last night's workout was gooooooooooooood! i met up with the flipi's and donovan went off to do his own thing (couldn't be caught dead in a class full of girls!) so jessica and i were left to our own devices till class started at 5:30. so i had us run through michele's core workout with the ball. i love that core workout. i need to enhance it though cause my abs are gettting stronger so i need something else to get that lovely after workout burn! anyway, so we headed to the class post core workout and it was PACKED! we'd set up our stuff before hand so we didn't have to fight the crowd for a space on the floor. it incorporated a step, hand weights, bar weight, and a mat. it was a mix of weights and cardio with a lot of squats thrown in for good measure. and today i am FEELing it!! every part of my body (except my toes and fingers) HURTS in a goooooooooood way!! i will be back to see beth next tues at 5:30 i guarantee it!
after workout, i headed straight to the gaffney's for tito's b-day dinner. hung out with tito david, tita rica, kuu, chris, and other fam members. we were chatting about tita's masectomy that was scheduled for this morning. all that needed to be done this week to get kuu where she needs to go and still get in hang out time. i'm very excited that they caught her at stage one and she'll be taken care of today! kuu, chris, and i are headed to the hospital to visit her in her recovery room this afternoon. it was good to spend some time with them.......it'd been too long! kuu, chris, and i played mario kart and sequece last night and i KILLED at sequence and managed not to drown at mario kart :0)
talked with trouble a bit last night and his hard drive took a dump and decided not to work anymore. so i've been helping him work through a solution and am going to see if i can fix it tomorrow night. he's gotten his enclosure and his external hard drive and now thinks that i am a genious - which i am :0) hopefully his hard drive isn't corrupted and he can save his pics. i wouldn't want to see him if it does turn out that it's all lost but luckily that won't be the case ..... i just know it!
well, i'm back to a call with MS and to get done with mattel so i can go to grab kuu and chris!
xoxo
~danban
1/30/08
1/29/08
regaining my flippers
so swim last night was AWESOME! i haven't actually swum in MONTHS and this was my official intro back into it. yes, i swam for a half an hour sat before carlsbad half but that was just back and forth with some pulling. this was an actual workout and i mostly kept up with bri. i was afraid i would've lost most of my speed since i've been out of swimming but i'm not that bad off surprisingly. it felt good to be back in the pool and i seriously wasn't aware that i'd missed it that much! oh and we did abs and surprisingly mine aren't as sore as i thought they woulda been. i even made it farther on the video than greg - HA! guess my fitness hasn't decreased that much since being "injured". which is phenomenal news considering that i'm going to be vamping up the training for VINEMAN BABY!!!! yes, i realize that i'm only on the waiting list but i heard that last year everyone on the waiting list got an entry so i'm training like i'm going to be at that start line (cause i will)!! i will conquer this race this year for myself and for timmy. it's my vineman year!
i've decided that mondays are hero days and luckily brian is ok with that. so we swam at his pool (which was comical because we ran into each other a few times) and then cooked dinner and watched heroes. i love that show! so addicting!! i was a bit hyper last night so i feel bad that i think i freaked out ryan m who dropped by for a few minutes to talk to bri about their trip to tahoe (don't get me started i wish i could go). he was probably thinking - great i have to spend a week in a condo with this psycho! hahahahaha!! next year will be my year of more trips and snowboarding!
i'm looking forward to tonight cause it's my night with the flipi's! they're such an awesome couple :0)
lata!
~danban
some good advice i received today from tristan that i wanted to pass along:
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are NOT as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance. Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
--Mary Theresa Schmich
i've decided that mondays are hero days and luckily brian is ok with that. so we swam at his pool (which was comical because we ran into each other a few times) and then cooked dinner and watched heroes. i love that show! so addicting!! i was a bit hyper last night so i feel bad that i think i freaked out ryan m who dropped by for a few minutes to talk to bri about their trip to tahoe (don't get me started i wish i could go). he was probably thinking - great i have to spend a week in a condo with this psycho! hahahahaha!! next year will be my year of more trips and snowboarding!
i'm looking forward to tonight cause it's my night with the flipi's! they're such an awesome couple :0)
lata!
~danban
some good advice i received today from tristan that i wanted to pass along:
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be IT.
