I give in.  I still think that if it was shot in color it should stay color, but sometimes I just can't decide.  In this case, I think monochrome is better. 

My computer problems have been continuing. A couple of weeks ago S. reminded me that there was a backup copy of my HD taken the summer of 2008 when he fixed my computer in the UK, and it was hidden on a partition on my HD. I was so thrilled to be able to "fix" things! So he talked me through the process to do that.

But I forgot to back up my files before I leaped ahead. I have lost a lot of things, but most important, I've lost all my photos from my 2008 UK trip and all the photos taken from then to now.

How could I be so stupid? 

Looked into a software that could retrieve my deleted photos, if they haven't already been written over. Problem is, I need a second computer to run the software and save any files, and I need to "slave" it to my laptop. Yeah. Not going to happen.

I am gutted.

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Comment from a friend: "You collect people in need like you collect animals that have been injured or abandoned. They are all broken birds to you, needing your help. But who helps you?"

Good question.

March 28th is only a few months away... so, I decided in some random moment of overconfidence that on March 28th I'd run 6, swim 1, and bike 26 miles... yes. I'm doing the Lavaman Triathlon. 

Not only do I fear that I will die & not make it past the 1 mile swim, I am pretty sure I will look like a fool doing it as well :) hoorah. 

Regardless, the most important part of this is that I'll be doing it to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. 

My training is nowhere up to par and if I were to attempt this feat right now, I would collapse, no doubt. I'll definitely track my progress towards this tri here as well as my workouts. Also, I'm targeting trying to raise $4.8k for LLS--but I hope to totally exceed that, so I'll keep a running track of my fundraising efforts as well. Any donations are much appreciated :)

Donations can be given through my site: 

http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/lavatri10/ltong4

Thanks!

LT