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Oh what a circus! Oh what a show!

  • Mar. 26th, 2008 at 1:14 PM
iJack
So it's been an interesting couple of days in Clark County. First some kids find a parachute that may or may not belong to DB Cooper.. then on the way to work today there was some exciting police action along SR-500. I gawked like everyone else but couldn't see anything. Turns out a mentally ill man was last seen digging for buried treasure there and the tunnel he made might have collapsed.

Of course the most exciting news of all is I make my debut as queen of the North Image Neighborhood Association tonight. I have made my lists and prepared my agenda and have sort-of gone over what I'm going to say. I'm a little nervous but I doubt they are expecting any sort of Evita Peron-esque speeches. I'll polish my tiara just in case.

And last, but certainly not least, I have decided I'm going to do a triathlon in September right before my 35th birthday. My co-worker has been bugging me to do it and I've already started running I just need to master the bike and swim part. The one I'm planning on doing is in The Gorge and I'm going to do the "mini-triathlon". Which is swim half a mile, bike 7 miles (or so) and then run 3 miles. I can do that. I'll probably have to get my shots before I swim in the Columbia River but hey! If my mom can climb mountains and run 5 miles in her 50s I can do this. Plus, I need a reason other than getting in shape to get me out of bed in the morning.

So that's all the news that's fit to type. Work has been slow today due to the impending STORM so I might do a meme later today. Just wanted to warn you.

Comments

[info]argent93 wrote:
Mar. 26th, 2008 10:27 pm (UTC)
And last, but certainly not least, I have decided I'm going to do a triathlon in September right before my 35th birthday. My co-worker has been bugging me to do it and I've already started running I just need to master the bike and swim part. The one I'm planning on doing is in The Gorge and I'm going to do the "mini-triathlon". Which is swim half a mile, bike 7 miles (or so) and then run 3 miles.

Oh my god! You so totally rock! That is such an awesome goal. I can hardly wait to hear all the training stories and then all about the triathlon when it happens!
[info]lawbabeak wrote:
Mar. 26th, 2008 11:58 pm (UTC)
Yay exercise! The Philadelphia Triathlon has an "Athena Division" where fat folks can team up in threes and each do a leg. Before my friend J had her bariatric surgery, we had talked about me doing the biking and her the swimming and searching for a portly runner to fill out the ticket.

Now, I just wanna be able to bike to Valley Forge and back on the river trail. That would be way cool.

Good luck! Keep us updated!
[info]word_gardener wrote:
Mar. 27th, 2008 01:18 am (UTC)
Good for you Anna! The triathlon is a terrific goal. You will do great. Half the fun will be working up to it.

Don't worry about tonight. If you are half as articulate in speaking as you are in writing you will knock them dead. If not, you will still have their attention and a sparkling tiara. They will probably have more information than they ever had before.

Good on ya for getting involved in the first place.