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This Week…

Category: Grad School, trials and tribs | 1 Comment

Temporary Tattoo (I hope)
This week, I am particularly grateful for the time I spend training. It makes me feel like I am competent at something! Especially when my day is constructed in increased-aptitude order, i.e. School-Swim-Bike-Run ;) .

I …

San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz Race Report

Category: triathlon: views from the front lines | 4 Comments

First off, I think this race is everything that a triathlon should be. It’s my new favorite.

As for the gory details, my race was awesome. I’d be more wordy but I just sat in three hours of seminar (or really, circular theoretical normative falsifiable …

Nerd Alert!

Category: Grad School, Splish, training | 3 Comments

Yesterday morning I went to the class I am TA’ing, Environmental Policy. Next Tuesday the professor won’t be there, so I get to lead class (bwahahahaha), but actually I am just supposed to talk for a few minutes and then show a movie based on the book Cadillac Desert. The professor asked for a show of hands for …