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience.
I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.
You are NOT as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary.
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself, either. Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.
Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance. Even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen.
--Mary Theresa Schmich
1/28/08
weekend update by danban
the non-government/non-avery team FINALLY had our post-holiday happy hour! i was slightly disappointed that more people didn't show but we had a great little crew to hang with for a few hours on friday. mark actually made it to a happy hour and even joe and michelle dropped by which was awesome of them. lj and i had some gooooood conversations while the others were slowly dropping by. loverly happy hour/dinner then i turned into an old lady and went home and to sleep so i could be ready to drag myself out of bed at 6:30 on saturday morning.
apparently my legs were NOT ready for saturday and i was seriously feeling their exhaustion on the run portion of our workout. we did the carlsbad brick where we ride 5 miles and run 1.5 miles and repeat. so i did three loops of the workout and by the third run my legs had finally given into the fact that i was NOT stopping!! the ride was a little different than our usual route cause coach trent (my favorite coach) decided to spice it up with a nice "little" hill. which means we had a nasty little hill to climb on each circuit. and there were two bike circuits per complete cycle. it was really fun though to work out with jessica cause i'd push her on the cycle (yes, that is my strength with my beautiful Guru) and she'd push me on the run. she and donivan are SO much fun to train with! i'm excited that they're going to start working out with me on tues and thurs.
helping out with third weekend turned out to be a LOT more work than i'd bargained for and a lot more exhausting than i imagined. it was GREAT to see team #18 kickin ass and having a great time!! i loved spending saturday evening and sunday afternoon with them. and as much as i complain about all the shopping, prep work, etc i did have a good time putting their meals together.
saturday night was awesome too cause i got to catch up with katie b and hang with brian. they were kind enough to wait for me at otb even though they were starving and i have to admit, so was i. so i had bri order me a beer and by the time i got there, it was just being delivered! we ate, chatted, and just generally caught up on life. i hadn't seen katie b in FAR too long so it was great to spend some time catching up. then bri and i went to hang at his place and watched the first season of heroes until 1:30 - that show is ADDICTING!! so, we now have to make it through the entire first season and i want to see the second too! that's the only problem with watching shows like that on dvd is that it's so easy to talk yourself into just one more and four hours later wonder why you're still sitting on the couch!!
I am posting this for all my girls out there who sometimes forget all these wonderful things about themselves as I know that I sometimes forget and it's nice to have a reminder!
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN, IT IS THAT THEY SOMETIMES FORGET THEIR WORTH .
apparently my legs were NOT ready for saturday and i was seriously feeling their exhaustion on the run portion of our workout. we did the carlsbad brick where we ride 5 miles and run 1.5 miles and repeat. so i did three loops of the workout and by the third run my legs had finally given into the fact that i was NOT stopping!! the ride was a little different than our usual route cause coach trent (my favorite coach) decided to spice it up with a nice "little" hill. which means we had a nasty little hill to climb on each circuit. and there were two bike circuits per complete cycle. it was really fun though to work out with jessica cause i'd push her on the cycle (yes, that is my strength with my beautiful Guru) and she'd push me on the run. she and donivan are SO much fun to train with! i'm excited that they're going to start working out with me on tues and thurs.
helping out with third weekend turned out to be a LOT more work than i'd bargained for and a lot more exhausting than i imagined. it was GREAT to see team #18 kickin ass and having a great time!! i loved spending saturday evening and sunday afternoon with them. and as much as i complain about all the shopping, prep work, etc i did have a good time putting their meals together.
saturday night was awesome too cause i got to catch up with katie b and hang with brian. they were kind enough to wait for me at otb even though they were starving and i have to admit, so was i. so i had bri order me a beer and by the time i got there, it was just being delivered! we ate, chatted, and just generally caught up on life. i hadn't seen katie b in FAR too long so it was great to spend some time catching up. then bri and i went to hang at his place and watched the first season of heroes until 1:30 - that show is ADDICTING!! so, we now have to make it through the entire first season and i want to see the second too! that's the only problem with watching shows like that on dvd is that it's so easy to talk yourself into just one more and four hours later wonder why you're still sitting on the couch!!
