Saturday, October 31, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
09:50:46 | — | @TENroaches I do. i need to pay attention to if the iphone autocorrects things wrong. |
09:55:24 | — | I think I have 5 loads of laundry to do today. that's a lot. |
09:55:46 | — | I still have to go buy Halloween candy for tonight. |
11:24:04 | — | my calendar site is so outdated. 1.5 months behind. tomorrow i need to at least put one for nov 1. http://colleen.akwire.net/_clothes/ |
11:40:29 | — | i need to quit trying to wait for PB to eat breakfast. it gets to be lunch time. I'm getting lightheaded. |
12:50:18 | — | They didn't even fill my soup. http://twitpic.com/noxsf |
19:40:05 | — | I got my jeans muddy eairluer so I put on yoga pants. So it was like I passed out candy in my pjs. Muddy from moving the dirt in the yard. |
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Friday, October 30, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
18:08:03 | — | today was one of those days where i wanted to bang my head against my desk... repeatedly. |
19:26:18 | — | I'm ticketed. I just spent 22 minutes cleaning. |
20:26:45 | — | Watching the wvu game. |
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
20:37:46 | — | I have gone crazy. I watches espn while working out. |
20:48:55 | — | Yummy dinner. http://twitpic.com/ngfgs |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
12:34:56 | — | Just at a sandwich and an apple. So full. |
17:23:59 | — | @TENroaches I figured they aren't lucky anymore. |
22:54:50 | — | @mikecherepko I love that show. |
22:56:08 | — | Baseball |
23:31:04 | — | Good job phillies. Too bad for that error. |
23:38:20 | — | Baseball kept me up too late. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
11:31:03 | — | Last night I decided I couldn't hurt my alarm clock anymore so I hit it. I banged it off the desk. I hit it again. Today it worked. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Monday, October 26, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
20:53:51 | — | @mikecherepko I told someone this weekend how you write letters to heinz. I told a girl who works there. |
22:17:00 | — | me: a shower without exercising first is a wasted shower. PB then said something about me being nuts. this was a few weeks ago. |
23:26:34 | — | @TENroaches I probably should be put in a home. just not one where a lady chasing people yelling names. bird dog or something. |
23:37:51 | — | My alarm clock is broken. I'm not blaming @polahbea even though it worked when I left and it didn't work when I returned. |
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school info
(this is the email i sent my mom and dave but i'm a big slacker so i'm not revising it)
Initially I was going to apply to CMU and Pitt. I thought Westinghouse would pay Pitt prices.
Well initially I was applying to CMU with basically no intention of going there. I thought it was too expensive and not worth it
based on this weekend a degree from CMU is well worth it over other schools especially if you want to leave the Pittsburgh area or leave your current company. and if you if i plan to stay at westinghouse I probably won't be promoted at all so it wouldn't be worth it.
CMU stuff
the small class size was good to hear
actually hearing about how everyone isn't out for themselves but that people actually help everyone out
that they do things (lots of clubs and social events) and not just school
The professors that we met seem really intelligent.
The course load is really intense (which is really good for learning)
since they have minis you get a lot of courses in (course is half the length of a semester so 4 Minis instead of 2 semesters)
wide variety of choices
lots of different concentrations (can actually have multiple concentrations)
the bad part is that there are no merit scholarships for part time.
I was told by someone in the admissions office that the GMAT and GPA average scores are very similar for part time and full (which scares me because my GMAT is low. but the one lady from the admissions department said to call her this week and she will go over my specifics compared to averages and provide suggestions (like if I should retake the GMAT or if I should do the optional essay or what I should mention in the optional essay)
the average starting salary in 2009 of CMU MBA graduations was about 100,000 (a little higher). (the range was like 50,000-143,000… I have these numbers written down but I'm going by memory) the median was 100,000 exactly. and that's lower than previous years due to the economy. plus 85% of people got signing bonuses that averaged over 20,000 bucks
Students who work part time, don't take full advantage of the on campus recruiting. if I plan to stay at Westinghouse after a degree, I bet I wouldn't even get any promotion at all so it's like I would have to leave.
so basically right now I think work won't pay at all or I won't stay long enough for it to matter after I'm done. so I don't even know if I can go or not or when. I may have to wait until Dave is done with his masters and we are screwed with that and he will have to pay 13,000 at least but maybe more. And we have probably about 95,000 in students loans as it is and this mortgage. there's no way we could do schooling for both of us and still live here. I still want to apply since the application fees aren't that much and see where it goes. Dave said I should apply to CMU for full time and then see from there what we should do. there are lost more decision things but I doubt you want to hear them. you can apply for full time and easily change to part time but you cannot apply for part time and easily change to full time.
