RTT: Sixth, Scary Nun and Gifting

 

Is it Tuesday already? Really? All is a bluuuuuuuuuuur.

 

Sunday was Jude's very first cross country meet. It's the first time his school has even had a cross country team, and they pretty much threw it together at the last minute - only two weeks of training. But guess what?

Sixth Place! And fakey grin.

 

That boy came in 6th Place! Out of a field of close to 100 3rd and 4th grade boys. He was so pleased with himself! I think he's finally found his sport. You know, back during track season, I kept nagging him that he should be running long distances, but he kept saying "Noooooo, Mom, I'm a SPRINTER. Long distances are too HARD." Well now maybe he will remember to listen to his mother, because he ran that 1/2 mile race and was barely winded. And they were running close to 2 miles in practice. He has another meet next month, and I'm thinking that with more training, he can definitely set a new personal best. Go Jude!

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Okay, I have found two new tv shows that I'm loving. The first is Nashville...

 

Guilty pleasure

 

...which is a little soap opera, but a lot of fun. I love Connie Britton, and the music is terrific. And it's nice to watch a show with actual grown-ups on it.

And now for something completely different: American Horror Story Asylum...

 

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!

 

OMG! SO effing scary! Totally freaky! And I'm such a whackjob that last week I watched it by myself, late at night...in the dark. HA! Jessica Lange plays a crazy, masochistic nun - sort of a cross between Meryl Streep in Doubt and Laurence Olivier in Marathon Man. She's terrific, and clearly having a blast!

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Just in time for Halloween...

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I'm getting a little stressed out about my big 5K to End Epilepsy on Sunday. Read about it and click to donate HERE. I was doing SO well, and then I got sick with that rotten cough/cold thing and it really set me back. I had to stop running for a couple of weeks. Now I'm back to it, but not back to where I was. Yesterday I ran 2 miles at a pretty decent speed - about 9 minutes a mile, which is super fast for me, so maybe I'm closer than I fear. And somebody told me the other day that as long as you've run half of your race distance in training, the excitement of race day will carry you through the rest of your distance. I think my race day strategy will be to accidentally/on purpose get caught back in the pack, so I have to go very slowly. Then afterward, I can say "Well, I'd have been much faster if I hadn't gotten stuck caught in the pack." That should work don't you think? Anybody have any advice?

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Cute cat photo du jour.

 

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This website fascinates me - Wantful. It's a gift-giving site, which allows you to select 16 products and allow the person you give the gift to to choose which thing they want. They will print a little booklet with each of your chosen items in it, and send it to the gift recipient.

 

I want one!

You can choose a gift price (from $30 to $500) and from various categories (accessories, jewelry, entertaining, outdoors, beauty, art+decor). Or you can use their little recommendations thingy, which I think is kind of silly, but definitely fun to poke around on. Their products are pretty lovely, and high-quality. I desperately want somebody to give me one of these little booklets!

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Alrighty then. Have a lovely Tuesday. Go visit Stacy.

Comments

[Elizabeth Aquino]

I am just so grateful that you're running for Team Sophie and that you've raised so much money for our team! The fact that you're going to RUN at all is a magnificent, impressive feat! I have a tee-shirt for you, by the way --

[Shelby]

Is it just me, or is it still Monday, even on the West coast?

[Stacy Uncorked]

WooHoo! Way to go Jude!!

I am LOVING Nashville, too! I'm hoping it sticks around for a while - as guilty pleasures go, it's one of the better ones. ;)

You are going to ROCK the 5K - after all, Jude takes after you, right? ;)

That multitasking kitty totally cracked me up!

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[VandyJ]

Go Jude. Awesome that he has found his sport.
Turbo continues to strive for the side breathing with his swimming. As soon as he masters that, I fear we are headed to swim practices and meets ourselves.

[Jan's Sushi Bar]

6th place out of nearly 100 boys? Way to GO, Jude! I'm with Stacy, too - I think you're going to do just fine this Sunday.

[Arnebya]

Well dang. Sixth place out of a hundred? Good for him. I suspect you're both faster than you give yourselves credit for.

The multitasking cat made me laugh. Wantful makes me want and, well, TV. I'm just not into it lately, for anything really. I've even gone through the DVR and deleted things that I set up because I know if I'm truly honest I have no desire to watch them. Meh. I'm more intrigued by why it looks like she's stepping on poor Hayden in the Nashville pic and why Hayden's hands look impossibly small. Yes, I'm a weirdo. Your point?

[Claire]

Advice for the running? I'd say yes, stick to the middle of the pack because if you're too close to the front, sometimes you go faster to keep up and get winded. You can't always count on race day adrenaline either. Just keep a steady pace and think about finishing. :)

[Michele]

You are running for epilepsy? That is so awesome. My son (Dr. Boy) has epilepsy. do you know that next month is Epilepsy Awareness month? I'll be clicking on the link just after I grab my pocketbook.

[Andrea]

Hooray for Jude! And hooray for you with your event coming up. I envy the discipline. That one show looks too scary for me, but has me intrigued!

[Ginny Marie]

Oooh, I can watch Nashville after I get home from choir practice! I'm always too wound up to go to bed, anyway.

Tales from the Crisper...funny stuff!

My spin is up...I don't know how spooky it really is, but here you go:

http://www.lemondroppie.com/2012/10/lurking-in-the-tree/