Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: 4th largest cable network, A&E, advertising, Brooklyn Half Marathon, half marathons, Physical Fitness Rampage 2009, running
A few weeks ago, I saw a bus shelter ad that proudly announced that A&E is the “4th largest cable network.” In case that wasn’t enough, A&E also put out a press release that champions its position.
Maybe it’s just me, but I hardly think being the fourth largest anything is all that impressive.
I mean, that would be like me declaring a major victory for being the 2925th woman to finish the Brooklyn Half Marathon on Saturday.
See for yourself. I’m the 3000th best runner out there.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Brooklyn, Brooklyn Half Marathon, co-worker, company softball, dodgeball, Physical Fitness Rampage 2009, running
Last Tuesday, a co-worker suckered me into playing a company softball game – no small feat considering that I don’t own a glove and I had quit the team the week before.
“Showing up is half the battle,” my co-worker told me. “And besides. We suck anyway.”
Well. We won that night – and in a big way. Perhaps more impressively, I was told I “brought in runs,” which I figured made me at least 200% more effective than I ever was in dodgeball. The next day, I found out that it was only a single run and I was reminded that you have to tag all them bases as you run them - not merely kick your foot over second as I did – but I still clung to the victory. Let haters hate.
Building on that success, I’d like to think that if I can “bring in a run” without really trying, I should be able to take on the Brooklyn half-marathon pretty well this weekend. After all, I’ve been running all over New York this winter. That, and we just did that ten-mile race in Philadelphia at the beginning of the month.
But despite that logic – and my blatant taunting – my co-worker has yet to register for the event. Nevermind that he beat me in the ten-mile run and has nothing to worry about. Really never mind that it was more or less his idea to run the half-marathon in the first place.
But whatever. In order to win this one, all I have to do is finish.
No, all I have to do is start.
And showing up is half the battle, so this really shouldn’t be too hard.
Today I took my first swim lesson at the local YMCA. To sum it up: I spent 40 minutes working a kickboard and trying not to get water up my nose.
In other news, I’m really excited to be 11 again and I’m hoping to earn my embroidery merit badge this summer.
Not really, of course – but I do paint mousetraps in my spare time, so does anything surprise you at this point?
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: ear infection, gym pools, New York Sports Club, Swimmer's Ear, swimming
A few weeks ago, I was surprised when I got an ear infection after swimming at a New York Sports Club pool.
After reading this article about the cleanliness of gym pools, I’m not so shocked.
In fact, now I’m just thankful that’s all I got.
For the second time in as many weeks, someone I was possibly going to go on a date with canceled because he thinks he may have broken his ankle.
Two different people. Two different ankles.
Either I’m attracted to klutzes, or broken bones are the new “It’s not you, it’s me.”
Filed under: Personal | Tags: antelope, co-workers, gazelle, grammar, iphone applications, spanish, Translator application
Today, I used the Translator application on my iPhone to learn how to say “Yo soy una sudoroso gacela.”
Or, “I am a sweaty gazelle.” (It’s an inside joke, read all about it.)
My co-worker was pretty impressed that the application actually worked. But if my high school Spanish serves me correctly, adjectives follow the noun.
“So shouldn’t it be ‘gacela sudoroso’?” I asked him.
He agreed – but not before demanding to know why I cared so much about Spanish grammar.
“Because.” I told him. “If I say that to someone, I don’t want to look stupid.”
I suspect it’s a little too late for that, Sweaty Gazelle. A little too late.
On Monday, I decided to join most of the world and add a text messaging plan to my cell service. And somehow, while I was at AT&T doing that, I inexplicably decided to purchase an iPhone.
Today, I found out that the new version of the iPhone is slated to debut in just a few short weeks. My timing, as always, is impeccable.
But I’ve made my peace with it. Copy and paste would be nice – but my version is awesome enough. In fact, it’s so awesome that when the representative at AT&T loaded my contacts from my previous phone into the new one, it somehow managed to delete half of the people I used to date – including the person I called this past weekend and demanded to know what he has against weddings and why won’t he attend one with me in June.
“There’s going to be a buffet,” I told him. “What’s the matter? Do you hate buffets too?”
He claims he does not. But I think my iPhone is smart enough to know better.
Filed under: crafts | Tags: arts and crafts, crafts, furniture, furniture restoration, Mousesnaps, painting, spray paint, trash picking
Everyone knows I have an extensive spray paint collection mostly to support my Mousesnaps habit.
But it also comes in handy for other things – like, for instance, when I’m taking out my garbage and I happen to find a children’s toy box from the 1970’s sitting in the trash room.
Behold the power of spray paint:
Filed under: Fitness | Tags: Broad Street Run, finish time, Philadelphia, photos, Physical Fitness Rampage 2009, running
After last year’s sub par showing at the Broad Street Run, my disappointment was compounded when I received my finish line photo proofs and saw that in addition to feeling pretty exhausted, my face totally showed it.
So this year, I made it my business to look pretty ecstatic when approaching anyone holding a camera. Thankfully, my face is cooperating:
It’s unfortunate that my shirt didn’t get the memo:
Next year: ten minutes faster and appropriate attire.
May it be on.
