West Wing, Marathon Training

The West Wing, Season 1 - 10 I was a little hesitant to give this a 10 but in my opinion, it was that good. I ended up watching the entire season (22 eps) in 4 days, which I believe tied my record for fastest full season of a TV show watched - LOST season 1 is the other one I did in 4 days, but my LOST feat was slightly more impressive (if impressive is the right word) since I watched the last 8 episodes in one night, starting at like 10 pm (with 4 or 5 other people mind you). Anyways, West Wing is the perfect blend of drama, comedy, political intrigue, and romance. The characters are all very well-developed, not to mention the acting is superb all around. It's basically like a really long version of The American President (great movie) that never gets old, or at least hasn't gotten through one season. It's no coincidence that both are Aaron Sorkin products - it's obvious he's the driving force which makes this show great. Bottom line, West Wing, though only one season, is probably behind only LOST, The Wire, and The Sopranos in my all-time TV hierarchy. I put it on the same level as Alias and Six Feet Under, though both of these shows were much much much stronger in their first and second seasons than after. Marathon Training, Traveling So I'm back in Sydney right now for 1 more day (and oh my god, it isn't raining!!) before going to Fiji for a few days as the final leg of the trip. I just did a really nice 9 mile run (at 7:15/mile...way faster than I meant to go) around the botanical gardens and opera house here that completed my 2nd week of marathon training. So far I've kept up with the training except missing one 3 mile run because of travel; however going 18 weeks, with the distances getting longer and longer, is going to be tough. I had a little left today, probably could've made a half marathon without slowing too much if I had really tried, but thinking that for the real thing, I've got 17 more miles to go is a little daunting. We'll see how that goes... I have also begun watching Deadwood, season 1. Watched the first 4 episodes, didn't hook me right away like West Wing did, but I'm starting to really get into it now. Will probably finish it before I get home. And finally, someone (Jeremy?) needs to make sure to read their copy of Harry Potter really quickly so I can take over right when I get home. Maybe I'll be able to pick up a copy in Fiji to read on the plane but for some reason I doubt it...