Early Bird or Night Owl Running?? and WHERE IS MY I-POD?????

I'm trying to decide the best time to work out. I'm headed back to school in Utah in about a week, and I need to nail down my schedule now. I have time almost everyday at 3 in the afternoon to go run. But I also have a dance class at 7 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so it would be easy to get up around 5:45 and go work out. But I also like running at night. But I have two night classes. But I also like running early in the mornings. AND I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND MY I-POD. Horrors of all horror, what if I don't find it by the time I leave next week?? How will I RUN????????

I seriously think my sister took it....

Or maybe I should just clean my room.

I Got Schooled by My Little Brother.

I came home from a photo shoot yesterday at around 8 PM and I hadn't eaten dinner yet. My family had chicken enchiladas and 1) I try my hardest not to eat chicken. 2) They didn't save me any (meannnnnn). Which meant I was on my own for dinner. And we didn't have any macaroni and cheese. So what to do, what to do? I really wanted a veggie sandwich from Subway or Quiznos. I asked my little brother Brad (15 1/2 and thinks he knows everything) if he wanted any (in an attempt to butter him up so I could use his laptop). And he was like, are you running? Because if you're really running, you wouldn't be eating crap. Because you would feel it. (He runs cross country, he should know) And I was like... Ahhhhhhhhhhh. Dang it. You're right. I shouldn't be eating out at all. Peanut butter and honey sandwiches for LIFE!!!!!! And fruits. And vegetables.

BTW, whatever happened to Peter Pan Peanut Butter? That stuff is the BEST. PEANUT BUTTER. EVER.

Watching the Olympics makes me want to run

I'm motivated to run just by watching the Olympics and thinking, "I can totally do that".

When I watch something that inspires me, it provokes me to pursue said inspirational "something". (Ex: Dancing with the Stars/So You Think You Can Dance. I've signed up for many a dance class after watching episodes of previously mentioned shows.) So after watching the Olympics night after night, I have a hankering to run, swim, and tumble. And thus, I am out of my non-running rut.

I still haven't found my iPod. I've been using my sister's, which does not have quality music (Aqua and Soulja Boy, EW).

Come back to me iPod! Come back!

HELP

Can someone please give me motivation to run? I already tried writing down my goals. I already tried yelling at myself. I already tried lacing up my running shoes. But it's August, school starts in less than a month, and all I want to do is curl up on my parents bed and watch Season 1 of Burn Notice over and over. I can't stop. I can't.

Sand = Run

Every time I walk on sand, I get the sudden urge to run. It feels like a trampoline under my feet. Saturday night, when I was walking along the beach at Newport, I practically ran down the surf. Invigorating for me, annoying for my friend who had to constantly tell me to slow down. I didn't even notice I was going so fast. There is something about sand that just makes me want to go, go, go. I think I get an adrenaline high just from being at the beach.

Maybe if the whole L.A. Marathon was on the beach, I would do really well.

Still running, sort of. I've lagged because my friend is getting married and I've been helping with that whole process and it just makes me too tired to do anything else. I am running tonight along the beautiful bluffs of Bakersfield, CA.

No Diet Coke today! Fruit for breakfast, salad for lunch. Now what am I supposed to eat for dinner?