Admirer?

It's that time of year again, when 5 lean creatures are leashed to a sled/cart and race through the streets of New York trying to avoid flying eggs, bananas, corn and mayonnaise while completing obstacle courses and looking team spirited. Last year we raced as a dodgeball team, but this year I'm not planning on racing. I did just find out about it and I decided to check out their forums. The "personals" section had an interesting post, there were two girls on our kickball team and there may have been other kickball teams, but I thought this post was entertaining anyways.


Attn: Girl from Kickball team

Post by timo more smiles » Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:02 pm
I hope your team is racing again this year. Or, to say it more specifically, I hope you race again this year.

Last year we talked briefly (I offered you a swig of whiskey, you politely declined). As stupid as it sounds, I've been thinking about that moment since.

Maybe this year, I can be more prepared to offer you a drink of your choosing. Without being too presumptuous, I'd say I bet you're a hot chocolate kind of lady. And without being too smug, I'd say I make a mean hot chocolate. From scratch. I buy a block of semi-sweet and grate it in to gently boiling milk (with a small pad of butter--don't tell anyone, it's my secret ingredient!). Then I add sugar, a little bit of maple syrup (the other secret ingredient--I'm just giving away the farm here!!), and a few dashes of nutmeg.

Mmmm. It sure is good!!

Maybe I'll make some today and sit by the window, sipping my hot chocolate as I watch the snow fall. Doesn't that sound romantic?

I tell you all of this in the hopes that, if you were on the fence about whether or not to do the race this year, I can help convince you that it's a good idea.

My team is going to be dressed as Fruit of the Loom this year. I'm not sure which fruit I'll be, but I'll let you know when I do!!

Strange Things Happen Here

You've probably heard by now that a commercial airplane landed in the Hudson River pretty close to where I live. Probably less than a few miles away. Anyway, just a tip for all you who fly to and from anywhere. I read the reports of flight attendants who told passengers "head down, brace for impact." In one of the best classes I ever took in college, forensic anthropology, the instructor told us that the diagram they show of people hunched over braced for impact is not the best position to be in. She said the best thing to do is to pull your knees up to your chest and cover your head with your arms with one thumb in your mouth. This is because if you lean all the way over, more likely than not the seat in front of you will jam your skull down onto your spine and kill you instantly. The thumb part is so that you'll protect a fingerprint and it will make you easier to identify your remains afterward. She was just being pragmatic since she puts a lot of time into trying to ID people's bones after plane crashes. So now you know what to do just in case.

Body Check

My new computer has a camera built in. So I get to do goofy things like playing with perspective and the objects on the wall. This also gives my fans a chance to see what my face looks like these days. Since I've heard that inquiring minds want to know.
School is starting soon. I'm still finishing up the last class towards my certificate in web design. I'll have all kinds of credentials soon. Maybe even enough to have a CV. I'll race Scott to see who can be the most academic.
In other news, an old man fell on me today. I was standing on the train, minding my own business this morning when I hear an asian sounding voice querulously say HONEY!? Then wham. Adrienne gets body slammed by some old Asian guy. I think I broke his fall quite nicely actually. Who knows what would have happened if he'd hit the floor or some other part of the train. Poor guy, someone gave up their seat for him and the train people came and ran the train express to the end of the line. I'm sure it was just too hot or something like that because he seemed pale, but otherwise ok afterwards. I'm fine too. It's a little too early in the year to be adding scars.

Shiny New Year

So I'm starting the shiny new year off with a shiny NEW COMPUTER! I also have some shiny new skin on my face. A stranger probably wouldn't recognize me if they met me last week. My 13" macbook is doing well for me so far. Got the wireless hooked up and everything. Now I just need to get all my files transferred which will take some time. But hey, at least I still have them all, and my health. Oh yeah, we'll also start off the new year with a newly shiny car. Ours was sitting innocently parked on the street when some vehicle thought it would be good to crash into it, so now it's being repaired and the guy even said he'd use the extra paint to patch up the little dings so it will be shiny all around. Maybe I'll start seeing shiny happy people skipping through the streets holding hands. Or maybe I'll just see REM. Who knows what the new year holds aside from school work and hopefully a little play.