spinning
My mind is like a spinning top. If not for friction, it would never ever stop. And this week there isn't much friction and there's a whole lot of grease keeping it going.
Or something.
What I'm getting at is that I have a million and 2 things going on, and it's all I can do to keep up physically. Mentally? Never gonna happen.
Last night, I ran in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge. 3.5 miles right through downtown Boston. It starts on Charles Street, between the Public Garden and the Commons, headed past the Garden to Comm Ave, and went down Comm Ave to Kenmore, then turned around and followed the same path back, except coming around the other side of the Public Garden (up Tremont St), so that the Start/Finish are the same. Considering all the rain that has kept me from training, and my mad shin splints, I was happy with my time of 31 minutes. Just under 9 minute miles.
Also there were 12,000 people to contend with, which meant a lot of slowing down when caught behind people and even coming to a walk once or twice when the course bottlenecked (for instance, in the tunnel under Mass Ave). When there are that many people, you can't be expecting to break any personal records. The most you can hope for is to not trample anyone or get trampled. I enjoyed the whole thing immensely because I was prepared (I ran it 2 years ago) for the mob scene.
Tonight we're celebrating one of our closest friends birthdays. It should be an interesting night, and I doubt I'll be in bed before 3. He's turning 25 and he wants it to be a big deal. I think I'm ready for a big night out, so we should have a blast!
Also also, I'm getting out of work at noon today (yay summer hours!) and as it's a gorgeous sunny day, Kevin and I are going to head up north of Boston to this Audobon wildlife preserve we've read about and do a little hike and get some bird-watching in. Yay!
Without further ado, here's a fun little survey I stole!
NAME FOUR BAD HABITS YOU HAVE:
1) I go clothes shopping when I should be saving money.
2) I jump to conclusions before I hear all the facts.
3) I underestimate the love others have for me, and therefore the affect that my actions will have on them.
4) I love ice cream.
NAME FOUR GOOD HABITS YOU HAVE:
1) I am an incredibly good listener.
2) I am quick to apologize for my actions, and also quick to forgive others when they've hurt me.
3) I always have a smile for someone having a bad day.
4) I love ice cream.
NAME FOUR SCENTS YOU LOVE:
1) Ulapalakua: all the eucalyptus trees and the grass and the blooming flowers, mixed with the smell of dirt, chewing gum, and small children playing at the park. (This is a spot on Maui where there is a park that I used to play soccer and also fly kites at as a small child, and it's probably my favorite smelling place on Earth.)
2) Wet grass.
3) Kevin after he's been running or played basketball, or exerted himself in some other way (hee hee!).
4) Gasoline.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU'D NEVER WEAR:
1) Burberry.
2) A diaphragm. At least, not again.
3) Real fur.
4) S&M attire.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU LIKE:
1) Getting some, with Kevin.
2) My friends. Duh.
3) The combination of strawberries and chocolate.
4) Whiffle ball games in the summer.
NAME FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LIKE:
1) Friends.
2) 24.
3) Law & Order.
4) The Simpsons.
NAME FOUR FAVORITE MOVIES:
1) Shawshank Redemption.
2) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
3) Finding Nemo. (only recently added!)
4) Princess Bride.
NAME YOUR FIRST FOUR JOBS:
1) Ice cream scooper at the mall.
2) YMCA summer day camp counselor.
3) Weekly newspaper ads rep.
4) Webmaster at my college.
NAME FOUR CELBRITIES YOU HATE AND WHO SHOULDN'T BE CELEBS:
(Some people might find these surprising.)
1) Calista Flockheart.
2) Britney Spears.
3) Gwen Stefani.
4) Shaq. Or Derek Jeter. Hard to pick.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU DRINK REGULARLY:
1) Coffee.
2) Coke/Vanilla Coke/Cherry Coke
3) Smirnoff Ice
4) Water
NAME FOUR ICE CREAM FLAVORS YOU LIKE:
1) Any form of coffee.
2) White Gold from Denise's.
3) Mint chocolate chip.
4) Anything with lots and lots of caramel.
NAME FOUR RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY:
1) My brother just had a home featured in Better Homes & Gardens (he's an architect).
2) My grandmother is dying of Parkinson's disease, and her husband treats her like total crap. And I wish he was no grandfather of mine.
3) I talk to my mother at least 4 times a week, even though she is over 6000 miles away.
4) If you met either of my brothers, and you knew me, you'd know right away that we are related. Not because we look alike (we kinda do) but because we all make the same faces and have the same mannerisms.
NAME FOUR PEOPLE CURRENLTY ON YOUR BAD SIDE:
1) Smith. (He's permanently there--to find out more about him, look back a few entries.)
2) Dubbya.
3) Ashcroft.
4) Mitt Romney, governer of MA. (Note: I had to resort to politicians because there aren't any people in my life who are on my bad side right now.)
NAME FOUR RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF:
1) I have a Hawaiian middle name.
2) I'm currently really missing an old old friend of mine who I only hear from a couple of times a year.
3) If I could rip myself into three, and have one part of me living on the mainland, one of part of me living in Hawaii, and one part of me living in New Zealand, I'd do it. Every day my decision to live where I do haunts me because I have no home and 3 homes all at the same time.
