YA LIKE SMOKE????
The air quality when I got up to run this morning:
The air quality at the end of my run (about 2.5 hours later):
Yeah, the wildfire smoke blew in QUICKLY. Look at this post-apocalyptic nonsense.
Ugh.
It’s my mom’s birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!
That is all.
Blogging is Lonely
I’ve mentioned this on here before, but it’s really sad to me how few people blog anymore. Didn’t it seem like everyone had a blog back in the mid-aughts? I don’t know if that’s just because everyone had a MySpace and blogging was pretty well integrated into it, but everyone seemed chill with keeping an online journal of sorts.
Nowadays, though, it’s hard to find bloggers in general, let along daily bloggers. It’s not like I ever interacted with anyone in the blogging community apart from commenting on some of my friends’ blog posts, but it still feels a lot more lonely nowadays. I wish more of y’all would blog – I’d read them, gladly!
Anyway.
A Name’s a Name
Unless it sucks.
The most popular US baby names last year were…underwhelming.
THE BOYZ
In order:
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
- James
- Elijah
- William
- Henry
- Lucas
- Benjamin
- Theodore
I really like the name Benjamin, and seeing Theodore on there is cool. Noah is okay. I HATE the name Liam, and hasn’t Lucas been in the top 10 for like 5,000 years now?
THE GULLZ
- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Sophia
- Isabella
- Ava
- Mia
- Evelyn
- Luna
Ugh. They’re not bad, but…
We need some cooler names, yo.
The internet has broken me
Why, you ask?
Because I found a Euro just off the sidewalk this afternoon and the first thing that popped into my head was this thing:
I am a wounded soul.
DRAFT DONE
The next draft of my story is DONE!
I went through the previously completed draft and tightened things up a bit, making the tone a bit more consistent and fixing the timeline so that all the dates made sense. There are a few other things I want to mention/include/reiterate that will make things more cohesive and (hopefully) make the “meaning” of the whole thing make more sense, but I think I need to take another break from it so that I can re-read it with fresh eyes and see exactly what needs to be in there and what doesn’t.
WOO PROGRESS!
What the dink is that noise?
I’m sorry, but this is the only acceptable “The Little Mermaid” remake that will ever exist.
I say “seven vaganyas” in my head more than I care to admit.
MATCH
One of my favorite little exercises/challenges on Duolingo is Match Madness, where you’re presented with a column of words from the language you know, a column of words from the language you’re learning, and you’ve got a time limit to match the words from each column. Like this:
There are nine levels of this where the number of matches you must make within the time limit.
At least, I thought there were only nine levels. That was until I beat the ninth level this afternoon to reveal this:
MATCH MADNESS EXTREME!
Three more levels. I can get to level 12 but I can’t get through it yet, so who knows if there is anything beyond that.
Google Knows
Google ALWAYS knows.
It’s fire season and I’m terrified of it, so guess what YouTube recommended for me?
Yup.
Not a Fluke!
To prove that my first marathon last week was not a fluke, I tried to run another one today.
And I did.
So that’s good! It was also faster than my first attempt.
WOO!
So Alberta is on fire
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT’S FIRE SEASON!
I already hate summer and it’s the beginning of May.
Welcome to hell!
iPad?
So I’m looking to get an iPad. I have an iPad, but it’s an old boy. Like…iPad 2 old (which was discontinued in 2014 just to give you an idea of age). He’s so old that YouTube won’t even work on him anymore because the app requires a software update in order to run and…well…2014.
I’d also like to get an Apple Pencil because DEAR GOD anytime I see a video of someone tippy-tapping with one it’s so wonderfully satisfying that I want to tippy-tappy as well.
I’m thinking an iPad Air. In purple. With Apple Pencil and a Magic Keyboard for typing.
What the hell, let’s go all out.
The odds are that we / will probably be / all dead
I’m calling it now: humanity has about ten more years before life starts getting very difficult.
Extreme weather affecting large swaths of the world’s population. Heat waves beyond human survivability. Extreme water shortages. Excessive forest fires. New diseases and illnesses brought on by climate change.
I just think things are going to get really bad and are going to do so a lot faster than people think.
Ten years. At most. So get ready.
55
Pretty sure we had this guy at the drive-thru at Wendy’s back when I worked there.
