April 2012
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Half Marathon: A Review
Well you guys, I made it. 13.1 miles and soon to be a few toenails less (sorry if that’s TMI), I’m on the other side of my second half marathon.
First, the good:
2012 half marathon time: 1:52:17, ~8:33 min/mile. Trained: 1x/week.
2008 half marathon time: 1:56:36, ~8:53 min/mile. Trained: 4-5x/week.
So that’s cool.
Now, the bad:
I hit my wall(s) on miles 8 and 11. Here are...
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2:44PM and this is the first time I've opened...
I promise (aside from my job) it’s for good reasons.
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My first Tumblr post
“12TH FEBRUARY 2011
SURPRISE!
I guess I tumbl(e?) now. It’d be a lot easier to come up with inspirational things to say if I wasn’t hungover and trying to prevent my stomach from falling out my uterus. Let’s hope this blog is more consistent than my sex life.
Go Domino’s or go home.”
As you can see, I’ve grown a lot in 14 months.
Shout out to Matt for the only change.
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Ali asked me to be her maid of honor a year or two ago (shout out to her sisters for transitioning to the matron roles and leaving a spot open for me). Since then, she has made periodic requests (future Bridezilla, anyone?)
Today’s request was to end my speech with a mic drop (you can’t make this shit up). My first thought was, “What the f am I going to say that could possibly...
Friday is for:
a) having lots of work to do but doing none of it,
b) spending the morning on the phone with doctor’s office, lab, and insurance providers, (#fuckyoustoptryingtotakeallmymoneyihavenone)
c) getting excited to leave work early and head to Champaign for our half marathon tomorrow morning! (Mostly excited to be rid of the guilt of not training, but that still counts, right?), or
d) all of the...
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“That’s me, Noble Wrobel.”
– My dad (who else?)
Using this until the end of time.
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“My biggest weapon towards apathy is curiosity. Let’s say there may be no point,...”
– Etsy Blog
Thursday things
Yesterday I learned Chicago is the biggest dogfighting AND dognapping city in the country. C’mon you guys. :(
This morning I received an email invitation to join the “North Suburban Flash Mob”. This is a group, not a onetime event. :)
Good morning!
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“You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal? A plan.”
– Jodi Picoult, Lone Wolf (via simply-quotes)
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Walking downtown yesterday, I overheard a man on the phone use all of the following in a span of 7 seconds:
“Bro”
“I’m a grown ass man”
“Threw me in jail”
Dear single friends, sorry I didn’t think to stop and ask for his number.
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WAIT. TACO BELL HAS TACOS WITH DORITOS SHELLS?!?
I hold ALL OF YOU personally responsible for not bringing this to my attention sooner.
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There’s nothing worse than walking into an elevator the Domino’s guy just walked out of.
Pangs of jealousy every time.
[Relevant choreographed video here]
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In which Matt argues Mickey Mouse is creepy while...
Matt: Imagine if Mickey just walked into the room right now. How creepy would that be?
Steph: ...I'd be creeped out if anyone walked into the room right now.
Matt: Okay. [Pause for thinking] But let's say you're just out in public and there's Mickey, standing and staring off into the distance. Then all of a sudden he turns and starts running at you as fast as he can.
Steph: How do you not think these things are generally alarming?
Matt: I would rather be charged by a random large man than by Mickey Mouse.
Modern-day Rambo, ladies and gents.
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I was watching Say Yes to the Dress with my best friend yesterday (moment to judge granted) and discovered they have a plus size edition to the show entitled:
:: wait for it ::
Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss.
The person who created this title should be fired. From life.
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“The scariest moment is always just before you start. After that, things can only...”
– Stephen King, On Writing
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"If you were in the Hunger Games, I think you'd...
- Jazz
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I don’t know, I think you could do worse for yourself than marrying Michael Clarke Duncan.
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I lost a piece of cheese somewhere in my office and can’t find it anywhere.
That is not going to smell good in a few weeks (months? I don’t know things.)
