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.
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - May 06, 2017 9:33:49 am PDT #10973 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jesse - May 06, 2017 9:45:44 am PDT #10974 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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!)
Jesse - May 06, 2017 11:00:48 am PDT #10975 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, I got two fascinators in the mail, and am very excited about them!
msbelle - May 06, 2017 12:30:00 pm PDT #10976 of 30002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
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.
Steph L. - May 06, 2017 12:52:09 pm PDT #10977 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Also, I got two fascinators in the mail, and am very excited about them!
Just in time for the Derby!
Steph L. - May 06, 2017 12:59:07 pm PDT #10978 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
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.
Jesse - May 06, 2017 1:03:11 pm PDT #10979 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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!
Calli - May 06, 2017 1:14:26 pm PDT #10980 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
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.
Laura - May 06, 2017 1:39:30 pm PDT #10981 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
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.
sumi - May 06, 2017 1:48:00 pm PDT #10982 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Teppy - that is so exciting!! Go you!
Jesse: perfect Derby wear. Except that conditions at Churchill are so unpredictable that I bet there are lots of ruined hats there this year.
Sadly, Badminton didn't live stream xc due to technical difficulties and I can't afford an FEI subscription for my full day of watching horse sports devolved to half a day (5:30 am - 11 ish) of listening to Badminton radio and the rest of the day devoted to Churchill Downs.
Exciting news: NBCSN is going to broadcast Royal Ascot this year! Think of the HATS on our USAian tvs!