drunkWhile he was off in Minnasota watching his GF get her law degree I actually agreed to do a favor for him. He works for General Mills and just got a big deal signed with the food services at the Chrysler world HQ to exculsively sell yoplait yogurt -which is made here in Michigan - and they wanted him to do a promo thing at HQ for this deal. He asked me to fill in. So I handed out free yogurt for 2:30 hours to Chrysler employees. They are worse then college students when it comes to free food. It was interesting to be in Chrysler HQ. I;ve never been before despite living down the road from it my entire life. And I met a guy. (My mom'd face lite up when she heard) He was tall, blond, and built - so exactly my type - and I thought for sure he was going to ask for my number. He didn't, unfortunately.
So far I love working at the Nike store. There is only one person I do not like and a manager I am iffy about. But almost everyone I've met so far is great and fun and so is the product. I'm never bored out of my mind like I was last summer. Of course the emporyee discount makes it worth it too since I am a diehard Nike fan.
I've been on a Stargate Atlantis rewatch kick. Already in early season 3. Although to be honest its more like a first watch since when it actually aired I only watched a few since I still liked SG1 better. but now I aboslutly love it. The team is perfect, the epsiodes are prefect. Nuff said.
The running is going well. I've slowed down after my big push to break 200 miles. And by slow down I mean distance and days not pace. my pace is actually stronger but now that i'm in the misdst of two jobs ive taken more days off then i should have. of course my running buddy is very unhappy with that and yells - barks - at me when she doesnt get her run in. and on the days i havent taken her because of rain and mud, I am told she sits at the window and cries for me to take her along. my mom thinks its hilarous and annoying at the same time.
ok i think thats it for now. iM GOING TO go back to my beer and SGA.
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chiaroscuroxvii- April 29th, 0:58
I wish they didn't play duck shit music. I want to Dance with my BFF from hgh school. Bit this is lame. And I gmfekt her brothers hard on. Not turned on like last week end. Lame sauce.
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- A post about running
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- April 25th, 11:25
Running. I do it. I don't like it all that much but I've gotten used to it.
My mom, being the insane marathoner and track/XC coach that she is started making me run at 13. Just short stuff really but I always thought she was being cruel. So I ran never very long and never with a lot of heart. This continued through high school and even college were other sports supplemented my running time.
Finally last summer I got a little more heart. I was eating better and running faster and harder then I ever had before. Lost some weight and finally started feeling good about myself. The new barefoot shoes helped too. I tried to keep it up when back at school and for awhile wasn't doing all that bad but it got colder and school work got busier and my miles dropped off. I was up to 220 miles on my Nike +gps app June-November when my phone got wiped and since I was starting back at 0 miles my will to run dwindled. I graduated, came home and started a busy ski season. Living at home my mom was there to kick me out the door but I still only did 100 miles between december and march.
Then the weather got warm things were already starting bud and green and I was no longer working two jobs. I had hit 100 miles on my app just around march first now with a week left in April I hit 170 yesterday. I'm finally challenging myself to go longer and harder where 3 miles used to be my "long" run now 5 is with 3 being my easy day. My current goal is to make 200 by may 1st. So I have a little less then week to run 30 miles. I am determined.
I love all the bright colors that are popular this spring. And that goes for running clothes too. I've -finally- gotten some new shorts, tank tops and jackets all for running. All in bright fun colors. And new running shoes. Nike and an electric coral color. After running for 6 months in the barefoot shoes it's a bit strange to go back to a real shoe. However I have noticed that the barefoot shoes have strengthened my feet. I'm flat footed and always needed orthotics in my running shoes. (the first few barefoot runs we're agony) now with my new shoes I don't need the extra arch support. It's really quiet cool. I still alternate between the nikes and the barefoot shoes because I can't give them up. But at least I look like a serious runner now.
Now I need to talk about my running buddy. I don't like running with other people. I like my own pace not one others set or I have to set. I never feel like I get a workout that way. I like being alone with my thoughts not panting out conversation between breaths. So I run with my Siberian husky. In the summer it is way to hot to take her on runs so I never ran with her consistently before. But spring mornings are usually perfect weather for the both of us. She has been coming along consistently since January. She now expects to be taken on a run every day and gets mad at me when I don't go. She also get super excited when she sees me grab my running shoes off the rack and tears circles around the garage while I put them on. The first mile she always pulls me the second mile is usually dedicated to sniffing and peeing on things. She'll drag me off the road a couple of times. The third mile is the best when she just runs besides me. Fourth or fifth she is hot and thirsty and that's when I begin pulling her home. Despite sometimes being a pain and eating road kill I love running with her. Plus I think people are jealous when they see me with a husky. She is such a beautiful and unique dog especially for the area I live in.