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Group text regarding my mom's diagnosis
Sister: My friend has polycystic ovarian syndrome so she used to get ovarian cysts all the time and her doctor just put her on birth control to control it and she's fine
Me: My friend said both her sisters and mom have had them several times and it was totally fine
Grandma: Not to change the subject or anything but did anyone watch NYC 22? Was it any good?
+1 to Grandma for being OUT OF HER FREAKING MIND.
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Since the last post got a little downer-y and my natural defense mechanism is to hide behind humor, below is a real photo of me in 7th grade.
A moment of silence for the tragedy that is my forehead.
I don’t know where the fuck I came up with those bangs. The rose I’m holding is from my first “boyfriend”. That’s right, I somehow managed to lock a man down while...
To good health
My mom told me yesterday she’d been having severe abdominal pain for 24 hours and was going to see her doctor about it. Twenty minutes after her appointment, she called my dad to tell him she was on her way to the hospital. Her doctor didn’t feel comfortable sending her home without getting a CT scan to see what was going on, but several doctors suspected it was appendicitis. After...
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Wednesday night stream of consciousness
I got home from book club at 10:46 last night, kicked my shoes off and realized my bedroom closet light was on.
First thought: “Oops, I left the light on all day.”
Second thought: “Or did I?”
Third thought: “If there’s an intruder, he’s hiding in the shower.” (Because in my mind, the bad guy has no other hiding place.)
Fourth thought: “I...
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haygirlhay replied to your post: Hi. Just to follow up on Kelly’s very important question, you DO realize that Ranch dressing is one of Pittsburgh’s biggest imports, right? (I might be making that up.) But, seriously: EVERYTHING comes with a side of ranch. Everything. Think about it.
i made ranch dressing for the first time the other night, and it wasn’t a mistake. more ranch in 2012.
New...
umcanyounot asked: Hi. Just to follow up on Kelly's very important question, you DO realize that Ranch dressing is one of Pittsburgh's biggest imports, right? (I might be making that up.) But, seriously: EVERYTHING comes with a side of ranch. Everything. Think about it.
Anonymous asked: FMK: Nacho Cheese Doritos, Cool Ranch Doritos, Rick Santorum? GOOD DAY!
whatyousaybabyk asked: As a fellow Dorito enthusiast. I wonder... You have the nacho cheese in your picture- but is "pass the ranch" in reference to Cool Ranch? If your apartment is on fire, which Dorito's bag would you grab? If you move to London you have to eat chips flavored like Ketchup or Prawns. How would you feel about that?
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“The most important career choice you’ll make is who you marry.”
– Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
This woman says a lot of smart things.
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“Do one thing every day that scares you.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
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Uh, I guess I cracked my permanent retainer in...
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“When you’re doing work you care about, you are able to work harder and...”
– The Start-Up of You
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WatchThis is what happens when you have an art major in the family.
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“Your biggest problem is you need to grow a pair. Once you decide to do...”
– Sometimes I want to follow my dad around with a tiny notebook and record all his pearls of wisdom.
A weekend at home is worth thousands in therapy.
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A J. Lo song just came on and my mom asked if it was Justin Bieber.
Good job today, Interwebz.
fitsploration:
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Let's get to know each other!
We spend all day laughing together and reading each other’s innermost thoughts, but I realized I don’t even know that much about a lot of you. Let’s change that:
Name
Current Job
Dream Job
Hometown
Current City
If I could live anywhere in the world, I’d move to…
Interests
I’ll go first!
Stephanie // Copywriter at ad agency // Self-employed in...
curtandcurly replied to your post: I was looking through the list of items I need to hike the Inka Trail.
what other gems are on that list?!
“Things you need to bring on the trek:
Backpack, sleeping bag (option to rent, weighs 2.5kg, you have to carry it), double-thickness foam mattress (weighs 1kg, we will provide you with this, but you have to carry it), rain jacket, strong footwear, one...
