fab feb

yee-ha... it's february! that means we're one small step closer to warm weather. and i am definitely looking forward to that. i am so sick of bundling up to go run. hats, gloves, sweat pants and shirts... yuck.
speaking of running, i haven't been doing as much of that as i would like. i did four miles on saturday, and three on monday. i've been feeling really good during my runs lately. i've been trying to do negative splits. tonite i'm going to play indoor soccer again, and then if darrin hasn't run by the time i get done, i'll put in 3 miles with him. speaking of darrin and soccer, although he had a successful inaugural outing last week, it doesn't look like he is going to make it a habit. i guess he's going to quit while he's ahead.
a strange thing happened to me yesterday. on the way to work, i was driving over the crest of a hill, and as i reached the apex, i saw some deer crossing the road. i hit the brakes pretty hard to make sure i didn't hit any. and i didn't. well, until the suicidal deer appraoched, that is... i was crawling along at like 5mph when this deer comes running out in the middle of the road, runs down the street next to my car for about 10 yards, then veers right into the passenger-side door. i was trying to get away, and this stupid deer hit me! it really didn't hit the door very hard, and i kinda forgot about it. well, until my wife drove my car later that night... what the hell did you hit with the car? i can't even open the passenger door! for a moment, i had no idea what she was talking about. then i remembered psycho-bambi. i went and looked at it, and sure enough the door was dented right where it meets the front quarter panel. and it won't open. grrr. anyway, it's off to get an estimate today. damn deer...