BLEGH
Today was a sucky walk. It started out okay, but by mile three it had started to rain. Fortunately, I’d brought my raincoat and my little backpack rain shield thingy, so after stopping to equip both of those, I kept walking.
It rained.
The whole.
Time.
FIFTEEN out of my eighteen miles were in the rain.
By the end I was completely soaking wet (despite the raincoat) and VERY cold.
Then I had to go home and give a review for the stats test this coming week.
I’m so ready for this semester to be over.
Spent
An interesting game that, unfortunately, is a reality for a lot of people.
I made it through the month with $243 at the end, but I’d lost my job due to too many job strikes and have some unresolved dental issues leftover.
Well, hell.
So you know how I sent in my application for Canadian citizenship back at the end of July? And how we all figured the process would take like six months minimum so that I’d have some time to study up for the Citizenship Test before I got called in to take it?
I got called in to take it.
I have until October 23rd to take it, specifically.
Have I studied at all? No.
Do I have time to study at all? No.
Is this the worst possible semester for this test to happen? Yes.
But I want citizenship, so I’ll have to GIT ‘ER DONE somehow.
Oof.
So this is cool
Have you seen “The Last of Us?” Did you know many of the scenes were filmed in Calgary (and across Alberta)?
It’s too bad that none of the filming took place near locations where I usually walk/run; it would have been cool to see!
I remember that there were a lot of road closures for the 4th Avenue Flyover filming and it caused a lot of chaos because the closures lasted longer than expected, haha.
EVERYTHING SUCKS
THAT’S IT, THAT’S THE BLOG
HAHAHAHA
I accidentally made this in PHOTOMASH and I can’t stop laughing.
Clefairy got into the vodka and now he’s having issues.
I feel like I’ve done this survey before…
I probably have. There is only a finite number of surveys out there and I have an infinitely unquenchable thirst for said surveys, so…
1. YOU HAVE 10 BUCKS AND NEED TO BUY SNACKS AT A GAS STATION. WHAT DO YOU GET?
Uhhhhhhhhh Red Bull, Reese’s, and like a mini bag of Cheez-Its or something. Rockin’.
2. IF YOU WERE REINCARNATED, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD BE?
I’d probably be something weird like a platypus. I’m totally platypus-like, right? DON’T TOUCH MY EGGS
3. WHO’S YOUR FAVORITE REDHEAD?
Sean.
4. WHAT DO YOU ORDER WHEN YOU’RE AT AN I.H.O.P. OR BREAKFAST PLACE?
(Man, remember when we used to be able to go to restaurants?)
Nate and I (used to) go to Denny’s on our anniversary. I’d always get a cheesy omelet, hash browns, and crispy bacon. That sounds so freaking good right now.
5. LAST BOOK YOU READ?
I’m in the process of reading Andersonville, but the last book I completed was War and Peace.
6. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Do you think I can remember that? I barely remember what I did five minutes ago.
7. DESCRIBE YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF UNDERWEAR.
I don’t have a favorite, haha. They’re underwear. They fit (kinda). They keep my butt in check.
8. DESCRIBE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE INJURED.
Apart from Pepper scratches and bruises and the like, it was when I strained my sartorius back in July. It’s still not 100% back to normal, but it is way better than it was when I first hurt it and probably better than I thought it would be at this point in the year.
9. IF YOU COULD INVENT ONE THING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A button that, when pressed, would send me immediately to where I wanted to be. That would make walking so much better!
10. ROCK CONCERT OR SYMPHONY?
Symphony.
11. WHAT IS THE WALLPAPER ON YOUR CELLPHONE?
Just a little rainbow thingy.
12. FAVORITE SODA?
I don’t drink soda.
13. FLAVOR OF PUDDING?
I don’t drink pudding.
14. WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE A PEDICURE OR A MANICURE?
I am NOT subjecting anyone to my toenails, so manicure.
15. ANY BUTTONS OR BLINKIES IN YOUR SIDEBAR?
What
16. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON YOUR BLOGROLL?
Zero, haha.
17. WHAT’S THE LAST PIECE OF CLOTHING YOU BOUGHT?
Kinvaras!!!!!!!!
Fog Town USA
Have some creepy fog.
That’s all I’ve got today, sorry. I’m not in Vancouver getting ready for the Coldplay concert so everything sucks.
Am I sobbing uncontrollably listening to Coldplay with my Sennheisers because I can’t go to the Coldplay concert in Vancouver tomorrow?
Yes. Yes I am.
