2020
Archived Post 2020-04-27
How good can chicken be
Tags: 2020 Created time: April 27, 2020 9:47 AM
This was a good chicken
Posted on April 27, 2020
Archived Post 2020-04-24
Almost at the Goal
Tags: 2020 Created time: April 24, 2020 9:47 AM
My 10K is now May 1st. Since it’s a virtual run and I can run any day in May I figured I’d get it over with quickly.
Last week I did 10K (by my Apple Watch) in 63 mins, and I am hoping to get it to an hour by Friday. Or get the treadmill sensor working again and then forget about my time. ¯*(ツ)*/¯
Very little is happening other than running and working from home. I’m hardly even reading the internet ’cause of Animal Crossing.
I’ll post my runtime here on May 1st, so watch this space!
Note from 2022 Rachel, I did run this 10K and finished it, but my time was slightly over an hour so I was disappointed. I think it was 1:20 actually, I’d have to check again on RaceRoster. I’m now training to run a marathon so maybe I’ll start blogging about my running again!
Posted on April 24, 2020
Quarnatine Fashion
This morning I am wearing a lovely Frank and Oak sweater in light peach, which I purchased just before the self isolation and never got to wear, paired with a pair of blue LuluLemon leggings that have a stain on the knee, and a burgundy Walmart hoodie overtop.
On Friday I went for my run, but my Runn sensor continues not to work so I was just using my Apple watch. I ran for an hour and ten minutes and my watch said that was just over 10K. I know it’s a lie, but it made me feel good anyway.
At work we started watching Listen to your Heart yesterday, which is the new Bachelor property that also incorporates singing for some reason. We had all decided we were NOT going to watch it, after struggling through the last season of the Bachelor, but of course quarantine times are not regular times. Anyway it’s terrible, it’s a Bachelor show where they sing at each other all the time so obviously it’s terrible. It’s only six episodes so I’m definitely going to finish it.
I’ve also just finished watching all of the original Party of Five and MAN it’s a fucking SLOG. The sixth season is absolute garbage. Charlie and Kirsten are married, why did they ever break up in the first place. Bailey gets into an ivy league business school somehow despite having dropped out of college, struggling to keep his restaurant afloat, and basically rape-dating every single woman he ever goes out with. And what was with the unceremonious removal of Sarah from the show? Julia continues to treat every man terribly but somehow fails up just like all of them. And Claudia is off to Julliard but I do not care because she was often the worst Salinger of them all. They were all terrible the whole show, much like when I finally watched all of Sex and the City. I’ve come to the concluison that the late 90s/early 2000s were just full of TERRIBLE people being on TV, and not in the fun way like It’s Always Sunny.
Anyway, there are a bunch of disconnected quarantine thoughts for your Wednesday.
Archived Post 2020-04-15
Quarnatine Fashion
Tags: 2020 Created time: April 15, 2020 9:47 AM
Thiis morning I am wearing a lovely Frank and Oak sweater in light peach, which I purchased just before the self isolation and never got to wear, paired with a pair of blue LuluLemon leggings that have a stain on the knee, and a burgundy Walmart hoodie overtop.
On Friday I went for my run, but my Runn sensor continues not to work so I was just using my Apple watch. I ran for an hour and ten minutes and my watch said that was just over 10K. I know it’s a lie, but it made me feel good anyway.
At work we started watching Listen to your Heart yesterday, which is the new Bachelor property that also incorporates singing for some reason. We had all decided we were NOT going to watch it, after struggling through the last season of the Bachelor, but of course quarantine times are not regular times. Anyway it’s terrible, it’s a Bachelor show where they sing at each other all the time so obviously it’s terrible. It’s only six episodes so I’m definitely going to finish it.
I’ve also just finished watching all of the original Party of Five and MAN it’s a fucking SLOG. The sixth season is absolute garbage. Charlie and Kirsten are married, why did they ever break up in the first place. Bailey gets into an ivy league business school somehow despite having dropped out of college, struggling to keep his restaurant afloat, and basically rape-dating every single woman he ever goes out with. And what was with the unceremonious removal of Sarah from the show? Julia continues to treat every man terribly but somehow fails up just like all of them. And Claudia is off to Julliard but I do not care because she was often the worst Salinger of them all. They were all terrible the whole show, much like when I finally watched all of Sex and the City. I’ve come to the concluison that the late 90s/early 2000s were just full of TERRIBLE people being on TV, and not in the fun way like It’s Always Sunny.
Anyway, there are a bunch of disconnected quarantine thoughts for your Wednesday.
Posted on April 15, 2020
Archived Post 2020-04-12
Comfort Food
Tags: 2020 Created time: April 12, 2020 9:47 AM
Posted on April 12, 2020
Animal Crossing and Running
As the title indicates, right now this is really all I’m doing. The 10K my husband and I were running in May was cancelled, but is still proceeding“virtually”, so I’m still planning to run it.
Last week I ran my fastest 10K so far.
I only had to stop to drink water once, too. And I watched Top Gun during, which I had never seen and is AMAZING.
