nothing gold can stay

Nov 26

There’s nothing like getting up at 6:45 am on Thanksgiving morning to run 3.1 miles before stuffing your face — luckily, about 1,000 other people were right there with me. I ran the first-ever 5K Turkey Trot today through the streets of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Results
Chip Time: 36:07Average Pace: 11:38 / mileOverall Place: 724 of 872Division Place: 63 of 74 in females 20-29

Head on over to Run Jen Run for the full race recap, including lots more photos!

There’s nothing like getting up at 6:45 am on Thanksgiving morning to run 3.1 miles before stuffing your face — luckily, about 1,000 other people were right there with me. I ran the first-ever 5K Turkey Trot today through the streets of downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Results
Chip Time: 36:07
Average Pace: 11:38 / mile
Overall Place: 724 of 872
Division Place: 63 of 74 in females 20-29


Head on over to Run Jen Run for the full race recap, including lots more photos!

Nov 24

Yours truly is taking off today (and the rest of the week) for an extended Thanksgiving break—I’ll be back on Monday. Make sure to eat lots of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and other delicious things! I’ll be knocking out another 5K race and then doing exactly the same. Happy Thanksgiving!

Yours truly is taking off today (and the rest of the week) for an extended Thanksgiving break—I’ll be back on Monday. Make sure to eat lots of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and other delicious things! I’ll be knocking out another 5K race and then doing exactly the same. Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 23

Formspring round-up

“A sunny day interrupted by a thunderstorm is just a rainbow in the making.”

Aw, thank you Cher! That’s very positive. :) For me, a sunny day interrupted by a thunderstorm means it’s dismissal time at Miami Palmetto Senior High and of course I haven’t remembered to bring an umbrella.

“Always avoid the monkey singularity.”

That’s what occurs at the edge of the black mamba hole, right?

“Mama make it better: http://cheezburger.com/View.aspx?aid=2875127552 (I am an ally in the your/you’re usage crusade)”

Seriously, THANK YOU! We need as many people on our side as possible because correct spelling and grammar usage are going to shit.

If you get this joke, then we can be friends.
(via Reddit)

If you get this joke, then we can be friends.

(via Reddit)

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a PSA from your friendly New York blogger

My personal rule of thumb is don’t ride the subways after midnight on weekends or 10 p.m. on weekdays. I understand that New York has cleaned up quite a bit since the crack-loving days of the 1980s, but it’s not worth it to me to take that sort of chance. Case in point: A guy was brutally stabbed on the D train near Rockefeller Center at 2 a.m. Saturday night because he wouldn’t move his bag off the seat (when there were, according to witnesses, plenty of other seats available):

A passenger claims that when [suspect Gerardo] Sanchez boarded the train, he looked disturbed and was “eating something, making a mess.” Then the suspect approached victim Dwight Johnson, 36, who was sitting near the door on a three-seat bench, and demanded that Johnson move his bag from an unoccupied seat to make room. According to the Post, Johnson pointed out that there were other seats on the train. Sanchez allegedly stated: “No, I want this seat.”

Johnson had already “without a word” removed his bag from the chair when Sanchez flipped out, shouting: “You think I’m scared of you? I’m not scared of you!” Johnson did not reply. That’s when Sanchez pulled out a steak knife and stabbed Johnson twice, hitting his hands and neck, puncturing his carotid artery. After the attack, the suspect pried open the subway doors and dropped the murder weapon on the tracks and began mumbling, “I want to go home, I gotta go home, I gotta go home,” a witness said.
I’ve seen instances of sexual harassment on the platform at Astor Place around 1 a.m., and I’ve been groped on the subway in the middle of the workday. The bottom line is this: New York City is a much safer place than it used to be, but if you’re being cavalier with your safety in the wee hours of the night it may come back to haunt you. Please take a cab home late at night — your life and health are worth far more than the $20 or $25 it will cost you.

(image and quote via Gothamist)

lolcat:

Ever have the feeling…

Funny enough that I’ll momentarily ignore the giant glaring error.

lolcat:

Ever have the feeling…

Funny enough that I’ll momentarily ignore the giant glaring error.

Nov 20

Formspring round-up

“Horatio must not be very imaginative if he can’t even think of ghosts in his philosophy.”

Well, with a name like Horatio, he probably spends most of his time thinking of clever retorts for the bullies on the playground sixteenth-century Danish watchtower.

“Shoes and ships and sealing-wax, cabbages and kings”

And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings! CALOO CALAY … something, something, I forgot the rest.

starrystairs:


emmadavey:

“So like, right now for example. The Haitians need to come to America. But some people are all, “What about the strain on our resources?” Well it’s like when I had this garden party for my father’s birthday, right? I put R.S.V.P. ‘cause it was a sit-down dinner. But some people came that like did not R.S.V.P. I was like totally buggin’. I had to haul ass to the kitchen, redistribute the food, and squish in extra place settings. But by the end of the day it was, like, the more the merrier. And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians. And in conclusion may I please remind you it does not say R.S.V.P. on the Statue of Liberty. Thank you very much.”
—Cher Horowitz, Clueless



“Why should I listen to you anyway? You’re a virgin who can’t drive.”
“That was way harsh, Tai.”

starrystairs:

emmadavey:

“So like, right now for example. The Haitians need to come to America. But some people are all, “What about the strain on our resources?” Well it’s like when I had this garden party for my father’s birthday, right? I put R.S.V.P. ‘cause it was a sit-down dinner. But some people came that like did not R.S.V.P. I was like totally buggin’. I had to haul ass to the kitchen, redistribute the food, and squish in extra place settings. But by the end of the day it was, like, the more the merrier. And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians. And in conclusion may I please remind you it does not say R.S.V.P. on the Statue of Liberty. Thank you very much.”

—Cher Horowitz, Clueless

“Why should I listen to you anyway? You’re a virgin who can’t drive.”
“That was way harsh, Tai.”

thedailywhat:


Origami of the Day: Money Hats. That is all.
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Now I feel kind of useless because all I can make is that $1 ring.

thedailywhat:

Origami of the Day: Money Hats. That is all.

[via.]

Now I feel kind of useless because all I can make is that $1 ring.

Nov 19

Formspring round-up

“What’s wrong Banjo, is it tough? Let me know when you’ve had enough!”

It really does sound quite absurd, adventure of a bear and bird … How bright they are, your stupid shorts, a target for my dumb cohorts! (God I love that video game.)

I’ll admit it, I laughed. How could you not?
(via Reddit)

I’ll admit it, I laughed. How could you not?

(via Reddit)

thedailywhat:


Ur God: Where is he now?
See Also: Magic-raping explanation.
[via.]

I saw this on Reddit earlier and now have to try it myself when I get home.

thedailywhat:

Ur God: Where is he now?

See Also: Magic-raping explanation.

[via.]

I saw this on Reddit earlier and now have to try it myself when I get home.

WANT! Head on over to Geekologie for another design. Alas, it looks like the bunk beds (while likely in production) will have to remain just a dream for me — Apartment Therapy LA has a living room set by Mobelform, the manufacturer, that retails for a whopping $18,000.
(via Geekologie)

WANT! Head on over to Geekologie for another design. Alas, it looks like the bunk beds (while likely in production) will have to remain just a dream for me — Apartment Therapy LA has a living room set by Mobelform, the manufacturer, that retails for a whopping $18,000.

(via Geekologie)

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