~ Alcohol and the giant blue exercise ball do not pair up well.
~ I seem to always seem to find the big piles of doggy poo to step in. Augh!
~ Try to avoid running during the hottest part of the day.
~ It is fun to beat really skinny girls in road races!
~ Brian is a tiger for rocking in his first half ironman!
~ Having Monday off rules.
~ Few things in life compare to the thrill of finding your size in jeans on sale.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Friday, May 26, 2006
Looooong Weekend....
So, what ya all doing over the weekend? Any hot plans? So far people have informed me of their parties, 1/2 Ironman competitions, trips to Virginia, trips to Carolina, trips to D.C. backyard bbqs (although my 4th of July on is the best!), bike rides and those that have to work all weekend (sorry, dudes!). What about the rest of ya? What is brewing?
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Mid Week Thoughts...
Some of my friends know that this week started off with some challenging, tough and sad moments in my personal life. But I guess in the grand scheme of things and what others are facing, mine would seem small and trivial. I have tried to compartmentalize my life as best as possible by not letting struggles that I am faced with creep into other areas of my life. For example, not having work issues negatively affect my relationships with my friends or running slumps affect my temper when dealing with my folks. Some days and with some circumstances, it is easier than others. Sometimes it is a challenge and this week it has been one of those.
Email has proven to be a tricky element in my life these past few days. Now don't get me wrong, I still love how accessible it is and how it is great temporary work distraction but I think it also has the erie ability to keep us closed off in protective bubbles and it can have the potential to injure the growth of establishing a real relationship.
Case in point, I have several friends that I heavily rely on email with. In fact, without it, I am not sure if we would even have a friendship. Simple but also a little scary when I think about the fact that I live so close to some of these people.
Over just the past three days I feel that I have been deceived through email, felt comforted by it and even intimately confided through it. The technology has lead me to many emotions and none of this would've happened without it. This leads me to think if email is making us all a little too comfortable because we know that we would never say that things that we vulnerably type on the keyboard if we were all eye to eye. The distance makes us feel more safe and comfortable. But is this a false sense of security?
Email has proven to be a tricky element in my life these past few days. Now don't get me wrong, I still love how accessible it is and how it is great temporary work distraction but I think it also has the erie ability to keep us closed off in protective bubbles and it can have the potential to injure the growth of establishing a real relationship.
Case in point, I have several friends that I heavily rely on email with. In fact, without it, I am not sure if we would even have a friendship. Simple but also a little scary when I think about the fact that I live so close to some of these people.
Over just the past three days I feel that I have been deceived through email, felt comforted by it and even intimately confided through it. The technology has lead me to many emotions and none of this would've happened without it. This leads me to think if email is making us all a little too comfortable because we know that we would never say that things that we vulnerably type on the keyboard if we were all eye to eye. The distance makes us feel more safe and comfortable. But is this a false sense of security?
Monday, May 22, 2006
Okay Brian, You Asked For It. So Here It Is....
The top five random and debatably idiotic statements that I was yelling at runners while in transit and standing at the 16th mile marker of the Cleveland Marathon....
In no particular order although you may vote if you desire...
1.) "You're a tiger!" This one was great when a few actually growled back at me.
2.) "You are stone cold!!! Nail this bad boy down!!" I know Brian really liked the stone cold part and I think Steve got a chuckle too.
3.) "I heart runners!" This was also interchanged with "Honk if you love runners!" A phrase that I was yelling out my car window as we almost hit a running Elizabeth. Thank goodness my trusty navigator, Bryce, was covering the wheel!
4.) "Runners are sexy!!! Ask Rod Stewart, he would agree!" My personal favorite.
5.) "I know it is hard but it is going to get so much better!" And oh how it so does when you are done and have that medal around your neck. : )
In no particular order although you may vote if you desire...
1.) "You're a tiger!" This one was great when a few actually growled back at me.
2.) "You are stone cold!!! Nail this bad boy down!!" I know Brian really liked the stone cold part and I think Steve got a chuckle too.
