Does anyone have a cane or a walker I could borrow?

I'm back at work, but I can't sit at my desk for longer stretches than about 30 minutes before I start cramping up. Oy.

i'm done running forever! :) final time:4:51:05. considering how ill-prepared i was, i'll take it!

I am FREAKING OUT about the marathon.

That is all.

This morning as I was leaving for work, I realized that I had left my phone on silent all night. Since I very rarely receive any phone calls, I figured it likely wasn't a problem. But sure enough, I checked my phone and had a missed call... from Bill Clinton! If only I had remembered to turn on the ringer after work yesterday, I could have spoken with Bill Clinton about my responsibility to vote as a good citizen. Alas, I will have to settle for waiting in line for several hours next week to try to get Barack's autograph.

Parlez-vous français?

I've been on a real French kick lately. I've studied French at various points in my past, but I've never stuck with it to fluency. I can read basic French, but my speaking and listening skills are very poor. In fact, the only way I can watch movies in French is with French subtitles, so that I can read it.

But now I am determined to really learn French. I ordered a comprehensive French dictionary to go with my beloved 501 French Verbs. I also ordered additional French books to translate, of which I already own quite a few. Granted, none of this will help my listening/speaking skills, but I now have Matthew's whole DVD collection in my living room, and at least some of those movies must have French language tracks. I'm still upset that the Region 1 release of Amelie doesn't have French subtitles. If anyone has the region 2 release, let me know!