Who knew?

It turns out that riding the bus is one of the best things EVER. Some highlights:

• Jonathan (who updated his blog!?) drops me at my stop on his way to work in the morning, and since I just hop out at said stop, he drives. Awesome because then I do my makeup in the car on the way to the bus stop and I don't have to allot time for it at home.
• All of the drivers and passengers have been friendly* so far.
• It's free (for me)... but actually it pays me. Not only am I not buying gas, I'm also not paying for car insurance or repairs.
• I get 30-45 minutes of spare time to read, listen to music, or just zone out two times every day. During these times, I'd usually have to be driving and I'd be at least a little bit stressed by the traffic and the need to get somewhere and park and walk across campus.

And, for those of you wondering if the lack of news about marathon training is an attempt to make you forget that I said I'd run a marathon... not so much. The new schedule and living arrangement has added some logistical difficulties to the training program (for me - at school from 7am-8pm on Tuesdays which are supposed to be a running day... and for my training partners who need an extra person or a few extra wheels to make training more manageable). Despite the difficulties, training continues. Tomorrow we'll run a half-marathon.

* or asleep, which counts too...