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so the day before yesterday something very unexpected happened….a ran 1/2 of a marathon! what the heck! with no training whatsoever, we set out planning to run 2-3 miles of the chicago marathon. we sure had lofty goals when we got down to the start, b/c we were determined after the starting gun that we would complete the entire course. after 11 miles or so, i knew that wasn’t going to happen. we split and turned the other direction after about 1/2 and picked up a big mac at mcdonald’s on the way home. it was nice. one of the only times in my life that a big mac was fully justified. i have hardly been able to walk for the last 2 days. maybe tonight at work i will walk so much that my soreness will reverse…..yes, right…
a few months ago (yes, it’s been a while)…i was driving home from the beach, stopped to get gas and basically panicked b/c the gas tank cap cover wouldn’t open when i pushed the button in my car. and i was alone. eek! finally, i maneuvered it with my keys (in the meantime scratching my car) and got it open. didn’t really think it would happen again – i have no idea why. but it’s actually becoming part of my life now, and that is sad. it happened midway on i-65 around athens when my gas light was on. a dude at the station had to help. so i just started leaving it open. then one of my friends tried to be nice and shut it for me. another panic at the station. got it open…then i shut it accidentally. good gravy! ok so the other day, i had to stop some guy and ask him for help. he was like ‘dude, that would be horrible to have to get someone to help you everytime.’ yeah, yeah. i want this repaired for free! i don’t want to spend money on this! it must be done soon, b/c everyone tells me my gas tank cap cover is open.
that’s what the weather channel calls it sometimes. or chicken in the car has to go…..i think that’s it. now i can’t remember. but that’s supposed to help you recall the spelling if you are having problems with this.
anyway, i’m going there in 2 days! oh what fun! i’ve never been to the great windy city, so i have no idea what to expect. our hotel is on the ‘magnificent mile.’ apparently, this is where all the cool shops are, so hopefully i will be able to shop. we’ll see how much money i make at work tomorrow. i am amazed that this is the 2nd major u.s. city for me to visit within 1 month. last month was nyc. and next month is boston. whoop whoop. ramblin fever…. and i make like waaaayy so much less this year than last year. isn’t God grand? i think so. i’m going to go get my haircut in the morning just to celebrate.
I need help learning how to operate my new blog. How in the world do I add people?
Anyway, I hope you are having a great day. My night was good…I had to work and met a man from Montreal, Canada who was very nice and tipped quite well. Sometimes I tend to stereotype foreign visitors and believe they won’t tip well. So far Italians, Canadians and Asians have tipped welllll over 20%. Isn’t that quite interesting? I thought so.
I love blogs. So I decided that I want one. I love reading peoples’ thoughts…..randomness. Blogs are totally random, and that is so much fun. People read them if they want to. It is never forced. What a novel idea. And I hope people join me, b/c I want to hear what’s going on with others. So here is my bloggy blog. Wooohoooo!!
