Riotous Lioness’ Neighborhood

Go forth and fill your libraries with media.

Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.

~daisy

I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.

I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.

Cheers,

daisy

Bad news. As many of you have probably noticed, the Amazon Conduit was not fixed in the last week's release. Unfortunately, there was an undetected bug that is preventing the conduit from working.

We are working on this bug fix and hope to have the Conduit back up and running this week.

I will keep you posted.

Thank you for being so patient.

~daisy

Blog Action Day

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Blog Action Day is every October 15th, when blogger are asked to post something about a single issue to show our strength and conviction as an online community. It's a great way to feel connected to the greater good, and the participation of so many bloggers to support the world's leading non-profit organizations is something you can do to help, right now. By blogging today, you're supporting some of the world's leading non-profits and sharing your voice for change.

This year's topic is climate change, and we'd love to read your thoughts on the topic. If you participate, leave us a link to your post in the comments, so we know to check out your post!

Go to www.blogactionday.org to learn more, get a badge for your blog showing your participation, and see some ideas for your post on climate change.

Can't wait to read your posts!

~ daisy

Finally, efforts of training paid off, with the Baltimore Marathon time on 10/10/09 clocking in 30 minutes faster than my first marathon in Charlottesville in April this year.  The race route itself was gorgeous, the weather conditions were optimal, and the effort I put out was average.  Considering the Richmond marathon is Nov 14, I didn't want to overexert myself and pay for it by loosing out on valuable training time.
Overall, pretty happy with the race, and on day 2 of recovery, I am back at 100%.  Though, spinning class this morning was a little more difficult than usual.

The Amazon Conduit will be working again on October 15, 2009. Thank you to everyone for your patience.

Have a great weekend,

daisy, Team Vox

In my last Team Vox post, I let you know that we're aware that the Amazon conduit is broken and that we're working to fix it. Many of you want to know when it's going to be fixed and I'm so sorry I haven't gotten back to you about that sooner.

Unfortunately, I don't have an exact date to give you, but rest assured, the Amazon conduit will be fixed in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, I'm about to finish my latest book and I could use a few suggestions as to what to read next, so... if you don't mind, let me know in the comments what's on your nightstand and/or what book you think I absolutely must read next.

Thanks! :)

daisy

Some of you may have noticed that right now you cannot add books from Amazon to your Vox library. Giving people a glimpse into what's on your night stand is important to many of you, so I just wanted to reassure you that we are doing our best to get this bug fixed. I'll keep you posted.

So sorry for the inconvenience.

Hope you have a great weekend!
daisy

MY FOOT HURTS!
a)  I hate running stressed about time
b)  The run today was pretty good
c)  A stretching session tonight will be accompanied by a bath and movie. 

Dammit. My shoes are 50 miles over their life period and I have been putting off buying new ones cause I haven't made time to go get a pair, but ... ugh, it's so frustrating!  Hopefully this will only last a day or two.

The last two days have been a mini vacation for my body, with Monday spent with backside wedged in a tube, floating down the Shenandoah River and Tuesday again spent on my backside, but this time at work, neither day's schedule including any form of physical activity.  I received two emails inquiring why I didn't post and if I was okay... so, thanks guys for being so encouraging!  I know I said I wouldn't stray much from my schedule, but the temptation of relaxation called my name.
Today I reintroduced myself to training with a nice 11.2 miles at a 8min 45sec pace.  I tried the Hammer orange gel for the first time and was quite happy with the result; as with the GU, I had a sufficient amount of energy to push me through the last few miles when I typically will start slowing down when not using a supplement.  Following today's run, I did identify a habit that brings me some concern.  I tend to take the first 45 mins or so at a fairly erratic pace, then I fall into a steady gear.  This worries me because I am uncertain as to if I am spending too much energy during the first portion of the run, hoping from sprints to easy jogs, and if this will drain me more during the marathon.  The time for me to invest in a watch may have arrived.