The Run
31 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
“You don’t stand in front
of a mirror before a run…
…and wonder what the road
will think of your outfit.
You don’t have to listen to its
jokes and pretend they’re funny.
It would not be easier to run
if you dressed sexier.
The road doesn’t notice
If you’re not wearing lipstick.
It does not care
how old you are.
You do not feel
uncomfortable…
…because you make more
money than the road.
And you can call on the road
Whenever you feel like it,
Whether it’s been a day…
…or even a couple of hours
since your last date.
The only thing
the road cares about…
…is that you pay it a visit
once in a while.“
***************
If you’ve ever seen the movie “What Women Want” Then this might sound familiar. This is the pitch that Nick (Mel Gibson) gives to Nike geared towards their campaign directed at women. What he says here has stuck in my head since I began running.
This morning I went for a run and it’s been some time since I’ve run in the morning. It’s so peaceful in the AM but difficult to get out of bed. I don’t listen to music but rather listen to my breathing and the sound my feet make as they hit the pavement. Everything is so still but sometimes it’s not.
This morning as I got to the bottom of a hill and started up the next I saw a deer, not to far away, chomping on the grass. I didn’t want to disturb it but couldn’t help but whisper, “I see you“. He popped his head up, with those huge antlers, and looked around. I don’t think he saw me because he immediately went back to his peaceful meal.
I made it half way up the next hill, which is huge, and decided to walk for a bit. I got to the next intersection in this neighborhood and was about to go left when I noticed them. Two more deer in someone’s front lawn. The yard was up a little hill and the deer noticed me. All three of us stopped and I had to catch my breath just due to the sight of them. They are HUGE and just magnificent looking! I wondered what I should do and feared them coming towards me. I could go in one of three different directions but these guys are bigger than me and it wouldn’t matter which direction I took. After the bigger one and I gave each other a good stare I decided to continue in the direction I was headed. I found it odd that I felt better walking on the curb now… As if that few inches could save me if I needed it too. Well, I hadn’t walked but a few feet and they decided to take off into the back yard. The one deer was amazing and again the antlers were just… Wow!
I think I’m going to have to run in the morning more often.
The cause of stick people extinction uncovered
30 Jul 2008 1 Comment
in hmmm
Do you know how stick people became extinct?
**Special thanks to David for this breaking news.
Hmmmm… What to do????
29 Jul 2008 2 Comments
Monday:
At Work: ***Tapping fingers on my desk***
In The Car: ***Tapping fingers on the steering wheel***
I’m just not sure what to do with myself. Minnie Red is at the beach and Kima is in a new home. Not sure I want to be home alone. Oh sure there are things that need to be done but… Nah don’t wanna do any of that stuff. I’m just not sure what I want to do.
Maybe see a movie? So I headed towards White Flint. Ditched the movie idea and did a little shopping and decided to go for a pedicure. I chose a pink but jeeze it ended up being an obnoxious glow-in-the dark type pink but it’s growing on me and I’m kinda digging it.
On the way home I talked to Minnie Red. She and Mom went out on the wave runner. Sounds like they traveled all over the place even packing themselves a lunch. They stopped at some random beach and chowed down. Oh yeah and Minnie Red tells me there were some kids hanging out there too… Boys! The oldest was about her age and his little brother kept trying to get her phone number for the older brother. She got them to back off by telling them she has a boyfriend. I love that Minnie Red and Mom are having this bonding time and Minnie Red is having some real summer vacation and at the beach no less.
I did have to call FN after talking to Minnie Red. Seems she did a so called break up with her little mohawk friend due to another boy on the horizon. This other boy is one she met when she and her Dad hang out at Renn Fest. She seems to think FN is unaware of what is going on but the boy’s parents let him know about these two texting quite a bit lately. FN has assured me that when the two will hang out at Renn Fest they will be watched like hawks especially by Minnie Red‘s 17 yr old cousin who plans to be the third wheel. Minnie Red will be in for a surprise when she realizes her Dad DOES know and it wasn’t by me. At least he and I are on the same page about her. I have no problem with boys who are friends or if she wants to say she is dating them because in reality it is only texting, emailing or calls and they aren’t seeing each other in person. She is too young for any kind of dating.
At Home: ***Tapping fingers on my face***
It’s like this every year and it just not something you can’t prepare for. BUT… When in doubt go running. I wanted to run and was waiting til later due to the heat. When the time came I didn’t feel like running and could feel it wouldn’t be a good run but then… I did… I ran. It was 9pm but I wasn’t planning on going for long. I knew I had to do this or the running I did last week would be for nothing.
