This is the transcript of an ACTUAL voicemail left on my phone at work yesterday:
Hi my name is _____ and I'm gonna be a attending _____ next year for _____ and I just realized that the student questionnaire was due May 22nd and I didn't know about that and I was just wonderin' if it's possible if I could still fill that you 'cuz if would sorta suck if I didn't fill that out. Yeah. Call me back.
And the person leaving the message sounded like they had either just woken up or had just smoked a significant amount of marijuana. This is what I work with. Wow!
27.5.09
24.5.09
So this morning I woke up to a long, loud clap of thunder followed by some lovely lightning. What a way to start a race Sunday. After long deliberation and careful consult of no less than 5 different weather websites I decided to still go downtown for the race (about a 45 minute trip) and of course that meant J got to come with me.
Boston's Run to Remember honors fallen law enforcement officers and raises funds for a local kids at risk program. There's a half marathon and a 5 mile race. I was registered for the 5 mile. I may have forgotten about the race due to some craziness at work until about two weeks ago, and I wasn't really prepared for the humidity... but here's how it went.
The race was timed with these new-fangled computer chips you wear in your shoes. Pretty cool, no? It was fun to take public transportation from home and check out everyone's shoes to see who else was headed to the race.
J was so happy to be awake and all the way at the harbor at 8am.
After the half marathon took off we short-distance losers lined up according to our projected pace. This put me pretty far back on the line.
The air horn went off and we headed for downtown...
Have a fantastic Memorial Day holiday! Yay for 3-day weekends!!!!
Boston's Run to Remember honors fallen law enforcement officers and raises funds for a local kids at risk program. There's a half marathon and a 5 mile race. I was registered for the 5 mile. I may have forgotten about the race due to some craziness at work until about two weeks ago, and I wasn't really prepared for the humidity... but here's how it went.
The half marathon, the larger of the two races, took off at 8am.
The race was timed with these new-fangled computer chips you wear in your shoes. Pretty cool, no? It was fun to take public transportation from home and check out everyone's shoes to see who else was headed to the race.
J was so happy to be awake and all the way at the harbor at 8am.
After the half marathon took off we short-distance losers lined up according to our projected pace. This put me pretty far back on the line.
The air horn went off and we headed for downtown...
... about 50 minutes later this is the photo J got of me crossing the finish line. Does it look like I want to die? Because I did. I actually picked up my pace the last half mile for the SOLE purpose of being done sooner. I only came in behind the first 2 half-marathoners.
This is where J found me after I crossed the finish line. Still wanting to pass out. Or lay down and sleep for several hours. Or days.
But give me 15 minutes, a medal, a bagel and some water and I'm all set!
I finished 2 minutes faster than the last 5 mile race, just a month ago! I think that's pretty darn good! I don't have any races planned for June at the moment, but if you know of a good one in the area let me know!
This is where J found me after I crossed the finish line. Still wanting to pass out. Or lay down and sleep for several hours. Or days.
But give me 15 minutes, a medal, a bagel and some water and I'm all set!
Have a fantastic Memorial Day holiday! Yay for 3-day weekends!!!!
10.5.09
Lilac Sunday
The Arnold Arboretum here in Boston is perhaps best-known for lilac Sunday. For the last century Boston newspapers have published the prediction for when the most plants will be in best bloom and the tradition has been to visit the arboretum on that Sunday to enjoy the 400+ lilac plants on the property. This annual event brings an estimated 20,000 - 30,000 people in... so J and I decided to visit on Saturday instead of Sunday.
It took a long time to get there, but was well worth it. We only toured about 1/3 of the grounds, but plan on going back this summer to see more. The lilacs (and other plants) looked and smelled wonderful! Here are some photos for your visual enjoyment... unfortunately the smell-o-vision on my blog isn't working right now so you'll just have to imagine the fragrance!
It took a long time to get there, but was well worth it. We only toured about 1/3 of the grounds, but plan on going back this summer to see more. The lilacs (and other plants) looked and smelled wonderful! Here are some photos for your visual enjoyment... unfortunately the smell-o-vision on my blog isn't working right now so you'll just have to imagine the fragrance!
9.5.09
New Glasses!
J got new glasses. He's been needing them for a while.Can you tell which is the new pair? Vote for A (to the left) or B (to the right) in comments and I'll tell you soon!