Touch
I am a very tactile person. I love touching things and feeling different textures (I can’t go through a store and not touch stuff; I’ve always been that way).
So these look pretty cool.
I’d love to get a few and stick them to various items in my office that I touch a lot!
Seventeen
Today marks SEVENTEEN YEARS of blogging, yo.
It’s been 17 years since senior year of high school. Isn’t that wild? Does it seem like it’s been that long or does it seem like it’s been longer?
Anyway, I’m still holding off doing any sort of big celebration because I’m waiting for the 18th anniversary (when Eigenblogger is finally an adult, haha), but this yearly anniversary always has to be acknowledged.
Here’s to another year and more!
MARATHON!!!!
I did it, y’all!
The marathon distance was not on the schedule today (it was only supposed to be 25 miles), but I was feeling good near the end and wanted to push it.
So I did. And then I cried, ‘cause I’m pathetic like that.
I really didn’t think I could ever run a marathon.
IT’S SUMMER, SUMMER, SUMMER!!!!!
(Well, not technically, but you know what I mean)
Time for another “how am I supposed to care about my present or future when the world is on fire and our generation probably won’t make it to retirement on a survivable planet?”
What’s it going to be this summer, eh?
Ridiculous wildfires?
Crop-destroying, river-draining droughts?
Crippling, month-long heatwaves?
ALL OF THE ABOVE????? ?? ???
???
Edit: Jesus Christ, Phoenix.
Mets Stuff
Hahaha, this is fantastic.
McNeil!
Hahaha, I love that they put this on there, too:
Three Things:
1. An Invitation
I was playing with Pepper and didn’t realize I still had my phone on while I held it in my left hand and OH MY GOD I almost invited the whole Curriculum Review Committee to the newly- and accidentally-created “I’m so rtf rtf” event. That would have been hilariously bad.
2. A Joke
Q: What do you call wine made from a pig?
A: Swine.
(This joke brought to you by Nate and me playing Jeopardy!)
3. A Met
I FREAKING LOVE JEFF MCNEIL
OH GOD THE BLISTER HURTS
OH MY GOD this is the most painful blister I have ever had in my entire life.
Typically when I have a blister on my foot, it will hurt for the first mile or so of a walk and then my body will realize that I’m not going to stop walking because of some measly blister and will turn the pain receptors off. It’s super convenient.
But not this blister.
Not today.
It was feeling a little better during the middle of my walk, but by the time I had about five miles left it was hurting so badly that I was almost crying. And I like to think that I have a pretty high pain tolerance.
(Example: I’ve had to dig chunks of glass out of the bottoms of my feet/toes with tweezers before – no crying there. I cut and removed stitches out of my leg before because I didn’t want to go back to the doctor – no crying there, either.)
OUCH. Maybe if I wrap the hell out of it with bandages/tape it won’t be too bad tomorrow. I have to run on it, too, so that will be fun.
BLISTER
My entire little toe on my right foot is a blister.
Like, almost literally, the entire thing.
I have no idea why I sometimes get blisters but 99% of the time I don’t…it’s not like I alter how much I run/walk by any huge amounts week by week.
Anyway.
IT HURTS.
DO YOU THINK I KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS???
You’re mad, I tell you, MAD!
(Approximately half of this is answered seriously. The other half is answered either nonsensically or hyperbolically. TAKE YOUR BETS ON WHICH ONES FALL INTO WHICH CATEGORY!)
1.] What age is your youngest aunt?
I have absolutely no idea. I barely know how old I am.
2.] Do you miss someone right now?
My mom.
3.] What can you see North West to you?
North West the person?
4.] Do you like bowling?
IT’S GOLFING FOR HANDS
5.] Can you pronounce Italian words?
Not well.
6.] Do you prefer black or beige colored jackets?
Black, if I had to choose between these two options.
7.] Do you own a hoodie?
Who doesn’t?
8.] Do you like roasting marshmallows on a bonfire?
Only if they are eventually being put into s’mores.
9.] Do you like cheesy puffs?
Only if they are eventually being put into s’mores.
10.] What’s your name without vowels?
Cld. It looks Welsh, haha.
11.] How many layers of clothing are you wearing?
What counts as a layer?
12.] When was the last time you got a take away? What did you have?
Uhhhhhhhhhh McDonald’s?
13.] If you could climb any mountain or range which would you choose?
