When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. —Cynthia Heimel
Today is Father’s Day. I made the call to my dad this afternoon—you all know that I’m a horrible card sender. And I figured I should write up a little post about my dad because a) I love him, b) he’s awesome, and c) I wrote one for Mom on Mother’s Day. I can’t play favorites, you know.
Continue Reading 4 comments June 15th, 2008
I regularly have more than 6,000 messages in my Gmail spam folder, and while it’s fun to see how high the number gets, it’s more fun to turn spam into haiku! Don’t you agree?
Largest selection
See the transcript for details
Great wholesale prices
More next week!
Add comment June 14th, 2008
I haven’t done this for a month, but here’s the best of what I’ve been reading. Consider this your summer reading…
Continue Reading 2 comments June 13th, 2008
Blogging around here has been a little hit and miss lately, huh? There’s a number of reasons for that. I’m not making excuses, but I thought I might tell you like it is.
First of all, I’m incredibly boring.
Continue Reading Add comment June 12th, 2008
This was my first week of triathlon training! Even so, I had to take it a little easy this week because I had a 5K race on Saturday. Overall, I was pleased with what I accomplished. I must be more deliberate about stretching my knees after running and cycling, and I need to work on cool downs in the pool. I’ve also been told to practice transitioning from cycling to running, so for future cycling classes, I’m going to wrap up with a short run. Here are the week’s details:
Continue Reading Add comment June 8th, 2008
I regularly have more than 6,000 messages in my Gmail spam folder, and while it’s fun to see how high the number gets, it’s more fun to turn spam into haiku! Don’t you agree?
Nature attraction
I find you interesting
I hope you’ll reply
More next week!
Add comment June 7th, 2008
Strange things are happening to me. In the last few weeks, the amount of food I am able to eat at dinner has significantly shrunk. Last night, for instance, I ate my orange roughy filet but hardly any of my rice. I get stuffed quicker than before. It’s weird. But then I had to have a bowl of Kix last night before bed cuz I was hungry again. Maybe I’m finally learning portion control.
And I was getting dressed at the gym last night and for some reason started studying my legs. While doing so, I noticed that I have a lot of spider veins going on. I’m prone to them because my mom has them, but they’re crawling all over my legs—even my ankles! And they look bad with my uber-pale skin. Yuck!
And I’ve had, what, two excellent hair weeks in a row? I think I’ve finally mastered the art of hair straightening.
And I’m being weirdly productive this week. I don’t know what’s getting into me. Maybe it’s the protein shakes I’ve been eating for breakfast. Who knows.
2 comments June 4th, 2008
Yesterday was my first official swimming workout, and it sucked. Allow me to explain:
For the past two weeks, I’ve tested the waters at the Y and completed a few swimming workouts; however, these workouts did not involve the free stroke (the triathlon stroke of champions):
Continue Reading 2 comments June 3rd, 2008
Consider yourself warned: this blog is about to change directions. I’ve committed to the Republic (Missouri) Tiger Triathlon on August 23, and this is probably what I’ll write about most of the summer. I’ve been considering this for a few weeks: researching triathlon training, testing the waters (literally), and discussing this with friends. Am I crazy? Well, that’s an entirely different blog post, but in the case of this triathlon, the answer is no:
Continue Reading 8 comments June 2nd, 2008