4) I have a secret fascination with the TV show Angel, even though I never really understand what's going on.
Or something.
What I'm getting at is that I have a million and 2 things going on, and it's all I can do to keep up physically. Mentally? Never gonna happen.
Last night, I ran in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge. 3.5 miles right through downtown Boston. It starts on Charles Street, between the Public Garden and the Commons, headed past the Garden to Comm Ave, and went down Comm Ave to Kenmore, then turned around and followed the same path back, except coming around the other side of the Public Garden (up Tremont St), so that the Start/Finish are the same. Considering all the rain that has kept me from training, and my mad shin splints, I was happy with my time of 31 minutes. Just under 9 minute miles.
Also there were 12,000 people to contend with, which meant a lot of slowing down when caught behind people and even coming to a walk once or twice when the course bottlenecked (for instance, in the tunnel under Mass Ave). When there are that many people, you can't be expecting to break any personal records. The most you can hope for is to not trample anyone or get trampled. I enjoyed the whole thing immensely because I was prepared (I ran it 2 years ago) for the mob scene.
Tonight we're celebrating one of our closest friends birthdays. It should be an interesting night, and I doubt I'll be in bed before 3. He's turning 25 and he wants it to be a big deal. I think I'm ready for a big night out, so we should have a blast!
Also also, I'm getting out of work at noon today (yay summer hours!) and as it's a gorgeous sunny day, Kevin and I are going to head up north of Boston to this Audobon wildlife preserve we've read about and do a little hike and get some bird-watching in. Yay!
Without further ado, here's a fun little survey I stole!
NAME FOUR BAD HABITS YOU HAVE:
1) I go clothes shopping when I should be saving money.
2) I jump to conclusions before I hear all the facts.
3) I underestimate the love others have for me, and therefore the affect that my actions will have on them.
4) I love ice cream.
NAME FOUR GOOD HABITS YOU HAVE:
1) I am an incredibly good listener.
2) I am quick to apologize for my actions, and also quick to forgive others when they've hurt me.
3) I always have a smile for someone having a bad day.
4) I love ice cream.
NAME FOUR SCENTS YOU LOVE:
1) Ulapalakua: all the eucalyptus trees and the grass and the blooming flowers, mixed with the smell of dirt, chewing gum, and small children playing at the park. (This is a spot on Maui where there is a park that I used to play soccer and also fly kites at as a small child, and it's probably my favorite smelling place on Earth.)
2) Wet grass.
3) Kevin after he's been running or played basketball, or exerted himself in some other way (hee hee!).
4) Gasoline.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU'D NEVER WEAR:
1) Burberry.
2) A diaphragm. At least, not again.
3) Real fur.
4) S&M attire.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU LIKE:
1) Getting some, with Kevin.
2) My friends. Duh.
3) The combination of strawberries and chocolate.
4) Whiffle ball games in the summer.
NAME FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LIKE:
1) Friends.
2) 24.
3) Law & Order.
4) The Simpsons.
NAME FOUR FAVORITE MOVIES:
1) Shawshank Redemption.
2) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
3) Finding Nemo. (only recently added!)
4) Princess Bride.
NAME YOUR FIRST FOUR JOBS:
1) Ice cream scooper at the mall.
2) YMCA summer day camp counselor.
3) Weekly newspaper ads rep.
4) Webmaster at my college.
NAME FOUR CELBRITIES YOU HATE AND WHO SHOULDN'T BE CELEBS:
(Some people might find these surprising.)
1) Calista Flockheart.
2) Britney Spears.
3) Gwen Stefani.
4) Shaq. Or Derek Jeter. Hard to pick.
NAME FOUR THINGS YOU DRINK REGULARLY:
1) Coffee.
2) Coke/Vanilla Coke/Cherry Coke
3) Smirnoff Ice
4) Water
NAME FOUR ICE CREAM FLAVORS YOU LIKE:
1) Any form of coffee.
2) White Gold from Denise's.
3) Mint chocolate chip.
4) Anything with lots and lots of caramel.
NAME FOUR RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY:
1) My brother just had a home featured in Better Homes & Gardens (he's an architect).
2) My grandmother is dying of Parkinson's disease, and her husband treats her like total crap. And I wish he was no grandfather of mine.
3) I talk to my mother at least 4 times a week, even though she is over 6000 miles away.
4) If you met either of my brothers, and you knew me, you'd know right away that we are related. Not because we look alike (we kinda do) but because we all make the same faces and have the same mannerisms.
NAME FOUR PEOPLE CURRENLTY ON YOUR BAD SIDE:
1) Smith. (He's permanently there--to find out more about him, look back a few entries.)
2) Dubbya.
3) Ashcroft.
4) Mitt Romney, governer of MA. (Note: I had to resort to politicians because there aren't any people in my life who are on my bad side right now.)
NAME FOUR RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF:
1) I have a Hawaiian middle name.
2) I'm currently really missing an old old friend of mine who I only hear from a couple of times a year.
3) If I could rip myself into three, and have one part of me living on the mainland, one of part of me living in Hawaii, and one part of me living in New Zealand, I'd do it. Every day my decision to live where I do haunts me because I have no home and 3 homes all at the same time.
4) I have a secret fascination with the TV show Angel, even though I never really understand what's going on.