ahhhhh...

my new roommate ashley is such a good influence on me. we got up this morning at 6:15, met alissa at the pool and went swimming. now... ash is a swimmer so she's like a machine; alissa and i had fun with our shorter bursts of energy. at one point ash said 'if you guys want to go, that's fine, i'm sticking around for a while because i've only done 1600 yards so far.' well... needless to say i did not do 1600 yards, i'm not one of those endurance swimmers, but we stuck around and kept swimming till she was done. i wish i had not given up on swim team all those years ago. but, in keeping with my 'semester of change' i think i'm going to try to move around my schedule a bit so that i can keep swimming on friday mornings. it just felt good to get the day moving and to do something good for me. i'm sure things would have been easier if i were not battling the cold that has taken up residence in my head and chest, but whatever... that just leaves hope for the future. just you wait... by the end of the semester i'm not only going to be an amazing ice skater, but i'll be equally skilled in the pool. the swimming is at least an already established skill, i just need to build up endurance. all these resolutions and statements... hmm... i hope they all pan out!