Dizzy....

OK I haven't updated in awhile, but not much has really been happening. I had a strained shoulder for about 2 weeks and couldn't exercise, but its healed now and I'm back into getting fit for modeling. Went to Chicago and saw Rent. I'm trying to survive school and work. I also have an audition this Sunday for an independent film....

Thats what I think is getting to me. I don't think I've been sleeping enough or something. Ever since Freezing For Safety I've been getting short little dizzy spells that last just a couple seconds and goes away. But they pretty much happen everyday. They get a little worse during the evening/night hours. I was riding the trainer today and 30 minutes in I almost fell off the bike...or at least it felt like I was suddenly going to....

So tomorrow I'm skipping class and heading home early in the morning to get this checked out. I hate doctors, but it really has to be done seeing my one blip on the radar screen medical history. I think just knowing what happened 3 years ago gets in my head and makes it worse.

Its probably nothing, but better safe than sorry....at least I get to skip class tomorrow!

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

Sickness....

Yup I'm sick. Gots me a sore throat and I'm fatigued. So that always feels great....

I studied only 4 hours for an exam that was today...and I started studying today for it. I think and hope it went well. Now I have to start a take home exam for MHR. Yeah I was suppose to start it tonight...but the sickness and already taking an exam threw that idea out the window. Hopefully I can finish it before Thursday night though since I'm heading to Chicago on Friday. Oh and I have an audition for a independent short feature film on Sunday too!

As for racing this season...I will not be racing for Get A Grip. I thought things over and I really don't know where I'm going to be this summer, so I can't really commit myself to the team. So I'll be riding unattached this year. I've ridden without much help for years, so it won't be that much different. But I'm still racing and training. I've been training alot more lately...and I'm starting to feel the strength go up again. I think I'll be ready for Spring Break...and then after Spring Break I should be pretty good to go again.

Well...I'm going to keep up my procrastination skills and not start that exam tonight. Doing it later will definitely suck...but oh well....

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

FFS/Tiramisu....

Yesterday was Freezing For Safety. A whole bunch of us go out to the middle of Library Mall by State St., ride our trainers and yell at pedestrians to give us money. This money will go to the Safe Kids Coalition...they will buy helmets and car seats for children and families that can't afford them. I was out there for a total of 4.5 hours. That was good enough for me, since I haven't really had the motivation to actually get on a trainer. But my power is still up there. So thats good...I won't suck too much at the start of this collegiate season (my last one at that).

I had to take a break at hour 2 to get to class. I just went in my kit. Well as you know my classes are about 97% female. Hurrah for dietetics! One of the girls right behind me said that I looked really cute today, then she asked me to stand up because she wanted to see my ass. Well ok....that was fun.

When I got home I ate alot and passed out at about 9pm. I awoke at 1am from my roommates screaming at video games. So I got up and went and ate some more. I pretty much passed out again right away and woke up at 10 this morning.

Dallas and I went shopping for some groceries today. I made tiramisu for the IMTA reunion being held tonight. That'll be a fun time. Hopefully my tiramisu is a hit.

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

Today was....

Got to bed at about 3:30am.

Got up at 7:45am, drove Dallas to class...

Met Dallas at Sunroom Cafe at 9:30am....

SERF from 10:30 to 11:30...my brother believes that I have a strained shoulder muscle (and I could believe that). I just did some legs and abs...

1:00pm until 2:45pm was spent on the trainer with some intervals....

Now its CoffeeShop time for the rest of the night...Gotta get everything done!

Hurrah?.....

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

Coma....

And thats what I just woke up from. Dallas came over tonight and made pasta salad, ribs and flank steak, bread and brie, green beans and asparagus. For dessert we had sorbet and cookies. We ate at 6:30...and I had way too much to eat and went into a coma at 8. I woke up at 12:30am. And now I can't go back to sleep. Its probably going to be a long night. I really needed to get a bunch of homework done too. Oh well...it was a good time and the food was delicious.

As for today...I hate Wisconsin. Only in Wisconsin will it be 40 degrees with snow starting to melt one day, then 38 with rain the next, and then a blizzard the next day with 8-10 inches of snow. Every school around the area, even UWW was cancelled...but not UW-Madison. But SAFE services was cancelled tonight because the buses and the cabs stopped services at 7pm. I was going to be the only one in the office from 7pm until 3am dispatching cabs, but then I didn't have to come in. AWESOME!! I need the money and tonight would have been easy, but it was nice not having to be stuck in an office for 8 hrs answering phone calls for 8 hrs.

Tomorrow I have no class so I'm grabbing breakfast with Dallas and then if my shoulder is up to it I'm lifting at the SERF. Then I'll be getting on the bike for about a 2 hour ride with some intervals...I want to ride outside. Then its a night of homework to make sure I get everything I need to get done before Friday.

Friday I need to pick up some ingredients, because I'm making tiramisu for our IMTA reunion on Saturday. So busy right now....

Oh and I'm still trying to find a second job....

Almost 3 weeks down...only 12 left. GAH....

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

A Couple Pics From The Runway....

Alright I got ahold of a couple pictures from IMTA with me on the runway. I miss the runway so much...it was a blast. Hopefully I get back on it soon. Enjoy!


Jeans Runway - 1st Runner-up


Another from Jeans...I think it was the hat that actually got me 2nd place. I love that hat.


Fashion Runway - Can you say Euro-mullet?

Ciao ciao....
Waitey

Race Schedule 2008....

Alright...I'm at work like usual. I did get the work done that I had to do tonight...so right after that I decided to pretty much do nothing relating to school. I really want to still race so I kinda put together at least a Spring Racing Campaign...and this is what its looking like for right now....

23-Feb Collegiate Ohio State
24-Feb Collegiate Ohio State
1-Mar Collegiate DePauw
2-Mar Collegiate DePauw
8-Mar Collegiate Mizzou
9-Mar Collegiate Lindenwood

Mar 14 - Mar 23 UW Cycling Spring Break

29-Mar Hillsboro-Roubaix

5-Apr Collegiate Marian
6-Apr Collegiate Purdue
13-Apr Great Dane #1
19-Apr Collegiate Regionals - MKE
20-Apr Collegiate Regionals - Madison

3-May Baraboo RR

9-May Collegiate Natz
10-May Collegiate Natz
11-May Collegiate Natz

17-May Leeland RR
18-May Wheels on Willy

I really don't think I'll do the Ohio State weekend since its so early and its still going to be pretty damn cold. I'll try and get as many collegiate races in as I can. Hopefully I don't crash though. But I think my first race is going to be the DePauw weekend. And then it looks like I may be doing about 16 races this spring...if everything goes smoothly. After all of that we'll have to see where I'm heading so I'm not scheduling any races for the summer yet....

And looking at that schedule I better start doing that training thing.....

Ciao ciao....
Waitey