Timelies all!

Went to my local comic book store to pick up my subscriptions, and to participate in Free Comic Book day. Tonight, Gary and I go to see Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2.

That sounds like a good day! I want to go take part in Free Comic Day but that would require getting dressed, so we'll just have to see how that goes.

I just spent $5 to ship a $10 item, but my cousin said she needed a Baby Groot, and her birthday is in two weeks, and her husband already makes a lot of fun of us, so the Funko Pop it was. (Rather than the life-size dancing one!)

Also, I got two fascinators in the mail, and am very excited about them!

All my winter clothes are finally out of my room. 9 things gotten rid of and two pairs of shoes gone.

Dishes washed.

Load of laundry in.

Also, I got two fascinators in the mail, and am very excited about them!

Just in time for the Derby!

I posted this on FB, but not here: today was the Flying Pig 5K, which I finished in 57 minutes! That's my best 5K time ever, and the first time I've finished a 5K in under an hour. I'm super proud. I cried just a little when I crossed the finish line and realized I was under an hour.

Because I am a nerd who is motivated not just by music but by the intersection of music and stories, I walked the first mile to songs from Hamilton, and crossed the finish line to the Captain America March (which is a pretty damn triumphant song to cross a finish line to).

However, I need new running shoes, and I realized that only a little bit ago, and it was too close to the race to break in new shoes. But since I wore my old running shoes, I got a GIANT blister on the ball of my right foot around the 2-mile mark. (I was at about 37 minutes there, but my foot started hurting so much from the blister that I thought I'd have to slow down so much that I wouldn't finish in under an hour, so I'm extra proud of my finish time.) Definitely have to get new shoes once that blister heals.

We also walked the 1-mile beer race last night, which was fun but also raining, windy as hell, and 45 degrees or less. RIDICULOUSLY cold. But fun! And the finisher's medal doubles as a bottle opener.

Just in time for the Derby!

Oh yeah! I (clearly) wasn't thinking about that -- they are for Commencement, where I will apparently get to stand somewhere and tell people where to go.

Congrats on the races!

W00t! Go Steph!

I met up with a friend for a Greek festival this afternoon. Then I did my grocery shopping and did some gardening. It's relatively cool here right now, which makes gardening a delight.

That is really awesome, Teppy! I am certainly not at that pace yet. I listen to music while exercising, but not during actual races. Too much going on, and I tend to socialize. Sweet medals! So sorry about the blisters. Tape! Tape! It is the only thing that ever saved me from blisters.