Running CocktailAugust 17, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
8/365
Day 8: Sunday, August 16, 2009
Started reading the Harry Potter series again-- from beginning to end. Hopefully. Sometimes grad school doesn't leave a lot of time for "reading for fun."
Started reading the Harry Potter series again-- from beginning to end. Hopefully. Sometimes grad school doesn't leave a lot of time for "reading for fun."
Summer Reading List
August 16, 2009
August 16, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Just an Experience Worth Sharing
I know. . . I am behind on photos. And on posting a bit for that matter. In all truthfulness, though, you have really missed very little. I eat, sleep, run, work, do homework, laze away with morning coffee or happy hours.
Today, though, I had an experience I thought was worth sharing briefly:
IcyHot. "Icy to dull the pain, hot to relax it away." That's bunk. Totally bogus. I used it after a run today for, I think, the first time in my life. My leg was all twisted, tight, and all kinds of uncomfortable and I thought "Wow, this would be good. I would like my pain to first be dulled, and then relaxed away. Sounds lovely."
Slather slather slather. And then it goes something like this:
Yup. It gets icy, and not uncomfortably so. It's just as one would expect. And it does indeed dull the pain. Kudos, IcyHot, so far that's a point in your column. Lovin' this.
And now comes the relaxing part, right? It's getting warmer. . . wow, that feels excellent. . . it really is relaxing away the pain. Mmm.
Wait, it's still getting hotter. It'll stop soon, right? It has to, the pain is thoroughly relaxed.
Okay, this is too hot. TOO HOT. I will just wash it off.
Hahaha, this is not ON the warning label: if you try to wash lava-temperatured IcyHot off your body, it instantaneously becomes the temperature of one's freezer, sending your skin through some sort of a schizophrenic hell as it tries to decide if it should be Icy and Dull, Hot and Relaxing, or perhaps should just all slough off and you could start again.
Now, no worries, my skin didn't slough off, although I thought about peeling it off at some point, and in the end, an hour later, I am fine.
IcyHot: Icy to dull the pain, hot to make you realize you didn't even know what pain was until you opened the bottle.
Today, though, I had an experience I thought was worth sharing briefly:
IcyHot. "Icy to dull the pain, hot to relax it away." That's bunk. Totally bogus. I used it after a run today for, I think, the first time in my life. My leg was all twisted, tight, and all kinds of uncomfortable and I thought "Wow, this would be good. I would like my pain to first be dulled, and then relaxed away. Sounds lovely."
Slather slather slather. And then it goes something like this:
Yup. It gets icy, and not uncomfortably so. It's just as one would expect. And it does indeed dull the pain. Kudos, IcyHot, so far that's a point in your column. Lovin' this.
And now comes the relaxing part, right? It's getting warmer. . . wow, that feels excellent. . . it really is relaxing away the pain. Mmm.
Wait, it's still getting hotter. It'll stop soon, right? It has to, the pain is thoroughly relaxed.
Okay, this is too hot. TOO HOT. I will just wash it off.
Hahaha, this is not ON the warning label: if you try to wash lava-temperatured IcyHot off your body, it instantaneously becomes the temperature of one's freezer, sending your skin through some sort of a schizophrenic hell as it tries to decide if it should be Icy and Dull, Hot and Relaxing, or perhaps should just all slough off and you could start again.
Now, no worries, my skin didn't slough off, although I thought about peeling it off at some point, and in the end, an hour later, I am fine.
IcyHot: Icy to dull the pain, hot to make you realize you didn't even know what pain was until you opened the bottle.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Being a Geek Pays Off Finally!
Let's get the exciting part out of the way, so the rest of the reading is, frankly, anticlimactic. Apologies. I am just not good at that suspense stuff.
Modern Mugwump is now Miss Modern American Red Cross Intern Mugwump, thank you very much. That is right, ladies and gentlemen, patience and geekdom has finally paid off and I am the new Marketing and Communications Intern at the American Red Cross-Twin Cities.
The happy dance was so frantic and long that I was sweaty. To the point of needing another shower. Although, the lack of A/C in the apartment may have something to do with that too.
It's kind of late right now, and I have had a long exciting day (interview and get dream job, although its not paid, and then close at paid job that is definitely NOT my dream job) so I probably won't make this as good of a story as it could be, but basically the woman that interviewed me said she could tell I was a geek about emergency preparedness when she read my resume and the interview apparently confirmed it, and I was hired.
And you know what, I am not the least bit offended about being called a geek for a few reasons:
1) Geeks research before an interview and know the ins and outs of an organization better than the organization's own employees.