I just looked up some numbers and Pitt starting salaries after MBA are about 40,000 less but who knows if that data is right .. and that was from a couple years ago according to the site.
i found part-time statistics
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/part_time_mba_profiles/carnegiemellon.html
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/part_time_mba_profiles/pittsburgh.html
Initially I was going to apply to CMU and Pitt. I thought Westinghouse would pay Pitt prices.
Well initially I was applying to CMU with basically no intention of going there. I thought it was too expensive and not worth it
based on this weekend a degree from CMU is well worth it over other schools especially if you want to leave the Pittsburgh area or leave your current company. and if you if i plan to stay at westinghouse I probably won't be promoted at all so it wouldn't be worth it.
CMU stuff
the small class size was good to hear
actually hearing about how everyone isn't out for themselves but that people actually help everyone out
that they do things (lots of clubs and social events) and not just school
The professors that we met seem really intelligent.
The course load is really intense (which is really good for learning)
since they have minis you get a lot of courses in (course is half the length of a semester so 4 Minis instead of 2 semesters)
wide variety of choices
lots of different concentrations (can actually have multiple concentrations)
the bad part is that there are no merit scholarships for part time.
I was told by someone in the admissions office that the GMAT and GPA average scores are very similar for part time and full (which scares me because my GMAT is low. but the one lady from the admissions department said to call her this week and she will go over my specifics compared to averages and provide suggestions (like if I should retake the GMAT or if I should do the optional essay or what I should mention in the optional essay)
the average starting salary in 2009 of CMU MBA graduations was about 100,000 (a little higher). (the range was like 50,000-143,000… I have these numbers written down but I'm going by memory) the median was 100,000 exactly. and that's lower than previous years due to the economy. plus 85% of people got signing bonuses that averaged over 20,000 bucks
Students who work part time, don't take full advantage of the on campus recruiting. if I plan to stay at Westinghouse after a degree, I bet I wouldn't even get any promotion at all so it's like I would have to leave.
so basically right now I think work won't pay at all or I won't stay long enough for it to matter after I'm done. so I don't even know if I can go or not or when. I may have to wait until Dave is done with his masters and we are screwed with that and he will have to pay 13,000 at least but maybe more. And we have probably about 95,000 in students loans as it is and this mortgage. there's no way we could do schooling for both of us and still live here. I still want to apply since the application fees aren't that much and see where it goes. Dave said I should apply to CMU for full time and then see from there what we should do. there are lost more decision things but I doubt you want to hear them. you can apply for full time and easily change to part time but you cannot apply for part time and easily change to full time.
I just looked up some numbers and Pitt starting salaries after MBA are about 40,000 less but who knows if that data is right .. and that was from a couple years ago according to the site.
i found part-time statistics
http://www.businessweek.com/
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/part_time_mba_profiles/pittsburgh.html
Sunday, October 25, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
01:53:49 | — | I've watched a ton of episodes of gossip girl tonight. Great show. |
10:57:59 | — | i just woke up. i slept my day away |
12:59:15 | — | Just ate at the Chinese buffet. Now at panera. They are next door http://twitpic.com/mwfzl |
21:50:48 | — | @mikecherepko We taped the Steelers and watched them later We were at lunch then grocery shopping when the game started. |
22:48:34 | — | i've been meaning to snack for the past 2 hours. |
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Sunday
i just woke up. i slept my day away.
but really i stayed up past 3:30 watching TV. I'm all caught up for the year on Gossip Girl now. Before last night I hadn't watched any this season. I might have watched 8 or 9.
