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How I got Started

I wouldn’t consider myself anywhere near an elite level runner, but the difference from where I was three years ago and where I am now is immense.

About to start the swim portion of a triathlon
About to start the swim portion of a triathlon

Back in the Spring of 2013, a friend of mine was signing up for his first triathlon. Although I was impressed, my only form of exercise had been playing hockey once a week. I hadn’t even run a race since elementary school cross country! My friend was gung-ho about training and would occasionally give me updates from his journey. Again impressed, but a triathlon was not something I was considering.

Soon after, some other friends tried to persuade me into signing up in a Facebook post. That was it, after hearing about my friends progress and being peer pressured on social media, I decided to go for it! This would be a worthy challenge to achieve. I went for the “Try-a-Tri” level, also known as the beginner’s triathlon.

The distances I needed to train for were:

  • Swim: 375m
  • Bike: 10km
  • Run: 2.5km
Transitioning out to the bike portion
Transitioning out to the bike portion

All distances were quite small for anyone who swims, cycles or runs regularly. To me, all of these were probably the most I’d done in years, if ever. So ahead of me were some difficult times, especially since I’m a totally horrible swimmer.

My friend gave me a training schedule that included a lot of “Brick training” and few days off, but I stuck to it. At the beginning, running 1 km was enough to have me pouring sweat and gasping for air. By the end of my training stretch, I could run the distance well, bike it well, but swimming was still a sticking point.

When it came to my swim, I ran out of time to get as ready as I’d have liked. On race day, I participated to the best of my abilities and made it through the swim! Next, I moved onto the bike, which was manageable. Lastly, I finished the the run strong. I completed the triathlon in about an hour, which was nothing to write home about, but I was happy because I managed to finish! Even at this low level, it was a fantastic achievement!

I thought that would be it for me … but I was wrong.

During the Run
During the Run

A month later, that same friend asked me to run the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Half Marathon with him. Feeling pretty pumped from my last athletic endeavour, I agreed without much thought.

I looked at how far I’d need to be able to run in one session, and even THAT made me exhausted. After I had given it some time to sink in, I realized that it was not as bad as I had expected. Given that I had about three months to get in gear, there was more than enough time to condition my body to this new level of stress. Sure it required running 3-4 days a week of varying distances, but with each passing week, I felt stronger and more confident.

I can still remember one of my 10 km (6.2 mi) training runs giving me the “I can do this” moment. I had finished in front of my apartment building in disbelief at the distance I had run. I was tired but felt that I could have run longer, and this motivated me to push harder on my remaining runs.

Scotiabank 2013 Half Marathon KitMy race preparation included 3 runs a week – a short, medium, long, and occasional hill run. I didn’t know much about the different types of runs, aside from “just running a predetermined distance”, and that practicing going up and down hills could make a big improvement in speed and leg strength.

Unfortunately, by the time I made it to the starting line on race day, my friend had suffered an injury. I didn’t have someone to come along for the ride, but that didn’t deter me, as I had gotten used to running alone during my training.

The run went as well as I could have hoped. I paced myself well, didn’t need to regain my composure by slowing to a walk, and managed to feel strong and positive throughout the 21.1 kilometers. With the thousands of participants, and spectators cheering on their loved ones, it was an incredibly enjoyable experience. I loved every minute.

Once I crossed the finish line, I was ecstatic. I tackled a distance run that I’d once thought impossible for myself. I felt that I ran a fast race relative to my own abilities, but again, I was most proud of not needing to stop for a breather walk along the way. This made me feel as though this was an activity I could develop a passion.

Winter soon came along, and I had many things in my life that interrupted my regular running schedule. As more and more time passed between each run, it became a bit harder to get back into the flow of things again.

It wasn’t until February 2014 that I started to get going again, yet I had no race in my sights. I had grown to love the feeling running had given me the year before, and that it made me a stronger person. When I was finally able to dedicate regular time in my week to running again, I was able to run for the sake of it without focusing on any races.

A short time later I decided I needed to push myself further, so I looked into some races around the city.

I might have unleashed a monster because once I had signed up for one, I signed up for another and another. In 2014, my first “racing year”, I had participated in 6 races of varying lengths. I realized that having a goalpost in my sights was a particularly powerful motivator to improve. Only a few years later, I’m still at it, striving for a new personal best every chance I get.

An aspirational runner who has been at it since 2013. Eric started this site to help those like him find the information they need to get started.

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Important reminders for Me

If you want to be happy -- choose to be.

If you dwell on negativity your life is going to be just that.

If you smile on the world, it WILL smile back.

Enjoy the little things, they may be gone someday (People included).

Do the things that you want to do, because you are in charge of your own life, and if you let other people determine your decisions you may live in regret someday.

Spend time with the people who lift you up, bring laughter to your lips, and who you cannot live without.

Don't over-complicate things. Things are already as complicated as they need to be.

When things get overwhelming and you feel like life is falling apart, remember your blessings - don't focus on the curses.

Remember no one has control over your life but YOU. Make the best of it.

Be content but always strive for more.

Don't be complacent or think you know it all, you always have something to learn.

When you are upset by someone - put yourself in their shoes, try to see their perspective - This will give you the much needed outside view.

Don't wish away any moment, you will never get it back.

Keep it simple, and always remember "Life will go on" regardless of the circumstance.

SMILE no matter what, it makes a difference.

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On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017, AS Roma will present its inaugural Integrated Impact Report at LUISS University in Rome.

