I ran last night despite the cold and the 20 MPH winds. We did the first half of our 3.4 mile run in a 12:25 pace and the second half in an 11:30 pace. There are four of us who go run who are like a family, but lately we have been together relatively infrequently. [...]
Bachelor #1 MrManiaPrincetonCaffeinatedCofee had on a nametag that said “R0lfe” and that seemed odd. He looked very Jewish to me and “R0lfe,” doesn’t seem to match that [my] ethnicity. But you can’t very well say to someone you’ve never met, “hey Hymie–how can that be your name?”
The answer is that it appears not to be [...]
Despite the rain, I went out to speed date last night. I got to the venue, signed in, and got myself some wine. A little wine is a great thing. I began to talk with Holly, a woman who was also waiting. Some guy burst into the middle of our conversation MIDSENTENCE. “Let me introduce [...]
I’m going speed dating tomorrow [Tuesday]. I’ve got to get out there and try to be only 40% Cranky. With that in mind, I will be attempting to follow these 10 important rules, among others:
10. Do Not Pick Your Nose.
9. Smile at the people.
8. Bring an umbrella so you don’t look like a drowned rat [...]
I managed to do my two designated hours of cleaning this weekend. Yesterday my job was to clean up my audio tapes, most of which were packed up. I rescued a few from oblivion:
Anything Goes-1988 Broadway Cast Recording
A Chorus Line- Original (1975) Cast Recording
The Mamas & Papas- 16 Greatest Hits
Paul Simon- The Rhythm of the [...]
Yesterday, in a fit of snowy day inspiration, I decided to make some chicken soup. As the day wore on, I realized that a local lunch place makes a “Caribbean Chicken Soup,” that I always enjoy. I set out to make a version of that.
At the supermarket, I bought organic dead chicken and ginger and [...]
While it’s true that daylight savings is 16 days away and Spring is under 4 weeks away (have I mentioned that?), today is Winter. There is very little visibility here and the snow has been coming down for a while. This is our first real snow this year, which is odd because 100 miles from [...]
On Saturday we ran 4 miles…Sunday was 5.7…Monday was 5.7. By Tuesday evening, when we did 4, i couldn’t WAIT for it to be over. I’m not used to eating after 8:30 anymore, and by the time I sat down to my turkey burger, kale, and baked potatoes my appetite was in overdrive. I ate [...]
Manduca sent me these appropriate V day fortune cookies with customized messages for MOI:
Claudia sent me these succinct and apt labels:
And the lovely Lass sent me this pithy (and pissy?) t-shirt that says it all:
Thank you all for filling my evening with a lot of laughs! And now I will go for a run!
Yesterday was the first day that I felt surrounded by dust bears. But I didn’t let that stop me–I did another hour of cleaning. This hour turned up my college orientation materials from over 21 years ago and a couple of papers from high school. I can report that I was an excellent Spanish student [...]
