Day 1464

Yin/Yang.

Good news: did the Wall Street run, finished. Impossible to run after work. If you run after work, you didn't work. But, got my qualifier in!

Better: Got to see a new venue, and Anvil! Knitting Factory, Brooklyn. Wow! Williamsburg IS yuppietown! But a great venue and Anvil!!!!!

Bad news: peep went nuts. Think I ditched 'em to go to the show. Didn't know we were joined @ the hip. When peeps have fun, I  share their joy. I don't lose it. Oh well. amazing how quickly things change.

Pix below, me n Lips!!!!!!!

Day 1463

Unexpected, but good.

Signesd up to do the Wall Street Run tonight, text from a peep, Anvil is playing! Might do the run, then head over.

Yesterday, a perfect am to run. got my miles, hit the gym, saw my man Dennis, then later Spin. A good day.

WILL feel odd not going to Spin this am, but got the run tonight.

Day 1462

GRRRRRRR

Was set to lace 'em up, RAIN. GRRRRRR. But, s'ok. Made it a day of flexibility. Elliped in the am, Spin in the pm. A good evening. Unfortunately, came in to Stoney and his bud-with whom he got arrested, reeking of smoke. He really needs it to happen again. But, this is what happens when you have a single parent household.

Gotta keep at it.

Hate rain.

Day 1461

A very good day!

Of all the days this weekend, this one turned out the nicest. Rain off and on sat and sun, sun monday. Nice. made me glad I did the lawn during a rain break sun. Gave me a full day of peace and quiet. Bitch was out, Stoney was in chillin'. A very good day.

Day 1460

Happy Memorial Day!

Did the lawn yesterday, after the 10m run in the am, so today is officially a day off! No classes, though the gym is open. Go for a short run, then chill.

p.s.

We're waiting on line to get in in Balto, get a call from Tom. He can't get from fucking Baldwin to NHP to leave a deposit on the heroes for the club. Really????? He's off the grid. Sad. Thanks Yoko.

Day 1459

Part 2.

Yesterday, a 5k to test things, today, a 10m to push it. Really an attempt @ a long run, knowing I'll have to take it easy, but that's ok.

So, Stoney. Remember "senior cut day" with beer in the fridge? I come in yesterday pre dawn, all quiet. Good. No troubles, no worries. I AM concerned re: his constant hemp stank, but I've done what I can-with no support from his mother, with not even a fucking card @ Christmas. Feels really good.

Day 1458

Broke on through to the other side!

FINALLY some tangible progress! Did the Runday race, really didn't wanna, but glad I did.

Went to Balto yesterday, hit the Deathfest. REALLY fun! THEN, back to ny, no sleep, did a 5k during intermittent showers. Was really tempted to bail, but a peep needed a ride, so I was happy to do it-a lovely human. And, low and behold, didn't havta walk any of it. It WAS only a 5k, and flat, but still, didn't havta walk. Leg is getting better.

Pix below.

Stoney? I'll tell ya tomorrow!

Day 1457

Travel day!

Friday off, going to Baltimore. (deja vu?). Deathfest. This'll be a hoot! Going w/my peep, not one single band I care about. BUT, all great headbangers. Perfect timing.

Come in yesterday, Stoney and his peeps, reeking of smoke, a case of beer in the fridge. Friday's "Senior ditch day," so he and his peeps going to the beach. And he thinks this is legit.

To his credit, he IS being straight with me. Unfortunately, he conveniently forgets, if he gets busted, he's fucked. And Sybil, "I told him it's not ok." Useless cunt.

Day 1456

TGIF

Taking tomorrow off, so a 4 day week!

Gotta lace 'em up before the rains come! then, Spin. tomorrow's a travel day.

Day 1455

Smarter

Got my miles yesterday am, you could feel the temps rising. Was cool-ish, but my the afternoon you knew it was gonna be shirtless weather.

In the eve, Spin only. Why the fuck was I killing myself doing 3 fucking classes?

Day 1454

Bitch. Psycho bitch.

Come in, all quiet. Everything good. Blink, I'm Satan, again. "Where does all your money go?,"  "Even your brother...even your sister in law....." so nice to come in from work, enabling people's lives to get back on track, to have a cunt turn psychotic. Try cooking and cleaning. Bitch. And worst of all, Stoney has a friend over. I actually apologized to him for witnessing it. And Bitch brings Stoney into the argument, putting him against me. Of course, it was all about the den. Assholes.