The report that AS Roma will present on Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017, at LUISS Guido Carli university is the first example of a football club attempting to measure its ability to generate social impact. The particularity of this report is that the giallorossi incorporated standard corporate analysis criteria and innovative analytical tools. ItaliaCamp Srl drafted the report with the help of LUISS Governance & Sustainability research center.

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Due to his presence in the capital of Italy, the AS Roma president James Pallotta will be present at the event. The Bostonian investor will become one of the first individuals to present an integrated impact reporting methodology for sports clubs in Italy. Even the president of CONI, Giovanni Malago, will attend and speak at the event.
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AUSTINTOWN, Ohio -- Mount Union's women's indoor track and field team was picked to defend its Ohio Athletic Conference title as they are in the top spot in the OAC Coaches Preseason Poll.

The Raiders, who won their second-ever and first title since 1986 a year ago, garnered eight of the nine possible first place votes and 64 points. Ohio Northern was second with 54 points, John Carroll was third with 47 and the final first place vote went to Capital in fourth place with 36 votes.  There are only nine teams ranked this year since Baldwin Wallace is not competing in the championship event.

Headlining the list of returners for Mount Union is senior Mary Mahoney, who was the OAC Sprint Athlete of the Meet and a two-event All-American at the NCAA Indoor Championships a year ago.

Mahoney won three individual events in the 60 meter dash (7.81), 200 meters (25.12) and 400 meters (56.73) and also helped the team win the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Her 400 meter time of 56.73 was a new OAC meet record.

Another returning conference champion and All-American is junior Emily Mazzaferri (Canton/GlenOak), who set a new OAC meet record in winning the 500 meter dash with a time 1:16.86 and along with senior Daryn Herman (Fairview Park/Fairview) was part of the champion 4x400 relay team.

Along with Mahoney, the rest of the winning 4x200 relay team from a year ago is back in sophomore Taylor Coghlan (Twinsburg/Twinsburg) and juniors Lisa Brasdovich (Columbia Station/Columbia) and Taylor Ruffing (Attica/Seneca East).

Sophomore Brooke Benner (Orrville/Orrville) is also a returning all-conference performer as she was third in the 1 mile run.

The OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships are Feb. 22-23 on the campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio.

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2. Ohio Northern 54

3. John Carroll  47

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Sarah Jarosz, of Wimberley, Texas, has earned her credibility in the world where contemporary folk, Americana and roots music intersect. Her reputation is built on three fronts – she is a gifted mutli-instrumentalist (mandolin, octave mandolin, guitar, and banjo), an expressive and distinctive vocalist, and an accomplished songwriter.

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The Australian singer/songwriter will play her first concert in Auckland on the 5th December 2017.

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Sia is the voice behind the hit singles Cheap Thrills, Chandelier and Elastic Heart and penned for the likes of Beyonce, Britney Spears and Katy Perry. Her first New Zealand visit is highly anticipated by her fans since the release of her album 1000 Forms of Fear. In 2016 she followed her success with the release of This is Acting.

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Have you ever heard someone say that kids are a "blank slate" when it comes to race? I have long listened to the refrain that kids only learn about race and racism when parents teach it to their kids. But I have been reading a lot of research, lately that debunks this notion. I'd like to take the opportunity to share some of what I am learning with you! I have only included short quotations, but I do hope you will find some of these worth reading in their entirety!

"Research has disproved the popular belief that children only have racial biases if they are directly taught to do so. Numerous studies have shown that children’s racial beliefs are not significantly or reliably related to those of their parents (Hirschfeld, 2008; Katz, 2003; Patterson & Bigler, 2006). While this may seem counterintuitive, Hirschfeld (2008) says it should not surprise us. Children, he argues, are motivated to learn and conform to the broader cultural and social norms that will help them function in society. In order to gauge these “community norms,” children have to gather information from a broad range of sources – not just their own families." -Dr. Erin Winkler, Children Are Not Colorblind: How Young Children Learn Race

“…By nine months of age infants are better able to tell two own-race faces apart compared to two other-race faces. But the facility at recognizing faces in our own group has a flip side that may be the basis of a curious mindbug we know well in our adult selves- the perception that members of groups other than our own look (and behave) “alike”. “ –Mahzarin Banaji and Anthony Greenwald, Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People (pg 128)

"So research with babies, notices the - it shows that kids notice racial differences very, very early - by a year or so. By preschool, they start to talk about racial groups a lot more frequently, but it's really a focus on skin color and noticing that we all come in different shades. But about 5 up, preschool, about 3 to 5 years old, kids start labeling themselves often with racial terms. So using like black and white, which don't actually reflect the actual color, so it shows that they're actually understanding that these categories have labels that have social meaning." -Ms. Christia Brown, transcript from NPR Interview

 "Instead of trying to ignore race, research suggests that parents should be more pro-active. They can tell their kids it’s OK to recognize and talk about racial differences while still communicating that it’s wrong to hold racial prejudices. My own research with 67 racially- and ethnically-diverse families, all of which had children under the age of seven, indicates that talking and answering kids’ questions about race may help them understand racial issues and become more tolerant. I found that the children of parents who talked more about race were better able to identify racism when they saw it, and were also more likely to have positive views about ethnic minorities. This was true for both the white families and the families of color in my study." Allison Brsicoe Smith, Rubbing Off

"Another study by Dr. Bigler demonstrated how children’s logic in trying to understand race can go awry. In a study conducted in 2006 (published in 2008) before Obama was a candidate for president, Bigler and her team asked a group of 5-10 year old children why they thought all 43 presidents to date were White. She offered possible explanations and a whopping 26% of children endorsed the statement that Blacks could not be president because it was presently (in 2006) illegal! It’s doubtful anyone taught their children that it was illegal in 2006 for a Black person to be president, however children, reasonably I might add, searched the world for a possible reason why this would happen. How could 43 presidents in a row all be from the same racial background?! Certainly illegality would explain such a disparity. Thus not talking about race with your kids can result in surprisingly problematic views about race. " Dr. Kristina Olson, Are Kids Racist?

