Well I blew through Catching Fire and have already downloaded Mockingjay. I am not starting it tonight because that’s sure to mean another late night — I was up until midnight last night with Catching Fire. This is the problem with an entertaining book. I cannot put it down. But it’s sure nice to have the time to read a book in two days! It doesn’t happen very often.
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I did the Thetis Lake Relay today, an annual relay run put on by the Harriers Running Club. It’s a competitive race and as usual I think we came last in our age group, but I can’t compete with people who run a sub 20 minute 5 km. That’s not human. I ran with my neighbour, who I’ve been running with for the past year, and two of her friends. We went out for a drink and some appies afterward and it was a really enjoyable few hours, despite the rain. It was nice to meet some new people and the conversation flowed easily.
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I have recurring nightmares about cougars and grizzly bears. They don’t recur very often, but I had a grizzly bear visit last night. We were at a house that was on a lake, and Heart was with us. From what I remember, a bunch of dogs were playing at the lakeshore with a grizzly cub, and the mother bear came and attacked Heart. The only thing that I vividly remember is seeing her lying there, her face bloody and her back leg torn off. It’s probably stupid to being writing this down, as it’s going to forever cement it in my head. I woke up in sheer terror. Being in a strange room that is darker than my own room did not help, and I had to remind myself we were at my sister’s cabin. I don’t ever remember being that scared.
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Really enjoying reading http://julia.typepad.com/julia/. She’s doing NaBloPoMo as well. I’ve been reading her blog for a few months now, and as with her other readers, I’m thoroughly enjoying the daily posts this month. She writes with humour and heart, and reading her posts makes me want to meet her and her family.