the WOMAN

Alright. I've calmed down now, and I'm ready to blog.
Running. Recently, I invested in a pair of Nike Pegasus 28+ neutral and cushioning women's running shoes. They're pink, so I'll have to run fast in them as to fend off all douche-watchers. Today, on my semi-weekly 5 mile run, I realized a couple things. I'm getting lots of realizations lately. Too bad I forget them and wouldn't act on them anyway. Curse sloth.
1. I smile a lot when I run. Today, I spent the first 10 minutes of my run with an uncanny smile plastered on my face, because I really liked my new shoes. They bounce. There is then every other runner that I run into, which is quite a lot if you discount the label "runner" and include walkers, bikers, and strollers. I have to smile at these people.... don't want the unfriendly anti-social no-life Asian stereotype coming through. And finally, there is the 50% of the time where I think about the meaning of life and other trivial matters, many of which make me smile because I like people and see my own stupidity.
2. I'm ending a lot of sentences with prepositions. I'm horrible.
3. I'm using "lot" a lot. Still horrible.
4. No wonder I hate running with people. My pace varied between 3 and 9 miles per hour over the trails. I don't blame anyone who would be annoyed by my habits.
5. I miss badminton training. The real kind, not the kind at school. It's been a while since I've really felt the burn in my thighs. I can only run so many miles. Yet I hate interval training so I'll be stuck here another month.

Some other things I've thought about, but not in the outdoors.
1. There really hasn't been THE WOMAN in math yet. Its always those guys who do nothing but math. That's an invigorating shame.
2. I want to learn calculus. Right now. But AoPS and the Khan Academy both offer very little (for free, at least) on their very large problem bases. I think I better focus on contests for now.
3. Maybe I shouldn't have chosen Physics B for next year. The teacher's style of instruction is sleep inducing.
4. I should probably start seriously working out. Running is to keep the excess weight off, but I'm going to need to tone some certain soft areas if I don't want to be mocked in China. I'm too "healthy" in my relatives' eyes for my taste.