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Shawn Saidi, 48, owns Active Auto Body in Sunnyvale, Calif., a highly successful shop whose motto is “Making Friends by Accident.” It might be a catchy slogan, but Saidi has succeeded in the collision industry not by chance or by accident. He’s the current president of the California Autobody Association’s (CAA) Santa Clara chapter, and has enthusiastically embraced the leadership role, because he wants to make this industry better and help other shops in the process.

Active Auto Body is located in a 13,300 square-foot facility. They fix 75–90 vehicles monthly and have two DRP relationships, from which the company derives approximately 25% off their total business. Saidi works alongside his wife Lisa, who handles payroll and human resources. The shop employs 13 people, including Saidi’s niece Desiree, who works part-time as a receptionist.

Saidi’s journey into collision repair began with his passion for restoring classic cars. “I was relying on body shops to do the body and the paint on these older cars, after I had done all of the mechanical work,” he told Autobody News.

“But, I was running into problems with the body shops, because they would tell me ‘three months’ and the car would still be sitting there a year or more later. Then when I got the cars back, the work wasn’t right, so I would basically lose interest in the vehicle and just eventually sell it. It was very frustrating because it kept happening over and over. I told my wife that if I ever go into business for myself, I’m going to get a body shop, and I’ll make sure we do the job right and meet all our deadlines. We’ll give it back to the customer better than what they were expecting.”

After retiring from a successful career in the printing industry, Saidi went into collision repair and opened Active Auto Body in 2002, creating a dream and a new era for his wife Lisa and himself.

“We found a location in Mountain View and we figured let’s give it a shot and it and see how it goes. We were there for five years, then we moved to this larger facility in Sunnyvale. We’ve been growing every year, even in this tight economy. Some of the credit goes to our new location. Our former facility was in a ‘body shop row’ area, but now we’re in a nicer part of Sunnyvale. We got the zoning changed in this area. There weren’t any body shops around here. It was zoned for R&D warehouses, but no automotive. Everyone said it’s not going to work and we were really worried, but the old customers came back and they say they like this new location much more.”

Saidi appreciates the two DRPs he has, but he’s also happy that they make up just one quarter of his business, saying: “It’s tough, because you want them, but you don’t want them, if you know what I mean? Some of them want you to do things that aren’t right, and those are the ones I have issues with. Of the two DRPs we have right now, one of them is awesome and the other one wants to have a little more control. We try to keep the customer informed, because in the end the person we want to make happy is the customer. If aftermarket parts are being put on their car, we let them know. We tell them that we prefer to put factory parts on their car, but we have to go with what’s in their policy. Our hands are tied in that situation.”

Why did Saidi join the CAA? “As an outsider looking in, I needed to learn as much as I could about this industry fast,” he said. “There are two ways to do it—go knock on other body shops’ doors and start asking questions, or join an organization like the CAA. When I first saw the CAA’s motto, Integrity, Honesty and Craftsmanship, I thought I want to be a part of that. Everyone has been absolutely great—from the Board of Directors all the way to each and every member. I can go in there and ask them questions like what type of paint booth should I use? What kind of spray guns should I use? How do you control your quality? These people are my competitors, but they’re more than willing to help me in any way they can.”

One of the top concerns of the CAA’s membership involves finding properly trained techs that can carry this industry into the next decade and beyond. “There’s definitely a shortage of good, skilled techs out there. So right now, we’re talking to I-CAR. We’re pleased to see that their curriculum has gotten better and they’ve added more classes. We’re also working in conjunction with Bay Area high schools and junior colleges specifically to get auto body classes in their schools. That way, students can have a head start when they try to pursue this career. We feel that through education, we can get better, hirable techs.”

Another issue the CAA is very interested in is the current state of insurance labor rate surveys, Saidi said. “This is still a problem, and we’re working on it. We want to know how they come up with some of these numbers, because we can’t figure them out. Right now, California is waiting to see what (our new) Governor Jerry Brown will do, so that we can try to get some type of response. It’s still a huge problem and we want to resolve it.”

Steering by certain insurance companies is still also an industry-wide problem, Saidi explained. “Oh yes, we still encounter it quite a bit. It occurs when customers want to bring their car here, but the insurance companies tell them, ‘you have to take your car to one of our preferred body shops for the estimate.’ They give them no options. In many cases, the customer has already brought their car to us and we’re in the process of discussing the job with them. This kind of thing makes it so much harder to get the business and it is definitely (illegal) steering.”

Saidi also does a considerable amount of work for customers who don’t want to go through their insurance companies. “We get them in and out quickly, because we value this kind of customer. We’ve learned that these types of jobs can bring us more work than the insurance companies can, through referrals and word of mouth, because it goes a long way.”

At the end of the year, Saidi’s term as the CAA Santa Clara Chapter President will expire, so does he have any plans to seek higher office within the organization?

“I’ve considered it,” he said. “When I was at the recent CAA Board of Directors meeting in Sacramento, I started asking myself, what can I do after my term is over? I’ll definitely stay involved in some capacity, one way or another. If I want to go to the state level—fine. Either way, I’ll be working with the CAA, just to make sure that I’m one step ahead of the game, by knowing what’s going on out there. We need our message heard, because the insurance companies have a lot of money and they’re talking to each other all the time. If we only have 100 auto body shops working together, we’re surely not going to overpower them. That’s why we need more members to keep our voices heard.”

