Ramble-Bambleness... Monday, January 23

Not much of a family Lunar New Year celebration on account of some fist-throwing drama that went down a month or so ago. So on that note, Snickers drove Granny-K to Seoul and came back to join me in Cheonan for a romantic candlelit dinner. Well, it was as romantic as it could possibly be with Pyen Chi -- the Pee Master Beast of Fur -- nudging us at the dinner table;) I miss the times when it was little Mi Nam nudging at my toes, asking for handouts at the table. Ahhh Mi Nam, I miss him so much.

Pyen Chi is going through a little bit of a rebelious stage; definitely testing us. Whether it's her jumping on me when we're out walking or her randomly biting me when I'm in bed, she's figured out she's strong and is testing to see who is in control. This has been going on for a good solid week and it's not cool, so I'm not about to let it continue for much longer.

On a different note, this past weekend I've been doing a lot of jogging. Last night I went out for a 15km run and then today I went for a timed 7km run. Am contemplating joining the Adidas MBC Hangang half marathon and am even considering possibly stepping it up a notch and doing the full marathon. It isn't until April 8th so it's plenty of time to train but I think I might just do the half marathon. Set up another "deal" with the Cheonan Trump, like last year but this year I'll beat it. Last year my goal was to do the half marathon under 2 hours -- my time was 2 hours and 7 minutes. Seven extra minutes that killed it for me. Not that I'm making excuses or anything but I did run that half marathon just a week or two after my scooter crash that left me hospitalized and the race route was brutal. Something about running along the Han River -- a totally exposed path with no trees -- in the winter screams silliness to whoever planned it and to me too for that matter for joining it. The Adidas half marathon is basically the same route, well the same area, but doing it in April will mean a world of difference with the weather.