Now it's time to up my miles to 6 on most days. And do 150+ miles between may and July.
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- April 22nd, 1:09
Fuck yeah. Found a guy to. Buy for me night. Losty girlfriend. Made out. So good. Fuvk period
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- what is even going on right now?
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- April 19th, 15:52
numb
So I go from yesterday with having no job to today where I potentially have three.
1. My dad told me to come into his office today to get started on a project he has for me. I go in despite having just come from the dentist when I got two filling (my first ones ever and of course there is one top and one bottom.) So I'm miserable, my mouth is numb, and throbbing and I can barely talk. He explains the project which turns into two separate projects - At least three weeks of work - Then sends me home.
2. Tomorrow I have a coffee meeting scheduled with a woman who does landscaping and gardening at a local golf course. She needs an extra set of hands and pays under the table.
3. Just now got a call from the Nike store manager at the local mall asking me to come in for an interview. I had submitted an application a month or so ago after a screaming match against my mom about not having a job after ski season ended. I didn't really expect anything to come of it and am not really interested in working in retail again after my disastrous summer job in Birmingham. At the same time it'll be good to have a semi regular job and if none of these summer internships come through then at least I'll have something for the summer. So I'm going in for an official interview tomorrow.
Also I've been called in for jury duty next week. My mom told me to act really young so I don't get picked. I don't really want to get picked but at the same time it would be an interesting experience. I'll just deal with it when I get there. As for tomorrow this is my schedule:
8am - 6 mile run (finally uping my miles)
10am - get to the office and start on my dad's projects
1pm - coffee meeting for gardening job
4pm - Nike retail interview
6pm - end of the year Pinnacle ski club party
10pm - drive to Midland, MI to spend the weekend with my best friend.
- "Big" changes
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- April 18th, 16:58
Yep so. I got bangs. Haven't had them since I was six. A big change for me considering I usually cry after every single haircut I've ever gotten. I was prepared to cry after this one too. But for some reason I woke up on a tuesday morning and decided I want them. The stylist girl was really excited and laughed when I whimpered when she started cutting them. They are pretty long, down to my eyelashes and it actually looks pretty good. I didn't cry. But my mother exclaimed that I looked six again when she saw me. Then later that afternoon I went with her to a local high school track meet because a daughter of one of the moms in my mom's running group was running. And someone at the meet honest to God thought I was 12. This morning I woke up hating them and they were a pain in the ass to clip and tie back to go running but once I straightened and styled them it was ok. But I don't recognize myself in the mirror right now.
Had my second volunteer session for the Detroit Institute of Arts today. I was me and one other girl but the trainer was very nice and had all these great stories of crazy things she has seen patrons do over the 16 years she's been volunteering there. Including a man flashing an Impressionist statue of a nude woman. I'm pretty excited to start working there. All I do is wander around the galleries and tell kids to spit their gum out so it's pretty much looking at art for 3 hours. And the DIA has some great art.
Just got home from a 2 week roadtrip all over the US of A this past Sunday. I left directly from my first DIA volunteer session to help my sister drive her jeep out to colorado (where she goes to school). The drive actually wasn't that bad and we only got bitchy at one another once. We overheated the transmission going 90 mph across Nebraska in the 80+ degree weather. Had a BBQ with the rugby team (half of which seem to be housemates with my sister) in the gorgeous weather. Of course the next day it snowed. No matter we still went in the mountains to see family friends, hiked the Flat Irons and played tennis at their base. Flew home Thursday night.