So, 72 degs, gettin' me miles. Bet yo' ass I am!

And last night, Pilates. Felt good. No days off.

Day 1453

VERY good!

Saw my time for the half: note, "SAW," not "looked up."

2:34. My last half was 2:44, before that 2:48. Better.

If I could only get my left leg to cooperate, I could eliminate walk breaks and do well, but hey, I AM happy with what I did.

Then yesterday, a 5k along the west side highway. A Curtis NYPD run, translation: lotta food. stashed 6 foot hero, bagels and apples. Food for 2-3 days. Sucks living this way, but got good return on my investment. Plus, saw my peeps. Curtis is truly a gentleman. Also, strangely, a peep from NYRR. Always said hi, he was there as a course marshall. told me he was "parolled," been with NYRR 28 years (wow) and moved on. Yet there he was, a non nyrr event. it's in his blood. Bless him.

Day 1452

Bitch

So, the twat breaks my balls about some plumbing issue-It apparently cannot dial a phone-remember: that would entail taking responsibility for the house, meanwhile, as I attempt to sleep, It and Stoney are arguing. He wanted $50 for yet another insufferable video game, It was attempting-too little too late-to explain the value of a dollar. In the course of conversation, It drops the factoid: "I'm trying to save for..." Bitch, pure bitch. Sees the gas shut off rather than contribute-yet has no problem opening the bill and causing a fuss-threatening to call cps because precious can't shower, lets him miss school because he had no hot water to shower, yet is SAVING?????  Go to Aruba twat. You belong off this continent. Useless mound of shit.

Today, 5k with my peeps. After the half yesterday, this'll be a fun run. Curtis doin' it, so gotta do.

Day 1451

Better!!!!!

Did the Brooklyn Half. Had serious misgivings. Train or drive? Park @ the start or finish? Whenever I take the train, I'm exhaisted, also, with new security, bag check is a 'roid. PLUS, I would inevitably finish WAY behind my assigned time, thus, be the only bag left in the corral. So, drove. Glad I did. When I exited the vehicle, what did I hear "Alley Pond!!!" Amazing, you canNOT hide.

Did ok. Nothing to write home about, but I'm not crippled. though it WOULD be nice to NOT havta take walk breaks.

Saw some peeps @ the finish, always leaves me feeling warm.

And to think I almost totally bailed on the whole thing. Doing The Line + gym was looking more and more enticing. Brooklyn and the logistics are just a pain, but it all worked out.

...until I came back to Toxichouse. Bitch in the driveway attempting to de-crapify It's car. Raging. Remember, it IS saturday.

Fucking twat.

But I did what I set out to do. Good thing.

Day 1450

TGIF

Tough week, good but tough. Fortunately, did what I hadda do and succeeded in meeting my goals. THAT I like.

Last night, last episode of The Office. Like everything else, a moment in time, passing. Not sad, but you know something's up when Steve Carrel shows up, unannounced in the press, with grey hair. Best of all, Syubil was out for the night. So, a quiet evening. Fuckin a!!!!!

This am, light workout-ellip, then chill. Rest for manana. Busy weekend.

Miracles DO happen

got an e mail from Alina:

"Casting healthy and athletic urban professionals.

Hi Gerard, I am casting NY Professionals for an Outside Magazine shoot with great photographer Jake Chessum. We are looking for NYC based people who have managed to balance a successful career with serious outdoor and athletic activities. I would like to see if you would be interested in being considered as a model for this shoot.....

Casting for: Fit and healthy, with personal active lives or professionally healthy lives.

Cast:  Young, professionals in the city (25 to 45) who have figured out how to live a healthy, active lifestyle in the city. "Can work on Wall Street but run triathlons."

Shoot scenarios-where and how the portraits would/could be shot:
-swimming in the pool that floats on the Hudson
-running in dumbo
-kayaking to the statue of liberty
-skateboarding over the brooklyn bridge
-doing wheat grass shots at fairways"

Is this amazing or what? The fat kid who couldn't do a lap around the gym.

Funnier STILL is that Alina still remembers me and actually thinks I'd be appropriate.

Wow.

Day 1449

Grrrrr!!!!!

TRYING to deal w/a work peep yesterday, asshole has his bluteooth in. Like I'm competing with a personal phone call to get work done. REALLY pissed me off. And unfortunately, it IS a black thing. 3 staff do the same fucking thing, all black. but of course, THAT you cannot say since that would be racist. TRUE, but racist. Like any fucking phone call he got was that important?????