i have a lot to say about the Women in the MBA weekend at CMU but i think i'll write it later. i also have a lot to say about Westinghouse changing their Tuition Reimbursement policy but I'll say that later too.
but really i stayed up past 3:30 watching TV. I'm all caught up for the year on Gossip Girl now. Before last night I hadn't watched any this season. I might have watched 8 or 9.
i have a lot to say about the Women in the MBA weekend at CMU but i think i'll write it later. i also have a lot to say about Westinghouse changing their Tuition Reimbursement policy but I'll say that later too.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
11:18:36 | — | I Hate changing the rules in the middle. Westinghouse sucks. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Friday, October 23, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
00:15:48 | — | I think I stated up too late to handle 13 straight hours of stuff tomorrow. |
01:04:01 | — | And I thought I stayed up too late 40 min. |
06:49:36 | — | I Just heard that they are trying to make it so 12 area giant eagles can sell 6-packs of beer. Mentioned one is in cranberry |
21:32:35 | — | I'm tired |
22:16:02 | — | So many grad school decisions. |
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
00:13:44 | — | I take too long to pack. I never figure our wha to wear. I also always forget something. And other stuff I pack and don't need. |
21:03:25 | — | talking to CMU people made me so much more confident about getting in. too bad they don't do part time scholarships |
21:04:42 | — | 53 new work emails since 4:00PM |
21:44:07 | — | can't believe i have to pay 17 bucks a day to park in the parking garage. |
21:59:19 | — | the only way i know how many chips i eat is to eat the entire bag. 11.5 oz. |
22:33:27 | — | instead of going to the hotel gym i ate chips |
23:02:17 | — | Hotel Internet is awful |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
23:32:52 | — | PB is trying to tell me the lady bugs will eat me in the night if i don't kill them |
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
19:55:04 | — | Still setting up the TV http://twitpic.com/maqmw |
20:44:45 | — | Just saw the biggest spider I ever saw. Gave me the heebeegeebees. PB would have hid. |
23:17:35 | — | Our TV is hooked up along with all the electronics. But only the couch and one end table are back in the room. I sat on the floor to watch |
23:25:10 | — | 2 bugs are freaking me out. they keep flying around my top light & diving at each other. i'm not sure what they are. seem bigger than flies |
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Monday, October 19, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
00:01:52 | — | @TENroaches ack the why was to something else I read... oops clicked on teh wrong tweet to retweet |
00:02:31 | — | Why? what about them? RT: @mikecherepko: I'm embarassed by the parking lots next to Heinz Field. #Steelers |
17:20:11 | — | Remind me not to try to carry two tires up stairs in 4 inch heels again. Wouldn't have been bad if the garbaf Ge bags weren't so big. |
17:24:20 | — | @polahbea's coat hacked the seat and it attacked my arm. |
22:26:24 | — | 8 more min in exercise bike. So bored. |
23:03:45 | — | the lady at express recognized me. she remembered that i already bought a lot of pants & asked about them. i said it's a sign i buy too much |
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
08:41:50 | — | @TENroaches PB looked it up online how to do it right. but we don't do things right even if we know how so we think we won't do that. |
11:30:53 | — | Remind ne to double check pb's painting the next time. Just spent forever trying to sand his mistakes |
20:55:15 | — | Timmy just left. i forgot to do laundry this weekend. the downstairs is still a mess. so much to do |
20:56:26 | — | Why? RT: @TENroaches: 5 turnovers in 10 real minutes, not game minutes. #Steelers |
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
01:17:42 | — | istayed up too late. |
10:35:53 | — | On the exercise bike right now |
11:35:01 | — | mad |
13:20:45 | — | Barn door red and Au lait ole. (like toasted- color we picked but a brand lowes had). Kind of scares me. |
21:23:38 | — | @mikecherepko I don't like it. Mommy did in a pic. Pb likes it. http://twitpic.com/lymli |
21:27:01 | — | 1 coat is awful so far on the red http://twitpic.com/lyn7b |
21:28:13 | — | Not sure if we should paint the speakers. We couldn't get them off the walls. http://twitpic.com/lynfd |
