6/26/16

6/26/16
Achilles Run, "Stay thirsty my friend."

Friday, February 28, 2014

Day 1737

It is finished.

Cleared out a basement cabinet @ the old job, now, unemployed for reals!

Sucks.

But, the job was very good to me. Never took anything for granted, and left on good terms.

Thank GOD for the gym.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Day 1736

Close(r)

Emptied office #2. Now, one storage cabinet to go and I'm done.

This sucks.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Day 1735

So much for dedication

24 years of not calling in sick, 24 years of treating every day as though 26 lives depended on it. Gone. Oh well, it is what it is.

Today, hopefully, I clean out my office. Fuck.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Day 1734

Son of a bitch!!!!!

The good news: I'm welcome @ my EX place of business.

The other news: I WAS thrown under the bus!

Turns out, the patient death had to have repercussions. My unemployment is apparently one of them. FUCK ME. So much for supporting your staff.

The heartwarming part is: the staff all express their condolences.

Doesn't do any good, but good to know I'm NOT persona non grata.

Monday, February 24, 2014

Day 1733

Back to the scene

Today, gotta drop by the old office to pick up some stuff. Not The Big Move, but some needed items. NOT looking forward to this.

At least I ran yesterday. Today's back to winter temps, but yesterday-between my 2 morning classes and evening run, I was ok.

One day @ a time.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Day 1732

Better!

Got my time in this am-Spin + Conditioning. THEN, came home, did 30+ min run on the street. Now, nicely numb. Good.

Still getting warm messages from the work peeps.

Unemployment sucks.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Day 1731

Runnus Interruptus

Fucking ice! Between the ice and the snow, only got about 4+ in on The Line. Would'a been better doing Spin. This sucks.

Icarus: did I fly too close to the sun?

Friday, February 21, 2014

Day 1730

Day 2!

Unemployment sucks.

Thank GOD for the gym, dunno what I'd do if I spent all day in my head. Can't do shit without a phone, waiting for mine to be delivered, while e mailing my ass off. Also, can't do shit without the letter of resignation, so, waiting for mail.

Meanwhile, keeping it together.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Day 1729

So it goes.....

Resigned. More accurately: given the opportunity to resign. Knew when you're called to hq, it CAN'T be good, sure enough it wasn't. Then went to the job, after asking if it was cool-it was-good. My name isn't mud. It isn't all for naught.

The killer: 7 months until I'd have been eligible for retirement. Wow.

Ouch.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Day 1728

5:45.

No, not my marathon time, but the time left until I appear @ hq. These things are never good. useless to worry, but it WOULD be nice to have some inkling.

Worked the hell outta that gym yesterday-stress relief. Ellip in the am, Ellip in the pm, then Spin. Went home nicely exhausted.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Day 1727

"you gotta learn some respect."

Get up yesterday, didn't know Stoney was on the couch, he asks me to "keep it down," (I was putting away dishes). Oops, sorry. Run out to warm up the car, It starts harping about how I was making "so much noise"  (I was putting garbage in plastic bags for disposal.). Little bastard locks me outta the house uttering "you gotta learn some respect." Can you IMAGINE. Case in point: It picks him up from his gig @ Target, comes in @ 12:30am. Noise like it was noon. And I have to learn respect???
THIS is what Jeeeeesus would do?

Really not even human much less parental.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Day 1726

20 days until Spring. And not a moment too soon.

It's a month before The NYC Half, and I pray I get to run before that. This weather really is silly. Was hoping to do 86th ave this am, it's currently 18 degs. So much for that idea.

Yet another gym day. Thank GOD for the gym. And yes, more precip predicted for tonight.

Sunday, February 16, 2014

Day 1725

:)

Somehow (the good part of being a marathon runner) you just keep one foot in front of the other!

Ok, called into hq Wednesday (what's the WORST thing you can tell someone like me: "I have something important to tell you....I'll tell you in a few days." jeeeeeeeeez), can't run with the snow. Then, yesterday, MORE snow. What to do? Of course, gym'd it-Spin + ellip. Then, just get home and shovel. Become a shovelin' fool! Hey, it helped keep my mind from worrying-which never does any good other than wasting The Now.

And with this weather predicted to continue, the gym will be seeing a lot of me.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

Day 1724

Groundhog day?

Came in, move of the need to shovel. Couldn't even park in front of the house, there was THAT much snow. It's in the "pile" stage, as in: no where else to put it, so, pile it. Stoney dug it out, good. I hadda dig myself a spot. This is getting silly. So far this year we got 54 inches, last years (total) was 16. Wow. Really need a run, but again, thank GOD for the gym.