I am posting this for all my girls out there who sometimes forget all these wonderful things about themselves as I know that I sometimes forget and it's nice to have a reminder!
Women have strengths that are truly amazing.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take 'no' for an answer when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member, yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have the compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
Women have vital things to say and everything to give.
HOWEVER, IF THERE IS ONE FLAW IN WOMEN, IT IS THAT THEY SOMETIMES FORGET THEIR WORTH .
1/25/08
when it rains........
ok so i'm really fed up with my client.......they absolutely will not commit to their installation. we've been very lenient with them and yet they push and push for more and more of our time and changes and and and and it's getting ANNOYING!!!! our email server was down yesterday so today i got FLOODED with requests and changes because we finally told them that today is the absolute last day to get in requests before our installation configuration is complete. well we had a meeting with them today and they're wanting more and more and time and time. GAAAHHHH!!! I'm ready to do the installation and be done with them already!! I'm excited it's the weekend and I don't have to deal with them til Mon..... :0)
OK so VERY excited about the fact that the carlsbad half pics are up!! just go to the site and enter my bib number 3113 or Dad's bib number 3112 and see our glorious pics!! (http://www.brightroom.com/go.asp?28904923
hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
~danban
OK so VERY excited about the fact that the carlsbad half pics are up!! just go to the site and enter my bib number 3113 or Dad's bib number 3112 and see our glorious pics!! (http://www.brightroom.com/go.asp?28904923
hope you have a wonderful and relaxing weekend!
~danban
1/24/08
how bizarre
ok so had the most bizarre dream last night. i drempt that i was in an orchestra and playing an oboe again. the thing about it is that i HATED playing the oboe during band and so badly wanted to be part of percussion. and during marching band (YES, another reminder that i was and am a dork!) loved being a bass drum. anyway, so there i was sitting in the orchestra with the oldest reed ever and thought to myself.....wow, i really kinda want to play today. so i go rushing around to try to find a reed that actually does work (cause the one i had on my oboe didn't at all and i was just pretending to play). as i'm rushing around, i find this kitten and somehow decide i have to take care of it. my mom shows up in a bmw (no clue where that came from) and she's jetting me around to find kitten supplies and a reed and i'm freaking out that i'm going to be late for the performance - which has somehow transformed into a performance for the army!!!! anyway, so i find a reed and i'm carrying the kitten around in a bag (again i don't know why) and i couldn't find where i was supposed to go for the concert and am again freaking out. i finally find the place, realize it's dumb for me to be taking the kitten with me and don't know why i didn't leave it with mom and begin to freak out that the kitten will start to meow and make noise and ruin the concert! then i woke up.........VERY bizarre! not sure why i shared but there ya go!
the day has been interesting and i'm already ready for it to be over. i ended up slacking last night and had a few beers and a chicken sandwich instead of working out in the rain. so to make up, i have to push myself the rest of the week and the weekend (since it'll probably be raining throughout the weekend workouts with TEAM). so, tonight i'm headed to dinner with chris and cathryn and then off to the gym. guessing chris wanted an early dinner since he probably has to work and forgot. have to do some running around (party city, target, costco) for third weekend since i volunteered to make sure everything is perfect for the dinner and picnic. it's fun but i have to learn to start saying NO occasionally and realize that i do have limitations to my time as much as i'd love to be involved with everything and help everyone else out. i have got to start setting limitations to what i agree to with my time. me time is important!!
i'm starting to worry that my challenge with trouble isn't going as well on my side as it is his (cause i'm a slacker). two months for as drastic a change as i'd set up in my head now seems a little ridiculous. i'm gonna keep on working out and training and we'll see how that ends up. he's still in training and wentworth is still missing in action.
well, i'm ready to leave and head to sushi......i just wish work would go by more quickly.