When I got home from running I found an email from Mrs. M. I’ve been dealing with some crap lately, on a work level as well as personal. I think I’ve been handling it all very well and just trying to push the bad stuff away and out of my mind. Anyhow, I got this email from her and I have to say it left me in tears. I don’t think anyone has ever done anything so nice and genuine for me.
“this is my version of sending you good karma…… I think you need a reminder of how great you are, with all of these emotional hits you’ve taken lately so….I can’t bear that you think bad things about yourself when you might possibly be the last person on Earth who should be (and there are so many good-for-nothings running around thinking they’re the shit!).“
The rest of her email I am keeping to myself. I’m so lucky to have the friends I have. Between them and running I have no worries except… for the big birthday coming up.
25 Jul 2008 4 Comments
in hmmm
For some reason I keep coming across people who are mean.
I’m getting kinda tired of it.
Just Typical Weeknight Errands
24 Jul 2008 2 Comments
Yesterday after work I met up with Mrs. M to run some errands and grab a bite to eat.
We have so much coming up and there are a million things that need to get done and just not enough time. Time only permitted us to run one errand before heading off to dinner. The plan was to eat at Gordon Biersch in Rockville Town Center but the wait was forever long and I didn’t want to leave Minnie Red for too long. She is plenty old enough but I still hate leaving her at home.
Anyhow… We decided to continue walking and came upon this Sushi place, Sushi Damo. Looks like I’ve found my new favorite Sushi place. Plus it’s closer than Flying Fish in Alexandria. I was going to order the Tengoku Roll but the waiter suggested the Sakura Roll and it was to die for.
The storms hit on the way home and just before I was to drop Mrs. M off Mr. M called to check and make sure she was ok. They are so cute! Then Mrs. M filled Mr. M in on our evening.
“Hey Babe! We just had your dream evening. We went to Forbidden Fruit, the sex shop, then had a Sushi dinner.”
……Get your minds outta the gutter… Not that kind of sushi dinner!
I wish I could have heard him on the other end.
If you live in the area and haven’t been to this store then you are definitely missing out. The staff there is always very friendly and helpful. The front part of the store is pretty tame but if you walk into the back you will find the really fun toys. They have a door in the back that I would assume leads to their storeroom. The door is flanked by these greekish looking pillars. As we worked our way around the room came upon the bondage toys located next to one of the pillars, which had a heart shaped plaque that said “LOVE“. Yes, I guess bondage is love.
Unfortunately, the trip to Forbidden Fruit wasn’t for either of us but I told the sales girl I would be back next week. I’m due for an upgrade since the off buttons on my current one aren’t working.
My Home Desk
21 Jul 2008 2 Comments
in meme
Last Spartan keeps tagging me and I keep blowing him… off. Wow that could be taken the wrong way, huh?
So I have to describe my desk. Wait let me see what these rules are again…
The rules
This is my rifle desk. There are many like it but this one is mine. My rifle desk is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my rifle desk is useless. Without my rifle desk I am useless. I must fire my rifle desk true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy, who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my rifle desk and myself are defenders of my country, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen.
Oooops! Let me try that again.
The desk itself was a mess when I found it. I was dating a guy out in Culpeper and we headed out to Walton’s Mountain one day. I made him stop at this little Antiques type shop and I found this desk for $10. It was wobbly and the top was split, length wise, down the middle. I stripped it, sanded it (power sanders are AWESOME!!!), secured it, reconnected the two top pieces, stained it and loved it. It’s an odd shape since it is deep but not very long. I am told this is how old teachers desks were.
I use two montiors and I am now addicted to it. The two monitors became an addiction when I started with the graphics. I have two monitors at work too. Behind the laptop and the purple cup is my 500 gb external hard drive primarily for my music and now for my graphics work too. The watch is at the bottom right of the right monitor since I can’t seem to type here unless it’s off.
My desk is not very organized and I try to keep it clear … At least the lower level. I need to clear out the drawers but it’s summer and I’m hardly here long enough to do it. Besides I would rather be outside in the sun.
You might also notice that my computer sits behind my couch facing the TV. Also in the summer I freeze my ass off because the A/C unit is directly behind me.
Ok I think I have everything covered. Oh crap… Now I have to tag a person or two. I’m gonna tag Mad Cabbie and… ummm… The Rusty Nut. I’m curious to see if either of them do it.
Now LS… No more tagging me. LOL
Another Beach Weekend but no Buckets for Red this time
21 Jul 2008 2 Comments
I arrived later than I would have liked on Friday but a little after 6 isn’t bad.
