Miscellaneous Monday

Monday, August 6, 2012

On the Road Again

I'm leaving this morning for points east on Global Dynamics business, and I'll return on Friday. And by "leaving this morning" I mean I preposted this because I got up at 3:15 a.m. in order to make a 6:15 a.m. flight. You're welcome.

I'll be getting a rental car this time, so hopefully won't have any more land navigation mishaps. Yeah, right. I'm sure I'll be driving all over the state of Virginia trying to find the hotel before it's all over. Because apparently that's how I roll.

I've decided to take my backpack this time instead of my fabulous raspberry bag - as much as I love the raspberry bag, I'll be gone a week, and the backpack is just easier on my back. Since I'm not meeting with a customer this time, I'm coming down on the side of comfort. What I need is a fabulous Coach patent leather backpack. With a computer compartment and enough room for my shit. You know - something functional rather than those twee backpacks they pretend actually serve a purpose. Are you listening, Coach?

Winter Vacation

I'll be taking the rest of the year off from my University studies. My department is tightening their belts and has decided that Tuition Assistance will be suspended for the rest of the calendar year, and I don't want to rearrange our budget to pay my tuition out of pocket. I'm thinking it's probably for the best in any case - I have a lot to learn right now, including technologies with which I'm unfamiliar, and my brain is becoming full. So instead of International Trade I'll be studying Next Generation 911.

Engineer, Heal Thyself

My arm is looking much better, although I'll certainly be wearing work attire with sleeves this week.


It's too early to tell if I'll need additional treatments at this point, but I certainly hope not. Note to self: Tattoos cost more than ten times as much to remove as to apply. And they look like ass between those two states.

Run Away! Run Away!

My last two runs (Friday and Sunday) were SIX WHOLE MILES. That's right - I ran six miles without stopping at about a thirteen minute pace. While that's slow as shit compared to everyone else, it's pretty damn good for someone who sucks so much at running she's outpaced by the local wiener dogs out on their daily walkies. My knees are apparently holding up under the strain, but my massage therapist tells me my hips are now pretty stiff. Great - something else to worry about. Why couldn't I have developed an interest in fitness when my body was young and strong rather than middle-aged and weak?

LALALA I Can't Hear You

As a matter of self-defense, I've started actively deleting my political Podcasts and skipping political articles in my daily reading. As I noted before, I'm liberal enough that if I decided to vote for Romney it would probably be indicative of a brain tumor rather than a considered political opinion, so I'm not sure why I need to drive up my blood pressure by listening to the candidates and their supporters lie like rugs. So, like my friend Dave* over on Facebook, it's time for me to start a policy of studious ignoring, "Lalala I can't hear you" style. Because I'm mature like that.

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*Not Dave the Historian (although I think he's adopted a similar strategy), Dave the Engineer. I don't think he's ever visited me here.

6 comments:

David said...

I have in fact adopted that strategy - and it has been effective.

Being out of the country for a month, away from the depths of the batshit insanity that has become the new normal for politics since the Republican Party was taken over by screaming morons a decade or so ago, did wonders for my blood pressure. I've decided that continuing that policy is probably good for my health now that I'm back. Like you, I no longer need to read about it to know exactly what's being said - it's frighteningly predictable.

Have fun on your trip!

Anne C. said...

I, too, am wishing I capitalized on my youthful vigor and elasticity when I had it. I tried out my Zombie, Run! game on Friday, determined to do it as a walk/run (run when zombies were chasing me, walk during the rest of the time), but ended up running a lot more than I'd planned. It was a combination of the game and my awesome workout playlist (which, I admit, was designed to get me moving and stay moving). Unfortunately, that meant I was limping by the time I finished the 3+ miles and had to get serious with the pain medication at night. :(

I'm going to refrain from the zombie game until I'm more fit and start putting together a more mellow walking playlist.

All this is to say, you've got it better than you realize, Janiece!

John the Scientist said...

If you run 6 at 13, you can run 3.1 faster. I think you cna hit 10s in the 5K and come in at 31 min or less easily.

I've been looking after kids so my workouts have mostly been swimming, but I did a 5K today, and boy do I hurt.

vince said...

Congratulations on how well your running is going!

Hu Master said...
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Janiece said...

*TONG*