“ Unless you are at the Arch near the finish line, please DO NOT cheer “Almost there”, “Not far to go” etc. After running 26 miles, “almost there” is a few hundred feet from the finish line. ”
Marathon 101
Getting ready for Hartford Marathon in 52 days. Sent this link to Fiancé and had to chuckle because ohhh it’s so true. So very very true.
![Lopez, who appeared on “Good Morning America” Aug. 18 to discuss her preparations for the Malibu Triathlon, was overheard saying after the segment that she “couldn’t understand why everyone is talking about that swimmer,” according to a GMA source. “She couldn’t come up with (eight-time gold-medal winner Michael) Phelps’ name, and then she yammered on about how she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and how that was the big story right now, not ‘the swimmer.’ ”
Lopez is planning on donating money raised for her race to the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. To help drum up attention, she started a blog to share tips on training. “Touch up makeup prior to your run” hasn’t made its way into any posts, despite Lopez being spotted arriving in Central Park with her makeup artist later in the day.
“Apparently, Jenny from the Block requires a lot of powder,” says the source. [MSNBC]](http://media.tumblr.com/iNrmuclMLcvvfoblVZjNdXux_400.jpg)
Lopez, who appeared on “Good Morning America” Aug. 18 to discuss her preparations for the Malibu Triathlon, was overheard saying after the segment that she “couldn’t understand why everyone is talking about that swimmer,” according to a GMA source. “She couldn’t come up with (eight-time gold-medal winner Michael) Phelps’ name, and then she yammered on about how she was the one training for a triathlon just six months after giving birth, and how that was the big story right now, not ‘the swimmer.’ ”
Lopez is planning on donating money raised for her race to the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. To help drum up attention, she started a blog to share tips on training. “Touch up makeup prior to your run” hasn’t made its way into any posts, despite Lopez being spotted arriving in Central Park with her makeup artist later in the day.
“Apparently, Jenny from the Block requires a lot of powder,” says the source. [MSNBC]
SURVIVING YOUR TWENTIES
cwags:
shimmerandshine:
“They call it the “quarter-life crisis.” It is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn’t know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now. You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren’t exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don’t recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren’t really cold, catty, mean, or insincere, but that they are just as confused as you. You look at your job… and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you. Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because you suddenly realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn’t. One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past for dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward. You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can’t meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over because you cannot seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future, and making a life for yourself… and while winning the race would be great, right now you’d just like to be a contender. What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out. And really, this is an acknowledment that you are not alone in this….. “
Wait until you turn 30~
This quote will never get old.
“
You forget. That’s the thing. When you’re going through it, you think it’s something you’ll never leave behind. But once you’ve left it behind, you forget.
Then you meet someone new, and they want to know your life story. You hedge, nattering away about your now instead. You have two babies, moved here from New York. Oh? Well, what’s that like? It’s not as if you hope you’re giving them enough so they won’t pry for more, because really, you don’t even think about it. You forget. Until they ask for details, which you pass along lightly, as if they’re the days of the week.
Monday was “I was married before.”
Tuesday was “Yeah, surgeon. Med school. No, I met him before then.”
Wednesday, “Well, senior year of college. A family barbecue when I was still a vegetarian.”
Thursday, “Through email, while I was pregnant.”
Friday, “No, no. I had an abortion.”
Saturday, “Because of Norman and City Slickers, really.”
Sunday, we rest and recharge, maybe remembering all the things we thought we’d never need to remind ourselves to remember. We remember the heavy moments that we now chatter about as if they never mattered. And one day, it’s how we’ll feel about now.
”
Greek Tragedy: on forgetting
So very very true - sadly, I’m horrible at forgetting.
The Hills Recap (from IBBB).
ellenclare:
Thanks IBBB. I pulled some of my favorites…
- “And cue Holly Montag! Hahaha. Seriously, she can hardly keep her teeth in her mouth. I love it. I love every second of it. Looks like someone got the “Darlene” genes in the Montag family!
- I think Doug is kinda a douche-bag until I discover that he drinks the same beer I do. Now I’m the douche-bag. Clearly. This dude is so cheesy. And watching LC trying to flirt is like watching an old woman take off her bra. I mean, you sort of sit there and watch it because she’s still a woman, but then you cringe when it’s off because, you know, she’s old woman.
- LOser is such a whore. She’s locked herself in the house during Audrina’s birthday and is playing with her dumb dog. Maybe if Lo just had a little sex she’d mellow out. She’s the worst.”
The part that pisses me off about Lo the most is that Lauren and Audrina are making an effort it seems like but Lo? With her bitchy snide remarks “we’ll just have to make do with the company we have” WTF?! Gah. Do not like.
I’m excited to see the drama play out with Stephanie Pratt and with Heidi’s sister. I hate the Hills but omg it’s so addicting!
