January 2012
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Scene from a Frontier flight
Flight attendant: do you two want cookies?
Girl next to me: uh, duh.
I don’t really want to recap 2011, because it was a really terrible year. It was filled with self-doubt, emotional abuse, the loss of many people from my life. It was just downright terrible.
I spent my New Years weekend with the best friend a girl could ask for. We watched terrible movies, ate desserts, and of course got a little messy on the big night. 65 dollar open bars are a terrible...
December 2011
6 posts
Geographical memory is a strange thing. The body reacts in ways you aren’t expecting as you pass by old familiar places. I haven’t been north of the river since it ended, and the sadness I felt passing by certain exits was not what I needed. But I am off to New York, hoping the New year is filled with fewer painful memories.
When you find out that your little cousin was involved in a high speed police chase, and you have a hard time mustering any sort of reaction besides laughing, you know it is time to tie a knot and move on.
Seriously, biggest thug in the suburbs. Joco’s most wanted.
Extremely nervous. Couldn’t sleep. My hair looks like circa-1963 Paul McCartney. Listening to Graduation in an effort to psych myself up. Let’s do this.
So tomorrow is my 9 month review at work. You see, the job I have has this ridiculously long training process. First, you are in class for 6 months. Then you have to meet certain standards to get out into a module. This takes about 10 weeks. Then you work cases all day, but one case is reviewed every day to make sure you’re not totally screwing things up. Then 6 months after that everything...
November 2011
24 posts
Enjoying Life 1KM at a time: 2 Years ago today,... →
lifechangeneededaisle3:
I was obese, unhappy and hung over. Actually I was still in my bed at this time ignoring the phone ringing from the girl I was supposed to take out on a date. My head was pounding from hitting the ceramic soap dish in my bathtub. That’s what happens when you are drunk and try to take a leak and…
Man, your story is so similar to mine. We should talk more.
Awkward… Your boss trying to set you up. Really awkward.
Too much on my mind. Gonna go for a run and a swim and hopefully get my mind in a better state.
Three day work week. Best friend coming in town. This week rules.
Friday
My job is very rarely stressful. But due to some weird timing issues today has been stressful. Our current operating month changed before the cola increase for social security went into effect. So, yeah, stressful.
Taking off early to workout, then spending tonight in Lawrence. I need a night like tonight more than you could ever imagine.
I am listening to every album on my iPod in alphabetical order. This is in an effort to get caught up on music of the late 2000s. And maybe find some new favorites. There’s only one problem; every time I listen to an old favorite I am reminded how awesome that old favorite is and I have little interest in listening to anything else.
Today, the Ms
My place of work has an extremely casual dress code. We are talking gym shorts. Sometimes I get into this rut where I will wear nothing but jeans and a ratty sweatshirt for weeks at a time. Then all of a sudden I will catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and realize it looks like I’ve given up. So from now on I am going to dress nicely for work. Or at least try.
Books
Do you all get jealous when someone is reading one of your favorite books for the first time?
My friend at work is reading The World According to Garp for the first time right now. It’s actually his first Irving ever. John Irving is my favorite author. I love him despite all of his redundancies, all of his eccentricities, his annoying themes, the wrestling, the bears, the weird sexual...
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The mango cranberry salsa at Trader Joe’s combined with their sweet potato tortilla chips is my new favorite snack. Eating my feeeelings.
5 miles into my half marathon I ate it on a bridge and had no real choice but to stop. I’ve never quit a race before, but my ankle was effed and my groin was throbbing. It wasn’t a total loss, though, I was able to cheer my friend onto her first half-marathon finish and that felt pretty good.
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Not only is my picker totally off when it comes to dudes, but apparently when it comes to friends my picker is totally off as well. When someone who you thought was your best friend can’t forgive you, and for whatever reason instead of just peace-ing out decides to send you a fairly hateful email - well, what in the world can I even say about something like that? Who effing knows.
We all...
There is a caramel delite (Samoa) vs. Keebler coconut fudge blind taste test happening in my department right now. Yep, I can tell it’s the day before a holiday.
Hey, everyone, Drive Me Crazy is now on Netflix streaming so I think we are all going to be able to get through the impending crippling depression that 36 hours of rain will bring on.
