Runners World?

Poll:

Can you make yourself a runner? Nature vs. Nurture? If your parents are runners, are you more likely to run, or can you transform yourself to be a runner? Or are some people just destined to walk?

I think I'm a walker trying to run.

Clashing Personalities

Do you have someone that just puts you in a bad mood? You see them coming and you just cringe. I do, I get snappy and mean whenever I see this one particular person. I can be in the best mood, then I see them coming and it's Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hide. Or the Mayor from "Nightmare before Christmas". Grr. I smell a Halloween costume.

I am so busy at work that I end up getting nothing done. I sit at my desk and think about everything that needs to get done, attempt to start something, then get pulled away or try to do something else before I finish attempted project number 1. This happens again and again all day long. Thus leading to zero productivity and me working late and eventually throwing in the towel around 7 or 8 only to repeat for the rest of the week. I am in a spiral that is spinning out of control and I am thinking about self inflicting pain. Not suicide, just a minor injury that makes me have to stay home. Wrists/fingers/arms are key to this injury. Ideally something that is not my fault. I will pay.

My life as I know it.

Beautiful People Post from March 5, 2006 had a list of work related things that I want to accomplish in the next couple years. Here is the list (with updates):

Here is my plan for the next couple of years:
-Next year do AAAA's competition (that is if my boss nominates me). My Boss nominated me on Wedensday!
-2007 Go back for my Masters (need 2 years professional experience). Still the plan, I just need to study/take the GRE exam.
-2009 Complete Masters program. It's a 2 year program, I don't think I can screw that up.
-Get appropriate promotions along the way. I've moved up the ranks from Assistant Planner to Planner. Yippie.
-Perhaps have kids somewhere around 2012- that looks really weird to attach a year with that, but thats the time I might consider giving up my personal freedom. I don't even want to think about this.

For some reason I was thinking about this, maybe because I realized I've already started to accomplish some of it. I still want to write a book at some point, that will always been on my list of things to do. My friend Erin from work also wants to write a book and screenplay, so I think we might be able to tag team that one.

I can't help planning my life out- My job is to plan. It's really hard for me NOT to think about everything and when the best time for things to happen are. It makes it difficult when the person you live can't and won't plan ANYTHING!

Won't someone pinch me please

Oh, little orphan Annie, belt it out, belt... it... out.

But seriously, pinch me. I have had the best day in a long time!! I have been killing myself lately, pretty much working nonstop for nearly 2 weeks thinking there was no end in site. My workload has been on a steady incline since June and it hasn't stopped. And then it went crazy in August and some how I pulled through. Then today- I got promoted. I was shocked (still am) but throughly excited for a new challenge. Yippie.

Then I got carded at the Mall of America for looking 16 (after hitting 2 happy hours). Well, that was a mood killer.

We came, we rode, we froze

Lady E and rode the St. Paul Classic today. It's a 15 or 30 mile bike ride around St. Paul. They block off the streets so you get to ride traffic free on the road.. pretty fun. We were going to ride the 30 mile route, but due to the fact that it was 50 degrees and raining, we bailed last minute and did the 15 mile course. It was a carefully calculated decision, but since I could feel my fingers anymore, it was a good one. We attempted our volunteering obligations, got some free shirts and aveda gave us some chapstick. All in all it was a success. Now, to train for the Twin Cities 5K.

I'm like a record player,I keep going round with an needle in my arm making someone else's sound

The Lawrence Arms show was awesome. They played all the songs I wanted them to. And there was a 3 year old boy walking around the Triple Rock like he owned the place, he even danced on stage while they played. Normally I question bringing small children to shows, but the kid was having so much fun, who was I to question? Rock on little man, rock on.

How I met your Mother: Season Premiere September 18th. Make your reservations now.

Better Mood

I have been in a good mood for most of the evening and thought I needed a photograph to document the occasion. I don't know how I am still up, I have been exhausted all week, some how the computer has revived me. I have caught up on some good news/technology stories, I sound like a huge tech geek, but I am so that's okay. Its Friday Night and I am on my computer reading tech stories and looking forward to the vid cast (diggnation) that comes out tomorrow. What an exciting life I lead.