21:47:41 | — | gowear fit tells me i had 5:17 of physical activity today. all that painting. not vigorous activity so i have burned more calories before. |
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Friday, October 16, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
12:41:17 | — | i'm too skinny. |
14:26:29 | — | i weighed the same thing 3 days in a row. I hate when that happens. |
14:29:13 | — | I agree with your oh my RT: @TENroaches: http://bit.ly/NbT7a Oh my. How about that part at 1:42. Oh my. |
19:51:21 | — | @polahbea baked me a cake. Too bad it takes an hour or so to cool |
21:38:33 | — | So full. Too much cake. |
22:32:01 | — | I got distracted watching Keith's special comment. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
12:37:08 | — | @mikecherepko I am pleased about all the tweets. |
16:09:22 | — | @mikecherepko What happened with the kid? |
19:09:16 | — | Hahaha RT @TENroaches: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha #pun RT @kingsthings: Report: Boy found at home hiding in the attic, he's grounded |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
08:40:53 | — | @TENroaches What did you do to hurt your knee? |
12:10:42 | — | i got my allergy shot on Monday. My allergy shot area is itchy today. It wasn't even itchy yesterday. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
11:56:27 | — | this is how i find out Dave ordered a TV 11:05 AMMcCloskey, David L. in other news, the tv will be here on Tuesday |
18:39:47 | — | right now i'm in my cube working but in my workout clothes (shorts and a tank top) and i'm all sweaty. |
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Monday, October 12, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
19:15:56 | — | @TENroaches hahahaha |
20:31:12 | — | 5k January 2. boy am i excited @iamoddd is running it too. anyone else want to join us? also who wants to run a race on Thanksgiving with |
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
09:36:09 | — | It's cold and hilly. |
09:50:28 | — | I hear the race also has steps. |
10:36:49 | — | Those steps were bad. The hills were like my xc course. |
10:41:38 | — | Hey thought I was running the 10k so they hit the timer for me 5 or so seconds late |
15:41:49 | — | Stupid traffic for no reason |
18:01:43 | — | i took more than 10,000 steps today and the day isn't even over. |
20:04:23 | — | one of the people at the race today only ran because he was already going to the zoo so he figured while he was already there. good thinking |
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5k
ran the 5k. hilly but fun. should have done the 10k. they thought i was doing the 10k so they forgot to hit the timer until like 5 or 10 seconds after i finished. i'll find out my time later. i tried to time myself but at one point i hit stop instead of lap.
it was for the pittsburgh runners club. highland park. took me about 40 minutes to get there.
there weren't a lot of people running. most of the kids only ran 2 miles (or was it 2k)
but then people ran the 5k and very few ran the 10k.
the 10k was the 5k course twice.
it was hard to push myself not knowning times and not having people near me.
the official times will be posted later (but i know mine will be slower than I ran it).
The steps were killer. there were a lot. they were steep.
but then near the end the hill was like the hill between the high school and west in our xc course. but it felt so much harder than that one used to.
a name like hill street should have given it away to me that there would be lots of hills.
the gowear fit says i burned about 275 calories during the race
it was cold but warm in the sun. i ran in my shorts (took of pants) but i kept my jacket thing on. then i regretted that later.
but a 5k is so short so there wasn't too much time I had to suffer.
i got home and then i used the exercise bike for 16 minutes since a 5k is a short workout. ~87 calories for that.
i ate more calories in sour patch kids yesterday than i burned today during those exercises.
it was for the pittsburgh runners club. highland park. took me about 40 minutes to get there.
there weren't a lot of people running. most of the kids only ran 2 miles (or was it 2k)
but then people ran the 5k and very few ran the 10k.
the 10k was the 5k course twice.
it was hard to push myself not knowning times and not having people near me.
the official times will be posted later (but i know mine will be slower than I ran it).