K2: When One K Can’t Cut It
14.] Do you alphabetically arrange anything in your room? What?
No, surprisingly. My books are ordered by height because I’m a monster.
15.] Have you ever visited fat-pie [dot] [com]?
That sounds the shadiest of shades.
16.] Do you prefer sweet or sour fruits?
Fruit blows.
17.] Do you like Flo Rida? Which song of his?
My House is good.
18.] How are your dancing skills?
Lacking.
19.] What is your favorite number?
i
20.] Describe your best friend to me?
Non-existent. Or Sean.
21.] What is your favorite alcoholic drink?
I don’t drink.
22.] Do you do any sports or have you done any sport professionally?
I did T-Ball as a wee lad.
23.] What is your ringtone?
I actually have no idea.
24.] Do you like chilli flavoured chips/crisps?
Ew.
25.] Do you curl or straighten your hair?
Ew.
26.] What’s the nicest smell of shampoo?
FUCK OFF
27.] What smell turns you on? How about turns you off?
FUCK RIGHT THE HELL OFF
28.] Who’s your favorite comedian?
Brian Regan.
29.] RnB or Reggae?
RnB.
30.] What brand of batteries do you usually get?
Whatever ones make the electronics go blingy-blingy and activate the happy chemicals.
31.] Are any of your friends pregnant or have kids?
I don’t have any friends.
32.] What is in your medicine cabinet?
I don’t have any medicine cabinets.
33.] What’s your favorite aspect of the natural world?
ORGANIC LIFE
34.] What’s your favorite man made thing?
Pitas
35.] Can you whistle properly?
How do you whistle unproperly?
36.] What song do you think is the most widely heard in the world?
Happy Birthday and its variants?
37.] Where’s the strangest place a fast food restaurant was located?
There’s a McDonald’s on Mars (isn’t that a song? If it’s not, it should be)
38.] What states surround your state? Or are you not land locked?
HA, joke’s on you, I’m not even in a state.Except in a state of constant panic.
39.] Do you own binoculars or monoculars? What do you use them for?
I do not.
40.] Do you ever wish you had a telescope on the roof or attic to stargaze?
Eh.
41.] What’s your favorite chocolate bar?
Mr. Goodbar.
42.] Do you fall asleep easy in cars? How about planes, trains and boats?
If there is the slightest motion, I’m asleep instantly. Ask Nate.
Or I’m puking, one of the two.
43.] Would you rather live a year of your life in every major country or stay in the same place you live forever without vacations?
Same place forever, please.
44.] What will you not tolerate in a person?
Hating cats. Don’t like them? Then I don’t like you.
46.] How was God made, if he exists?
Maybe god is the universe.
47.] Have you ever done aqua aerobics or polo?
Nope.
48.] What age were you when you learned how to swim?
I have no idea.
49.] What shows or characters scared you as a child?
That freaking red thing that chased Bugs Bunny around. Gossamer. Jesus Christ.
50.] Do you stay up all night on New Years Eve/Day or go to bed after 12am?
I stay up most of the night.
51.] What’s something unusual currently in your fridge?
A head.
Of cauliflower.
52.] How about your freezer?
A head.
OF MY ENEMY.
53.] What could you be doing now that is more productive?
HAHAHAH ANYTHING
54.] Give me some lyrics from the song that’s stuck in your head?
I’ve got freaking Happy Birthday in my head now, THANKS, SURVEY
55.] What’s your favorite type of firework?
The ones…that…go boom?
Longest run + Pepper Adventures
You guys, I am SO CLOSE to marathon distance. SO CLOSE!
Also, look at this adorable girl:
We’re trying to get her used to the harness so that we can take her outside on the weekends. She seems to be enjoying the whole process.
It’s a bold move, Cotton…
As you probably know, I am all about trying to break my own records for things.
This includes my yearly walking/running miles.
Last year I hit my furthest distance of 5,555.55. So this year, of course, I’d like to beat that.
And I don’t know if it’ll be possible, but I’d love to hit 6,000 miles for the year. Hell, 6,200 miles is even better, as that’s (approximately) 10,000 kilometers, which is a nice round number for a goal.
*does calculations*
Okay, 6,000 MIGHT be possible, but I’d really have to push the mileage quite a bit, especially on my weekend long runs. I don’t know if I can do 6,200, though, unfortunately.
Maybe next year?
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