But, again, bumped into my peep @ the gym, and again, made my fucking day. So nice to bond with someone with a brain. ALMOST redeemed the bullshit.

Ran, Spin, then work-hadda boogie all the way into fucking Brooklyn. Got the half on sat, and nyrr is trying to make this a big deal, so you gotta haul your ass all the way into brooklyn. Pain in the ass. THEN, back to Toxichouse to do the lawn. Stoney was-again-sick. Now do the math. Last week he arbitrarily decided to take friday off, this week poor smoker is sick, amazing.

When I had a cold did I go to school?

When I was free, did I go out and play? Or was I tethered to electronics?

Hmmmmmmm.

Day 1448

Ouch!!!!!

Got my miles yesterday-crisp, cool, NICE! Then, my inspiration, my peep, bumped into Walcott @ the gym, we actually bonded. We'd engaged before, but we had a bro mo'. It was cool. He spoke of his recent tussle with the mayoral candidates, I told him in Dec he'd be free. Felt like we were sponsoring each other. Nice to deal with people on that level.

And then, Sybil. but enough of that twat.

So, last night, did Spin. that was it. no Conditioning, no Pilates. My leg was aching. Worried about my ankle, especially with the half on Sat. Would be nice to not totally suck.

Day 1447

Amazing.

So, there we are, me and a work peep, heading to the train to get tix, when who do we see? Pret! Walking with old people. Wow. didn't recognize me @ first.

Turns out, quit the job, hub's not working either. I was always amazed by "The Panic Button." I.E. "the sky is always falling." Pret always either worried about losing the job or their financial plight, now, neither is working, and thinking of upgrading the home-moving closer to friends. This doesn't exactly sound like starving people. Lovely, wonderful people, but certainly not in financial straights.

It DID make me glad that, warts and all, I am who I am. Pret did amazingly @ races, but now is walking-at least (crap pace though it may be)-I can run. Pret flamed out. Too much bad advice from people who supposedly were peeps. Oh well. Still, if I hadda do it all over again, I'd not change a thing.

So yes, got my miles, and thereafter, yes hit the gym for Pilates. Life is good. Peeps transition out of it, but life is good.

Day 1446

Back

This weekend was really a blur, a good blur.

Yesterday, got back from the n.j. show late sat.early sun am. Hadda do a drive by, no sleep, head to nyc for the Japan Day 4m.

Only 4m, but after no sleep and being on my feet for 5 + hours @ the Freehold concert, hadda run 30 sec, walk 30 secs. BUT, 1)got a great aprking spot   2)got another qualifier   3)got to spend Mother's Day in nyc. Good. After the run, caught a niche flick, then back to Long Island-Todd.

Todd WAS in fact odd. He was in his "beamed in from another planet" phase-electronic/techno. He'a always a step ahead. Nice way to end Mother's Day.

Toxichouse? Bitch spent the night somewhere else, Stoney alone. Happy Mother's Day bitch.

Day 1445

BUSY day, after not sleeping last night, full report tomorrow am.

Day 1444

Best planned/unplanned evening ever!

Did the 10k in Central park. That in itself was a battle. Was pouring soaking rain, then stopped.......pouring soaking rain, then stopped.....so I was fully prepared to ditch the race, but, the skies cooperated. Felt GREAT-though, again, multiple walk breaks. However, got my qualified in.

Then peep texted me about the show in jersey, completely forgot. So a night of metal. I'd texted weeks ago saying "count me in," but completely slipped from my mind, worked out VERY nicely. Anvil rocked!

...sleep is overrated anyway.

Day 1443

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This'll take some getting used to. Was taking Fridays off to burn up "use 'em or lose 'em" hours," but my anniv was May 3 (yay!!!), so I'm back to a 5 day work week.

Not usually a bad thing, but Bitch is out overnight (quiet evening, YESSS!!!), so I would'a had a good am to sleep in, but alas...

What slays me: It has no clue how disruptive this is. A teenager unfettered? Which is why I stayed in yesterday evening, otherwise, unattended minor.

So, lacin' 'em' up, get my 6.5 in this am. No rain, cool crisp am. Nice!

Day 1442

nice surprise

Hit The Line pre dawn, saw my dog peeps and my Dim Sum peeps. Nice. Soooo close to shirtless, but just on the edge.

