18 October 2008
16 October 2008
Marathon is two days away...
And I need to iron my name on my shirt!
Lots of runners put their name on their shirt so that they can get random spectators to cheer for them. Given that I picked up some nervousness along with my race number this evening, I'm looking for all the help I can get (Can someone please remind the weather gods that this is San Francisco? Where the eff is my fog?)!
The back of my shirt is purely open real estate. Some thoughts:
1. 30 year old marathon virgin
2. marathon virgin (if i can't get some letters to look like a 3 and a 0)
3. VOTE ON NOV 4
4. Vote for Obama
5. Vote for Barack Obama
6. Obama | Biden 08
7. Cheer for me please
8. Am I there yet?
9. Any other ideas?
Lots of runners put their name on their shirt so that they can get random spectators to cheer for them. Given that I picked up some nervousness along with my race number this evening, I'm looking for all the help I can get (Can someone please remind the weather gods that this is San Francisco? Where the eff is my fog?)!
The back of my shirt is purely open real estate. Some thoughts:
1. 30 year old marathon virgin
2. marathon virgin (if i can't get some letters to look like a 3 and a 0)
3. VOTE ON NOV 4
4. Vote for Obama
5. Vote for Barack Obama
6. Obama | Biden 08
7. Cheer for me please
8. Am I there yet?
9. Any other ideas?
Audrey tagged me...
And so I'm supposed to share 6 random things about me...
Hmm. So these are random, but not necessarily unknown things about me? Let's see if I can think of six things that you wouldn't have already gotten from my blog so far.
1. I have a mole/beauty mark in the shape of a heart on the right side of my face, near my eyebrow
2. I really want my mom to get a dog.
3. I did not play sports growing up. I was in dance until fifth grade, but I didn't do any sports until I was an alternate to the JV badminton team my junior year of high school. Given that I still wasn't ready for Varsity my senior year, I couldn't play my senior year. One of my good friends was the captain of the distance group for track and got me to join. Running's been part of my life since then.
4. I feel really uncomfortable in Asia. I don't like being so obviously - 1. a tourist and 2. different from everyone else. I'm also uncomfortable with this part about myself - I feel like it's really immature of me.
5. I have recently broken a multi-year addiction to perezhilton.com/
6. I'm volunteering for Barack Obama by doing phone banking, even though I hate getting calls from political candidates. You should go volunteer too!
Hmm. So these are random, but not necessarily unknown things about me? Let's see if I can think of six things that you wouldn't have already gotten from my blog so far.
1. I have a mole/beauty mark in the shape of a heart on the right side of my face, near my eyebrow
2. I really want my mom to get a dog.
3. I did not play sports growing up. I was in dance until fifth grade, but I didn't do any sports until I was an alternate to the JV badminton team my junior year of high school. Given that I still wasn't ready for Varsity my senior year, I couldn't play my senior year. One of my good friends was the captain of the distance group for track and got me to join. Running's been part of my life since then.
4. I feel really uncomfortable in Asia. I don't like being so obviously - 1. a tourist and 2. different from everyone else. I'm also uncomfortable with this part about myself - I feel like it's really immature of me.
5. I have recently broken a multi-year addiction to perezhilton.com/
6. I'm volunteering for Barack Obama by doing phone banking, even though I hate getting calls from political candidates. You should go volunteer too!
13 October 2008
Urban Dictionary: WOTD
October 13: imaginary bluetooth
An imaginary telephone device popular with riders of public transport, those having manic episodes, paranoid schizophrenics, and just common talk to yourself out loud types.
a. Whoa, dude on the escalator is yakking away to no one and there's no bluetooth in his ear.
b. Imaginary bluetooth in action. Probably on his way to the bus.
An imaginary telephone device popular with riders of public transport, those having manic episodes, paranoid schizophrenics, and just common talk to yourself out loud types.
a. Whoa, dude on the escalator is yakking away to no one and there's no bluetooth in his ear.
b. Imaginary bluetooth in action. Probably on his way to the bus.
05 October 2008
Office Space, Marathon update and C3P0
I started writing this post a while ago - my 22 mile run was on Sept 27, for example. But, still potentially interesting or funny...
Work humor. First day I ride my bike to work, I get reprimanded by the garage person.
"So, do you work here?"
"Yes (uh, I showed my badge to get IN to the garage)"
"Yeah, I'm gonna have to ask you (at this point, I'm pretty sure that I've entered an alternate universe called Office Space) to WALK your bike in the garage."
