TAG! I'm it apparently...
So...I've been tagged by the speedy on land, soon to be speedy by bike Lisa. Which also made me remember that multiple folks tagged me back in June, but I was too busy dreading over the Kansas 70.3 race to respond beforehand...and then too heartbroken to respond after. So yeah...I'm just now getting around to it. :) Awesome. Deal with it. So here we go...
What were you doing 10 years ago?
Hmm...this time in 1998? Yowza. Let me preface by stating that I have a ridiculously awesome "date memory" and can remember completely and totally random things that happen on random dates, even to the point of who wore what. For example...what was I doing on 7.11.98? I was giddy as a high school girl (oh wait, I was a high school girl) because this boy I was absolutely crazy about, and would eventually date for a long time, was getting back into town and we had plans to meet at the uber-hip, cool "Teen Club" the following night. Lindsay and Sheena were in town and we were running around like crazy people trying to secure extra tickets to the Smashing Pumpkins show on 7.14.98. It was also the night that I ran my cute little Honda Civic into the side of my parent's garage door and managed rip out the rubber sealing lining. In my super stealth ways managed to fix it before they ever noticed--I kid you not...I called the builder since it was new construction and he kindly told me how to fix the rubber lining to the door...and then I took my car to the dealership and got matching paint.
Five snacks I would enjoy in a perfect, non weight-gaining world:
1. Ben & Jerry's "ICE KEEM!"
2. Carrot Cake (seriously...what do people have against Carrot Cake?!)
3. Cheeseburgers! ALL.THE.TIME. This is my weakness. :heart: them!
4. Gumby's Pokey Stix
5. Chicago-style pizza, but only if it comes without the heartburn!
Five snacks I do enjoy in the real world:
1. Luna Bars
2. Fruit Snacks
3. COOKIES (I'm such a cookie monster it's not even funny)
4. Hand-grated parmesean cheese (kudos to the $40 block we buy that lasts us months)
5. Berry Chill Frozen Yogurt
Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Be out of debt and live comfortably.
2. Travel the world and run a marathon on each continent during my journey.
3. Work at a pro bono office rather than work for a paycheck.
4. Help out family if they're in a financial bind.
5. Make a significant monetary contribution toward cancer research.
Five jobs I've had:
1. Assistant All-Star Cheerleading Coach
2. GAP Sales Associate
3. Day Camp Counselor
4. Journalism 101 Teaching Assistant in College
5. Advertising Exec.
Five habits:
1. Hitting the snooze button for an hour before peeling myself from the bed.
2. Running. Swimming. Biking.
3. Procrastinating the aforementioned running, swimming and biking.
4. Giving "pet names" to friends, family and coworkers. Calling people things like kitten, peaches, darlin', etc.
5. Staying up much later than I should.
Five places I've lived:
1. Mississauga, Ontario
2. Brentwood, TN
3. Vienna, VA
4. Columbus, NJ
5. Olathe, KS
Five peeps I'd like to get to know better:
1. You
2. Everyone Else.
(Cheap? yes...I know.)
And here's for the other running tag that's been floating around...
1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago?
Running? Hmm. Well...at the time I had just stopped dating a track guy from BVNW. I ran track at PVI high school in Virginia my Freshman/Sophomore year of high school, but didn't continue with it when I moved to Kansas. A few cheerleaders made the team and the coach could never keep our names straight...so...essentially he decided that anyone who cheered was going to run hurdles...because apparently we can jump. Dumb logic. I was terrible at hurdles and bit it brutally in practice one day. After that, I stuck with the 100, 200 and 4x100. Good times.
With all-star cheerleading we had to run before/after practice as a conditioning and to build endurance. And I hated every moment of it. Seriously...I hated it. There was no way to predict that running would ultimately turn into a lifestyle for me a decade later.