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Frances L. Lopez, 45, of Goodyear, passed away on December 18 at her residence in Goodyear. She was born on April 24, 1969 in Phoenix, Arizona to Dominga and Raul Lopez. Frances was a homemaker, and was a member of the American Legion Post 29 Auxiliary. She enjoyed cooking, being with her family, and laughing as much as possible. Frances was also a very dedicated Cardinals fan.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

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While I was living in Rock Hill, I worked for Libby. She owns the Celebration Cottage which is a super cute little shop and small event venue. She loves me to pieces! She's not as technologically savvy so I did a lot of things for her like creating a Constant Contact database, creating e-blasts, helping update her websites for her three businesses (the Cottage, Miss Libby's Tea Parties and Etiquette School of the Piedmont).

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

You know that old saying "Careful what you wish for?", it is so true. You think you want something, you get it and you think, eh, what was the fuss about?

Let's say you really want some cake. You watch what you eat for a whole week so you can have cake. You take a bite of the cake, and think "This is it? I waited for this". Weird isn't it.

Last night Krystal took the kids to a baseball game and Eric was gone so I had the house to myself. Oh yeah. I thought I would work late (but when I was so tired I couldn't type by 5:30 it was time to go home). Picked up something really good (but bad) to eat since it was just me. Watched a bit of MONK (which is always good and this one was with Sarah Silverman, classic). And after about an hour, the novelty wore off. Okay I was in my pj's (could have done that anyway), I had complete control of the tv, (and didn't have to turn it up to hear) I had the ac on (didn't have to turn it up high since I was the only one here) and, wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Now, that doesn't mean I didn't start yelling once we got home. Actually I don't think we were even in the door yet, but those few hours, looking back were nice.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Bee Hive

I gotta throw away some pics and video's because I need room. Here is a picture of a bee hive we had in our backyard. Eric called someone to come out and they said to just wait and the bees would probably move on.

The next day we went out and the bee's were gone. There was nothing remaining. It was so weird. I am glad we had the photo because otherwise we would have thought we imagined it.

I am on a mission to find things to do. No reason, just can't spend as much time in front of my computer (unless I move it or get a new chair), we seemed to have misplaced our DS, and frankly TV is not quite my thing (although I recorded all of the MONK shows).

Yesterday Krystal and I pulled out all of the furniture and she swept while I foot swiffered behind, in front and around it. Krystal was sneezing all day (I would like to say I felt sorry for her but I didn't because she is supposed to move the furniture every time she sweeps). I washed the rugs too.

Today? Not sure. What will the day bring. I am doing a sort of Tackle it Tuesday each day but sometimes very, very small (i.e. I cleaned out the freezer door). I am sure whatever it is, I will let you know.

Friday, August 21, 2009

I am alive

Okay, so I have let my blog down. I haven't been here. You know it and I know it. The thing is, well I do so much in less than 140 characters who can think after that?

But alas I attempt to try again.

Yesterday Diego started Kindergarten and Siobhan started 2nd grade at a new school. Our Catholic school informed us over the summer that they would not reopen. Not enough enrollment. There were a lot of tears (and not just from Siobhan) because we really loved that school. The Principal, office staff, teachers and all the families were great. It was like a big family. K-8 and only 170 some students.

So they are attending the public school right outside of our neighborhood. It wasn't our first choice, but... The bonus is Carol (Eric's mom) is about 6 or 7 houses away from the school (she is half a mile from our house) and she can take Diego (he starts at 10:32) and pick them both us. I prefer that over daycare.

They also wear uniforms. I don't like that. At least the one's at the Catholic school are cute and different. These are just khaki or blue. Boring. But they CAN wear jeans and any closed toes shoes. It was so difficult to find shoes with no other color than black or white.

So, we will try it and see. I shall join the PTA at this school as well. I know it won't be the same, nothing could be, but we will get through it.

I am off to drop off Siobhan. Bonus that Diego can sleep in since he doesn't have to be there for TWO more hours.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

OOOooops again

yeah, not back on track. im in the process of moving and university finals and what not, so yeah, updates for the next few weeks might be very sporadic and few and far between. please bear with, once everything is set up then ill get everything back in order

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Monday, November 15, 2010

Getting Back on Track! A Recipe, A Movie, and a Joke?

Hey everyone, finally getting back at ya. Seeing as how I left off with 108 followers and still have that, I'd like to thank all of you for being patient. I had a rough week but its a good thing I have great friends and a wonderful girlfriend <3. Things are coming up for me that will be a tad stressful, but for now I've caught a grip on things. Anywho, Now Im gonna pay back your patience with a triple whammy blog post!

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We are going to start off with what I like to believe is an awesome recipe. I've shared it by word of mouth for the past couple of years, and now its time for it to hit the Internet.

I created this meal my freshman year of college. I spent nearly that entire school year stoned and it was a hell of an experience. Alongside the adventures and the deep discussions (whoa, do you wonder if like the sky is real man? or just a projection they have setup?) I made a few foods that only those wandering through the depths of starvation would dare eat. I had a homeboy who was my main partner in crime, and usually after we toked, we'd head back to his place, and put on a movie and eat. Being Shelter provider he usually ate better, unless we split pizza or something, but usually he'd have something nice and had something acceptable. One day when he was eating a Chicken Caesar Salad, I was stuck with Ramen and gold fish crackers...and shredded nacho cheese. So yeah...

