Day 39 - Trying to Paint

I don't art much (as you can probably tell), but when I do, I use all the colors. 

Pride bridge

Day 38 - Running in a Line

Almost every time I go for a run, I run for three miles. Sometimes I run for a little more or a little less, but never by much. Three miles is like my comfort zone - I know that I can do it easily and quickly, without any pain.

Today, for some odd reason, I decided to keep going after I hit the 1.5 mile mark. I ended up running all the way to the beach. On the way back, my body felt heavy and tired, but I kept trekking on.

It was the first time in over a year that I'd run over seven miles. It felt good, but unfamiliar. At about 5 miles I wanted to stop and walk home, but I didn't allow myself. I'd run 3.5 miles one way and therefore, I had no choice but to run 3.5 miles back.

There are two types of runs - circle runs and straight line runs. Circle runs stay within a reasonable radius of your home so that you can quit at any time. Straight line runs go off in one direction, so that you have no option but to run at least that distance again on the way back. While the latter is more daunting, it's the only way to get stronger.

Day 37 - Les Amis

On our last day in Tahoe, I went on short hike near the condo with two of the strongest (and funnest) ladies I know. 

Claire demonstrating incorrect back posture

 Noticing that I caught that on camera

Admiring the scenery/I forced them to sit for this photo

Day 36 - Friends

These two ladies are just so photogenic (and adorable). The lovely Lake Tahoe isn't a bad backdrop either.

Day 35 - Joy

There are many different types of joy. The joy I feel when I step outside on a sunny day and feel the warmth of the sun on my pale arms is different from the beer induced joy, full of hugs and high fives, after a Warriors' Finals win.

I felt a joy today that I haven't felt in a long time. A joy that nearly brought me to tears, but instead continued to bring an involuntary smile to my face. When I witness evidence that human nature is possibly good, that people maybe do want love and fairness to prevail, I feel an unparalleled joy.

Unlike this rainbow that barely lasted long enough for me to snap a photograph, the joy I feel from the recent Supreme Court ruling will last a lifetime.

Day 34 - First Night in Tahoe

After a long week, there's nothing more relaxing than spending a few days in Tahoe with good friends. The drive was long as well, so I didn't get around to writing anything on Thursday night. But I did make sure to snap this picture of these three wonderful ladies, with their post-driving glasses of wine.

Day 33 - That time I checked my Clash of Clans village in the bathroom at work

...and forgot to turn the sound off, and then dropped my phone from the surprise.