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[walking] Rain, rain, go the f*** away!
Thirty-seven days until the Avon Walk.
Because of my insane schedule over the next month-plus, I was counting on this coming (Easter) weekend to get to do my "back-to-back" training walk. ( scheduling and weather rant continues ) -
Walking update
It was a good morning... a little chilly, but good nonetheless ( Read more... ) -
An open letter to Rock The Vote
To: marketing@rockthevote.com ( Read more... ) -
It keeps going... and going...
Have I mentioned how much I love you guys yet?
As of 11:30 this morning (~31 hours after my initial request), I have had EIGHTEEN confirmed (i.e., "electronic") donations, 2 emails telling me that checks are on the way, and a number of "not yet but real soon now" emails ( Read more... ) -
Breast Cancer in the news (link sausage)
Amazing gallery of the some of the more public faces of breast cancer (CNN)
Melissa Ethridge & others talk about current state of research and treatments (CNN)
Driving the point home that women aren't the only victims (CNN)
Lynn Redgrave talks about her survival (CNN)
Progress on cancer vaccines (USA Today)
Breast Cancer Treatment Reduces Risk ( Read more... ) -
I'm in awe of my friends
In the wee hours of this morning (just over 13 hours ago), I requested $10 apiece from the members of my flist who were able to donate to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, but who had not yet done so.
( Guilty Feelings ) -
Getting closer to a goal (Avon Walk fundraising progress)
There are 188 people who list me as an LJ friend.
A couple of them are "extra" accounts, so I'll round down to 180.
(Ten) (Fourteen) (Eighteen) TWENTY of them have already donated (in several cases, I know it's more than they could afford ( Read more... ) -
skip=250 and trimming time
This is ridiculous.
There are 188 people on my flist. Check out the cool collage a few posts back to see them all.
The problem is that I don't tend to spend much time on the 'puter over the weekend (or when work is actually busy, during the day at work!). Not fewer than 10 times this year (yes folks, just ~6 weeks), I've gone back over 200 posts ( Read more... ) -
Since everyone's posting nummy recipes (cheese salad, spicy garlic shrimp, & mulled peaches)
These come from various sources. All are nummy, though if you plan to eat all three recipes for one meal, I make no guarantees as to your ability to walk (nor even move) afterwards.
( Appetizer ) -
Still fighting against breast cancer - Feb update/reminder/thanks
[reposted by multiple request (with updates)]
As many of you know, in 2004 I trained and I raised funds so that I could take part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
( Why am I walking? )