Most of this is old news now, ’cause I’ve had this post sitting in the queue for a while. Sorry to be so un-topical.
1a: Let’s start with my favorite thing. Twitter. (I’m in love with it, of course.) For one thing, Seth Grahame-Smith retweeted me after he asked for names of Star Wars/Disney movies after Disney bought Lucasfilm. My movie title idea was “The Empire’s New Groove” Yeah, not so bad if I do say so myself. (I kind of liked “The Black Caulderaan” as well, but it’s not as good.)
1b: LANCE BASS – that’s right, former *Nsync member, tweeted me! I kid you not. The full tweet on TwitLonger reads: “Omg- this visual made me crack up! RT @BiteSizeAurora: Dear @LanceBass I got in a straight-up crawling-on-the-floor fight w a man over ur watr bottle @ NSYNC’s last concert. He won. (I was a kid)”
The only thing that makes me sad about that tweet is that I sent it from some new account I made. I had this idea that I should keep my blog account and a personal account separate. I kind of still believe that. I don’t necessarily want to be defined by my blog, and I may not be a blogger forever. But it’s hard to build two platforms. And how will I always know which one to post on? Rachel Maddow has a separate account for her blog (and I follow both). So, cool people do make it happen… We’ll see…
2: I got some new kicks!
As my current shoes are starting to wear, it was time to add another pair into the rotation. This time I’m going with the Brooks Dyads. I’m pretty pumped to start breaking them in. I tried them on at an expo and loved them. (This post is so old now, I think I may have mentioned them in a previous post already. Time warp.)
Also, I know I talked about my Brooks PureConnects as I was breaking them in, but I neglected to say that I eventually successfully broke them in. I enjoy them. They’re comfy.
3: One of my roommates told me a story that I thought was funny after the Rock ‘n’ Roll LA half marathon. He had had a little party the night before, and had a somewhat big mess to clean up. He hilariously recounted his morning of hearing the announcer’s constant reassurances – “Great job! Amazing! You’re looking great. Keep going; you can do it!” – as he did the dishes, and vacuumed, etc.
He said that’s definitely the way to do housework – with constant encouragement (and a party music soundtrack underneath it).
4: Speaking of Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles, I forgot to mention that just one more perk of living right by the start/finish line is that this year, my apartment building put up signs everywhere warning us it would be happening. For me, it was a little way to get excited about the race everyday as I saw in the elevator and the mail room. Oh yeah, it’s happening! A half marathons is coming to my doorstep inviting me out.
5: Lastly, I won a free race entry! (I entered my name at a booth during the expo for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus Half Marathon, and bam – Free entry to the Cap City race.)