The steps were killer. there were a lot. they were steep.
but then near the end the hill was like the hill between the high school and west in our xc course. but it felt so much harder than that one used to.
a name like hill street should have given it away to me that there would be lots of hills.
the gowear fit says i burned about 275 calories during the race
it was cold but warm in the sun. i ran in my shorts (took of pants) but i kept my jacket thing on. then i regretted that later.
but a 5k is so short so there wasn't too much time I had to suffer.
i got home and then i used the exercise bike for 16 minutes since a 5k is a short workout. ~87 calories for that.
i ate more calories in sour patch kids yesterday than i burned today during those exercises.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
00:51:15 | — | I always get into bed then check my email, Twitter, and Facebook before bed. Even do this if I just Checked everything minutes earlier. |
11:23:55 | — | @iamoddd mine is fine. actually using it at the moment. |
13:21:37 | — | Almost ha chip n dip for lunch but then I saw the leftover pizza so I guess I have to eat that. |
16:10:58 | — | @TENroaches wedding times mean the time it starts not the time to show up. that had pb confused too. you are to get there liek 15 min early |
19:36:20 | — | @TENroaches I don't get it. |
21:01:43 | — | @TENroaches too many things too see and pic not the clearest but now that you said it I see it |
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Friday, October 9, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
07:32:54 | — | I have to tinkle. I can't because I have to watch the moon bombing. |
17:34:39 | — | @mikecherepko who died? |
21:01:16 | — | just got back from dinner with JCal. PB wouldn't hang out after so now I'm home and sad I only saw him for 2 hours. |
21:01:40 | — | @mikecherepko You liked Phyllis in elementary school and Lauren |
22:24:07 | — | Just did tae Bo video 1.5 times. I can't step and punch at the same time. Kick and punch is even worse. Now on the exercise bike. |
22:25:14 | — | @TENroaches we thought of it but also parking is tough downtown so we carpooled. And I always get lost. |
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Physical Activity
Saturday I burned the most Calories. Then Tuesday. Then Thursday
2584 2549 2532
They were close though.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
08:36:28 | — | The drywall guy is late. |
12:52:22 | — | sometimes i think i'm prepared for all kinds of craziness from certain people. then something else is done. cant even think of what's next |
14:36:01 | — | i just got asked to be in charge of kids games for our work's spring picnic. i'll be thought of as a games person forever ever. ugh |
22:55:54 | — | this gowear fit has been causing me to exercise more. just knowing that it knows my numbers. now i use the exercise bike in the morning too |
23:48:50 | — | I wish I was tired. |
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Brownies
Today I brought in brownies for my group (well former group) and then they disappeared. After some investigating I learned my manager took them to her meeting. I saw them in her meeting room. I find this so shocking.
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Brownies
Today I brought in brownies for my group (well former group) and then they disappeared. After some investigating I learned my manager took them to her meeting. I saw them in her meeting room. I find this so shocking.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
13:57:45 | — | @mikecherepko wow. maybe i should follow him. |
17:56:05 | — | I finished before PB. But I have a 2nd helping coming. Olive garden. |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
08:24:33 | — | I get to work and as take my papers out of my bag. i end up with a huge papercut. it bled. |
10:17:30 | — | i'm wearing my birthday gift necklace today. it's even nicer than i thought. i'm wearing it with a black shirt. @mikecherepko picked good |
16:57:58 | — | work has me so worked up |
21:14:41 | — | Time to find a snack. I need more calories. |
21:15:54 | — | @mikecherepko what is it? |
You can find me as smilincolleen on Twitter.
Monday, October 5, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
08:12:45 | — | I can't find my shoes. I'm pretty sure I wore them Saturday. |
08:42:25 | — | I guess I could shower today even if I put back on PJs. |
09:45:08 | — | @tcassino your birthdays are so close together. When are your kids birthdays? |
20:35:59 | — | @TENroaches I think it was ribs. I just typed wrong. i was too excited to tell you about it. |
22:13:42 | — | 770 emails in my inbox for work. new low. in May I had 1500 and I get between 30 and 100 emails a day so it is extremely hard to keep up. |
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GoWear fit
I got a GoWear fit. I think I need to adjust some things. Just doing stuff around the house sometmies counts as moderate activity.
The sleep part of it is pretty cool.
Here are some of the graphs it shows.