Fantasy Baseball:
Where the elite separate themselves accordingly, and the terrible are all approximately the same level of terrible.
Edit: now I’m winning, but that could easily change, haha.
Nope
We’re not going to the Coldplay concert.
Nate’s not feeling well, I’m super busy, and Covid.
And yes, I’m bitter about it.
That’s all I want to say.
Nineteen
Today was my first “longer run” (more than 17 miles) since my sartorius injury. I did 19, which is a far cry from a marathon distance, but I’m hoping I can slowly build back up to that.
Though I can already tell that I’m going to be super sore tomorrow.
Odd
You know the strangest thing about all those old home movies that I’ve been watching/editing?
The fact that I used to have friends.
Like…that concept seems so foreign to me now. I had people who wanted to come to my birthday parties. I had people I hung out with and stood next to during all our Christmas and spring concerts in elementary school.
I mean, I guess if you go through six years of schooling with approximately the same group of 23 or so people, you’re bound to bond with some of them. But it’s just interesting to see that I used to actually be able to maintain friendships. I don’t remember when that lost priority for me, but at some point it certainly did.
Odd news.
Ravioli Rigatoni
Me: I am so busy this semester that I don’t even have time to make dinner like five out of the seven days of the week.
Also me: I really want to do NaNoWriMo in November.
H I L A R I TY
It’s Like a Reward
So for whatever reason, I’ve decided that I’m not allowed to decorate my office door with cartoons and the like until (unless) I get tenure.
That’s…that’s just the rule.
BUT, while I was running this morning, I thought of a cool way to display said cartoons should I actually get tenure. I could make like a little Cartesian plane on my door with one axis that goes from “no math” to “math” and another axis that goes from “not obscure” to “obscure” and then plot a bunch of cartoons according to these to criteria.
If that’s not a perfect way to display cartoons in a math/stats department, then there isn’t one.
A Few Days Late But…
This is really interesting.
I know it’s been 20+ years, but I can still very distinctly remember how that morning unfolded and how all we did during that whole week in school was watch the news.
Mileage Update:
I’m at (approximately) 4,500 miles for the year! At this pace, I’ll hit 5,000 miles way earlier than I usually do and may have a chance at 6,000.
CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP
Chaosball
Yeah, this has been a pretty wild season for many reasons. This video sums it up very nicely.
I’m sure more insanity is to come.
Ugh.
This is hilarious (due to his reactions and voice) but also really depressing. And kind of disgusting.
HAHAHAHA
“Coug it” has a Wikipedia page and I am LOSING MY MIND
“Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.” I love it.
Hexa Dexa
Back in, I think, January of 2020, I decided that I wanted to get a body scan to determine my percentages of muscle, body fat, water, etc. I found a location pretty close to where I live that does a BodyMetrix Ultrasound, which apparently gives similar accuracy to a DEXA scan and booked an appointment for early April.
Well, thanks to our good old friend Covid, that appointment never happened.
I recently looked up the location again and it looks like you can get the scan while wearing a mask (and the technician will also wear a mask if you ask them to, which is a plus). So I’m up for maybe making a new appointment and getting scanned!
It may not happen this semester because OH MY GOD I am so busy, but maybe early next year.
E-SURVEY
1. E is for EMAIL: When is the last time your personal email inbox was completely empty?
HA. Never.
2. E is for EAR: Do you consider your hearing to be better than average, average or worse than average?
It used to be WAY better than average. Like, I had to wear earplugs in band (and got made fun of incessantly for it, too). I attribute it to my body compensating for missing another one of my senses. But I’ve beaten the life out of my eardrums with music over the years, so I’d say my hearing is probably average now.
3. E is for EARLY: Are you generally early to appointments, late or right on time?
I try to be early by at least five minutes.
4. E is for EDUCATION: Which grade of school (or year of college) did you find most difficult and why?
Tenth grade sucked, but that was mainly for non-school reasons. Though that year I had to take biology (which I hated) and Algebra II (which I REALLY hated) AND I had a zero-hour class, so it was difficult due to those features as well.
5. E is for EGG: How do you normally eat your eggs?
Scrambled with a little bit of cheese, milk, and pepper.
6. E is for ESSAY: What was the longest blog post you’ve written?
Probably this one.
How To Lose Friends and De-Influence People:
Make spaghetti but use lasagna noodles instead of spaghetti noodles.
Make lasagna but use spaghetti noodles instead of lasagna noodles.
That’s my profound thought for the day.
I hate everything.
Eigenblogger 