Dear So and So

[tangentgirl]

Dear Self: GET. TO. WORK. Enough procrastinating, lady.

[azfiddle]

Dear DH

I am both mystified by your fixation on "run my age plus one" goal, and amazed by your accomplishment yesterday: not content to run a marathon up a mountain, you parked 17 miles above the start, got up at 2:30 am, ran downhill to the official start, completed the marathon, and ran back to the car. After 2 months of lots of cycling but no running at all, except that 35 mile day last week. Over 57 miles.

I'm afraid to ask how many toenails you lost (and no, I won't peek!).

[indysteel]

Dear DH

I am both mystified by your fixation on "run my age plus one" goal, and amazed by your accomplishment yesterday: not content to run a marathon up a mountain, you parked 17 miles above the start, got up at 2:30 am, ran downhill to the official start, completed the marathon, and ran back to the car. After 2 months of lots of cycling but no running at all, except that 35 mile day last week. Over 57 miles.

I'm afraid to ask how many toenails you lost (and no, I won't peek!).

He did what? What a feat!!!!

[azfiddle]

Yes, once he had done a couple of marathons, about 5 years ago he made it his goal to run his age plus one, but last year he started doing it on Mt. Lemmon, so he had about 7000+ feet of climbing.

I don't run, but he can ride circles around me - (in fact, he does, to get in extra intervals.

[Owlie]

Dear DH

I am both mystified by your fixation on "run my age plus one" goal, and amazed by your accomplishment yesterday: not content to run a marathon up a mountain, you parked 17 miles above the start, got up at 2:30 am, ran downhill to the official start, completed the marathon, and ran back to the car. After 2 months of lots of cycling but no running at all, except that 35 mile day last week. Over 57 miles.

I'm afraid to ask how many toenails you lost (and no, I won't peek!).

Dear self:
The responsible thing would be to, having paid the CC bill, (which was ridiculous, thanks to your inability to remember to pack lunch for much of the month) and rent and the electric bill on the way, to put the balance of your birthday money toward paying the student loan. However, we do realize that that is slightly unrealistic. SO. There's about $50 worth of stuff you want. Buy it. Put balance of "spending money" half in savings. Put the other half toward paying off the loan.

[marni]

Dear self:
The responsible thing would be to, having paid the CC bill, (which was ridiculous, thanks to your inability to remember to pack lunch for much of the month) and rent and the electric bill on the way, to put the balance of your birthday money toward paying the student loan. However, we do realize that that is slightly unrealistic. SO. There's about $50 worth of stuff you want. Buy it. Put balance of "spending money" half in savings. Put the other half toward paying off the loan.

mymother always made us wait two months before we made what she called in impulse buy. If we still wanted it in two months, and had managed to save the money, then we could have it. Otherwise forget it. I still tend to hold off a year or so unless it is critical to my survival. Just a thought.

[tangentgirl]

Owlie, it is birthday money, use some of it for something nice for yourself. You deserve it. And happy birthday!

***
Dear Self: honest to goodness, enough with the procrastinating. You have responsibilities, deal with it. You even like what you are supposed to be doing, what's the problem? If you don't do this, you are going to have to go back to corporateland, and you know you hate that place.

[Biciclista]

Owlie, it is birthday money, use some of it for something nice for yourself. You deserve it. And happy birthday!

***
Dear Self: honest to goodness, enough with the procrastinating. You have responsibilities, deal with it. You even like what you are supposed to be doing, what's the problem? If you don't do this, you are going to have to go back to corporateland, and you know you hate that place.

good grief, I agree!! don't pay off loans with birthday money! buy some smart wool.. or something else nice for yourself.

[indysteel]

good grief, I agree!! don't pay off loans with birthday money! buy some smart wool.. or something else nice for yourself.

I must be WAY too uptight after working at the bankruptcy court for eleven years because I think Owlie's original plan sounded like it struck a good balance between treating herself and being responsible. To me, paying down/off debt IS a gift to one's self, plus she was going to spend a modest sum on some things she wanted.

Happy belated birthday btw, Owlie.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Dear Self: GET. TO. WORK. Enough procrastinating, lady.

Dear Self: honest to goodness, enough with the procrastinating. You have responsibilities, deal with it. You even like what you are supposed to be doing, what's the problem? If you don't do this, you are going to have to go back to corporateland, and you know you hate that place.

....as she types on women's biking forum.... lol!

[tangentgirl]

....as she types on women's biking forum.... lol!

Yeah. Sigh.

[indigoiis]

I never vent, but I feel like I could cry.

Dear Passive-Aggressive co-worker in the next cube.

It could be tourettes.
But more likely, it is just your personality and ill health.
White noise helps some, but not enough. You are driving me crazy.
Burp. Excuse me. Burp. Excuse me. Sigh. Sigh. Burp. Excuse me.
All. Day. Long.

You talk out of one side of your mouth to anyone who asks that you love your *new* job, and then you ***** about it all day long. You hated your old boss and you *LOVE* your new bosses yet you compare your new bosses to your old bosses under your breath.

I can't get any work done. Your burping, sighing, hacking up guk, complaining, muttering to self, humming and hemming is just - I'm going insane. Insane, I tell ya. I get to the end of the day and I rush out to listen to traffic and sirens. Anything. And then, to make things worse, I find myself doing this at home:

{little cough} "oh, excuse me."

Arrrgerereererrrrrgh!!!!

I guess it's time for the noise cancelling headphones.

Sincerely,

Near tears since you moved next door...

[indysteel]

Oh my, indigoiss. That sounds just awful. I spent a weekend with a friend of a friend once who burped constantly, sang random songs just barely under his breath, and generally exhibited a lot of nervous tics and behaviors. I almost went off the deep end before the weekend was over. He's a nice guy; just pretty strange. I can't imagine putting up with it every work day. Ugh.

[Blueberry]

Dear 61% of the voters in my state:

You suck. You really suck. I've never been this ashamed of where I live. Blergh.

Dear BIL:

We are moving in 10 days. I know we're a convenient pit stop on your drive, and I'm trying to accommodate you. I'm sorry that I asked you to bring a blanket and pillow because all of the extras are packed. And I'm sorry that all I can offer you is a futon. However, it would be really nice if you could tell me at least a few hours ahead of time whether you're planning to come, or whether it's too much trouble to stay with us since your 2 passengers might not leave room for said items. We do have a life, and I don't have time for it to be on hold for you all day tomorrow. You're too old for this cr@p. You do it every.single.time.

[Catrin]

((Blueberry)) - sorry to read of the additional stress from the family. BTDT, hang in there.

Yikes Indigoiis, that isn't fun at all. Noise canceling headphones are great...I've found I can't hear my phone ring when they are turned on though - they work that well. I solved that by moving the phone where I can see the blinking light when it rings.

As for me, I am more than a little depressed. It/I will be fine, I just need to get out for some serious riding time in the next few days - it's just related to a couple of hard choices. A combination of bike endorphins and vitamin D will help