Step 1: Get Ramen in a bowl. Boil/Microwave with hot water yeah you know. Ignore the flavoring, snort it or something, just dont use it for this meal.
Step 2: Add the shredded cheese to the Ramen in the bowl
Step 3: Stir that shit and eat it! JUST THE NOODLES, DONT DRINK THE CHEESY SOUP!

Yeah bet you guys thought this was a 1 course meal....hell no!

Step 4: Once you are done with the noodles, take your Gold Fish Crackers and ADD THEM TO THE CHEESE SOUP YOU HAVE LEFT FROM PHASE 1
Step 5: Once you have poured in a sufficient amount of goldfish crackers into the cheese soup, eat it like cereal!

He might have enjoyed eating this. Also the night I invented the meal we watched Memento...very confusing.

Now for the next part of our Revenge! The movie!

Its a wonderful movie, trust me.

The movie stars Neil Patrick Harris (Dougie Hazard M.D., Starship Troopers, How I Met Your Mother, Harold and Kumar and a bunch more) as the villainous Dr. Horrible, a villain seeking admission into the "Guild of Evil". Along the way he tries to romance the cutie from his laundrymat Penny (Felicia Day) and outsmart and outmaneuver the city's headstrong resident super-douche Captain Hammer (Nathaniel Something or other). The movie is a musical but has several parts with normal dialogue. The songs are cute and charming and some are pretty deep. The movie is also pretty damn funny Neil does a pretty good job at making you laugh. Besides being well acted, humorous, the movie also has some serious parts, trust me you should see it, even if you think it looks or sounds childish, just watch and finish it. I'm sure you'll be more than pleased, its a complex movie in simple movie garbs. Its good to watch as a date movie, or if you have preteen kids around. All in all a wonderful movie...oh did I mention its only an hour long? Yeah, even your shortass attention span should be able to make it.

The Protaganist
The Heroine

Not only all this, but the movie was distributed free in 2008 for about a year and a half. No one who was involved in making this movie got paid until a long while after the release. So be thankful.
watch it on netflix with a free month trial

or youtube

Last but not least, we have that joke...What do you call a midget psychic who's escaped from prison.....A small medium at large!!

Seriously the joke is a look at Apple's homepage right now...

Wow what could it be!? Ending world hunger? Alien contact? God forbid world peace!?
Answer: Probably just some more bullshit that we're gonna have to pay for.
Someone will be born tomorrow, and one of that kid's parents will have seen this and forever associated it with his child's birthday.

So I did some that I mean I googled it and checked the first 3 links. Some say its Apple acquiring the right to stream television, others say its Apple getting rights to the Beatles (because nothing says immortal exploitation like owning a mostly dead band). John Lennon and George Harrison, my prayers go out to your probably now pissed off souls. As for those of you Beatles that are still alive...well I bet Apple can't wait for you to die so that they can force your images of your youthful days to do stupid shit to promote their products.

Hmmmmm kinda negative...gotta end funny Tony!!

BOOYAKA!! Ending it classy!

Good Night Everyone!

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

The Skinny

After a lot of years of feeling like I was still young and at least partially "with it", I have now gotten to the point where I really do feel like I'm getting old. Things are changing. Yesterday Brian granted me a whole 14 hour day to myself to go shopping and just be by myself...and it was wonderful. But I spent at least two hours looking for and trying on jeans and that part was not wonderful. It was awful, really. And you know what? I don't care what anyone says. Skinny jeans are not comfortable. At least not on me. I've come to the conclusion that you must have some hips and booty in order for them to even stay up. It's so frustrating because I have to shimmy and hop around to get the dang things on and then they just gradually slip down my pillar-like body with the crotch half-way to my knees. And no one else has that problem? You know--back when I was in high school, I didn't care a lick about how clothes or shoes felt. I only cared about how they looked. But now? I need comfort--so what in the heck am I supposed to do? Thankfully, Brian doesn't care how long my hair is or whether I do my make-up, but he does appreciate the times I put real clothes on. But real clothes just aren't very practical--not when I spend hours a day on my knees cleaning the floors and changing diapers. But Audrey says--I do feel better when I get dressed and stuff.
Oh, and you know what? The other day, one of my friends (who is a little older than I) asked me if I would be interested in a couple pairs of pants that she has grown out of. Well, even though they didn't look to be pants I would be crazy about, I told her I would try them. So true to my word--I tried those suckers on. And you know what? They went clear up to my belly button and they felt so dang comfortable! I'm not kidding. I actually stood there feeling really discouraged and conflicted by the fact that comfort is really just a style change away.... What am I even talking about? I'm not sure. I did hear while trying on jeans, though, that high waists and flared legs are coming back. Is that right? Hmmm..
So like I was saying, I went shopping yesterday and got a few things that I hope are cute. Who knows...these days I feel MUCH more comfortable picking out bedding and pillows and stuff.

Oh, and by any chance, does anyone have an opinion about whether I should keep growing my hair out or cut it short again?

Janelle said...

I totally agree with you on the skinny jeans. Not comfy...they don't fit me right ever either! It is weird getting older and seeing how priorities change! I'm not sure how I feel about it!
Congratulations on Camp's baptism. I've been thinking a lot about it too, since Byron will be 8 at the end of November!

Audge said...

Haha. I say screw jeans. All I ever wear are leggings anyway. No zippers, no changing of weight to fit the jeans. Leggings change their shape to fit ME. I have had some skinny jeans that were really comfy, though. Got them from Gap when I worked there, so I could afford to by them cause I got a mad discount on those bad boys.

Hahaha, I totally remember when Spencer asked if Danin was Asian. That's hilarious.