2. What is your best and worst run/race experience?
Best? I'll probably go with running the St. Louis Half this year. I got to run with my dad for 8-9 miles which was awesome. I got to run with a Kansas Jayhawks flag. And I got to run the morning after we slaughtered North Carolina in basketball. Oh...and I ran a PR by 7ish minutes. It was a fantastic day!
Worst? Can I say Chicago marathon in 2007? I think that counts. That or the time I ran the 800 as a last minute fill in (high school track). I had already finished 2 or 3 events and ended up blacking out the last 125 meters. I had been toward the front of the pack for most of that race. I had no idea how to pace for that distance and was in over my head.
3. Why do you run?
Because I've got legs that function and running is a hell of a lot better than doing other stupid things. Plus now I have an excuse for having such ugly toes. Before they were just ugly. Now they get to be ugly because I run. :)
4. What is the best or worst piece of advice you' ve been given about running?
Worst: "I recommend you don't run today" (the medic at the start of the Phoenix marathon...whatever...I did it anyway and held up just fine--nerves really got the best of me that morning).
Best: Nothing new on race day. And empty the plumbing before you leave the house (porta potties are so gross...)
5. Tell us something surprising about yourself that not many people would know.
Hmm...I can fold my tongue in half...front to back. Once upon a time I was in Rolling Stone magazine. As much as I love Smashing Pumpkins, I don't really love their new stuff. When I was growing up, my family was a "model family" for some local magazine and we ended up in a lot of their print stuff. The first pet Mike and I ever had together was a Guinea Pig named June who had a chunk bitten out of one of her ears as a baby (poor thing). I collect vinyl records even though my record player is broken...let this last point serve as a not-so-subliminal message to any family members who may be reading this blog and looking for a birthday or christmas gift for me in the upcoming months.
Happy Friday, everyone!
What were you doing 10 years ago?
Hmm...this time in 1998? Yowza. Let me preface by stating that I have a ridiculously awesome "date memory" and can remember completely and totally random things that happen on random dates, even to the point of who wore what. For example...what was I doing on 7.11.98? I was giddy as a high school girl (oh wait, I was a high school girl) because this boy I was absolutely crazy about, and would eventually date for a long time, was getting back into town and we had plans to meet at the uber-hip, cool "Teen Club" the following night. Lindsay and Sheena were in town and we were running around like crazy people trying to secure extra tickets to the Smashing Pumpkins show on 7.14.98. It was also the night that I ran my cute little Honda Civic into the side of my parent's garage door and managed rip out the rubber sealing lining. In my super stealth ways managed to fix it before they ever noticed--I kid you not...I called the builder since it was new construction and he kindly told me how to fix the rubber lining to the door...and then I took my car to the dealership and got matching paint.
Five snacks I would enjoy in a perfect, non weight-gaining world:
1. Ben & Jerry's "ICE KEEM!"
2. Carrot Cake (seriously...what do people have against Carrot Cake?!)
3. Cheeseburgers! ALL.THE.TIME. This is my weakness. :heart: them!
4. Gumby's Pokey Stix
5. Chicago-style pizza, but only if it comes without the heartburn!
Five snacks I do enjoy in the real world:
1. Luna Bars
2. Fruit Snacks
3. COOKIES (I'm such a cookie monster it's not even funny)
4. Hand-grated parmesean cheese (kudos to the $40 block we buy that lasts us months)
5. Berry Chill Frozen Yogurt
Five things I would do if I were a billionaire:
1. Be out of debt and live comfortably.
2. Travel the world and run a marathon on each continent during my journey.
3. Work at a pro bono office rather than work for a paycheck.
4. Help out family if they're in a financial bind.
5. Make a significant monetary contribution toward cancer research.
Five jobs I've had:
1. Assistant All-Star Cheerleading Coach
2. GAP Sales Associate
3. Day Camp Counselor
4. Journalism 101 Teaching Assistant in College
5. Advertising Exec.
Five habits:
1. Hitting the snooze button for an hour before peeling myself from the bed.
2. Running. Swimming. Biking.
3. Procrastinating the aforementioned running, swimming and biking.
4. Giving "pet names" to friends, family and coworkers. Calling people things like kitten, peaches, darlin', etc.
5. Staying up much later than I should.
Five places I've lived:
1. Mississauga, Ontario
2. Brentwood, TN
3. Vienna, VA
4. Columbus, NJ
5. Olathe, KS
Five peeps I'd like to get to know better:
1. You
2. Everyone Else.
(Cheap? yes...I know.)