Got up Friday morning and got in the car for part II of my American roadtrip. My little brother was on spring break so my parents decided to do a historic tour of the mid-Atlantic region to prepare him for AP American History next year. We drove straight to Valley Forge just outside Philadelphia. For the next ten days we must've hit every single historical landmark between Philly and Charlottesville, VA. For American Revolutionary War era we did: Hopewell Forge, Valley Forge, Battle of Germantown/ Cliveden House, Philadelphia (Liberty Bell, Town Hall, Betsy Ross House, Carpenter's Hall, etc.) Mt. Vernon, and Monticello (and UVA which Jefferson designed). For Civil War era we did: Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Cedar Grove/ Bellvue House, Harper's Ferry, Battle of Antietam, and the Battle of Gettysburg. We didn't do the Battle of Mananas/Bull Run even though there was two major battles fought there and I wanted to go. My dad is secret civil war nerd and he was like a little boy at all these battlefields and of course my brother loves battlefields and bought two swords, a pistol, and a rifle and these are all authentic replicas from revolutionary and civil war eras. I learned so much but it ended up being a lot of information and my mother and I eventually got tired of the battlefields while my dad and brother had to read every sign and recreate the battle singlehandedly. We also did Washington DC. The monuments by night and the capitol and some Smithsonians by day. My mom and I went into the National Gallery and the National Archives while the boys went to the Museum of American History.
Now, after two crazy weeks of travel its kinda nice to be home chilling, working on internship apps, job apps, and working out. My future is still so up in the air. Haven't heard a yay or nay yet from the grad schools I've applied to. But a lot of rejections from summer internships so far. The one I really want in Santa Fe hasn't replied yet. It would be nice to have a definate plan rather than drifting day to day, but at the moment I'm trying to enjoy it. Also long as I don't get kicked out of the house. right now my contribution to the family is cooking dinner. I've been trying new and exciting recipes and have had a couple sucesses. My family is not adventurous with food and I am the only one who enjoys it (to some extent) and put and effort into it.
- The Hunger Games - go see it now
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- March 25th, 10:40
contemplative
The Hunger Games were BANGIN' (to borrow the phrase). I only found out several hours before I went to see the movie yesterday that my little brother had the entire trilogy. So I went into the theater expecting something along the lines of Battle Royal which I read my freshman year of highschool when all my friends were obsessed with Japanese. This movie blew all expectations away. I usually don't react to movies (unless its slapstick humor) but I found my eyes tearing and heart pounding at certain times. Which never ever happens unless I'm drunk and watching zombie movies (which shamefully has happened several more times then I care to admit). The downside to the movie - the theater. They are disgusting. Well, they are filled with disgusting people. The overweight woman next to me overflowed her allotted space, smelt unsettling, and was picking dead skin off her arm and throwing in into the rows in front of her during the movie. The absolutely full theater. The other surrounding people were no less stomach turning in their own ways. I was glad to escape the minute the credits rolled. This is why I never go to the movies. I much prefer to be sprawled on a couch with the most annoying thing being the dog wining for attention.
I'm taking my younger cousin to play tennis this afternoon. She just made the JV team at my old highschool. I think she could've made varsity but its ok since she's just a freshman. I remember it being pretty stressful being a freshman on the varsity team (I also had a very stressful partner) so she'll probably have a lot more fun then I did. Although I was a lot more competitive so maybe not.But I need people to do athletic things with now that ski season is over. Running everyday is not enough, but I am now - more or less - running a sub 8 pace. Which is pretty awesome since it took me all summer to get there last year. I also want to get back into mountain biking and I am still craving some good ice skating.
My sister comes home tomorrow. Which will be nice cuz that means this time next week we'll probably be at the Colorado/Nebraska border. I'm kinda excited to get out of the house for awhile and roadtrip it with my little sis. Plus I love Colorado and want to go hiking and biking while there, not to mention the freedom of being on a college campus again.
Of the 15 or so summer internships I've applied to, I've only had a definite answer from one. Unfortunately I will not be hiking the Grand Teton national park all summer and doing surveys on old mining cabins. I'm a bit worried I won't get any internship, then what do I do all summer? Work in retail? - dreading the possibility.
- Goodbye UP
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- March 17th, 16:27
What a week! And it's not even over yet. I've been in Marquette, MI since monday coaching ski racing. It was Junior Olympic qualifiers. The actual race didn't start til Thursday. But Monday was dedicated to the 7 hour car ride getting there then we had two days of training. I only had three kids from my regular group, but looking after three 11 year olds is a lot of work and because there was just 3, I was the only coach with the other pinnacle coaches working with the older age group.