Topsy said...

lucky for you that flared jeans and high waist info is true. those suckers are back in! and feel lucky that you are tall, because i feel like those jeans definitely look best on long legged folk.

cute new blog layout!

grow your hair out! why not? you're more than a half way there.

mom said the baptism went really well.

miss you.

signing off.

Audge said...

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that I think you should grow your hair out.

peterson said...

Happy Birthday Girl. Sorry I'm a little late. thanks for sharing all the cute pictures and stories. You have a beautiful family.
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A Week 17 meeting between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens looked like a marquee matchup when the 2016 schedule was released, but the reality of the situation turned out quite different. Both teams will be finishing up the season without looking ahead to the playoffs when the Bengals host the Ravens on Sunday.

Baltimore controlled its own destiny for the AFC North title but dropped two of the last three games, including a crushing 31-27 setback at Pittsburgh last week that clinched the division for the Steelers. The Ravens don’t plan on laying down in the finale and will play all of their healthy veterans after coach John Harbaugh told reporters, “We’re going to win the game. We wouldn’t look at it any other way.” Cincinnati is taking a similar approach, though the injury list is longer and the team will not push wide receiver A.J. Green (hamstring) or linebacker Vontaze Burfict (concussion) to return. Green traveled with the team to Houston last week but was told he would not play on Friday and left to return to Cincinnati, where he has been around the team but not practicing.

ABOUT THE RAVENS (8-7): The finale marks the likely final career game for wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., who says he is “89 percent sure” he will retire. “There will be mourning,” Smith told reporters. “There will be a lot of emotions. Also, there are a lot of other things I can grasp on that you can’t take away. That I can hold on to. Whether you want to or not, you’re going to move on. That’s part of life.” The 37-year-old is one of 11 players in NFL history with at least 1,000 catches and 14,000 yards and leads Baltimore’s receivers with five TD catches this season.

ABOUT THE BENGALS (5-9-1): Cincinnati could be saying goodbye to longtime offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth, 35, who is a free agent after the season. The Bengals don’t plan to say goodbye to head coach Marvin Lewis, who took the team to the playoffs in each of the previous five seasons and shot down retirement rumors this week. “I’ll be back in 2017,” Lewis said on SiriusXM radio after causing a stir while refusing to answer that question during his weekly press conference.

1. Bengals RB Jeremy Hill (knee) sat out practice on Thursday and is questionable.

2. Ravens LB Zach Orr (neck), CB Jimmy Smith (ankle) and T Rick Wagner (concussion) are all questionable after sitting out practice this week.

3. Baltimore lost its last four trips to Cincinnati.

PREDICTION: Ravens 24, Bengals 14

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Happy Halloween! No power yet so that means so school for the girls again. The morning started off okay, but it quickly turned into a meltdown for Mckenzie. She was on the iPad and all she wanted to do was watch Horseland on Netflix. Unfortunately, no power means no Wifi in the house meaning there is no Netflix. Luckily, I was talking to my friend when this happened and she offered to have the girls over to her house to play with her children. To pass the time until I dropped them off, we went to the Dunkin Donuts, grabbed a decaf coffee and some hot chocolate and headed back home to sit in the driveway watching a movie in the car. Have I ever mentioned how thankful I am to have a DVD player in the car? If not, I am beyond grateful for it! I dropped the kids off at my friend's house and I came back home to get some stuff done around the house. And when I say stuff, I mean a nap in my nice warm flannel jammies :) Scott made it back to town this evening and he met all of us at our friend's house for dinner and a little TV watching. We didn't get home until 11pm, but it was nice to hang out with our friends in the warmth of their house. We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends.

It was chilly in the house this morning and the girls ended up wearing their coats to keep warm :)
Kids were a bit chilly this morning when they got up :-)
A couple of photos from the other night. The girls were happy to hang out with their iPad and glowsticks :)
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We lost power last night around 1030. The girls were already in bed so happily they were not affected. I, on the other hand, had a hard time falling asleep listening to the gusts of wind and watching the curtains move when a gust would blow the right way (our windows in our bedroom are not the greatest and seem to have air leaks).  To pass the time today, we ventured out to do a little shopping and get lunch. On the way out of our neighborhood, I saw a teenager lying in the street. I went to check on him and he was in and out of consciousness. I'm not sure how long he had been laying there, but it was obvious he had hit his head. Another lady was walking down the street and she called 911 while I went to find the kid's parents. The paramedics/police arrived and the girls and I left to take care of our errands. I felt so bad for the kid and his parents. They were so distraught. I can't imagine how scared I would have been if that had been my child laying in the street.

Anyway, we ran our errands and met a friend for a late lunch. I was hoping the power would be on by the time we got back, but no such luck! We worked on carving pumpkins. Abby actually cleaned out her pumpkin all by herself this year while Mckenzie wanted nothing to do with the insides :) She did try though and that is all I ask. I carved SpongeBob for Abby and Cinderella for Mckenzie. I think this may be the third year in a row that we have done Cinderella so I feel like a pro at that one by now! A friend invited us over for dinner so it was a relief that I didn't have to worry about what to serve the kids for dinner.