~danban
the day has been interesting and i'm already ready for it to be over. i ended up slacking last night and had a few beers and a chicken sandwich instead of working out in the rain. so to make up, i have to push myself the rest of the week and the weekend (since it'll probably be raining throughout the weekend workouts with TEAM). so, tonight i'm headed to dinner with chris and cathryn and then off to the gym. guessing chris wanted an early dinner since he probably has to work and forgot. have to do some running around (party city, target, costco) for third weekend since i volunteered to make sure everything is perfect for the dinner and picnic. it's fun but i have to learn to start saying NO occasionally and realize that i do have limitations to my time as much as i'd love to be involved with everything and help everyone else out. i have got to start setting limitations to what i agree to with my time. me time is important!!
i'm starting to worry that my challenge with trouble isn't going as well on my side as it is his (cause i'm a slacker). two months for as drastic a change as i'd set up in my head now seems a little ridiculous. i'm gonna keep on working out and training and we'll see how that ends up. he's still in training and wentworth is still missing in action.
well, i'm ready to leave and head to sushi......i just wish work would go by more quickly.
~danban
1/23/08
who i have in my life
last night i went and did my core exercises and a half hour on the elipse machine to get my legs working again from carlsbad half. all in all a decent workout. tonight: spin for an hourish and then swim for an hourish! i'm really looking forward to spin and swim tonight since i haven't been able to make it to many swim practices (yes, i'm a HORRIBLE mentor this season).
my stupid job is just so unpredictable! ok so my job isn't stupid and i actually like what i do but it IS unpredictable! my current client (mattel) hasn't been able to give me a definite date that they will give their signoff for my configuration nor have they settled on a date for me to actually do the install in el segundo. so, they keep changing dates on me and i keep going up there for meetings for absolutely no purpose and they keep changing their minds about views, field definitions, etc. VERY frustrating!!
anyway, so i brought my bike in today and it's like show and tell in the office! very amusing if i do say so......some have asked questions, some have picked it up, others just walk in and look at it and walk away.....you'd think these people had never seen a bike before!! i must admit though that it is a GORGEOUS piece of work :0)
long story short, i ended up going to dinner with my friend paula last night. haven't gotten a chance to really hang out with her in MONTHS so it was great to catch up. we talked over relationships, friendships, updates on things going on in life, joked around, etc, etc, etc and it was awesome! i've really missed my conversations with her. and i'm very glad that we did make the time to catch up. and i do hope that we'll make more time in the future.
it kept reminding me of a fwd that i received not too long ago from someone and that i did pass along. here's how it went: God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. and i thought to myself about the people in my life that i have let go and those that i haven't. there are some that i don't talk to often but remain close to (kavi, becky, winkle, katie, sarah, and i could go on) and those that i talk with often and are absolutely blessed to have in my life (michele, brian, sandra, ryan, and i could go on) and there are those and i don't talk to often that i miss and that i'm ecstatic when i do get the chance to catch up(paula, diane, jess, paul, buddy, megs, katie b, alana, and i could go on). so, if you are reading this, then i'm thrilled and blessed to have YOU in my life. i love you all!
~danban
my stupid job is just so unpredictable! ok so my job isn't stupid and i actually like what i do but it IS unpredictable! my current client (mattel) hasn't been able to give me a definite date that they will give their signoff for my configuration nor have they settled on a date for me to actually do the install in el segundo. so, they keep changing dates on me and i keep going up there for meetings for absolutely no purpose and they keep changing their minds about views, field definitions, etc. VERY frustrating!!
anyway, so i brought my bike in today and it's like show and tell in the office! very amusing if i do say so......some have asked questions, some have picked it up, others just walk in and look at it and walk away.....you'd think these people had never seen a bike before!! i must admit though that it is a GORGEOUS piece of work :0)
long story short, i ended up going to dinner with my friend paula last night. haven't gotten a chance to really hang out with her in MONTHS so it was great to catch up. we talked over relationships, friendships, updates on things going on in life, joked around, etc, etc, etc and it was awesome! i've really missed my conversations with her. and i'm very glad that we did make the time to catch up. and i do hope that we'll make more time in the future.
it kept reminding me of a fwd that i received not too long ago from someone and that i did pass along. here's how it went: God determines who walks into your life....it's up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go. and i thought to myself about the people in my life that i have let go and those that i haven't. there are some that i don't talk to often but remain close to (kavi, becky, winkle, katie, sarah, and i could go on) and those that i talk with often and are absolutely blessed to have in my life (michele, brian, sandra, ryan, and i could go on) and there are those and i don't talk to often that i miss and that i'm ecstatic when i do get the chance to catch up(paula, diane, jess, paul, buddy, megs, katie b, alana, and i could go on). so, if you are reading this, then i'm thrilled and blessed to have YOU in my life. i love you all!