Huh. Never got around to finishing this post. Now two weeks later and it's pretty much summer now. Guess I'll just tack this on if only to get rid of the annoying red circle on my iPhone.It's saint Patricks day and I'm old enough this year to celebrate it properly - in a pub. I actually am quite a bit Irish but I guess everyone is Irish today. Tonight should be fun. I'm "borrowing" my sister's clubbing heels (which are super tall and black sparklely) I feel like tonight will be ridiculous enough to pull those off.
Felt terribly sick yesterday so much so that I didn't eat anything all day. Very unusual for me cuz I dont often get sick and I never not eat. So I woke up today feeling a ton better but also very weak and light headed. Cuz of the lack of food. A very strange feeling. But throughout the day I've felt progressively better and even went running so I should be fine tonight.
I'm so sad ski season is over. I am now out of two jobs. But I've put in a lot of applications esp for summer internships so hopefully I'll hear something soon. Our one last hurrah was this past Thursday. As owners of the local ski hill we were able to obtain a snowmobile and drive up the remaining snow left on the hill to set one last slalom course. Never mind that it was 75 degrees out and slightly raining (with thunder and lighting in the distance). So much fun. We were pulled up the hill by a rope attached to the back of the snowmobile. 6 coaches showed up to coach the 6 kids who came. I think us coaches were having more fun then the kids who were getting a sweaty workout in the heat. Funnily, as soon as the last gates were down and stored away the other coaches immediately started talking technical about mountain bikes. I just had to laugh at those guys, but I am interested in getting back into mountain biking.
It's kind of good I don't have a job right now. Two weekends from now I'll be driving my sister back out to Colorado. After two years of begging and pleading, she finally gets a car out there and I get a vacation out of it. I fly back home Thursday then the very next day leave with the rest of the family for a roadtrip out east to visit various battlefields. My mom wants to do this cuz my little brother will be taking AP American history next year, my dad loves anything about the civil war, and I just love anything history. So we are defiantly going to philadelphia, valley forge, manassas/bull run, haper's ferry, Mt veron, and monticello. We'll probably add more to that. So pretty much the entire month of april will be spent traveling the USA.
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- March 6th, 21:54
At beer league bitches! About to do a brewski
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- This is torture
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- chiaroscuroxvii
- February 8th, 11:02
cheerful
Here I am sitting in the absolutely dead ski shop, staring out the window at the lush snow and all the skiers going by. It's the big divisional meet today and half the kids out there are Pinnacle kids I've been coaching all season. While the high school age group isn't my usual group, I've gotten to know all the kids pretty well. I was out there for an hour this morning and got to see the first two flights, but not my little brother. It's so frustrating to be inside right now!
Beer league went well last night. I found one of my dad's old race sweaters while looking for my hat from Chile. Never found the hat, but found another great one from Cooper Mt that has an outline of goggles on it. It's very cute and fun. Got a lot of compliments about the sweater too. I need to collect more vintage ski stuff.
I was 200th of a second off my "rival" this time. Out of the 15 other women who race beer league, none of them are near us. I also realized that the more offset and technical the course is, the better I do. The straighter and thus easier to get away with bad habits, the better my "rival" does. Which is really funny because it sums up the programs we each coach for perfectly.
I coach for Pinnacle;
an elite team with tryouts, dryland training, and certified coaches (ranging from level I up to the worldcup level).
She coaches for Thunderbolt;
a middle school program that gets kids into ski racing. They take anyone, do no dryland, most of the coaches are certified as ski instructors only and they set very easy, untechnical courses. which is totally fine just to get little kids into racing. But they also teach very bad habits (habits which make them decently fast on our little local hill and no where else) and if the kid makes it into Pinnacle, we spend A LOT of time breaking those bad habits.
Also she did try out as a coach for Pinnacle this summer. But was told to leave after three days. She also never got certified as a USSA coach (I spent a weekend in Killington this past Dec for that).Not to talk her down, she's a nice enough girl, but something about her personality bugs me. I just think it's very funny that our ski skills and racing techniques greatly reflect our coaching skills and techniques.
In other news: I went to the DIA for the "Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus" exhibit. It was awesome. The comparisons were class and there was clearly some great research that went into it, they really did an outstanding job. The DIA was instrumental in putting the exhibit together and it only showed in Paris, New York, and Detroit. It makes me excited to start working there even as only a volunteer.
