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C'mon moodshift- shift back to good again

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I'm optimistic again, about things wide-ranging. Last night I made the trip up to Bolero, a new Spanish restaurant in Bricktown, which was decent if not novel for OKC. Spanish food(and wine) have been all the rage as of late, and the place is nicely hip but I think they may have to do more with their cuisine and service to make it last here. That being said, I love the idea of appetizers as a meal and they offered maybe 12-15 options. I wasn't that interested in their entrees, other than paella so I didn't get one instead going with:
Fried Goat-Cheese w/ Honey
Torino wrapped dates
Fried 'chokes w/ dill-cream sauce
Ceviche of shrimp and small scallops
Red Sangria
Our waiter wasn't overly insightful, but he had the hipster thing going and I ribbed him a couple times. I think he could have been a better embassadour of the cuisine but it may not really be warrented by the majority of the customers. After all I'm difficult in that I expect regional food to be just that. The ingredients really aren't anything we would be unfamiliar with here, maybe just the combinations. I actually really enjoy the sweet/salty dichotomy that seems to be a popular element elsewhere besides the US.

Running has been better of late and I managed to get in 100 minutes yesterday, which was pushing it a little bit. I have been running in the current Brooks wear test shoe pretty much exclusively and I like it pretty well. I think that more arch support would be good for me but it seems to have more cushioning than the Brooks Defyance at least, which I think I need right now.

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