Kono kanji…

Well, I have only been here a few months and it’s easy to get bored when you don’t know many people. Usually (at my age) you meet people at your work, but since we are a small lab there aren’t a lot of (single) people my age to hang out with. I spend plenty of time in the lab (all the hours I want… lol) but in my free time I have been exploring Tempe.

I live just off of Mill Avenue (the west edge of ASU) so there is lots to do in the evenings nearby. Plenty of nice restaurants and clubs, etc… I got bored and tested my blood (at work) the other day and my lipid panel was terrible, I have been awfully sedentary lately and eating worse (and more) than I did in Denver (boredom strikes!!). My only solution (other than taking statin drugs) is to try and get more exercise and eat better (apparently it is kinda tough to change old habits)…

I have started jogging (and taking walks) and am trying to eat better food (even though I loooove bacon and anything fried). In my efforts to get a little healthier I have found some neat places near my house. My neighborhood is basically and oval so I can jog it like a track in the evenings (if you know me then you know how unlikely it sounds for me to ever go jogging). This can can be monotonous, so I try and go to Tempe Town Lake (just a mile or so North of me) or even hike up Hayden Butte and get some exercise there.

Tempe Town Lake is nice and there is usually something going on most weekends (festivals, concerts, bike rides, etc…) so I try and go there when the weather is nice. You can even rent a boat or fish if you are into that and it has lots of bike/jogging trails. I am not really an exercise nut, so I doubt I will get a gym membership… I just hope that I keep finding fun things to do in my new town.