3.) "I heart runners!" This was also interchanged with "Honk if you love runners!" A phrase that I was yelling out my car window as we almost hit a running Elizabeth. Thank goodness my trusty navigator, Bryce, was covering the wheel!
4.) "Runners are sexy!!! Ask Rod Stewart, he would agree!" My personal favorite.
5.) "I know it is hard but it is going to get so much better!" And oh how it so does when you are done and have that medal around your neck. : )
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Yeee Hawwww!!
Congrats to all those that competed in the races today at the Cleveland Marathon! I had a blast watching with the gang. Actually, many times I thought it was more fun to watch the marathon than to run it!
More to come soon! A little too beat to write now!
More to come soon! A little too beat to write now!
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Lucky Number 7? Registered at 12:45 EST today...
With Jen not thinking about pregnancy yet, our mission to run more marathons continues. Signed up for The Marine Corp. Marathon (Oct. 29th) today. The beat goes on....
Some of our peeps, Brian & Elizabeth, are going to do Chicago. I don't think I will ever do Chicago again. I had blast running it with such a large group of my college friends (some of my other non-runner friends also came so it was great to have them there for support and good times) but the narrow streets and sharp turns at the beginning stages made me a little claustrophobic. However, it was flat as a pancake and fast as all hell for most.
Tinkering with the idea of running in costume since Marine Corps is so close to Halloween, but I think the heat might kill me before mile 11 if I opted for the gorilla suit.
Some of our peeps, Brian & Elizabeth, are going to do Chicago. I don't think I will ever do Chicago again. I had blast running it with such a large group of my college friends (some of my other non-runner friends also came so it was great to have them there for support and good times) but the narrow streets and sharp turns at the beginning stages made me a little claustrophobic. However, it was flat as a pancake and fast as all hell for most.
Tinkering with the idea of running in costume since Marine Corps is so close to Halloween, but I think the heat might kill me before mile 11 if I opted for the gorilla suit.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Will & Grace, More Harm Than Good?
With the final episodes on the near horizon, I thought I would revisit a topic that I had previously discussed for a media journal assignment in my essay writing class during my senior year at Mount. I know I have the paper laying around in one of the many binders in my apartment. Rather than bore you with all the overly drawn out rhetoric that I probably just used to meet the page requirement, I will just discuss the main points since it seems vital now as the show comes to close after an eight year run.
There has always been a debate surrounding whether the show has helped or caused damage with regards to its treatment of the homosexual culture in mainstream America. It seems that those not directly influenced or having previously had much exposure to the gay culture applauded themselves for tuning in and actually liking the show. They felt as if they were accepting the culture because they could laugh at Jack's flamboyancy or Will's anal organizational skills.
Although Right-Winged Christian Conservatives objected at first, they soon simmered down a little when they saw that the show was not going to tackle serious matters such as marriage, disease or child raising (well, at least not until the fifth season, anyway). As Will and Jack jumped from meaningless relationship to meaningless relationship, even traditionalists were starting to no longer see the show as a threat since it was mocking the gay culture in so many ways as opposed to defending it. However, this trend of overly stereotyping was starting to anger the homosexual culture that had such high hopes for a groundbreaking sitcom showcased on Must See Tv time slotted directly after the currently most viewed show in America.
I have to admit, I watch the show week after week. I even look forward to it! Alot of my friends watch it and we can all get a good laugh out of Karen's pill popping antics and Jack's spastic dance moves yet when you really dare to look under the superficial layers, I can see why the liberally minded feel a bit slighted. For one, the show has failed to have either Jack or Will in a serious long term relationship. Most of their romances are based on heated, physical affairs that quickly burn out. This point was grossly mocked in this current season when Grace hastily married Will's boyfriend just so he could stay in the United States a little longer. That show in particular managed to make a mockery out of the sanctity of marriage and the seriousness of homosexual relationships considering that Will had only known his beau for about two weeks.
Yes, Will and Grace has had a good run and provided me and many with alot of laughs over almost a decade. However, I think that aside from over-the-top comedy and physical humor, the show takes a lower ranking when it comes to holding a socially ground breaking status.
