world. Go Boilers!
• Rachel-achel had her baby. Baby Ezra was brought into this world on Sunday, March 18.
• Animal rights activists want to kill this bear. Stephen Colbert weighs in.

Swim (and a bird of prey)

After almost three weeks out of the water, I managed to get a swim in tonight. I took it easy on myself and did the following:

• 200 SKS
• Up the ladder to 400
• 100 Cool down

1700 yards total.

During one of my breaks, I noticed a little 'un running around with her dad. I assumed that she had come in for a swimming lesson. It turns out that she was also in to get a workout for her lungs. I almost stopped on two of my laps because I heard something out of the ordinary. Was it a guard whistle? No. Bird of prey? No, but getting closer. Future teen-girl-saber-fencer? Ahh...yes, that was the sound. I had no idea how that sound developed. Water torture in form of swimming lessons creates future saber fencers. You learn something new every day.

Today's Non Sequitur

Once again, I'm astonished at the emphasis being put on weather around here. There were tornado watches yesterday, which prompted no small amount of discussion around campus. During these discussions, people naturally mention hail. Typically hail is described as being "the size of <enter object here>". Usually these descriptions center around money or sports equipment.

I'm calling for a hail-classification system centered around things we eat--orange, cherry, grape, avocados, etc.

Mmmm...avamacado sized hail...