As I was walking to my bus stop today, I noticed that my bus was had just turned the corner behind me and was headed down the street. Being all of about 20 yards from my bus stop, I jogged at a leisurely pace towards my stop so that I wouldn't find myself facing the option of either waiting 15 minutes for the next bus, or walking the rest of the way to school across campus.

So being the nerd that I am, I put on the second strap of my backpack and hightailed it to the stop with more than enough time to spare before the bus got there. But after running that tiny amount, I found myself winded beyond belief. I felt the exact same after running 20 yards that I used to feel after I ran three miles in the Marine Corps. Sheesh! I am out of shape beyond belief.

It's sad really. I used to pride myself on being able to run 3 miles in about 19 minutes or so. Now it appears that I can't run 20 feet without being completely winded.

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I had planned on studying all night last night for my test on Thursday, but I ended up putting on some Elliott Smith music and just staring at the ceiling all night. It was quite relaxing and made me long for the upcoming summer when I can do more of just lounging around.

I did do a little bit of studying though. I have this dvd called, "A Concert for George" which was a tribute concert for George Harrison on the one year anniversary of his death. Eric Clapton, Dhanni Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynn, Billy Preston, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and others participated in the event. It's rapidly becoming one of my favorite dvds to watch while I'm killing time.

Well, as I watched that dvd last night, I did a little bit of astronomy studying. So I guess last night wasn't just a total waste of time.

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Yesterday, the FMLA elected me as their vice president for the next academic school year. It's a total honor that they felt that I could do a good job, and I'm already looking forward to next year.

I was really reluctant to run. I felt that I could do a great job and that I brought a lot to the table. But I still felt apprehensive to run because of it being such a bit time and energy committment. But I was approached by so many different people in the group at different times, who convinced me to go ahead and jump on in.

I was honored and a bit caught off guard that so many of my confidants and friends thought that I could do a good job, that it helped me decide to go ahead and run.

One of the things I wanted to be sure of was that I wanted to be sure that the people running for different officer positions were going to be strong officers. What I didn't (and still don't) want to happen is where it seems like only a tiny group of people get stuck doing all the work. I wanted to be sure that there was a strong group of officers so that it could be a total team effort. As great as the FMLA is, and has been, I still don't think that it's ever quite lived up to it's potential. There's only been one thing or another that's come up to prevent the group from being as strong as it can be. I think next year might break that trend, but we shall see.

I'd say that I can't wait to get started, but it's already begun. :-)

matt out