I love this job at HH more and more each day. The shelter just struck a deal with a local cabbage company, and they have agreed to donate boatloads of coats for the homeless clients. This is a great precursor to the December season, especially given I'm currently undergoing training at another charity that donates toys and clothes, so I've slowly ( Read more... )

In hindsight, having that title-themed entry thing was poorly thought out when the Part I of my racing history was back in May. But no matter. The Columbus Marathon of 2011 has come and gone, and I have thankfully lived to see another day.

( long entry about my hip injury and all that )

While Sean went to work, Jeff and Alyssa and I went on a pre-race run through Bexley, Ohio - Sean and Jeff's hometown. Jeff's natural talent combined with Alyssa's hard work made it hard to keep up, but I stuck it out. As always, I figured that if I can take this pain, tomorrow's pain will be a little easier ( Read more... )

I haven’t written in a while - things have been a little busy. But the marathon is just two days away. I’ve made some great progress, but not quite what I wanted. As the weather starts to get cold, my hip starts to ache a bit more ( Read more... )

Last week, my long run was nine miles. This week, twelve ( Read more... )

There's a cliched job interview tactic many rely on, in which when asked what your greatest weakness is, you reply telling them something that can also be later explained to be your greatest strength. Today, I found this same comforting thought in my running ( Read more... )

VGC season is over, Gabby has gone back to Mount Holyoke, and my sleep schedule is so twisted from all my summer traveling that I think I should stay in one area for a little while. All of these lead to one thing: I should probably get back to training for that Columbus Marathon that I signed up for. You know, that one that's about a month and a ( Read more... )

I almost forgot! The Pokemon World Championships of 2011 were last weekend. Things have been really busy at HH, so I haven't had a chance to write ( Read more... )

Back when I was still rolling burritos for a living, Sammy the Shift Supervisor was pretty much my favorite of all supervisors. He won me over for his compassion for the work and the sympathy for the workers, but I also had a small guilty pleasure of listening to him speak ( Read more... )

My trip to Indianapolis was this past weekend. Coming with me for the long road trip were Nathan, Thomas and Gabby. Originally, we were going to fly out there, but Nathan requested we drove such that he could take some things from his childhood house home with him. Little did I know that the way back would amount to a car so full of belongings that ( Read more... )