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[Lise]

Re: Freaky Monkey Bike Video: You guys must read the entire thread. It was pretty danged funny for awhile there.

Fish! You sexy thing! Woohoo!

DirtDiva/TLK: Glad you get to spend time with your dad. And that you got to come let us know what's going on.

Nanci: Glad Ernesto's bark was worse than his bite.

I've decided NOT to do the century I was planning to do on 9/17. I'm running a 1/2 marathon on 10/1, and I cannot train adequately for both. I am still feeling really worn out since the triathlon. I have three 20 hour shifts coming up in the next seven days, and then I'm off for two blessed weeks.

I realized that doing the century was about my ego, not about enjoyment or readiness, or anything else. I've commited to the 1/2 marathon with my friend Jamie. It's a big deal to her. We did it together last year, but she's been training much more diligently this year. Every time we run together she talks about how she is so glad I'm doing it with her.

So tonight I talked to my friend Paul and told him I couldn't do the century. I should be doing a lot more bike training than I am right now. Heck, I'm not even doing the run training that I should be. He was fine with it. We're going to go for a long ride, explore one of the trails in the suburbs, mid October. I feel so relieved. (and no, for those following my dating life at home, Paul is a friend friend, not a friend with potential )

So right now I'm mostly doing rest training. Sunday I'll get in a good run, and get back on track with the training next week. Rest up, run some longer distances, do the 1/2 marathon, take a nice, long, fun ride, instead of push-push-pushing myself.

And that's the report from LiseLand.

[chickwhorips]

still waiting for the video to load. gotta love bfe and not a fast internet connection. i'll watch it first thing in the morning (if i remember and if i'm awake)

have a good night ya'll!

[DirtDiva]

No! No! You have to stay up and watch it before you go to sleep. All the better to give you nightmares, my dear.

[DirtDiva]

And now, so everyone can have the kookaburra song stuck in their heads for days... http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/kookaburra.htm

[Kitsune06]

Nooooooooo not the kookaburra song!

However weird/boring I thought this place got at midnight, it's even moreso at 4am. It's so weird... sooo quiet. It's a full facility, everyone's still on shift, but it suddenly got veeery quiet around 3 and it's still almost silent, b/c no one wants to break the near-silence... all I hear is the machinery. *twilightzone music*
I need sleep.

[crazycanuck]

I'm afraid i'm going to have to send you an air slap dirtdiva...arrgghghgh...
Where's a campfire & marshmallows when you need one?(campfire song from pathfinders...)

Beta-where in australia did you go?

back later..

c

[Kitsune06]

At least you don't have to feel like you're alone tonight, Beta and Miz Canuck. You've got at least a token state-sider (sorta) here...

[crazycanuck]

Kit & dirtdiva-do you ladies have msn messenger? Perhaps we could have a funky shindig online.

Kit-what time are ye working until?

c

[betagirl]

Beta - you are a sick, sick woman. That monkey video is........ But I watched the whole thing. And I'll probably pass it on to some friends, because I am a sick, sick woman too.

Heh. Imagine the mental illness of the person who wrote and/or filmed that. No wonder so many drugs were done here in the late 60's. It was to rid the demons of the previous decade.

Beta-where in australia did you go?

I was there for a month with my family, so a lot of places. My dad traveled a lot for business when I was a kid, so he had enough miles to get us there. We flew into Sydney, then traveled up the east coast to the reef. I don't recall how far north we went. Then we went inland a little and saw the Blue Mountains as we headed south to Melbourne. Then looped along the south coast back to Sydney. I was 12 at the time. It was very cool.

I feel like I slack off most nights. I'm always so dang tired I fall asleep as the convo is going on here. Last night I was out though, so I have a valid excuse. Honest.

I think it may have finally stopped raining here. Today is my first actual day of classes for the fall term. I have 4 today, 9am to 9:30pm. There's a 3 hour break in there around lunch time at least. Bring on the starbucks!

[Brina]

(and no, for those following my dating life at home, Paul is a friend friend, not a friend with potential )

unless he is gay there is no way to say that with 100% certainty. Trust me, I though dh was a friend friend, not a friend with potential for years. Then we went to dating to engaged in like three months time.

[Lise]

unless he is gay there is no way to say that with 100% certainty. Trust me, I though dh was a friend friend, not a friend with potential for years. Then we went to dating to engaged in like three months time.

He's not gay, but 10 years younger, and with some serious emotional immaturity. When he's "on", he's fun to hang out with. When he's off...he's beyond obnoxious. But we're friends, and we both like to ride. I'm in noooo way attracted to Paul! It's more like snotty younger brother. Glad to hear things worked out for you and your DH though!

[Nanci]

http://tinyurl.com/nf88l

Looks a lot scarier than it really is, doesn't it?

[AuntieK]

Oh, Nanci! Please tell me it's really not as bad as that makes it look.

[Nanci]

It's not very bad. Even for those on the coast. I'll just get lots of nice rain. Sure looks scary, though!

[snapdragen]

Looks a lot scarier than it really is, doesn't it?

Just remember what Katrina looked like...