There has always been a debate surrounding whether the show has helped or caused damage with regards to its treatment of the homosexual culture in mainstream America. It seems that those not directly influenced or having previously had much exposure to the gay culture applauded themselves for tuning in and actually liking the show. They felt as if they were accepting the culture because they could laugh at Jack's flamboyancy or Will's anal organizational skills.
Although Right-Winged Christian Conservatives objected at first, they soon simmered down a little when they saw that the show was not going to tackle serious matters such as marriage, disease or child raising (well, at least not until the fifth season, anyway). As Will and Jack jumped from meaningless relationship to meaningless relationship, even traditionalists were starting to no longer see the show as a threat since it was mocking the gay culture in so many ways as opposed to defending it. However, this trend of overly stereotyping was starting to anger the homosexual culture that had such high hopes for a groundbreaking sitcom showcased on Must See Tv time slotted directly after the currently most viewed show in America.
I have to admit, I watch the show week after week. I even look forward to it! Alot of my friends watch it and we can all get a good laugh out of Karen's pill popping antics and Jack's spastic dance moves yet when you really dare to look under the superficial layers, I can see why the liberally minded feel a bit slighted. For one, the show has failed to have either Jack or Will in a serious long term relationship. Most of their romances are based on heated, physical affairs that quickly burn out. This point was grossly mocked in this current season when Grace hastily married Will's boyfriend just so he could stay in the United States a little longer. That show in particular managed to make a mockery out of the sanctity of marriage and the seriousness of homosexual relationships considering that Will had only known his beau for about two weeks.
Yes, Will and Grace has had a good run and provided me and many with alot of laughs over almost a decade. However, I think that aside from over-the-top comedy and physical humor, the show takes a lower ranking when it comes to holding a socially ground breaking status.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Do you think that you have sold out on your childhood dreams?
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Cedar Point Check List:
^ Find at least one matching outfit couple (bonus points issued if they are under the age of 60 yet over the age of 11.
^ Spot a kid throwing a temper tantrum because his mom would not let him eat more sweets.
^ Once again, to the annoyance of most of my friends, tell that group that I am with that my friend went to high school with the kid that sued Cedar Point in the mid 1980s because he fell off the Mine Ride.
^ Forget how bumpy the Blue Streak is until I am actually riding it.
^ Make a dumb joke that I want to ride on the children's' bumper boats.
^ Slap the males in my group for staring at the well endowed collegiate girls in revealing tank tops.
^ See the look of satisfaction in a child's face when they finally are taller than the measurement stick and can ride on the Magnum.
^ Eat and later regret digesting the greasy steak fries from The Midway.
^ Spot a kid throwing a temper tantrum because his mom would not let him eat more sweets.
^ Once again, to the annoyance of most of my friends, tell that group that I am with that my friend went to high school with the kid that sued Cedar Point in the mid 1980s because he fell off the Mine Ride.
^ Forget how bumpy the Blue Streak is until I am actually riding it.
^ Make a dumb joke that I want to ride on the children's' bumper boats.
^ Slap the males in my group for staring at the well endowed collegiate girls in revealing tank tops.
^ See the look of satisfaction in a child's face when they finally are taller than the measurement stick and can ride on the Magnum.
^ Eat and later regret digesting the greasy steak fries from The Midway.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
All In A Day's Work.....
Random Things That Have Happened So Far Today...
~ Got in a phone fight with my mom at work.
~ Bought discounted Cedar Point tickets from AAA.
~ Was wildly misunderstood in an email to one of my friends.
~ Played attack burglar with my cat.
~ Put lotion on the new tat.
~ Seriously contemplated going into debt and going back to grad school.
~ My friend's wife found out she is pregnant.
Wow, and the day is still young!
~ Got in a phone fight with my mom at work.
~ Bought discounted Cedar Point tickets from AAA.
~ Was wildly misunderstood in an email to one of my friends.
~ Played attack burglar with my cat.
~ Put lotion on the new tat.
~ Seriously contemplated going into debt and going back to grad school.
~ My friend's wife found out she is pregnant.
Wow, and the day is still young!
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