rainy morning in aix

through my shameless plugs for the page du jour, i am helping nick obliterate his old records for hits per day. mwa ha ha. yesterday he had 48 hits and was quite excited about it i think.

so this morning i was woken up by someone buzzing at the door, however, i didn't realize that the loud buzzing noise was coming from the door until they had stopped and gone away. for a minute i was worried it had been nick, but duh, he has keys. so i don't know who it was, but sheesh, it took me forever to realize it was the door buzzing despite the fact that it's not exactly a quiet or peaceful sound. i have just been really groggy every morning so far when i've woken up; it must have something to do with the fact that my body is still lingering on houston time, and doesn't like being forced to get up at 3 a.m.

nick's in class all day so i'm on my own until 5:30. this would be a long time, except i just got up a little while ago and now have only 5 hours. i was going to go running, but it is raining. actually, maybe was raining, as i don't hear any rain at the moment, and i could definitely hear it half an hour ago. i will have to poke my head out the door in a minute. after that, i think i am just going to walk around the town. nick has a book with a walking tour of aix in it, and so i may follow that, or i may just walk. it's funny, i don't really feel like going to see any museums or anything on this trip. i just feel like relaxing and hitting the highlights. i will probably go to the town cathedral, but the museums just aren't getting me excited. maybe i will try to find the grocery store...we do need jam and cheese.

(3:55 p.m.)

so i went running and damn, it's only been a week since the last time i went running (last wednesday) and today was tough. of course, it could also have something to do with the hills, which i'm not used to, and the fact that i had to be always on my guard when placing my feet so that i didn't slip in the mud and fall. the trail was gravel, but pretty muddy after the recent rains.

also, in what i like to call my "tribute to becca," i got lost not only on the way to the trail, but also on the way back! am i good or am i good?? i didn't take a map because, well, i didn't have a pocket for it, so i memorized the route before i left. but once i actually got outside, i took a wrong turn. i knew i was headed in the right general direction though, and eventually i saw a sign for the sports complex, which i knew was right at the head of the trail. hurrah. then on the way back, i took another wrong turn (funny how easy it is to get confused in all these little alleyways), but finally saw the three-story gap (ah, how home-like) and knew that nick only lives two blocks from that. so here i am, back, showered, and about to head out again.