I thought I should follow up on how the animals are doing! Chloe is still wearing her cone and being a little sad about it…I don’t have a recent picture and she’s not around at the moment, so here’s a reminder…

She is getting more used to it, and really has to wear it…when it’s off after a few minutes she will try to pick at her scab, and that’s no good. Poor thing! But everybody is doing better, all the medications seem to be working, and various tests show that glucose and thyroid levels are getting back to where they should be. Fingers crossed for healthier animals in the future!

Last Saturday I played with a friend, Michael, at the Artica Festival near the riverfront in St Louis. We played his original works for violin and didgeridoo (or guitar and some with drum) for a small crowd. I’d asked Louie to take a picture of the performance, but he forgot. (I needed April there!) The festival wasn’t really my style—Louie said it seemed in the spirit of Burning Man but obviously way smaller—but it was a fun performance and pushed me outside of my comfort zone, which they say is a good thing. I took a few pictures as we walked around beforehand.

I’m recovering decently well from the Great Halloween Half Marathon on Sunday. I thought I’d do a “shake-out” run this morning but my hips are still pretty tired so I’m postponing that. I’m still planning to run again Sunday at the Rock and Roll Half Marathon, and figure that even if I don’t run until then it’s not like I’ll forgot how. I’ve been stretching, foam rolling, and taking short dog walks (could definitely do more of ALL of those though…)

I got new running. There is a newer version of the shoes I love (Mizuno Wave Paradox) so I got the older version at a steep discount (woo-hoo!). I thought they were the same color as a pair of them I’d already owned so I was pleasantly surprised to see that they weren’t exactly, though they still look like it on the computer. Weird. The body of the shoe is a light blue. But totally looks white, doesn’t it?

Not sure why my left sock is up so high. Weird.

Anyway, that seems like enough blogging for today. I’ve got errands to run, practicing to do, and students to teach. I can’t spend all day typing about myself