After 3 AM, TV really starts to suck. I can't even find a good lifetime movie! What is cable coming to? I think its time I resorted to my video collection for entertainment.

On the note of my nerdiness here are my top stories that I found tonight:

Google adds AdWords ads to US mobile search service

Google Inc. has joined the mobile marketing playground with a wireless version of its AdWords service.

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Ads on phones! Just what we all needed. As an advertiser, I think "cool". As a consumer, I think "No".

Facebook Redesign Angers Students Over Invaded Privacy

Facebook launched a redesign today (September 5, 2006) which changed the layout of the homepage and introduced a few new features. It leverages the users attention to show the most recent activity of the 9.5 million users in the community. The students hate it calling it an invasion of their privacy and "basically creepy."

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Somehow I missed that all of this was going on. I don't think facebook has been alerting me to anything lately and I never really go on my own. I signed on today and joined the "Anti-Stalker" movement. Oh, so Creepy!

CBS teams up with TiVo

In a first-of-its-kind deal between one of the Big Three U.S. broadcasters and the leading maker of DVRs, TiVo users will be able to watch the pilot episode of CBS's upcoming sitcom "The Class" a full week before its prime-time premiere.

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As a person working in the media field, I wonder if "previews" will hurt the season premieres at all. Last year I saw almost the entire pilot of "My Name Is Earl" before it aired. I was almost more annoyed that they gave so much away before it was on. Either way, it should be something worth paying attention to.

Google to Use PC Microphones to Listen In, then targets its ads

The Register reports that Google plans to use PC microphones to collect statistics on a user's environment. Peter Norvig, who directs research at Google, told Technology Review that this software would start to show up in Google software 'sooner rather than later'. The software collects short sound clips and removes background noise.

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While this is just in rumor stages, it's still really interesting. They use your own computer to monitor what you're doing, and use it against you. It's one thing if they're scanning my email to advertise to me, but literally coming into my home is a bit much.

Close Walker

I was walking into work the other day when I sensed someone invading my personal
space on the sidewalk. I looked over and it was an old co-worker trying to get my attention. The company I used to work at just relocated to Minneapolis, so I have been slowly having a lot of former co-worker sightings. But when I saw him I was so excited that I wanted to hug him, but we aren't the kind of friends that hug, or touch for that matter so I had to restrain myself. It was a very odd feeling. I don't think I've ever had to hold back an urge to hug before. Either way, it was fun to see him and I'm looking forward to more spontaneous spottings around the city.

Have you ever been so stressed out you feel like crying?

I have. Everyday this week. Work has been insane. I don't know how much longer I will be able to handle it. People are dropping like flies. 7 people have quit since June and we have only hired 3 people to replace them. Sadly 2 of those are not people I work with directly so I am getting slammed with extra stuff. I already have a lot of work to begin with, now it's unmanageable. I love my job, that's the worst part, I don't mind the work that I am doing, but I am literally running out of time to get it all done. I guess it's a good thing that everyone knows that I like Red Bull and the stash on my desk always seems to refill itself.

The quote that best describes how I feel about work can be summed into the words of John Cusak as Rob Gordon:



"I'm sick of the sight of this place. Somedays I'm afraid I'll go berzerk, throw the country A-K rack out on the street and go work in a Virgin Megastore and never come back".

Except, in my world, it's throwing the horse magazines and media kits out the window and going to work at a mass marketing firm. But same thing really.

Last night I came home from work and sobbed. I couldn't take it anymore. I'm pretty sure Adam thought I was having a nervous breakdown, but I don't think I was far away from it. On a good note, Lawrence Arms are playing at the Triple Rock tomorrow. That is keeping me sane right now.

Erin and I are biking the St. Paul classic on Sunday- 30 miles here we come. I'm looking forward to seeing St. Paul in a new light. I loved biking through San Francisco, and I enjoy biking through Minneapolis, especially night biking, so it should be fun.

I heart the office

I get warm and fuzzy feelings everytime I see this. September 21st can't get here fast enough.