Called into our NYC hq office wed. It's never good to get summoned. REEEEEALLLY need a run.

Friday, February 14, 2014

Day 1723

And THEN...

Came in, no one shoveled anything. Its car snowed under. Both apparently stayed in. Of course I shoveled the front walkway. Went to the back, Stoney did a 4 foot patch to open the back door so the dog he begged for could shit all over my backyard. At least he did something. What gets me: It carried on as though the Mona Lisa'd been painted. It was a 4 foot patch, big enough to clear opening the back door!!!!!!!!!

It was behaving, we were actually talking. Seconds later, I'm in the kitchen making crackers. It heard aluminum, I was cutting 2 slices of cheese, suddenly It's behind me RAGING about my actually (GASP) eating Its food!!!!! As It watched MY cable!!!!! It saw all this due to MY electricity!!!!! Fucking amazing. So, let It dig Its own fucking car out. Good!

Gym in the am AND the pm. THAT was MY main concern. With running out of the picture, what happens to The Machine? Ellip in the am AND PM. Felt like my personal gym, with all 4 members within joking with the staff. Really a good bunch.

This am, MORE snow. FUCK.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Day 1722

AGAIN????

"Snowmaggeddon" part nineteen. 2 inches on the ground ALREADY, 4 predicted by 8am, then rain, then MORE snow. The Saturday relays are postponed, no running-again-today, FUCK! Thank GOD for the gym!!!!! Been doing Ellip in the am AND pm.

Yesterday, boss on the job all day, doing a site visit. Went very well. Proves: do the right thing and you got no worries.

NO RUNNING=NO HOMEOSTASIS. Dayum.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Day 1721

So It goes

Come in last evening, again, It raging. (what would Jeeeeeeesus do?). What was it THIS time? The gas bill went to Its p.o. box. Let that sink in. It got a p.o. box? Yes, It thinks I steal Its mail-don't flatter yourself. In an example of classic displacement, remember years ago I jumped out of Its car en route to my bro's for t'giving, when I lowered the visor and what popped down? MY amex bill, months late? Remember the Indigo Girls tix I never got? It thinks I steal Its mail??????????????? So in Its psychosis, this developed into the need for Its own p.o. box. So, apparently the gas people transferred the account to it. How? Dunno, don't care. Asshole. Might try actually.....what's the phrase.....PAY A BILL??? But no. This comes fresh on the heels of egggate, remember tearing me a new one for using 4 eggs-after It came in with 2 dozen. Fucking psycho.

Yesterday: a very good day. With the conditions, only way I can run is to spell it, so ellip in the am + pm + Spin. Perfect.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Day 1720

Got eggs?

Bitch walks in, actually had some small talk, not bad. Literally one minute later, RAGE. Why? I used 4 eggs. Now, the day before was the scene of the crime, It had purchased 2 dozen eggs. I asked if It wanted me to make some for It as I was cooking some up. Nothing then. Like I said, a minute before, small talk, one minute later, pure unadulterated psycho. PLEASE go dog sit for another week. Is THIS sober behavior? Is THIS what Jeeeeeeesus would do???

And It actually thinks It has 27 years sober? The period of too much coffee to stay up to do Avon orders, then using sleeping pills...that's sober? I want to get in on THAT 12 step program!

Take my inventory daily, drag my name through the mud to all our former friends, make me look like shit in front of my son, THAT'S sober? Jeeeeeeeeesuas died for that?

Yay religion.

BUT, I got my gym time in, morning AND evening.  :)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Day 1719

Manic Monday

Another weekend, another Sun night, another snowfall. And of course, who takes care of business? Better: Sybil has one dead car in the driveway (long since last driven, battery quite dead, thus, taking up space) as it drives Stoney's car (good thing It leaned on Uncle Pete-not a penny he issued was spent on Stoney actually driving. So, what does It do? Blocked the driveway with Its other car, didn't shovel, now vacates THAT spot to hit my vehicle as it parks directly in front of Toxichouse. Yet another example of "The easier, softer way." Amazing. STILL think I make this shit up?

Fortunately, only 2 inches, quick to clean. It's the principle. Stoney? Doesn't lift a finger.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Day 1718

Welcome home?

Bitch is back, with a vengeance. Dog watching is done, turns out It was dog sitting for my first supervisor. It walks in, as though I'm supposed to know who it was, to which I of course responded "my crystal ball's broken." Fucking psycho. and of course, the usual list of rage spewed from Its mouth. So much for a calm evening.

