Sushi and Squid Salad

One of the few exciting things I got to do over break was try sushi. I have never tried it before. I've always wanted to say that I will try anything and while sushi may not seem that exotic... it is to me. The oddest thing I have ever eaten would be frog legs. I ate them in France about 7 years ago when I had to choose between trying frog legs or mussels. The legs were super tiny and you could still see the tiny toes. I remember not liking the taste.. I thought they were greasy with little flavor.

So to embark on a new journey I decided to try something else new. Paige, my roommate, took me to a sushi restaurant in Mason called Kyoto. We picked out three different kinds of sushi. One cooked, the other two uncooked. Two had crab and avocado and the other had yellow fin and white tail tuna. My favorite was the roll with the tuna, the fusion roll. I cannot say that I will eat much sushi in the future. The taste was not horrible and I enjoyed the avocado and meat, but I did not like the seaweed. I could not take the texture of the seaweed.

I also tried squid for the first time. We got a complimentary squid salad. The texture of that was also not pleasing to me. I couldn't look at the squishy legs and not think of what it looked like while I was chewing it.

Regardless, another one is crossed off the list. Hopefully this will probe me to try even more new foods.

Numero Uno

I ran outside today since it was so nice. This week I'm going to begin training for number one on my list (run a half marathon). A half marathon is 13.1 miles, so this should be a pretty big challenge. I'm already a week behind on my training schedule so hopefully I can catch up. The half-pig marathon is on May 1st. Hopefully I get new running shoes by then.

I included my training schedule.

The First One!!

Today was one of the first beautiful, sunny days in Athens since the dreadful winter quarter started. (Not to say there weren't beautiful, snowy days where the town was covered in white) I am just sick of the cold. I woke up around 1 today having to pull myself out of bed to go to my 3pm Spanish class (it's a blast... not). I stepped outside and the instant the sun hit my face and skin I could feel all the little joy receptors in my body springing to life. After sitting in Gordy Hall for a treacherous hour, I skipped back home in gleeful anticipation of me and my roommates picnic (#47) to celebrate the sun.

My excitement could not be controlled. We gathered up our food and beverage choices and trekked through deep south to the river. I ate my turkey sandwich, buffalo ranch doritos and clementine while wearing my red sunglasses. However, the excitement was short lived because after we were done we realized how cold we were and headed back to our disgusting, dirty, smelly dorm room.

Yes, so it is still around 40 degrees outside and spring has not officially arrived. But I crossed 47 off my list with mounds of anticipation and a glint of hope for spring to soon arrive. It was a great way to celebrate the sun coming back alive.

Marshall Mathers

I'm starting to work on #21... except I'm having a tough time deciding which song to choose. I think I'm going to go with my original pick Lose Yourself.
(This one is for Morgan)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y

The Beginning

There probably needs to be a little more explanation for this...

I noticed that my friends Aaron and Alicia both made lists of things to accomplish in 2010. I decided it would be a great idea to follow in their footsteps. For one, I've been trying to keep a consistent and interesting blog for the past 3 years and have failed miserably.

Anyways....
My name is Bekky and I am freshman at Ohio University. Hopefully this list will push me to branch out more during my college experience. So far I have 72 things to accomplish in 2010, some small, some big, some bigger. It is two months in to the new year so...

here it goes:
1. Run a half marathon
2. Try something exotic (food wise)
3. Road trip to California
4. Get another tattoo (maybe with my mom!)
5. Make new friends
6. Join a club
7. Go to at least 10 concerts (of different genres)
8. Get straight A's for one quarter
9. Write at least 10 short stories I am proud of
10. Write at least 10 poems I am proud of
11. Cut back on Facebook usage
12. Take a creative writing class
13. Try shrooms (and maybe some other drugs)
14. Climb the rock wall
15. Go cowtipping
16. Read at least 10 new books
17. Watch the whole series of Scrubs
18. Meet David Sedaris and/or write a letter to Chuck Palahniuk
19. Ask someone out on a date
20. Plant flowers
21. Memorize and rap one of Eminems songs (Lose Yourself?)
22. Build a piece of furniture
23. Learn how to cook
24. Explore Cincinnati and Athens
25. Visit Ashley in NYC
26. Shoot a real bow and arrow
27. Learn a new instrument
28. Attend a Bengals game
29. Attend a hockey game
30. Volunteer for a charity organization
31. Save $3000 over the summer
32. Throw a reunion party
33. Lose 5-10 lbs (gain some muscle)
34. Ride/party in a limo and/or party bus
35. Learn to drive a stick shift
36. Start snowboarding again
37. De-clutter/Re-organize
38. Make a scrapbook
39. Write a letter to Mr. Pogue
40. Help 3 strangers
41. Sing karaoke (sober? probably not)
42. Watch a sunrise...
43. and a sunset
44. Fly a kite
45. Mow the farm
46. Get the camera back out
47. Go on a picnic
48. Hit the bullseye on a dartboard
49. Keep a consistent blog
50. Buy new running shoes
51. Mud wrestle
52. Go to a Reds game
53. Go camping
54. Go fishing
55. Attend a wedding
56. Get drunk with my mom
57. Go paintballing
58. Have a bonfire
59. Make Deans List
60. Do a keg stand
61. Stay awake for 24 hrs
62. Do more art
63. Help someone accomplish something on their list
64. Set off fireworks
65. Apologize more often
66. Be less angry and more forgving
67. Catch a baseball in a mitt
68. Visit the Ridges at night with no flashlight
69. Make awesome playlists/mixes for almost every activity
70. Make something out of trash
71. Waste less, recycle more
72. Meet someone who uses a rollie backpack on campus

Although I am copying two of my friends.... I do not care. So I'm going to start my own 2010 list. So far i only have 16 things listed, but I'm going to spend the rest of the week coming up with more.

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