I updated my "about me" profile, because I am really really interesting and everyone wants to know about me!
What do you mean I am delusional?
OK, fine, agree to disagree.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
oh hay hay I'm back
I heart the desert. I think I could stay in the Mojave or Death Valley forever! Yes, I may have googled the salary and job requirements to be a California park ranger.
Half Dome cables were down, but waterfalls had a landmark year, so we did some good 6/7 milers and got soaked, both with waterfall and sweat!
Being back at work is good but it feels like I never left. Getting up in the morning has been rough, but my day was seriously improved by my conversation with a friend, who works in medical device recalls:
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Half Dome cables were down, but waterfalls had a landmark year, so we did some good 6/7 milers and got soaked, both with waterfall and sweat!
Being back at work is good but it feels like I never left. Getting up in the morning has been rough, but my day was seriously improved by my conversation with a friend, who works in medical device recalls:
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FRIEND: so. this dude called to complain about expired condoms
but it turns out that he boought them from a 99cent bin at a dollar store
!
ahahaha
me: AAAAAHAHAHAHAHA
FRIEND: So now we have to go to the dollar store and tell them that they are not allowed to sell expired product
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Definitely a "Is this really my life?" moment.
Friday, June 3, 2011
My last luxurious shower for a while.
This morning I enjoyed my shower as it will be my last pleasant shower for a while. I'm off on vay-cay today!
Yes, there will probably be showers at some of the parks, but a public shower and a camping towel and a sample of shampoo ain't the same as my own nice body wash and shampoo.
I think the one thing we are doing that will make the greatest improvement in our camping experience is that we are buying pillows when we get down there. No camping "pillows"! They're small and slippy and do not a good sleep make.
Lots of hikes planned, lots of camping, lots of winery-ing (yeah that's a verb) and lots of eating food that is terrible for me and I would not normally eat at home: We've mapped out all the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives places along our route!
And, I'm off!
Yes, there will probably be showers at some of the parks, but a public shower and a camping towel and a sample of shampoo ain't the same as my own nice body wash and shampoo.
I think the one thing we are doing that will make the greatest improvement in our camping experience is that we are buying pillows when we get down there. No camping "pillows"! They're small and slippy and do not a good sleep make.
Lots of hikes planned, lots of camping, lots of winery-ing (yeah that's a verb) and lots of eating food that is terrible for me and I would not normally eat at home: We've mapped out all the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives places along our route!
And, I'm off!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Oh yeah I actually ran lately!
I went running Saturday morning with friends over for a bachlorette party, then played paintball in the afternoon. Let's just say....you can't have "paintball" without "pain."
Monday was a holiday, I ran down to the boardwalk, which was jam-packed with people, vendor carts (hot dogs! funnelcake! cotton candy!), pets, volleyball players! Great weather brings the people out, and I'm used to running the boardwalk at 6 am - definitely fewer people at that time. But it was a good run, so I won't complain too much!
Tonight's dilemma is whether or not to plan on a morning run - in thundershowers. : \
Hope you all (all two of you followers!) are having a good week. HALF OVER!
Monday was a holiday, I ran down to the boardwalk, which was jam-packed with people, vendor carts (hot dogs! funnelcake! cotton candy!), pets, volleyball players! Great weather brings the people out, and I'm used to running the boardwalk at 6 am - definitely fewer people at that time. But it was a good run, so I won't complain too much!
Tonight's dilemma is whether or not to plan on a morning run - in thundershowers. : \
Hope you all (all two of you followers!) are having a good week. HALF OVER!
A look into my psyche.
TOTALLY NOT RELATED TO ANYTHING.
I stopped into a beauty supply store today and bought some of my old standby hair product, and I am more thrilled out it than I would care to admit. In terms of joy, this is up there with the time I thought The Mister convinced me to get rid of my old mega-comfy holey jeans, and then one day I realized that I hadn't and they were still in my closet!
This also kind of reminds me that my life is somewhat shallow, and I am somewhat okay with that.
What does this all day about me? In my defense, I have curly hair and curly-haired people know how important the right hair product can be.