And here's for the other running tag that's been floating around...
1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago?
Running? Hmm. Well...at the time I had just stopped dating a track guy from BVNW. I ran track at PVI high school in Virginia my Freshman/Sophomore year of high school, but didn't continue with it when I moved to Kansas. A few cheerleaders made the team and the coach could never keep our names straight...so...essentially he decided that anyone who cheered was going to run hurdles...because apparently we can jump. Dumb logic. I was terrible at hurdles and bit it brutally in practice one day. After that, I stuck with the 100, 200 and 4x100. Good times.
With all-star cheerleading we had to run before/after practice as a conditioning and to build endurance. And I hated every moment of it. Seriously...I hated it. There was no way to predict that running would ultimately turn into a lifestyle for me a decade later.
2. What is your best and worst run/race experience?
Best? I'll probably go with running the St. Louis Half this year. I got to run with my dad for 8-9 miles which was awesome. I got to run with a Kansas Jayhawks flag. And I got to run the morning after we slaughtered North Carolina in basketball. Oh...and I ran a PR by 7ish minutes. It was a fantastic day!
Worst? Can I say Chicago marathon in 2007? I think that counts. That or the time I ran the 800 as a last minute fill in (high school track). I had already finished 2 or 3 events and ended up blacking out the last 125 meters. I had been toward the front of the pack for most of that race. I had no idea how to pace for that distance and was in over my head.
3. Why do you run?
Because I've got legs that function and running is a hell of a lot better than doing other stupid things. Plus now I have an excuse for having such ugly toes. Before they were just ugly. Now they get to be ugly because I run. :)
4. What is the best or worst piece of advice you' ve been given about running?
Worst: "I recommend you don't run today" (the medic at the start of the Phoenix marathon...whatever...I did it anyway and held up just fine--nerves really got the best of me that morning).
Best: Nothing new on race day. And empty the plumbing before you leave the house (porta potties are so gross...)
5. Tell us something surprising about yourself that not many people would know.
Hmm...I can fold my tongue in half...front to back. Once upon a time I was in Rolling Stone magazine. As much as I love Smashing Pumpkins, I don't really love their new stuff. When I was growing up, my family was a "model family" for some local magazine and we ended up in a lot of their print stuff. The first pet Mike and I ever had together was a Guinea Pig named June who had a chunk bitten out of one of her ears as a baby (poor thing). I collect vinyl records even though my record player is broken...let this last point serve as a not-so-subliminal message to any family members who may be reading this blog and looking for a birthday or christmas gift for me in the upcoming months.
Happy Friday, everyone!
Labels: Stuff about me
posted by Iron Jayhawk at 8:27 AM
8 Camper Comments:
Pokey Stix...yum! I miss them.
Ah Gumby's. Forgot about Gumby's. I used to love ordering the Big A**. I mostly loved it b/c it was an excuse to say Big A**.
Ummm... hun? I HEART Carrot Cake! YUMMY! I have a good recipe that keeps it extra moist... if your interested!
And Chicago Style pizza... I agree, without the heartburn. But it's just soo good!
i haven't had gumby's in years. yummmm!
YAY!! I want to see pics of your debut in Rolling Stone. :)
Love your snacks YUM
I'm going to start using the term of endearment "kitten" -- who shall I begin testing it on...
Lots of interesting stuff about you!! Thanks!
I think it is fun to have been in the Chicago Marathon.. just to have that in common with a whole lot of survivors.
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