UPDATE: CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO PICKED "B". YOU'RE RIGHT, THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT IS J IN HIS NEW GLASSES.
4.5.09
What a weekend!
Hello! Time for a little updating...
Friday was J's birthday so I surprised him with a trip to Tomb! He heard about it from a friend and had been interested in going. It was interesting. If I was 10 I would probably think it was the coolest thing ever. It's essentially a teeny tiny amusement-park-esque thing. You arrive and find out they've discovered an ancient tomb right here in Boston during the Big Dig. It's your mission to go into the tomb, find out what happened the professor that last went in there and see if you can find the Pharaoh's burial chamber. But of course the adventure goes all The Mummy on you and the spirit of the Pharaoh puts you through the ringer with tests of your mental and physical abilities. J and I were the only ones on our tour, so we were able to ham it up without offending anyone. Overall it was a little cheesy, but fun nonetheless.
Afterwards I took him out to dinner for some good ol' southern BBQ. We decided on a place not far from our apartment in Brighton called Smoken' Joes. They have live music on some nights and the food was sooooo good we'll definitely go back! Overall it was a great birthday for him I think!
Saturday I went out to eat with some friends at Brown Sugar, a fabulous Thai place in town. It was delicious and it was nice to have a low-key girls night out.
Sunday we really just relaxed and hung out. Even with the overcast blah weather I went out for a run and made it 2 laps around the reservoir, which is about a lap further than I've made it before, so that felt good.
It's my last month as a member of Healthworks. I decided to quit because the monthly fee was making the budget a little tight, and they don't have a pool. I got into swimming in France thanks to D (who is coming to visit in just over a month!!!!!) and I really want to get back into it as cross-training. So tonight I'm headed to the gym to kick off my last month there. Great gym, just expensive for someone living in Boston supporting her SO through school making next to nothing per hour at work. So it looks I'll be off to the YMCA (feel free to start singing) starting in June. (Thanks Mom & Dad!!)
That's about it for this update. Though it's been wonderfully link-heavy so what's one more, right? I was looking at some fitness DVDs on Amazon.com and after searching for a QuickFix DVD I came across this. I'm not sure what to think. I'm kind of grossed out, kind of intrigued and kind of wondering if it's illegal. Any thoughts?
Have a great week! I promise some photos next time!
Friday was J's birthday so I surprised him with a trip to Tomb! He heard about it from a friend and had been interested in going. It was interesting. If I was 10 I would probably think it was the coolest thing ever. It's essentially a teeny tiny amusement-park-esque thing. You arrive and find out they've discovered an ancient tomb right here in Boston during the Big Dig. It's your mission to go into the tomb, find out what happened the professor that last went in there and see if you can find the Pharaoh's burial chamber. But of course the adventure goes all The Mummy on you and the spirit of the Pharaoh puts you through the ringer with tests of your mental and physical abilities. J and I were the only ones on our tour, so we were able to ham it up without offending anyone. Overall it was a little cheesy, but fun nonetheless.
Afterwards I took him out to dinner for some good ol' southern BBQ. We decided on a place not far from our apartment in Brighton called Smoken' Joes. They have live music on some nights and the food was sooooo good we'll definitely go back! Overall it was a great birthday for him I think!
Saturday I went out to eat with some friends at Brown Sugar, a fabulous Thai place in town. It was delicious and it was nice to have a low-key girls night out.
Sunday we really just relaxed and hung out. Even with the overcast blah weather I went out for a run and made it 2 laps around the reservoir, which is about a lap further than I've made it before, so that felt good.
It's my last month as a member of Healthworks. I decided to quit because the monthly fee was making the budget a little tight, and they don't have a pool. I got into swimming in France thanks to D (who is coming to visit in just over a month!!!!!) and I really want to get back into it as cross-training. So tonight I'm headed to the gym to kick off my last month there. Great gym, just expensive for someone living in Boston supporting her SO through school making next to nothing per hour at work. So it looks I'll be off to the YMCA (feel free to start singing) starting in June. (Thanks Mom & Dad!!)
That's about it for this update. Though it's been wonderfully link-heavy so what's one more, right? I was looking at some fitness DVDs on Amazon.com and after searching for a QuickFix DVD I came across this. I'm not sure what to think. I'm kind of grossed out, kind of intrigued and kind of wondering if it's illegal. Any thoughts?
Have a great week! I promise some photos next time!
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