I stopped into a beauty supply store today and bought some of my old standby hair product, and I am more thrilled out it than I would care to admit. In terms of joy, this is up there with the time I thought The Mister convinced me to get rid of my old mega-comfy holey jeans, and then one day I realized that I hadn't and they were still in my closet!
This also kind of reminds me that my life is somewhat shallow, and I am somewhat okay with that.
What does this all day about me? In my defense, I have curly hair and curly-haired people know how important the right hair product can be.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Post #15, in which my fears of snow are justified.
Well, due to the crazy snow, one of our campgrounds is closed and our reservation there is cancelled. We did some last-minute re-scheduling, we're going to Death Valley and the Mojave desert instead of Mammoth/Mono Lakes!
Upside: I wanted to go to the Mojave our last trip, but we didn't have time!
Downside: 40 degrees during the day.
Upside: It looks awesome and we don't have to rely on questionable roads that might not be open going into Yosemite because we'll be taking a different route.
Downside: 29 degrees at night.
Upside: Lava tube! Sand dunes!
Downside: I think 40 degrees during the day counts as 2 downsides. I am not a "heat person." I like a cool comfortable 23-27 degrees and that's about it. So 40 degrees will be, ah, interesting.
In other news: Running along the boardwalk is much more difficult on the weekends! I went yesterday afternoon, and the boardwalk was so crowded it was hard to run around everyone, AND there were funnel cakes, cotton candy, and hot dogs stands along the boardwalk. Um, it is hard to run past funnel cake. The smell! It kills me. Although it did remind me why I run!
Upside: I wanted to go to the Mojave our last trip, but we didn't have time!
Downside: 40 degrees during the day.
Upside: It looks awesome and we don't have to rely on questionable roads that might not be open going into Yosemite because we'll be taking a different route.
Downside: 29 degrees at night.
Upside: Lava tube! Sand dunes!
Downside: I think 40 degrees during the day counts as 2 downsides. I am not a "heat person." I like a cool comfortable 23-27 degrees and that's about it. So 40 degrees will be, ah, interesting.
In other news: Running along the boardwalk is much more difficult on the weekends! I went yesterday afternoon, and the boardwalk was so crowded it was hard to run around everyone, AND there were funnel cakes, cotton candy, and hot dogs stands along the boardwalk. Um, it is hard to run past funnel cake. The smell! It kills me. Although it did remind me why I run!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
worried about snow.
Yes, It's May here and even though I live in Canada the snow is gone. But, it is not gone from Yosemite yet, and highway 120 is closed and odds of Half Dome being open are bleak.
The Man and I made plans for each possible scenario (120 open, 120 closed, half dome open, half dome closed) so I know we'll still have fun in Yosemite despite being unable to climb Half Dome.
Does it make me a bad person that I am a teeny bit relieved that it might be closed?
Anyway.
We've had rain here since last Friday. Last weekend was one of 2 weekends The Man has off THIS ENTIRE SUMMER that isn't booked with a wedding/something already. So it was gardening weekend despite the rain. And by "gardening" what I really mean is "manual labour involving digging up large swathes of our backyard, which is mostly clay." It was thoroughly unpleasant but our yard is now starting to look like a yard, which will be great in a few weeks if we can get some sunshine and actually plant all the plants we bought!
So, here's to hoping for sunshine and crazy nice here and in Cali!
The Man and I made plans for each possible scenario (120 open, 120 closed, half dome open, half dome closed) so I know we'll still have fun in Yosemite despite being unable to climb Half Dome.
Does it make me a bad person that I am a teeny bit relieved that it might be closed?
Anyway.
We've had rain here since last Friday. Last weekend was one of 2 weekends The Man has off THIS ENTIRE SUMMER that isn't booked with a wedding/something already. So it was gardening weekend despite the rain. And by "gardening" what I really mean is "manual labour involving digging up large swathes of our backyard, which is mostly clay." It was thoroughly unpleasant but our yard is now starting to look like a yard, which will be great in a few weeks if we can get some sunshine and actually plant all the plants we bought!
So, here's to hoping for sunshine and crazy nice here and in Cali!
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