Then, hit the gym. Desk guy was looking out for me, said the Spin person wouldn't be in, but got a sub. Ok, let's see...fortunately, no worries. Class went on as scheduled, got my work done!

Unfortunately, get back to Toxichouse, back door open, dog unattended, Stoney sleeping. Really. Nobody there gives a fuck. Imagine leaving a door open? And they freaked that I wanted it walled shut? Really hurts to pay so much and get zero r.o.i.

Day 1441

Trifecta!

On my way in, idiot light went off. Now, I get monthly vehicle reports in e mail, you'd'a thunk I'd be on top of it. the prob? Turned out I needed an oil change, but, dealing with the daily chaos/crises I do-I needed to contain the potential damage. so, headed straight to Jiffy Lube-didn't need my engine seizing on me. In fact, it WAS an oil change. So, got that done. Good, but that preempted my run.

So, Spin, then Pilates, then Conditioning. Exhausted by night's end, but I got my workout in.

Day 1440

Glad I did(n't)

Reading the fb posts about Long Island this weekend. REALLY glad I didn't do any of them. When I started, it was a thrill, running by some of the places I'd been around, but the Long Island provinciality and bullshit got to me, fuck it. Done. The posts are all whining about gross times listed, not net. Assholes. Did they not know this before? Did they see a mat @ the start? Gimme nyc races anyday. No bitching.

Got my miles yesterday am on a cool-ish am. Was teetering to warm, but enough bite in the air to put you on the fine line of "long sleeves or short?" The, Pilates. Felt good. The Monday class is the "we survived the weekend, not let's regroup" class. In the lockeroom, bonded with a peep who did our 5m race. Pret? M.i.a. still. Oh well.

Day 1439

What a ride


The weekend was a trip, literally and figuratively.

Hit Md Saturday, a lovely 24 hours, wild but wonderful.

On no sleep, hit the Lloyd Harbor 5k. Everyone else was at the LI races, no fucking way. 1)typical Long Island bullshit   2)typical Long Island bullshit. Got those outta my system long ago. So, did something, since I obviously couldn't stay @ Toxichouse. Stoney had his friend sleeping over, cool, but TWAT was in MY bed, meaning: pretels all over. The twat is a pig. So, hadda g.t.f.o.t. Glad I did. Actually place 3rd in my age group. amazing what running on empty can do!

Day 1438

WOW!!!


Nice roadtrip. His Baltimore (pix below) for the M3 Festival. Lots of fun. Cabs were a rip off, but never try to fuck a NY'er. Jerked our chain re: cost, until we wouldn't take his shit.

Really great to see TS! showed 'em all how to do it!

Now, sleepless, a lil 5k to keep the juices flowin'. Sleep after.

Day 1437

THAT didn't hurt, much.

First cut of the year is always tough. Grass was growing to "get me an agent orange strike here" heights, first time it'd been cut since last year. Always sucks. BUT, not all that bad actually. Just hadda be patient. In all, took about as much time as usual. Either I'm getting better, or planning more.

In the midst of this, Stoney brought home another babe. Go kid!

Today, hit the road, concert. Perfect day for it.

Day 1436

!!!

Had a GREAT evening! Bitch out-LOVE how it demands to know my whereabouts, yet spends nights away without telling anyone, so the house was a house and thus, not Toxic. How cool was THAT? Actually hung out on my couch watching tv. Yay!!!!! Thanks God! Normally, I would'a been @ the gym @ Spin class, but, since I did am Spin, took the night off, good thing I did!  Actually got to talk with my son unfettered.

:)

Day 1435

THAT didn't hurt a bit!

Had our monthly club meeting, actually didn't suck! Nice. Preceded by a group run. I didn't participate, always say "if you can run after work, you didn't work." Instead, got my miles in the am, then Spin class.

Day 1434

SmartER

Got my miles in the am, cool, not warm, not cold, cool. Then hit the gym in the evening. A/C was off, made Spin class a steambath. Normally I'd stick around and do back to back classes, but no. Really couldn't breathe. You knew something was off when the mirrors were showing condensation. Ewwwwwww. But glad I did, Stoney was w/his friend, when I showed, they went out, wonder why. It? Went to a meeting. Raped a front hedge, left the trimmings-remember when It did the hedges last year? Left the trimmings for 2 weeks? So, I left the crap there. Clippers and all. Fuckin' shipwreck.

But, got my miles, life is good.