In other news I forgot to wash my hands after putting tinted lotion on last night so the palms of my hands are stunningly tan this morning. Mondays rule.
The smells of a Sunday evening run are glorious. People finishing their laundry and yard work. Slow cooked meals. It’s a strange amalgam of smells that shouldn’t work, but somehow it comes together.
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Seriously go eat here as soon as possible. I just had maybe the best Ethiopian Food of my life here. And it was empty.
3 miles. It wasn’t the fastest 3 miles I’ve ever ran, but they were maybe the 3 most important miles I have ever ran.
When you end a relationship you’re never sure what interests you will keep in the aftermath. Which are the ones you really love, and which are the ones you loved because of him?
There are some that I decidedly have no interest in pursuing any further, most...
“You were sick, but now you’re well, and there’s work to do”
– Kurt Vonnegut/Kilgore Trout
Ladies, I highly recommend chopping off all of your hair at some point in your life. It’s freeing. And makes you feel like a bad ass.
Life is really weird right now, but that’s cool.
Thinking about where I was a year before tonight makes me sort of sad. I think there will be a lot of nights like this for the next year or so. Break ups are hard. Really really hard. Having my dog snuggled up next to me while applying for jobs is an okay substitute.
I haven’t ran in over a week. That’s just crazy. My...
October 2011
7 posts
“I think there is a difference between being comfortable and feeling fulfilled....”
– Momentary Melodies: Random thought.
This pretty much sums up the past seven months of my life. But that risk-taking? So worth it. Life’s too short for settling.
I have been comfortable the past year, now is the time to move upward and onward in a pursuit of fulfillment.
Ran it, no walking breaks, feeling good. A little sore, but not nearly as sore as I was after the last half.
Planning on doing one more half by the end of the year.
Running a half-marathon on Saturday. Not really ready. A shoulder injury this summer sort of derailed all of my fitness goals for the second half of the year. It’s cool though, gonna use this half as a springboard to dedicate myself to some new goals. Triathlons, marathons, etc.
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This is in the oven. I am not exactly a vegan (mama loves her cheese), but I am more likely to have soy milk than eggs.
Also watching Mysteries of Pittsburgh. Attractive males do not offset how terrible Sienna Miller is.
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Can we talk for a second about how amazing the Gardein lean cuisines are? I love them so much. A vegetarian girl can only tolerate so many Amy’s meals in a week. This brings something totally new to the table. Awesome
September 2011
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One of the unfortunate side effects of becoming a fairly serious runner is that my feet have become seriously gross. Toenails? Have to be kept short. Callouses? Yep. And since I have a people touching my feet phobia, a pedicure is pretty much out of the question. My only saving grace is that it’s almost winter and pretty soon no one will have to see my feet for several months.
Also, I am...
“It’s what goes unsaid between people that builds up like masonry. You have...”
– Justin Taylor
Last night was my cousin’s 21st birthday. I sincerely apologize to anyone at the Foundry who may have been in the splash zone.
Oh, youth.
I have a tumblr….?
July 2010
3 posts
Friday I got to see Ben. It was weird for me, not going to lie. He is about an eight as great as he used to be. It was nice to see Leo, who is sort of like my rock and roll uncle. Being an actual grown up at a
Ben Folds show was surreal.
Favorite part of the concert was seeing these teenage kids pretend to smoke cigarettes. Loved it. Nobody actually inhaled. Some shared one cigarette. It was...
Why is Ty still on the Bachelorette? He seriously has abusive husband written all over him. It ‘tickles’ him that Ali has a career plan? Like it’s so adorable? What a douche.
On the other hand, I can’t really say that I like Ali so he’s probably totally perfect for her.
June 2010
7 posts
19 working hours until the three day weekend
I am making mini-quiches and blueberry bread for the work food day tomorrow. Even on food days I am an over-achiever. Does over-achiever have a hyphen?
Tonight was fun. Summer shandy at the Westport Flea Market, followed by a Tom Collins at Harry’s. I didn’t have my phone so I couldn’t rack up some points on foursquare. How sad.
This weekend is going to be low-key. A...
No streaming video at work means that I will be obsessively hitting refresh for world cup updates. I wonder if starting a USA chant would be inappropriate in training.