I'm excited for camping this weekend, too. And - good news - my knees are getting a little better. It's been almost two weeks since The Accident, and I had to stop training so I could recover. It's frustrating - my mind is in "go" mode, but my body won't let me. To quench that urge, I really considered getting some pink hand weights to work on my arms, but... no. I definitely feel less in shape than I was two weeks ago, but I also hope I've developed enough muscle memory to pick up again quickly. Last night, Rae and I went on a run... we ran for about 30 or 40 minutes with minimum walking breaks, and I was able to pull through! But this weekend will definitely be the make-or-break weekend: can my knees survive 6 or 8 hours of constant hiking? I'll find out on Saturday.
Things are crazy at work right now, too, so we Biters definitely have a load on our hands. It's April, so it's the beginning of the new school year in Japan. New fellow teachers, new students, new classes and a completely new schedule. No problem, right? Except during this time, if, say, a certain ALT didn't lesson plan in the month of March, hypothetically they would have to cram all their lesson planning at this time. Just saying, hypothetically. If an ALT didn't do the work they were supposed to do. A friend of a friend of a friend of mine. Not me. Then it would be a busy time, with training and all.
But... like we keep raving about on our blog, it's finally springtime in Japan. No more lonely nights under the kotatsu watching How I Met Your Mother while eating frozen vanilla ice cream (again, a friend of a friend of mine). It's really getting warm out! And I really can't wait for this weekend. Fingers crossed that my knees pull me through.
Now, we just need a theme song.
Labels: jessie, Kanye-West-hating
Did you watch the latest episode of HIMYM? I'm addicted to that show. It's sad. But the lead character is also called Ted so I can't help myself.
By the way, if I could spray paint my hand weights I would. It's almost embarrassing walking around with unfortunate pink hand weights... almost...
By 
rae, at
April 16, 2009 at 11:55 AM
I haven't seen it! How do you watch it? My internet source has gone defunct! Teach me, oh wise and addicted one.
By Jessie, at
April 16, 2009 at 9:26 PM
I am glad you four are doing something like this! 100 km is no easy task, but even with all the money donated aside, the pros outweigh the cons as far as health benefits go. Ill try to keep up with this blog to track your progress, good luck
By 
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April 18, 2009 at 1:02 PM
