I recently registered for a ginormous exam called “THE BOARDS” that will measure my scientific competence through 400 multiple choice questions. It’s less than four months away. May 19. It’s an expensive way to get a number attached to my name on all future applications for further dental study, since Harvard runs a pass-fail show and there are few ways to differentiate oneself from ones classmates. This study marathon is fully underway, as shown by a 5 hour review session at school that the majority of my class attended in order to thicken our knowledge base further. We are crazy. But, hopefully better off safe than sorry.

Tomorrow Jon and I will embark on a long road to an ACTUAL marathon, by signing up for the 2010 Chicago Marathon. Woot woot! October 10. Having ran cross country in college, I’m pretty much a huge loser for not having run a dozen marathons by now as my beautiful teammates have done, but it’s never too late to try. Jon has one big ten mile run under his belt, and I’ve waddled through a 1/2 marathon before, but this will definitely be the biggest physical challenge we’ve attempted. And, thank goodness, will do so together. :) I’m not always the most patient during a long jog, but this will be a great way to work on that thing called quiet-time-together-talking, which is way too easy to avoid during an average work/school week.

What’s the best way to balance my study stresses AND reconcile winter with fitness? BILLY BLANKS. Just ordered a couple DVDs and look forward to popping them in very soon. The last time I did his workouts in front of a TV screen was with VHS tapes in HIGH SCHOOL, so hopefully this new fancy technology will still get the old heart rate up. I can hardly wait. It’s too soon to tell which obstacle will be more challenging, working out the noggin or the legs, but hopefully I’ll just feel like an overall badass by October 11.