2) Geeks already have ideas to move the organization forward and present those in the interview.
3) Geeks get the job.
4) Geeks won't go without the lovely and delicious Tortilla Soup in the case of an emergency because we secretly stockpile.
And, to be honest (as I always am). . . I would have probably laid down and died for this position if that's what it would have taken. Although I don't know that I would have been much of an asset then.
Modern Mugwump is now Miss Modern American Red Cross Intern Mugwump, thank you very much. That is right, ladies and gentlemen, patience and geekdom has finally paid off and I am the new Marketing and Communications Intern at the American Red Cross-Twin Cities.
The happy dance was so frantic and long that I was sweaty. To the point of needing another shower. Although, the lack of A/C in the apartment may have something to do with that too.
It's kind of late right now, and I have had a long exciting day (interview and get dream job, although its not paid, and then close at paid job that is definitely NOT my dream job) so I probably won't make this as good of a story as it could be, but basically the woman that interviewed me said she could tell I was a geek about emergency preparedness when she read my resume and the interview apparently confirmed it, and I was hired.
And you know what, I am not the least bit offended about being called a geek for a few reasons:
1) Geeks research before an interview and know the ins and outs of an organization better than the organization's own employees.
2) Geeks already have ideas to move the organization forward and present those in the interview.
3) Geeks get the job.
4) Geeks won't go without the lovely and delicious Tortilla Soup in the case of an emergency because we secretly stockpile.
And, to be honest (as I always am). . . I would have probably laid down and died for this position if that's what it would have taken. Although I don't know that I would have been much of an asset then.
6/365
Day 6: Friday, August 14, 2009
I Spy, With My Little Eye. . . Someone in BIG Trouble
August 14, 2009
My neighborhood is typically very peaceful. The police presence on weekends is definitely noticed, but also appreciated with the number of bars in close proximity and we are no strangers to frequent traffic stops along this road, as it is a pretty busy one. I am pretty sure this is another routine stop, but they should check the trunk for a pink and purple bike, just in case.
Taken from my bedroom window.
I Spy, With My Little Eye. . . Someone in BIG TroubleAugust 14, 2009
My neighborhood is typically very peaceful. The police presence on weekends is definitely noticed, but also appreciated with the number of bars in close proximity and we are no strangers to frequent traffic stops along this road, as it is a pretty busy one. I am pretty sure this is another routine stop, but they should check the trunk for a pink and purple bike, just in case.
Taken from my bedroom window.
5/365
Yeah, I told you I wouldn't get around to posting them each day.
Day 5: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gnissapsert On
August 13, 2009
Day 5: Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gnissapsert OnAugust 13, 2009
Posting one every day, they can't all be good. Sorry.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
3/365
Day 3: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Double Shot
August 11, 2009
Double ShotAugust 11, 2009
One cannot really support preventative health without supporting vaccination, although I tried. In the end, if there is a vaccine that can prevent serious illness, not taking advantage of it is not really doing my own part to protect my health. So I let a stranger stick me twice today, leaving my arms fairly out of commission for most of the morning.
2/365
Day 2: Monday, August 10, 2009
Today's photo is brought to you by the part of every Mugwump that does not think things out beforehand and finds herself in minor pickles, set up for failure. Little failure, but still failure.
Dishonorable Discharge
August 10, 2009
Yep. It's the battery charger, because I goofed and went to grab my camera for its first day "out" during 365 and both of my camera batteries were dead. Way to be prepared, you preparedness guru, you. I goofed. But, I figure the project is not about finding the most amazing lighting or the most interesting subject matter. Sometimes it might be about doin' what you gotta do. So, by the time I had one charged, I had not had access to my camera for all the interesting parts of my day. Yeah, well, voila. . . here's number 2. Tomorrow will be better, promises.
Today's photo is brought to you by the part of every Mugwump that does not think things out beforehand and finds herself in minor pickles, set up for failure. Little failure, but still failure.
Dishonorable DischargeAugust 10, 2009
Yep. It's the battery charger, because I goofed and went to grab my camera for its first day "out" during 365 and both of my camera batteries were dead. Way to be prepared, you preparedness guru, you. I goofed. But, I figure the project is not about finding the most amazing lighting or the most interesting subject matter. Sometimes it might be about doin' what you gotta do. So, by the time I had one charged, I had not had access to my camera for all the interesting parts of my day. Yeah, well, voila. . . here's number 2. Tomorrow will be better, promises.
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