The Moms, Mine and Viper’s, had already been to Happy Hour at Macky’s but no buckets for them. The Dads, Mine and Viper’s, were golfing and didn’t get back til sometime after 7pm. Sis, Viper and Meg came through the door about 8pm.
By the time they had all arrived I had taken quite a few pulls off the kegerator. I don’t really know how many but I lost count after 6… I think it was 6. So when they were ready to hit Macky’s I had to bail. Sis Viper, Meg and Mr. Viper headed over to see what it was like after Happy Hour. This chick hit the pillow and I was O-U-T, out. I never even heard them come in.
Saturday was a full day. The majority of the group took turns on the wave runner then lunch at Macky’s on the beach. I started drinking before noon but since it was on the beach it was ok, right? Some of us then hit the beach for a few hours and it was all we could do to calm Viper down since he was itching to get over to Seacrets and introduce his parents to that scene.
I love to see what people wear when they go out and especially when they come walking into Seacrets. The Mom’s had showered where as Sis, Viper and Meg just threw something over their suits. I changed out of my bathing suit since it’s a once piece and put on my shortish shorts and a tank cause it was gonna be hot over there. Plus if I drank as much as I was hoping to I was gonna need to pee and a one-piece is not your friend in that scenario.
Dad had gotten their first and he has a way of always getting us a table and usually a good one too. We had good seats and definitely got a great view of all the interesting characters. There were several interesting mullets but my camera only captured one. Luckily enough it also caught Mom’s favorite regular… “Teacher“.
But the mullet wasn’t bad compared to the guy Mom named “Lewd Dude“. We noticed him leaning both elbows on one of the tables as he was thrusting his pelvis. Yes he was standing there all alone looking like he was ready to jump the table or any thing that passed him for that matter. When he got really going he rolled up his shorts and started strutting like the beach was his stage. Sis grabbed my camera and got some interesting shots.
He pulls this chick up there with him and… Well… I don’t know what he was doing but notice the bills in his shorts. Oh and did you notice he is wearing goggles. WTF???
You definitely get to see all walks of life at Seacrets and you get to see them drunk. Drunk in the early afternoon, in the late afternoon, early evening and late evening. I love seeing the people with the tattoo’s. Most are awful but here is an interesting couple. There is nothing half-assed about their tattoos.
The funny thing about the beach is how you can leave your stuff and walk away and feel secure that no one will steal it. The same goes at Seacrets especially with the shoes.
Seacrets was a blast as usual. Later in the evening when we were on the balcony we watched as some chick bit the pavement. When she finally got up she proceeded to puke all over herself as her friends tried to walk her down the street.
I never did get any buckets this past weekend but in two weeks I will have a week in OC and I’m sure there will be plenty of opportunity for buckets. In sitting down and looking at my calendar I can see how crazy things are getting but not work wise.
This weekend there is Kings Dominion with my company and the Reggae Festival on Sunday. I can’t believe it’s the end of July already. Minnie Red is off to the beach this weekend and won’t be back til mid-August before she is off to her Dad’s and… Oh my she won’t be home til late August just before School starts. I will have my week at the beach during the White Marlin Tournament. I love watching them bring those fish in.
I’ll be back for less than a week before I’m back at the beach with the girls. There will be 10 of us celebrating… Us and it happens to be when Yours Trulyturns 40 and if you’ve read for a while you know I’m not happy about turning 40. The weekend promises to be outstanding and I’m not even afraid of Imelda’s threats to get me trashed and connect my dots. That’s because my dots are already connected so no fun there. I am so excited about this weekend The Chicago Girls are flying in plus there will be Sis, Squirrely Gurl, Mrs. M and Shortie to name a few. All people I have been known to get into trouble with or rather they get me into trouble.
So if that isn’t enough I will be spending Labor Day weekend in Chicago. Nicole and Louie are finally tying the knot and Mrs. M and I are in the wedding.
So there you have it my summer is OVER. I think I’m gonna cry except for… It isn’t really over and I just can’t wait to experience it all.
The Woman at seacrets tells me
19 Jul 2008 4 Comments
We were talking about freckles and our fair skin and she says to me:
“Honey! No man has had a real woman til he’s had a woman with freckles on her tits!”
Back in the Day… That was a Wednesday by the way*
19 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
in hmmm
Back in the day when a couple got married their wedding photo wouldn’t be taken til days or even weeks after the wedding. This is because they had to wait until the Photographer traveled through town.
The reason the Groom sat and the Bride stood was because he couldn’t stand and she couldn’t sit.
This was a story passed down from a 90 yr old Grandma.
