Wednesday, September 28th

So I came home today and said hopefully “and does internet work again”. L had not even got round to calling. Internet feels like my lifeline, I don’t like being without it. And I should be looking up places to stay with my sweet. But anyway, perhaps I can go stand in the garden tomorrow morning and download my mail via J’s wireless connection (that’s what the person who lived here before me did when internet was not working – well I think she sat on his porch but I was not planning on doing that…).
So I finally went running this evening, only half an hour and went on the track because that is softer. My leg doesn’t hurt, but I can feel the same muscle again, it just feels a bit pulled (but does that normally hurt because this doesn’t?) I hate running on the track, it is complete boredom, and I don’t find it relaxing being on campus when exercising. I like coming home first, throwing my work stuff into my study and going off for an hour in nature.
Oh, I went brick red and splodgy again today, tried to describe my follow up experiment to the lab group + ask their advice within 10 minutes (after they had listened to 2 other people for nearly 2 hours before me). I realized I should have just let my go pass as I was talking and saw all the glassy eyes. But it was too late by then, so instead I decided to change colour and embarrass myself. I still had the same colour when I had to run to be on time for my RA who was running the experiment for me the first time. Looked really relaxed and calming, I did, managed to forget all my papers at the meeting (also the signup sheet) so by the time I got back to her the second time I was not only red and splodgy but also sweaty and panting. Was I glad to come home this evening. Off to get my atlas out of the car and finally try to make a decision about where B (not the dog, the boyfriend) and I should go. The most beautiful area will be beyond its prime as far as fall colours are concerned. If we stay more South (= Connecticut) we stand a chance of seeing some nice colours, only it is not as spectacular as the White mountains. So then I have to chose which of all these areas I don’t know, and can’t find much info about on internet.