Friday Is Good

Posted by: elraymundo at 8:23 am on Friday, March 9, 2007
From: Great Falls, Virginia
Filed under: Random, Lotus Blossom, Travel, American Idol, Argentina

I finished the photo album for the Misiones Rainforest chunk of our trip to Argentina. Take a look here, and let me know what you think.

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So they sent Antonella “The Body” Barba home last night on American Idol. It was time. But I’ll sure miss the black miniskirts and thigh-high leather jackboots. Daddy says, “yum!” Can I have an amen? TESTIFY!

As a follow-up, La Raymunda and I were shocked that Haley went through and Sabrina went home. Sabrina could belch with more conviction and talent than Haley can sing on her best day. Beats me, dunno what happened there.

And we get at least one more week of Sanjaya, who staved off elimination for one more week when Sundance was sent home after he cold-bloodedly murdered Pearl Jam’s “Jeremy”. La Raymunda disagreed with sending Jared What’s-his-nose home but I didn’t agree. He’s a 2007 version of Pat Boone, although an African-American one, which I’ll admit is a bit odd if you know Pat Boone’s history of ripping off black musicians, and he can’t sing and he wouldn’t have been long for the world anyway, so why postpone the inevitable? Chop chop!

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I started a running regimen because I fatted out of my clothes after we got back from Antarctica and I figured I was going to keep battling this unless I dedicated myself to some sort of regular exercise. But this is me, so I didn’t go the sane, normal route and ease into running; I decided I’d train for a marathon - which is amusing to me because I loathe running. Hate it. Hate it hate it hate it. Would rather pierce my own tongue with burning barbed wire than run. Or roll around naked in a pit of broken glass and rubbing alcohol while wrestling giant man-eating vipers and listening to the Dave Mathews Band.

But I’ve been running.

This Saturday I’ll finish Week 3 of my Marathon for Newbies program. I’ve run 38 miles total so far, and today is a rest day, which is why Friday is good. Saturday I’ll run five (down from seven last Saturday) but it will bump up to nine the following Saturday. In between Saturdays I run Tuesday - Thursday. Monday and Fridays are rest days. Today is Friday. So no running. But I believe I mentioned that. But it pleases me, so I’ll say it a third time. No running today!


5 Comments »

Comment by Elgordonck

03.9.07 @ 12:19 pm

Is it me … or does that red and black butterfly have a huge lippiercing?

Comment by elraymundo

03.9.07 @ 1:05 pm

That’s the only piercing you can actually see. The others are of the Christina Aguilera type.

Comment by Lisa Raymond

03.9.07 @ 2:24 pm

I’m sorry- did I understand you right? You ran 7 miles last week? And you are running 5 MILES tomorrow? Did the world end and I missed it? Something is very wrong with the universe.
Lisa

Comment by El Raymundo

03.9.07 @ 3:23 pm

Si. Es verdad. And in two Saturdays I have to run nine miles on that day alone. Ugh!

Comment by Tamsen

03.15.07 @ 2:55 pm

I find it interesting that you choose to go to incredible places, enjoy amazing experiences, people, foods and sights and then, on the other hand, choose to punish the hell out of yourself for no good or apparent reason.

**cough**sadomasochist**cough**

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