"Uh, okay."
"Thanks. And be safe."
(My work is really big on safety. Seriously, at bigger group meetings, there's usually some sort of safety update or reminder.)
Marathon training is going well, especially after I got two sports massages in two weeks. My problems lie either in my IT band OR in my vastus lateralis, which is the big muscle in your quad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
I've been chipping away at the "list of things to buy when I get a job." Wedding presents are all sent out… and I bought C3P0, my new Garmin Forerunner 405. When I'm better at using it, I'll show off some pictures of my routes and elevation, etc.
20 September 2008
Financial crisis background... explained with cartoons
Confused by the whole sub-prime mortgage mess (you know, one of the factors responsible for the current financial crisis)?
Like stick figure drawings?
Like poorly drawn stick figure drawings that swear?
Are actually kind of a geek?
Click here for some entertainment.
Props to EW for posting this to my school's website.
Like stick figure drawings?
Like poorly drawn stick figure drawings that swear?
Are actually kind of a geek?
Click here for some entertainment.
Props to EW for posting this to my school's website.
14 September 2008
As seen at Alamo Square
So it's hard to read because I took it with my cell phone... but this message was chalked at Alamo Square:"Palin hates polar bears"
I heard a few tourists ask what was going on - they saw this message on a few other sidewalks in my hood. I explained that this lovely VP candidate tried to get the polar bear taken off the endangered species list. The tourists (Irish, I think) had the same horrified expression I had when I read an article about that one. Yeeeeah.
Work, running & Fido
Now for a three real updates.
1. I'm starting week two of work tomorrow. Week one was, well, lacking. As in lacking direction, a computer, a login, concrete planning... At least I managed to get access to the bike cage in the garage so I get to bike commute :)
2. Marathon training is in full-effing-swing. Six weeks until the big day (Oct 19. If you're in SF, come cheer me on!). I've been feeling great. Limited pain, keeping a solid pace, enjoying myself (though not enjoying the 8am start times on Saturday morning!). Until this weekend. My knee started hurting around mile 15. Ugh. Made for a long 22 miles. I'm stretching, icing and hitting the ibuprofen. Hoping to find a good sports massage therapist with an evening open this week! I'm pretty sure it's just my IT band acting up, which has bothered me in the past. It feels pretty much the same and is responding to the IT band stretches I've been doing. Still. Ugh. This was my big fear in training for the full marathon.
3. Fido died again last week. AGAIN due to the starter. Turns out it was a faulty part. Awesome. At least I made it to my first day of work. Orientation was all the way out in San Rafael, which required driving. It died just after I got off the expressway. Thank goodness for the ex-tow truck driver who pulled me off to the shoulder. On the bright side, I provided some business to Tom's Biodiesel Towing. Fido is now all better. The shop in Healdsburg provided the replacement part to a shop here in SF, so I only had to pay for labor twice. Not great, but that's how the warranty works on these things.
1. I'm starting week two of work tomorrow. Week one was, well, lacking. As in lacking direction, a computer, a login, concrete planning... At least I managed to get access to the bike cage in the garage so I get to bike commute :)
2. Marathon training is in full-effing-swing. Six weeks until the big day (Oct 19. If you're in SF, come cheer me on!). I've been feeling great. Limited pain, keeping a solid pace, enjoying myself (though not enjoying the 8am start times on Saturday morning!). Until this weekend. My knee started hurting around mile 15. Ugh. Made for a long 22 miles. I'm stretching, icing and hitting the ibuprofen. Hoping to find a good sports massage therapist with an evening open this week! I'm pretty sure it's just my IT band acting up, which has bothered me in the past. It feels pretty much the same and is responding to the IT band stretches I've been doing. Still. Ugh. This was my big fear in training for the full marathon.
3. Fido died again last week. AGAIN due to the starter. Turns out it was a faulty part. Awesome. At least I made it to my first day of work. Orientation was all the way out in San Rafael, which required driving. It died just after I got off the expressway. Thank goodness for the ex-tow truck driver who pulled me off to the shoulder. On the bright side, I provided some business to Tom's Biodiesel Towing. Fido is now all better. The shop in Healdsburg provided the replacement part to a shop here in SF, so I only had to pay for labor twice. Not great, but that's how the warranty works on these things.
10 September 2008
09 September 2008
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