Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Whew!
I am racing to get this done before Blogger goes down for maintenance in 12 minutes. Wish me luck.
Last weekend I was at my parents' home which has always provided an excuse for not posting, seeing as they live out in the country and only had dial up access and anyway I'd be leaving "footprints" on their computer if I tried to update my blog. But now they have DSL, and with their new computer they have Safari, which of course has private browsing, which of COURSE means I could watch all the Northern European snuff films and view all the leopard bestiality sites I want to without them knowing about it, so surely I could post too. So that excuse has gone right out the window.
Guess I just need to pause and figure out what's going on.
Of course, "pausing" isn't something I've done much of lately, I suppose.
You know, I thought running would offer me some time to just get out and clear my mind, but all it did tonight was give me a chance to reorganize my "to do" list. And it took me all 13 miles to do that.
Yeah, 13 miles. Half a marathon. I maintained a pretty consistent 10-minute pace so I'm happy with that. If i could keep that pace during the whole marathon (in 12 days, I might add) I'd be thrilled, but I have a feeling I'l slow down a tiny bit after the halfway point. Then again, from all I've been told the marathon is a lot different from training because this time there will be people along the road cheering you on, as opposed to people passing you on bicycles yelling "Left. LEFT!!!" So the motivation factor (also known as the "I don't want to puke on myself in front of all these people" factor) tends to be higher.
OK, I'm not going to get this done before Blogger goes down. So I'll go write some e-mails or check the Nigerian scam ads for a while and hope it returns in about 10 minutes like they promised.
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We back? Cool.
Speaking of the Marathon I told my folks about it this weekend. My dad, a marathon runner in a past life, looked at me and said "are you sure you want to do that?" Good thing I never expect supportive statements from him or I'd be awfully disappointed. I decided not to tell them about the Singapore Marathon.
The Singapore trip is coming together. My Employment Pass paperwork went in last week. On Wednesday I'll submit my syllabus and also send in the lease paperwork for my apartment. I'm starting to make a list of what I need to take, and I already have some friends there who are ready to show me around as well as some friends from Malaysia who are planning trips down there. I am EXCITED!!! Of course, it wouldn't be a "Will trip" without some hassles. For instance, even though my boss (a US ambassador, mind you) has approved my trip, I still need approval from two Human Resources offices AND a lawyer, and I am still waiting on those. Hey, why should they rush, i don't leave for, oh, 3 weeks. Plenty of time!
There are a few people here I want to spend some good quality time with before I go. The evenings and weekends are filling up. This week alone I get to celebrate 3 different birthdays (Stan's is Thursday!!). There's nothing scheduled yet for this weekend, though I think this might be the chance for Stan and I to go to the Richard Avedon photography exhibit, and I'm hoping to see Linh, too. The following weekend is Andy and Terry's Halloween party on Saturday and then the Marathon on Sunday (and yeah, the rest of that day will be shot...after going for pho, that is). The following weekend we have Josh and Angelo's Halloween party Friday night. And then the next Wednesday, I leave. Wow, this is coming up fast.
In other travel news, Olympics tickets have gone on sale for Vancouver 2010. And yes, I'm planning to go. I don't think I'll do the package deal like I did for Salt Lake City 2002, because the prices for the hotel/ticket combos have gotten insane. My plan is to request tickets, and then get lodging on my own (which will still be spendy, but not as much). I want to go, but I'm going to have to do it a little differently this time, and that will probably mean I get to stay longer and see more events. For the record, I'm getting two tickets to each event...later, we'll figure out who wants the second one.
And now, it's bedtime. After watching some Northern European snuff films and looking for new leopard bestiality sites, that is.
Last weekend I was at my parents' home which has always provided an excuse for not posting, seeing as they live out in the country and only had dial up access and anyway I'd be leaving "footprints" on their computer if I tried to update my blog. But now they have DSL, and with their new computer they have Safari, which of course has private browsing, which of COURSE means I could watch all the Northern European snuff films and view all the leopard bestiality sites I want to without them knowing about it, so surely I could post too. So that excuse has gone right out the window.
Guess I just need to pause and figure out what's going on.
Of course, "pausing" isn't something I've done much of lately, I suppose.
You know, I thought running would offer me some time to just get out and clear my mind, but all it did tonight was give me a chance to reorganize my "to do" list. And it took me all 13 miles to do that.
Yeah, 13 miles. Half a marathon. I maintained a pretty consistent 10-minute pace so I'm happy with that. If i could keep that pace during the whole marathon (in 12 days, I might add) I'd be thrilled, but I have a feeling I'l slow down a tiny bit after the halfway point. Then again, from all I've been told the marathon is a lot different from training because this time there will be people along the road cheering you on, as opposed to people passing you on bicycles yelling "Left. LEFT!!!" So the motivation factor (also known as the "I don't want to puke on myself in front of all these people" factor) tends to be higher.
OK, I'm not going to get this done before Blogger goes down. So I'll go write some e-mails or check the Nigerian scam ads for a while and hope it returns in about 10 minutes like they promised.
...
...
...
We back? Cool.
Speaking of the Marathon I told my folks about it this weekend. My dad, a marathon runner in a past life, looked at me and said "are you sure you want to do that?" Good thing I never expect supportive statements from him or I'd be awfully disappointed. I decided not to tell them about the Singapore Marathon.
The Singapore trip is coming together. My Employment Pass paperwork went in last week. On Wednesday I'll submit my syllabus and also send in the lease paperwork for my apartment. I'm starting to make a list of what I need to take, and I already have some friends there who are ready to show me around as well as some friends from Malaysia who are planning trips down there. I am EXCITED!!! Of course, it wouldn't be a "Will trip" without some hassles. For instance, even though my boss (a US ambassador, mind you) has approved my trip, I still need approval from two Human Resources offices AND a lawyer, and I am still waiting on those. Hey, why should they rush, i don't leave for, oh, 3 weeks. Plenty of time!
There are a few people here I want to spend some good quality time with before I go. The evenings and weekends are filling up. This week alone I get to celebrate 3 different birthdays (Stan's is Thursday!!). There's nothing scheduled yet for this weekend, though I think this might be the chance for Stan and I to go to the Richard Avedon photography exhibit, and I'm hoping to see Linh, too. The following weekend is Andy and Terry's Halloween party on Saturday and then the Marathon on Sunday (and yeah, the rest of that day will be shot...after going for pho, that is). The following weekend we have Josh and Angelo's Halloween party Friday night. And then the next Wednesday, I leave. Wow, this is coming up fast.
In other travel news, Olympics tickets have gone on sale for Vancouver 2010. And yes, I'm planning to go. I don't think I'll do the package deal like I did for Salt Lake City 2002, because the prices for the hotel/ticket combos have gotten insane. My plan is to request tickets, and then get lodging on my own (which will still be spendy, but not as much). I want to go, but I'm going to have to do it a little differently this time, and that will probably mean I get to stay longer and see more events. For the record, I'm getting two tickets to each event...later, we'll figure out who wants the second one.
And now, it's bedtime. After watching some Northern European snuff films and looking for new leopard bestiality sites, that is.
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