~danban
1/22/08
sushi on a monday
so last night i introduced dad into the wonderful world of sdri......unfortunately no pauli-wog just yet. i didn't know it was his day off .... DOH! so dad is officially a brooks guy now (brooks kick ass) and actually let a stranger touch his feet (which is ridiculously rare cause he's got VERY sensitive feet and let's no one go near them)!! he's been running in a pair of aasics for FAR too long and his right foot hurts him after 8 miles......definitely time to get a good pair of shoes!
headed to ichiban on the rocks (love their spicy something something roll with jalapeños) and dad actually ate three whole pieces of sushi! he is by no means adventurous with food so we were all surprised. we even got him to drink some unfiltered saki!! it was awesome to hang with dad, bry, and nicole for dinner. wish that buddy and paul coulda made it but i'm sure i'll be having some sushi with them soon enough (or at least a girl can hope)!!
so the running joke in the fam is about how jen hates shopping and always gets stuck standing by the door holding people's crap. so we decided to take some random crap from bry's house and send it to her!! we sent her a note that said something like "please go stand by your door and hold our crap!" we put together a toilet seat cover, a vhs workout tape, a candle with no wick, and some other oddities. i can't wait to get a call when she gets the package :0)
well, the office is just starting to hustle and bustle so i'd better actually start doing SOMETHING productive!
~danban
headed to ichiban on the rocks (love their spicy something something roll with jalapeños) and dad actually ate three whole pieces of sushi! he is by no means adventurous with food so we were all surprised. we even got him to drink some unfiltered saki!! it was awesome to hang with dad, bry, and nicole for dinner. wish that buddy and paul coulda made it but i'm sure i'll be having some sushi with them soon enough (or at least a girl can hope)!!
so the running joke in the fam is about how jen hates shopping and always gets stuck standing by the door holding people's crap. so we decided to take some random crap from bry's house and send it to her!! we sent her a note that said something like "please go stand by your door and hold our crap!" we put together a toilet seat cover, a vhs workout tape, a candle with no wick, and some other oddities. i can't wait to get a call when she gets the package :0)
well, the office is just starting to hustle and bustle so i'd better actually start doing SOMETHING productive!
~danban
1/21/08
carlsbad half and the weekend
dad and i ran the carlsbad half yesterday and i must say i am quite surprised by how quickly i was able to run it considering i hadn't been able to train! we ran it in 2:23 which is faster than we ran it in 2006. my 2006 carlsbad half was my first and to date the longest time for a half. the first couple of miles REALLY sucked cause i was cold, my legs were cold, and you start on some interesting inclines. during the second through 9th miles i kept a steady pace with dad and was easily able to talk with him. around mile 10 i started hurtin! my right calf muscle started to cramp and i was just getting exhausted. we walked a minute up on hill and my stubbornness kept us running through the rest of the race after that hill (the one going up to tamarak). it was overall a great experience and i'm really glad dad came out to run it with me again this year. i hope that'll be a yearly father/daughter thing!! i will admit though that my legs were SORE last night til i took a hot bath and thoroughly stretched.
all in all, it's been great having dad and nicole (even lorinne) in town. we had a good time all hanging out last night watching the game and bbq'ing. lots of joking around and plenty of sarcasm. we are headed to dinner tonight after dad an i hit up sdri for some new shoes for him. he finally gets to meet pauli-wog who unnerved him on the phone!! here's the story on that one: dad went online and ordered a gift certificate for me and wanted it shipped to indy. paul called and asked him if he really wanted it shipped to me in cali and dad said no cause i was going to indy for christmas. to which paul replied, "she didn't tell me she was going to indy!!" that silenced dad!! hilarious! he never expected a call back from an online ordering nor to be told that the "salesman" didn't know i was going to indy for christmas!
anyway, i should probably get to work (although i'm waiting on an image to copy which will take a half an hour). so, i'll just pretend to work!!