There are more. There is summary data you can export to pdf and there is a summary data excel file you can export too. You don't get the pretty graphs for what times you woke up in the night; you just get the summary line.
The sleep part of it is pretty cool.
Here are some of the graphs it shows.
There are more. There is summary data you can export to pdf and there is a summary data excel file you can export too. You don't get the pretty graphs for what times you woke up in the night; you just get the summary line.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
10:10:07 | — | @polahbea is crazy. We have cake, brownies, more brownies, and pie. Oh and tastycake donuts. |
13:45:13 | — | Make my cold go away |
13:46:57 | — | @TENroaches I just sa y the how I met your mother where the girl ate wings while lying on the kitchen floor. |
19:36:07 | — | @polahbea is cooking dinner for me. Smoked porkchops. |
20:51:01 | — | Watching the game #steelers |
21:06:14 | — | I'm afraid how this game will end. |
21:46:38 | — | 21-0. Exciting. |
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Saturday, October 3, 2009
i slept for 11:42 last night. 93% efficiency
Being sick is no fun.
I only took half the number of steps that I wanted to take. Sleeping for so long does that to you I guess.
I still haven't worn this thing while exercising.
You can see details online (like what times you woke up in the night or your activity per hour. but you can only export a summary report and it does not give you that data. That annoys me.
Being sick is no fun.
I only took half the number of steps that I wanted to take. Sleeping for so long does that to you I guess.
I still haven't worn this thing while exercising.
You can see details online (like what times you woke up in the night or your activity per hour. but you can only export a summary report and it does not give you that data. That annoys me.
Saturday
all week i felt that i was battling a cold. well i lost that battle.
i already have a raw nose. last night was when i first started sneezing like crazy
it seems everyone at work is sick or getting sick so i knew i would lose the battle.
this morning (at 10:30), i have people coming over for a stampin up class.
(i was typing the above earlier today... i forgot to post)
well at 10am the first person arrived. that's when it hit me that they were to get here at 10. i was still in my PJs. oops.
the class went alright. it was fun. kelly left things here and i rarely see her so we'll see how getting them back to her goes.
The class went well eeven with all the last minute planning.
i already have a raw nose. last night was when i first started sneezing like crazy
it seems everyone at work is sick or getting sick so i knew i would lose the battle.
this morning (at 10:30), i have people coming over for a stampin up class.
(i was typing the above earlier today... i forgot to post)
well at 10am the first person arrived. that's when it hit me that they were to get here at 10. i was still in my PJs. oops.
the class went alright. it was fun. kelly left things here and i rarely see her so we'll see how getting them back to her goes.
The class went well eeven with all the last minute planning.
Friday, October 2, 2009
A day's worth of Twitter....
17:59:05 | — | Filled my tank. Came to $36 even |
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10k details... been meaning to post for ages - Great Race
Typed this all on Sunday and never posted it.
so last night i was getting all stressed...not knowing what time to get there, where to park, etc. and feared that things would go wrong
i couldn't sleep well at all
i checked the weather last night and saw 39% chance of rain (hah)
this morning i woke up, got ready to go and couldn't find my bus pass. i thought you needed the pass. i spent 20 min looking for it. it fell out of the bag yesterday in the car. if i knew you could just pay 2 bucks again i would have done that.
so then i leave... and forget water. and vitamin water.
so then i park...
walk to the shuttle (bus) line
wait there for over 50 min
on the shuttle to the start line at 9:28.... race starts at 9:30
i got off the shuttle and had to walk up the hill to the back of the start line... but i didn't do that. i cut over in the middle.
got there at 9:41... the race started a little late to accommodate how the bus lines were crazy
so i did not get to stretch or warm up.
i jogged in place after the gun was fired... and then i did quads and by that time it was time to run.
it started raining at this point.. 5 min later it stopped raining.
way too many people. boxed in.