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I figure since it is getting a tad bit gusty around here, I would get our post done before we lose power. It has been raining off and on all morning, but they are saying the worst will be hitting us mid afternoon today. I don't like hurricanes and I especially don't like having to weather them without my hubby around. What good is his degree in meteorology if he doesn't get to hang out in the storm with us;-) I hate that his job values planes more than families. And yes, I am a little disgruntled after he had to hurrivac a plane last year (not towards Scott. Lords knows he would rather be here any day. But bitter that when big storms like this come around, he has to leave because of his job. That being said, I am proud of what he does and we all know every job has a downside). When the power went out during last year's hurricane, Abby freaked out and it took hours to settle her down. I am hoping the same thing doesn't happen this time as I have spent quite a bit of time preparing her. We will see what happens. Anyway, we have spent the morning enjoying TV while we still have it and making pictures of the storm for Daddy so that he doesn't miss out on all the excitement! Abby finished up her book report character today. I think SpongeBob turned out pretty good!

Abby's SpongeBob pumpkin she made for a book report for school. Isn't he cute:-)

The girls painted pumpkins today. Abby has a school book report due this coming week that requires her to decorate a pumpkin as a character from whatever book she read. She chose to do her report on a SpongeBob book so we have been working hard on making her pumpkin look like him. We will have plenty of time to work on it since school has already been canceled for Monday and Tuesday because of the weather. Mckenzie worked on a pumpkin as well. Hers was loaded with so much paint that I am wondering if it will ever dry.

Its a ......

Today was the big reveal!!! We finally found out the gender of our precious little baby. We asked the ultrasound tech to write down the gender on a piece of paper inside a sealed envelope and I gave the envelope to our friend that said she would help us with the reveal. My goodness,  it has been a long week of waiting for both Scott and I. When we first found out we were pregnant, I said I didn't want to know the gender. I wanted to wait until the delivery to discover if God had blessed us with a boy or a girl. Scott, on the other hand, wanted to know at the ultrasound. The closer we got to the ultrasound, the more undecided I was and I finally agreed that it would be a good idea to know sooner than later. Besides, we all know I am not good at waiting and I was only kidding myself when I thought I could wait an entire 9 months! I'm sure if you ask Scott, he will tell you he knew all along I wouldn't be able to wait!

On the way to the park for our reveal, we asked the girls if they wanted a little sister or a little brother. Both told us they want a little sister. Scott said he wants a boy (who doesn't want a little mini me and a hunting partner) and I want a girl (I have no clue how to raise a boy!) Honestly, it doesn't matter one way or the other. A healthy baby is what is the most important. Any baby is a blessing so to be picky, is silly in my mind. Scott and I both had a hunch it was going to be a girl. (we both were trying to figure it out during the ultrasound even though we had agreed not to know then) Well, were we surprised when we open the box and out flew BLUE balloons!! Yep, you read that right. We are having a BOY!!!!!!! I can't even begin to tell you how shocked we were! We really expected to see pink balloons. This is one of the few times in my life I don't mind being wrong. I cannot wait to meet our boy :)

Thank you so much to Courtney for these fabulous photos!!! You are a great friend and awesome photog!!

And I just had to include my absolute favorite pic of all :)

Check out the video too!

Gender Reveal...

We got "booed" the other night and so tonight we "booed" a couple of friends. The girls had a blast! They left the goodies, Scott knocked on the doors and then they all ran back to the car. The girls giggled so much about leaving a treat for their friends. It was a great way to end the day :)

Abby looked a little off when she got home from school today. I asked her what was going on and she proceeded to tell me that one of her friends told her about a girl that was strangled by a couple of teenage boys. It is an awful tragedy. A 12 year old NJ girl was killed for her bike by two boys that lived nearby. They dumped her body in a recycling bin and their mom turned them in to police (I can't imagine how difficult a decision that was for the mother). So sad. Abby just couldn't understand why anyone would do that to someone else. It's hard to explain to a child that some people are just evil without scaring the daylights out of the them. I was so surprised she heard about this from a child her age because we try to avoid things like that for our girls. I guess other people don't feel the same way. (Yes, we do talk to them about stranger danger, but I think they are too little for details such as this story.) I pray the families involved find peace and understanding someday.

Mckenzie had dance this morning and was so excited when I told her that her friend was coming over afterwards to play for awhile.

Back to the same old routine. School and dance :) Abby has missed a couple of hip hop classes in a row so she was happy to go today. I didn't break out the camera today so you get to see another one of Abby from our pumpkin picking adventure.

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Scott finished his first half marathon this morning! He did great!!! The girls and I waited at the finish line for him and got to see him cross the finish line! I am so proud of him for finishing!!! The girls were excited to see him, but they refused to give him a hug because he was so sweaty :)

Just across the finish line!!!

Pumpkins Galore 294/366

The girls both had soccer this morning. Abby almost scored a couple of times :( She really wants to win and it is so frustrating for her that they have not won a single game yet. One more week to give it a try! Mckenzie did great at her practice/game today. It is so hard to believe that just a few weeks ago, she was crying and begging to leave most of the time. Now, she runs around, chasing the ball with only a few moments of fussiness :) She even scored a couple of goals!

We took the girls to pick pumpkins. Lots of fun. Lots more people! Mckenzie fell down and got a couple of splinters in her hand. She didn't want us to take them out for anything and it turned into this huge crying fit. We tried bribing her with a donut from the Wawa, but that didn't work. We didn't have a tweezers in the car so we stopped at a CVS to get one. While Scott was in the store, Mckenzie ended up getting a nose bleed. She was a mess! A sobbing, bloody nosed mess :( We finally managed to get the splinters out and the first thing she said was "That didn't hurt". Grrrr. If only she would have listened to us when we told her it wouldn't hurt to take them out! (They were very superficial) Anyway, we made it to Atlantic City with no more tears. Scott picked up his bib for his half marathon and we took the girls out to dinner.