Did the 4m in Long Beach. Three walk breaks-tough to run with a cold, but I did ok. Glad I did it.

You'd THINK, after being away for more than a week, a person would be happy the house is in order, no, rather, raging about everything on the usual list. "I'm gonna get a court order..." blah blah blah.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Day 1717

Big day!

Been a while since I got psyched for a race, kinda grew to incorporate them into my regular sched, but today I'm pumped. That's what happens when you can't run like you wanted-fucking snow and cold combined to prevent THAT-AND, worse, with the sched this week, couldn't even hit the gym. Both really want and really need this am's 4m. AND, it's in Long Beach-kind'a like revisiting old haunts.

Bad news: NYC Runs beat me to the punch. they're holding a queens half in September. I wanted to do one in March, oh well.

Friday, February 7, 2014

Day 1716

Amazing.

First, the good news. Second of 2 days of training in my alter-hood: Chelsea. Great training, great people. This time it was packed, but this time also-made great connections. Though the ground was icy, snow was generally cleared, mass transit not affected. Nice.

That was the good news.

Came home, not Toxic-IT was away you remember, and will be until sat. BUT, yesterday evening (as I enter a house lacking toilet paper-literally, no one lifts a finger here), IT BLOWS in for all of an hour. RAGING about how I (gasp) had the NERVE to use a box of pasta. Now remember, Bitch gone for over a week, you'd THINK any normal human would be thrilled the house is in order, much less standing at all. Nope.

Really amazing.

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Day 1715

One down, one to go.

Attending 2 day training in Manhattan. With yesterday's "blizzard" -4 inches- half the wannabes didn't show. Sucks for them. Yes it was sloppy, yes there were delays on mass transit, but if you made an effort.....

A lot to be said for being a runner, let alone a marathon runner. Watching a rider repeatedly look down the track for a train that didn't come "a downtown #1 train will enter the station in one minute..." thirty minutes later, nothin', really made me glad to be the person I was. No freakin' out. Just take it like a real New Yorker: when things actually function as designed, worry.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Day 1714

Seemed like a good idea @ the time

Sometimes ya just gotta go with the flow. Got 3 miles yesterday, all I had time for, then Spin in the evening. @ least I had an evening class. This weather truly sucks. Couple'a more weeks, then goodfuckingbye!

And again, snow, gotta shovel, again, you KNOW no one else is gonna. FUCK!!!!!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Day 1713

GRRRRR!

Weather outside, frightful! FUCKING WINTER!!!!! And tomorrow, MORE snow, goddamn it!

BUT, there's always the gym.

Saturday, 4m Long Beach, feel as though it'll be my first run of the week   ;( .

Came in yesterday, no shovel, no path, guess who got to do that. Stoney? Sybil ? Still wherever tending to a dog-yes-a dog gets better treatment than Its own house.

Stoney's dinner? Dominos. Ahhhhh memories.....................

Good thing I got my taxes done.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Day 1712

Didn't suck

(unlike the superbowl)

Our Team "Team Not Last" (was supposed to be "Not Last" but the writer fucked up), wasn't last-nice. Me n' 2 babes who needed a team. That was the good news.

Brotherfromanothermother? No show. football dad bailed-his ball and chain cracked her whip-good for him. He has a home life.

Though I lost a great running day (1 mile??? Really???), I DID-technically-run. for some reason I can't count a mile.

And yes, not one fucking runner from the remnants of Quantum. Pret? Nothing. Amazing how so much could have been made out of my being elsewhere, yet they couldn't even turn up for a one mile run. Shows they drank the store owner's kool-aid. Pity. Their loss.

Re: Super Bowl? Who cares. Bitch still spending nights out thank you GOD, and got the news about Philip Seymour Hoffman. Wow.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Day 1711

More gooder!

Hit The Line-felt GREAT! Hadn't missed a step. Despite having a full nose-still can't shake this goddamned bug-got my 6.5. Suddenly, the world seemed a better place, funny how that worked out.

Got a call from football dad, he'll join in today's race. Ahhhhh, nice to be back.

Shebitch? Came in to teach religion, then breezed out. No cooking, no cleaning. Go Jeeeeeesus!

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Day 1710

TGIS!!!!!

Made it through a very tough week, without the aid of my medication-didn't run a metre! SHIT! Make up for it this am, but, somehow made it through (thank you GYM!). Also, thanks to last week's half-at least I got SOME miles SOMEWHERE.