Mismatched

So lately I've been doing a lot of internet surfing in regards to typography and graphic design.  I've come across some really awesome blogs that post new designs and work by artists all over the world.  While looking at a blog that has to do with packaging and logo work, I came across this.  THE SOCKS COME PURPOSELY MISMATCHED!!!!!!!  Now, I know that kind of defeats the purpose of why I wear mismatched socks (for any of you who don't know, it's because I don't fold/match my socks when doing laundry because it takes so much time) but it's still pretty cool! 

"Proclaim His Grace" by Dr. Bruce Ashton voted for GC 2010 Theme song

Check this out! I really want to sing Dr. Ashton's new song!

Click here for an mp3 version or here for the sheet music.

Trail-mix 101

I'm going backpacking tomorrow. I went to the VM this evening and got some yummyness to cook. Mmmm, I'm all about gourmet cooking over a camp stove!

However, I have a problem: I can't seem to make a small batch of trail mix. I tried really hard to only get small quantities of all the necessary ingredients (walnuts, pecans, almonds, cashews, sesame sticks, dried cherries, cashews, macadamia nuts, little graham cracker fishies, dried peaches, dried apricots, and bittersweet chocolate chips) but apparently my attempts were not successful. I wish I could weigh this huge bag of trail-mix, I'm sure it would be astounding.

Would you like to help eat my trail mix? [Insert positive reply here] Oh good, I was hoping you would say that! We're leaving at 8:30 tomorrow morning, think you can make the flight?

p.s. Yes, this post is specifically for Barry. ;) But others are welcome to respond to the invitation as well. I'll probably be eating this trail mix for the rest of the semester!

Allow me to brag...

So, I have these friends. Their names are Doug and John. They are best friends.

They ran a marathon today. A trail marathon. A mystery trail marathon. A beastly mystery trail marathon! It was an intense course in the hills of Georgia that had tons of climbs and very technically difficult trails.

Now here are the stats:

Doug - age 23, has never run a marathon before (until today)

John - age 20, has only run one marathon and it was a road marathon (until today)

Are you ready for the really good part?.......

THEY CAME IN TOGETHER AND GOT 3RD AND 4TH PLACE FOR THE WHOLE ENTIRE MARATHON!!!!!! (4 hours, 20 minutes... just in case you were wondering)

Yeah... they were pretty awesome! I had the privilege of cheering them on, being their water-bottle holders, taking pictures, and running the last mile or so with them. I want John to be able to post most of the pictures on his blog, but here's a few teasers for you :)

Pre-race banana-feast!

I love this picture! Definitely in the moment! They were about 12 miles into the race at this point. They were also already in 3rd and 4th place overall-a spot they held for the rest of the race!

(If John doesn't post a satisfactory amount of pictures up, I'll be sure to post the rest later because there are some awesome ones!!)