~danban
all in all, it's been great having dad and nicole (even lorinne) in town. we had a good time all hanging out last night watching the game and bbq'ing. lots of joking around and plenty of sarcasm. we are headed to dinner tonight after dad an i hit up sdri for some new shoes for him. he finally gets to meet pauli-wog who unnerved him on the phone!! here's the story on that one: dad went online and ordered a gift certificate for me and wanted it shipped to indy. paul called and asked him if he really wanted it shipped to me in cali and dad said no cause i was going to indy for christmas. to which paul replied, "she didn't tell me she was going to indy!!" that silenced dad!! hilarious! he never expected a call back from an online ordering nor to be told that the "salesman" didn't know i was going to indy for christmas!
anyway, i should probably get to work (although i'm waiting on an image to copy which will take a half an hour). so, i'll just pretend to work!!
~danban
1/18/08
why are fridays always soooooooo long??
why does it always seem that fridays drag?? i've been working on mattel stuff - which continues to infuriatingly trickle in from them throughout the day even though they were supposed to be done with work at noon today. and of course i cannot possibly concentrate since it's friday and i can only think about leaving! i think that more companies should adopt mattel's theory of the half day on friday :0) i'd be a MUCH happier employee if i could leave by noon. so long story short, one hour has felt like 4 and i'm ready to leave!
so last night was good and chris did make it after all. this weekend should be good and i am excited to hang with pops and my youngest sis. sounds like i'll have 'em all to myself since my bro and sis-n-law have a wedding tomorrow night that i'd totally forgotten about.
a little nervous about the half marathon but i'm sure we'll make it through. sandra said that she may end up walk/running with us since she's not quite in shape for this one either! means we'll have to kick our asses to get in shape for la jolla (which is my fav half marathon!!)!
ok i'm starting to even bore myself so i'll just write more this weekend!!
~danban
so last night was good and chris did make it after all. this weekend should be good and i am excited to hang with pops and my youngest sis. sounds like i'll have 'em all to myself since my bro and sis-n-law have a wedding tomorrow night that i'd totally forgotten about.
a little nervous about the half marathon but i'm sure we'll make it through. sandra said that she may end up walk/running with us since she's not quite in shape for this one either! means we'll have to kick our asses to get in shape for la jolla (which is my fav half marathon!!)!
ok i'm starting to even bore myself so i'll just write more this weekend!!
~danban
1/17/08
ok i'm giving into the blogging world
well this is it - my FIRST blog! i know it's a little late in my training and probably in my online life to start up but who cares! so, i figure this is where i can rant, rave, ramble, and generally talk about all aspects of what makes danban so great! i'll probably put training stuff on here too for those tri geeks who are interested in how much i'm procrastinating :0)
not much to say today.....just ready for sushi at Tomiko and exhausted from a rough week. not as rough as last week but still a bit crazy. ready for the fam to get here on saturday and very excited to spend some more qt with my dad during the race in carlsbad on sunday. the race should be a mini-disaster seeing as how i have NOT been able to train while being injured and dad has been too busy to train. hopefully this 5/1 or 2/1 program will work out for us. i'm SURE you'll hear all about it when we're done and i am bored at work next week and decide to blog about it!!
anyway - it'll be good to see dee and ali and spend some more time with kim tonight at tomiko. i really hope that chris can make it cause i feel like i haven't hung out with him or kuu in forever! no matter what, i'm excited about this weekend and ready for this exhausting week to be over! i'm sure i'll say more tomorrow so for now.....good night!!
~danban
not much to say today.....just ready for sushi at Tomiko and exhausted from a rough week. not as rough as last week but still a bit crazy. ready for the fam to get here on saturday and very excited to spend some more qt with my dad during the race in carlsbad on sunday. the race should be a mini-disaster seeing as how i have NOT been able to train while being injured and dad has been too busy to train. hopefully this 5/1 or 2/1 program will work out for us. i'm SURE you'll hear all about it when we're done and i am bored at work next week and decide to blog about it!!
anyway - it'll be good to see dee and ali and spend some more time with kim tonight at tomiko. i really hope that chris can make it cause i feel like i haven't hung out with him or kuu in forever! no matter what, i'm excited about this weekend and ready for this exhausting week to be over! i'm sure i'll say more tomorrow so for now.....good night!!
~danban
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