Book Club.
ellenclare:
I am reading the last, new Jen Lancaster book. I wish I wrote like her.
I just finished reading the first Chelsea Handler book. I giggled out loud, a lot.
Both of those books were great! Chelsea Handler is hilarious. I can’t wait to read her second book!
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The US jumped all over China when reports broke out that their Olympic gymnasts weren’t exactly 16 years old. We condemned the Chinese for pushing their little girls into intense training sessions just to add a few medals to China’s Olympic medal case. Well, it seems that this is just a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
UVM has just sunk its teeth into another young victim, err — I mean, recruited a young player to its hockey team. Thomas Forgione of South Burlington, has made a verbal commitment to be one of the Catamounts in fall 2011. Why so long from now, you may ask? Forgione is 14 years old – that’s right, he has barely gotten through his freshman year in high school.
”
UVM - University of Vermont OTR: UVM Recruits 14-Year-Olds
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hahahahaha oh man. UVM is going the way of China’s recruiting style. Maybe they figure if the Chinese do it and can win a bunch of gold medals, they can do it and hope for a Frozen Four spot in 2011. HAHAHA
Oh man. Sending this one on to my family ;)
“ 560 Howard University DC
561 Pace University NY
562 St. Cloud State University MN
563 Iowa State University IA
564 University of Toledo OH
565 Stevens Institute of Technology NJ
566 Roger Williams University RI
567 Rochester Institute of Technology NY
568 Northeastern University MA
569 Milwaukee School of Engineering WI ”
America’s Best Colleges sorted by Rank - Forbes.com
Good thing this list isn’t that credible or else I’d think I paid $100k for nothing!
onemoretimewithfeeling:
How to Become a Late Riser
Note: If you are a Morning Lark, and easily awaken at an early hour, you will generally not be able to become a late riser. This advice is for Night Owls who do not wake up easily for work.
For freelancers and those in control of their own work schedule, sleeping in is an easy habit to adopt. But what about the rest of us? Here are some solutions for the regular worker:
1) Talk to your employer about flextime
Flextime allows you to determine when you work, so you can sleep in every day if you negotiate coming in late with your employer.
2) Talk to your employer about working from home
Talk to your boss about working from home one day of the week. Prove that you can be trusted, and then negotiate working from home full-time. As part of this arrangement, make sure to negotiate working on your own hours (so you can sleep in).
3) No flextime and can’t work from home? Quit your job
If your employer doesn’t allow flextime or working from home, and you are a Night Owl, and getting up early each morning is hell for you, why not consider some alternatives? You could find another employer that is more flexible, or you could start your own business. Either way, you would be more productive working your own hours, versus the hours that society chooses for you.
4) No flextime, can’t work from home, and don’t want to quit your job? Sleep in and face the consequences
Looks like I need to find a new job.
You and me both. *sigh*
“ *Partying here is divided along party lines,² says Grant Ginder, 25, a former Congressional intern whose novel about twentysomething life in Washington, D.C., will be published next spring. ³It¹s this hyper-educated version of West Side Story: the Republicans versus the Democrats, the prepsters versus the hipsters.² ”
Shenanigans: D.C.: Party Animals? - Politico.com
Really? A book about being a DC 20 something Intern??? I could have written that shit douchebag. What the hell is there to write other than hooking up with staffers in the basement of dollar beer night at Pour House or trying to bring home underage marines from Hawk and Dove…oh wait…no one else did that? Just me? Crap.
I should have written that book! (though I’ll probably read it anyhow…just out of curiousity)
Sometimes I feel so uninspired and undermotivated.
“ According to The Boston Globe, the department stores and cosmetics companies “conspired to sell products at the manufacturers’ suggested price only - never at a discount. It also alleged that special promotions were coordinated in a way that ensured there would be no competition among stores.” The giveaway is projected to begin in January 2009, and consumers can get up to $25 in free merchandise after signing a form stating they purchased products at the particular store between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003. No receipt or proof of purchase is necessary and you’ll have to get your goods on a first-come, first-served basis. Find a list of product lines available in the giveaway and additional settlement details at the settlement’s official website. ”
Cosmetics Class Action Suit | business, class action, consumerism | SavvySugar - Career and Money
-I’m pretty sure I’ll be showing up for free stuff :) For how many years did I wear CK One?
betterthancupcakes:
Sums me up pretty well.
me too! Fiance spent the weekend up in Maine canoeing and having a “boys weekend” - but apparently they pulled out early because the mosquitoes were so bad. Ha! Thus, why I prefer central air, and the TiVo. I can do hiking, and canoeing but i think i’m over the overnight experience in regards to the Great Outdoors.
betterthancupcakes:
Wait. Michael Phelps does underwear ads (thank you, College Candy). And yeah, he does look a bit elf-ish in this photo.
i think he just looks like an elf but an elf with a pretty hawt body if i do say so myself!