The little one wasn't in the mood for photos today :)

Mckenzie and I met a few of my friends for breakfast. It was a nice morning, but Mckenzie got a little bored with how long it took :) Mckenzie went to a friend's house to play this afternoon and since it was raining, I snuck in a nap after I snapped some photos of the raindrops. Abby went to a friend's for dinner and a movie. I am glad that she got to hang out with her friend tonight. She has had a hard time adjusting to the fewer play dates since school has started. 004005003 b&w

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Abby had a friend come over to play that has never been here before. She waited anxiously by the door until her friend arrived. Then it was crazy around here filled with lots of giggles and laughs!

Anyone that knows me understands that I love photography but I do not like to be in the pictures myself. But, I am vowing from now on, I am going to try to be better about this. I read about a young mom that lost her battle to cancer recently, leaving behind two young boys. She was a photographer and always encouraged others to get in the photos with their children. (You can read more about her here.) It made me realize that I want my kids to see me with them. I want them to be able to look back someday at us together, seeing us as we were. It isn't fair to hide behind the camera just because I may not like the way I look. Children love their parents for who they are, not what they look like.

So these are a few of the photos that we snapped today.

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Mckenzie was excited that our friend drove her to dance class today. You may think it is because she got to ride with her friend. The real reason is because she got to ride with her friend in a mini van. Heck if I know why my kids love mini vans but they do. Too bad for them. They will just have to get their mini van kicks when they hang with their friends. I had an OB appointment today and baby is doing just fine. I recorded his/her heartbeat so the girls could hear. They loved listening to it. Mckenzie kept asking me to play it over and over.

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Just another Monday. School, errands, house cleaning. Same old same old. Abby did have a dentist appointment and she was very disappointed because she had to miss her hip hop class to go to it.

The girls and I had a busy morning. We went to church, Sunday school, the park and topped it off with lunch.

Abby was scared to go down the fire pole but I finally convinced her to do it. Once she did it, she couldn't stop.  ( I have to admit I was shocked when she said she was scared because she used to go down all the time.) Mckenzie, on the other hand, was fearless about going down the fire pole and she was the one that should have been worried. She never really grabbed on, instead just sort of fell down the pole with me guiding her down. They are such opposites!
Down the fire pole! At the park:-)

The girls had soccer this morning. Mckenzie was happy to play once she got to the field, although she didn't want to go when I told her she had soccer this morning. Abby is always excited to go to play until they actually start playing. As the game progresses and her team inevitably loses, she gets pretty disappointed. I wish she wouldn't get so upset over losing. Scott was part of a relay race today so he was gone for a couple of hours doing a run. He put in 9 miles and he was pretty tired afterwards. But, he couldn't rest because he headed to DC to visit a friend and go to the Vikings game on Sunday.

Playing around with my macro lens again.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Been Sewing

It's been too wet to get out and mow or do much else outside, I had the place to myself, ideas in my head and clothing that needed I sewed. None of it is the greatest but if I wait until I am a great sewer then nothing will ever get done. I made some more T-Shirt bags, some cloth wipes, did some repairs to clothes I like so they can be worn again...have more to make and repair but am now having trouble with the bobbin and tension and can't work out what is wrong. It was fine then it wasn't. I'm not home for the next 2 days so will work on it over the weekend. You can see how messy some of it is but it is done now whereas last week, last month even, it wasn't. Here's some of the stuff I did make though...
From pieces all over the place...
To pieces neatly contained in a pretty bag.

Plain T-Shirt bag
Cloth wipes with matching drawstring bag.

  1. I have been sitting here, trying to figure out what is wrong with your machine. If I were closer or had phone access to you, I could figure it out. Yes, "if" Having tiny toys underfoot is a young woman's game. now, I would just trip or slide on them. But, even then, I kept them in baskets or boxes. Bags are an excellent idea.

  2. hi Barb i love your pink, purple & white spotty wipe clothes ..makes cleaning more enjoyable with those bright fun colours...


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Thursday, March 10, 2011

New Project

So I started a new project.  We'll see how it goes, but the idea is that once a week, for however long it takes, I cook a new recipe out of a cookbook.  I keep going until I have made something from every single cookbook, or tried a new recipe from some old standbys.  We have so many cookbooks that I've never even cracked that this seemed like a good way to at least decide which cookbooks are good and which ones might get passed onward.

Week One: The Working Wives' Cookbook.
This vintage cookbook was a gift from my good friend Amy, and since I am now a working wife (although it does specify "salaried or otherwise"), I thought I would try to make something from this cookbook, which is filled with recipes that you can make ahead and then reheat the next night.  I picked Honeyed Carrots, since we had carrots and we needed to use them.

 The ingredients list was pretty simple - take a bunch of (sliced) carrots, 4 tablespoons of honey, some salt, and some lemon juice, put them in a pan. Add water to cover, boil until the carrots are al dente and the liquid is half gone.  Refrigerate.
The next night, take 1 tbsp flour and 1 tbsp butter, combine in a pan to make a roux.  Add the carrots and stir the flour into the water until it thickens.

These were pretty good, and a way of eating carrots that has probably gone out of style.  The recipe was quite labor-intensive for something I was supposed to do at 8pm the night before, so I probably won't make them again.  I am encouraged to try to do more things with carrots though.

  1. I love this new project! We don't own any cookbooks because we tend to use the internet for whatever recipe we want to discover, but I kind of wish that I had this.

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  3. This is a great idea! We don't have any cookbooks either and like Jo, usually just use the Internet, but this is making me (almost) want to have at least one!
    ps- sorry for deleting the comment before, I realized I hadn't checked the "email me for follow-ups comments" box & I would have been sad to miss out on the conversation!