13 min in, jess frick (friend in high school who graduated in 2001 and i haven't seen her since) saw me and recognized me from behind. when i turned to say hi to her, i knocked my phone out of my pocket. so i carried it the rest of the way until it started pouring and then i tried to hide it in my clothes (bra). the phone is all scratched now.
during the run people were on the sides cheering and some playing music. someone was playing polkas
apparently a high school kid ran barefoot. i didn't see him.
i saw the guy running with the cake though -- guy w/o a shirt and on his back it said "Happy Birthday Me" and he had on a party hat... and he carried a sheet cake. this guy beat me by far.
part of the race was on the parkway which was interesting. i tried to take pictures on my iphone but it was too rainy and i was moving so they are blurry
then i finished and we had to migrate over so more people can finish.
i got water. they had a hose filling up a garbage can and dipped the cups in that can.
they had tents of bananas and cookies but i did not see them. i wish i had. i was starving.
around the 5th mile my orthotic was jabbing into my arch.. like the edge of it. i got a 1 inch cut on my foot from it. i didn't think i'd end up with a cut but i actually did
we met the people from the gym at work and took a group picture. we planned this. but apparently nobody planned to have a camera. we used my iphone. so then we used others iphones. everyone wasn't in my picture.
then i walked to the parking garage
and went in the wrong garage
then i had to go to the right one. go to the car. get money and my ticket. wait in line 30 min to pay .
then go to my car...top floor. and get in line to leave. waited an hour before leaving the parking garage. stupid line (58 min in line to leave the garage)
then i came to my parents and ate and waited hours for kristin and her baby to show up. kristin just left which is why i didn't get to type this sooner
and my phone keeps dying/freezing and timmy has to fix it. i fear the rain ruined it.
so last night i was getting all stressed...not knowing what time to get there, where to park, etc. and feared that things would go wrong
i couldn't sleep well at all
i checked the weather last night and saw 39% chance of rain (hah)
this morning i woke up, got ready to go and couldn't find my bus pass. i thought you needed the pass. i spent 20 min looking for it. it fell out of the bag yesterday in the car. if i knew you could just pay 2 bucks again i would have done that.
so then i leave... and forget water. and vitamin water.
so then i park...
walk to the shuttle (bus) line
wait there for over 50 min
on the shuttle to the start line at 9:28.... race starts at 9:30
i got off the shuttle and had to walk up the hill to the back of the start line... but i didn't do that. i cut over in the middle.
got there at 9:41... the race started a little late to accommodate how the bus lines were crazy
so i did not get to stretch or warm up.
i jogged in place after the gun was fired... and then i did quads and by that time it was time to run.
it started raining at this point.. 5 min later it stopped raining.
way too many people. boxed in.
13 min in, jess frick (friend in high school who graduated in 2001 and i haven't seen her since) saw me and recognized me from behind. when i turned to say hi to her, i knocked my phone out of my pocket. so i carried it the rest of the way until it started pouring and then i tried to hide it in my clothes (bra). the phone is all scratched now.
during the run people were on the sides cheering and some playing music. someone was playing polkas
apparently a high school kid ran barefoot. i didn't see him.
i saw the guy running with the cake though -- guy w/o a shirt and on his back it said "Happy Birthday Me" and he had on a party hat... and he carried a sheet cake. this guy beat me by far.
part of the race was on the parkway which was interesting. i tried to take pictures on my iphone but it was too rainy and i was moving so they are blurry
then i finished and we had to migrate over so more people can finish.
i got water. they had a hose filling up a garbage can and dipped the cups in that can.
they had tents of bananas and cookies but i did not see them. i wish i had. i was starving.
around the 5th mile my orthotic was jabbing into my arch.. like the edge of it. i got a 1 inch cut on my foot from it. i didn't think i'd end up with a cut but i actually did
we met the people from the gym at work and took a group picture. we planned this. but apparently nobody planned to have a camera. we used my iphone. so then we used others iphones. everyone wasn't in my picture.
then i walked to the parking garage
and went in the wrong garage
then i had to go to the right one. go to the car. get money and my ticket. wait in line 30 min to pay .
then go to my car...top floor. and get in line to leave. waited an hour before leaving the parking garage. stupid line (58 min in line to leave the garage)
then i came to my parents and ate and waited hours for kristin and her baby to show up. kristin just left which is why i didn't get to type this sooner
and my phone keeps dying/freezing and timmy has to fix it. i fear the rain ruined it.
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