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Quixotic

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About Me

23 year old female. 5'4, grey-green eyes, dark blond hair. I'm an ACE-certified personal trainer. Been in a relationship since July 2004 with my husband, Nate. He's the most wonderful man out there, and I love him very much. I like running, hiking, bicycling, reading, cooking, weight-training, cross-stitching, writing, learning, movies....Oh, and Picard could kick Kirk's ass. I'm just sayin'...

My Interests

running, bicycling, reading, writing, hiking, new experiences, weight-training, cooking, cross-stitching, psychology, philosophy, learning, outdoors...

I'd like to meet:

Anyone interesting. I like meeting new people.

Music:

Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Queen, Supertramp, Rehab, Matchbox20, Staind, Saliva, Pearl Jam, REO Speedwagon, The Who, Prozzak... a whole mess of others

Movies:

Dangerous Liasions, The Notebook, Full Metal Jacket, Children of Men, Match Point, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Little Children, Idiocracy

Television:

Heroes, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Mythbusters, Modern Marvels... history/discovery channels!.... if I can catch reruns: Sliders, Quantum Leap, Married with Children... Watching Sports: Bicycle racing and sometimes running races.

Books:

I cannot even begin. Normally, whatever I just finished reading is a favorite... along with a bookshelf of others. Gimme some Hardy, some Conrad, some Lem, some Vonnegut, some King.... And then, there's poetry to read-- Donne and Arlington Robinson when I have first choice. the Picture of Dorian Grey might be my favorite, Ah! Bring up a book, and we'll talk-- or I'll read it, and then talk. I love both fiction and nonfiction.

Heroes:

My older brother, Andy. He has really worked hard to turn his life around and is an incredibly strong and warm human being.Also want to honor someone who I credit with helping save my life as a teenager, Vicky.

My Blog

10K at 26 weeks pregnant

Ran a 10K this weekend... (that's 6.2 miles for those of you afraid of metric)Of course, I'm not allowed to actually race, so I kept the RPE low and just ran.1:07:15, 10:49 per mile...8 minutes slower...
Posted by Quixotic on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:38:00 PST

It’s a girl!!!

Week 21 ultrasound... it is baby ANGELINE!  She’s very active! The ultrasound tech said she moved around more than almost any baby she’s ever seen. That’s similar to past ultras...
Posted by Quixotic on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Puerto Rico!

Very likely will be going to Puerto Rico soon!  I have to, of course, clear it with my doctor, but I'm finding no print advising against it in the second trimester.  I am very excited. ...
Posted by Quixotic on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:39:00 PST

The doctor scared me! / marriage

Trying to find the heart beat and finding nothing, the doctor gets a weird expression on his face."We need to get you over to ultrasound.""Okay""I'm not saying I'm worried, but we need to make sure ev...
Posted by Quixotic on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 05:24:00 PST

Crazy--

So it's become obvious this woman I thought was cool is in fact, insane.  Now, Nate had told me this already.   I decided to let it go.  It is clear she is in fact in need of help....
Posted by Quixotic on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:25:00 PST

Lies...

How do you respond when someone lies about you, but they control they medium by which the lies are spread?Really, it shouldn't concern me-- the people who are being lied to probably have been lied to ...
Posted by Quixotic on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:21:00 PST

Pregnant

So, I am pregnant!  Nate and I feel very blessed.  We will be moving the wedding up earlier, of course.  The timing is not what we planned, but we feel it is God's will and are thrilled...
Posted by Quixotic on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:29:00 PST

Chickamauaga 26.2 mile run

Did it as a training run.  Successful.  Waaaay fun.
Posted by Quixotic on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:20:00 PST

Wedding, and stuff....

Trying to decide what I want to do with my wedding.  I know I want it small and CHEAP.  I can't see spending that much on one day.  Nah, not at all!   I'd get married with just the...
Posted by Quixotic on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 04:31:00 PST

I rode 100 miles...

I'm a centurion.  104 miles, 15.3 mph.:D Boo-ya.
Posted by Quixotic on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:23:00 PST