better, faster, stronger.

12 weeks til the race. serious training begins now.

" a 1/2 marathon is just a 5k run... with a 10 mile warm-up"

" my sport is your sport's punishment"

" i know i run like a girl, try to keep up."

" while running it's rude to count the people you pass out loud"

trickbesoreal but issarocks.

during the austin trip, we got to meet up with the lil bro and his girufrendo (they match so absolutely perfectly). anyways i haven't seen him since a year ago when i saw him for maybe 10 minutes at Emo's. we've decided lilbro/bigsis convention will increase by 5 minutes each year. (actually i just made that up). we are one of the few big sis/ lil bro combos that still keep in touch past the years of obligated friendship (just kidding, we met pre-obligation). trick is my link into the world of 'the good stuff' when it comes to muzak. and he's still one of the coolest people i know... now maybe he'll paint me something.

look at how much we haven't grown (ok maybe only i haven't changed):
photos circa 2000

sigma girls night.

so this past weekend we had a sigma girls night up to austin for the night. a good time was had by all, except the trip was way too short... (oh and we didn't get to eat crepes, and i didn't get to drink wine)
ofcourse we did manage to do all the things you'd expect us to do during a girls night (sorority girl edition)...


like get together with other sigmas


and go out downtown


and drink


and take silly photos


and eat

oh and last but not least...


have a pillow fight.


and then get cleaned up.

kdinner.

lately, i have been craving korean foods. last night was no execption, so it's a good thing that i can make things myself at home. just last week i made beef bulgogi and shrimp kimchi jjigae and instead of just posting photos, i've added the recipes for ppl like office bff who complains when i make postings without ways to recreate it.

















daeji bulgogi (korean spicy pork bbq)

ingredients:
1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons korean chili paste
1 teaspoon minced ginger
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 garlic cloves, minced

preparation:
-cut pork diagonally across grain into 1/16-inch-thick slices.
- mix sugar, soy sauce, chili paste, ginger, sesame oil, red peppers, cloves in a large bowl
- combine mixture with pork and let it marinade for at least 30 minutes.
- heat a large skillet to med-high, add a small amount of canola oil, and grill meat until thoroughly cooked.

zucchini/onion pajon (korean pancake)

ingredients:
1/4 cup rice flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water, approximately
Few drops sesame oil
Dash white pepper
1 green onion, cut into 1-inch lengths
1 zucchini chopped in small slices

preparation:
- mix all of the ingredients together except for the green onions, batter should be thin.
- heat skillet to med-high, add oil to pan, pour one large scoop of batter into the pan to be 1/4 inch thick, add a few green onions. fry one side until golden, then flip. continue with the rest of the mixture.

dipping sauce:
- combine 3 parts soy sauce to one part rice vinegar (or white vinegar), add a dash of sesame oil.

craftastic.

so i've been seriously busy at work and with working out, but last night my crafty urges took over. so voila! cutout shadow decor... and 2 weeks ago i made a taggie blanket for our friend's baby. what can i say, it's craft season... ooh and also baking season. :)

on the road to 13.1 miles

first workout update after officially signing up for the 1/2 marathon.

wed_ 3 miles in 28 min.
thurs_ weights, abs
fri_ stretches, squats
sat-mon - sick :(
tues_ 2 miles in 18 min
40 ab side reps w/ 12 lb medicine ball
3 sets of 15: squats, stability ball pushups, tricep dips, hammer curls,* reverse row*, L lifts* (12lb weights*)
1 set 10: incline press* (my arms were tired)
wed_ 4 sets of 20 - stability ball crunches w/medicine ball, bridge pose
2 sets 15: overhead extensions, tricep skullcrushers, calf raises

sun_ 5 miles (nonstop!)

and they all fall down

eventually...



domino setup to knock the bottle in the trash. built using officedad's backup tapes that he stores back by me to collect dust, i finally found a good use for them. it doesn't quite work right, but still i was quite elated. next time i'll need a new design. QA non-productivity at its finest! (please excuse me lookin' stupid and 12 at the end)

even our video guy came to film it (no sound though)