Weekend Update

Their faces sum it up quite nicely. via

1. Volunteering is good for the soul: Finally volunteering/playing with horses. This time at a local barn in Atlanta. Having kids not pay attention is always a lesson in patience, but I couldn't imagine not giving back somehow. Hopefully it's more organized next week; the substitute instructor looked a little frazzled and wasn't so thrilled at having completely new volunteers.

2. Having a goal is also good: I don't know what came over me, but in a fit of madness I signed up for the Hot Chocolate 15k in January. Originally I thought I'd do the regular ol' 5k, but then I figured, what the hey I can already run that anyway. So now I'm giving myself something to work towards. I usually run 5k a couple times a week on the treadmill (but to be fair I do play with intervals and make sure that I adjust the incline as well, so it's never just a flat run at the same pace). Now that I've discovered some cute neighborhoods nearby I'm going to try and find the motivation to run more outside, especially now that it's getting cooler.

3. Okcupid is not so good: One night I was bored and decided to sign up. A friend of mine had been raving about it, saying that she'd actually been on a couple dates with guys she met on there. Since I hardly ever seem to get the opportunity to meet new guys (did I mention that my program is 80% women?!), I figured what the hey. That lasted an hour. After I came across the profile of a guy I knew in person/had kinda liked, I took that as a sign from the universe to get the hell off there. My short stint on an online dating site has left me a little creeped out; sure you get a lot of messages from guys, but these are guys I'd never be interested in. Plus I have to wonder if free dating site = hookup site from a male perspective... no thanks. My dating life in general is just not so good. But after going to yet another bar that reminded me of UVa, complete with preppy obnoxious bros, I realized that this is not how I can go about this. Those aren't the guys I want to get involved in, so obviously those aren't the bars I'm going to find myself going to anymore. Romance/relationships are supposed to find you when you're not looking anyway right?