Musings on Saint Patrick's Day!

I like lists. Lists are good. Especially when you have a bunch of random thoughts without any real theme to link them. (I doubt this format will work for my thesis... darn!)

• Today is Saint Patrick's Day and I'm wearing a new green shirt that looks much more electric green than it did in the store.
  
• My boss is Irish and just sent an email to the shareholders and our department asking if we'd like to join him for some green beer at 11:30 this morning. He stated: "I might need somebody to watch me to be sure I get back by one as I have been known to disappear into the bowels of numerous Irish pubs downtown on March 17th if not adequately supervised, I might not return till Monday!" I have a great boss.
  
• My streak is now at 19 days. Fitting in at least 30 minutes of exercise everyday is tricky. But once you're committed to it, you find a way. Case in point. I woke up late on Wednesday and didn't have time to do my Tae-bo before work. I HAD to do some reading after work. Hmm. When can I workout? I brought my running shoes, socks and a t-shirt to work, through them on at lunch and took a 40 minute walk up an down a large hill by my office. I took advantage of the weather in beautiful San Diego: 65 degrees, brillant sunshine with a strong breeze!
  
• A side note to the beautiful weather comment: San Diego is amazing! That's why so many people want to live here and the median home price is almost $600K. Ridiculous!!
  
• It's NCAA Tournament Time!! I love it! I ran three miles on the treadmill last night while watching the Gonazaga Bulldogs come back and defeat Xavier! I was so excited. If NCAA basketball was on everytime I ran, I'd be 105 pounds. Seriously. Adam Morrison is the most amazing player and I'm unendingly impressed with his ability to manage his type 1 diabetes during such intense games. (See previous blog on Adam).
  
• The timing with the tournament and my thesis writing is not good. This week was spring break and I did just that... took a break! But, I don't have the luxury of time right now. I have a 30 page chapter of my thesis due at the end of April and my research has been minimal so far. Please pray for me.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day. I'll be having a green, low-carb beer by 6 p.m. tonight! Cheers!!