But I didn’t post it right away because as soon as I was done (and showered), I went right back to playing Animal Crossing. I am keeping all my AC posts segregated to their own twitter account but here’s just one - in this game, even if you have an Amiibo card it’s not a guarantee that the villager will move in to your town .
My favourite villager that I have a card for is Erik.
It took me three tries, but he finally decided to move to my Island this morning. I am feeling REALFEELINGSOFHAPPINESS.
Archived Post 2020-04-01
Animal Crossing and Running
Tags: 2020 Created time: April 1, 2020 9:46 AM
As the title indicates, right now this is really all I’m doing. The 10K my husband and I were running in May was cancelled, but is still proceeding“virtually”, so I’m still planning to run it.
Last week I ran my fastest 10K so far.
I only had to stop to drink water once, too. And I watched Top Gun during, which I had never seen and is AMAZING.
But I didn’t post it right away because as soon as I was done (and showered), I went right back to playing Animal Crossing. I am keeping all my AC posts segregated to their own twitter account but here’s just one - in this game, even if you have an Amiibo card it’s not a guarantee that the villager will move in to your town .
My favourite villager that I have a card for is Erik.
It took me three tries, but he finally decided to move to my Island this morning. I am feeling REALFEELINGSOFHAPPINESS.
Posted on April 1, 2020
New Horizons: Departure Date Approaching
Basically all I care about on the internet right now is the impeding release date of the new Animal Crossing. (Two more days!) It’s keeping me from being sad that the 10K i have been training for is very likely going to be cancelled. It’s also keeping me away from the news generally.
So here is some adorable Animal Crossing fan art that I saw on reddit and really really loved. It’s by u/crysmontas.
I’ve hesitated to post anything about the virus at all. Despite feeling quite a bit of anxiety, I know I am very fortunate. I am very lucky to have a job that allows me to work full time from home, and very lucky too that I actually enjoy staying home, so my life has not been impacted too much by the pandemic. The minor inconvenience about the run, and the anxiety about the virus generally, are small burdens.
Chins up, everyone; keep that six foot distance, flatten the curve.
Archived Post 2020-03-18
New Horizons: Departure Date Approaching
Tags: 2020 Created time: March 18, 2020 9:46 AM
Basically all I care about on the internet right now is the impeding release date of the new Animal Crossing. (Two more days!) It’s keeping me from being sad that the 10K i have been training for is very likely going to be cancelled. It’s also keeping me away from the news generally.
So here is some adorable Animal Crossing fan art that I saw on reddit and really really loved. It’s by u/crysmontas.
I’ve hesitated to post anything about the virus at all. Despite feeling quite a bit of anxiety, I know I am very fortunate. I am very lucky to have a job that allows me to work full time from home, and very lucky too that I actually enjoy staying home, so my life has not been impacted too much by the pandemic. The minor inconvenience about the run, and the anxiety about the virus generally, are small burdens.
Chins up, everyone; keep that six foot distance, flatten the curve.
Posted on March 18, 2020
Archived Post 2020-03-06
A League of Their Own
Tags: 2020 Created time: March 6, 2020 9:43 AM
I ran my fastest 10K since we got the Runn sensor today, and I did so while watching a League of Their Own for the first time. And I would just like to say, there is no crying in baseball!!
Also I love Geena Davis.
Posted on March 6, 2020
Archived Post 2020-03-03
My Treadmill Sensor Is Back Online
Tags: 2020 Created time: March 3, 2020 9:43 AM
And today I ran my fastest 5KM ever!
I’ve normally only been posting my 10KM runs, but last week the treadmill sensor was still down, so I just ran for 80 mins.
I’m pretty proud of this 5K, I have to say!
Posted on March 3, 2020
Archived Post 2020-02-22
Forgot to post this yesterday
Tags: 2020 Created time: February 22, 2020 9:42 AM
Our treadmill sensor was down, so I went back to logging my run on my watch only. On my watch I am fast like Sonic.
Posted on February 22, 2020
Archived Post 2020-02-21
Getting Rid of Netflix
Tags: 2020 Created time: February 21, 2020 9:42 AM
I’m getting rid of Netflix, so I’m trying to get through all of the content I want to watch by mid-March, when my subscription expires. I just watched #Cats __the__Mewvie and how did I NOTKNOW about Princess Cheeto?! The cat is adorable (all the cats are adorable honestly) but these photos are AMAZING, I’m obsessed. Princess Cheeto is art.
Posted on February 21, 2020
Finally, There’s a Social Network Without Any People
“According to the makers of the app, when you post, all the comments are made by bots trained on thousands of“real conversations.” For a dollar each, you can buy bots that will troll you or make dad jokes. It’s deeply refreshing in some ways. All the minutiae that I post about is treated like the most fascinating and mind blowing content to this army of bots. I love being popular.”
Archived Post 2020-02-14
Done better, done worse - happy Valentine’s
Tags: 2020 Created time: February 14, 2020 9:42 AM
Posted on February 14, 2020
Oldbookillustrations.com is a library of thousands of old book illustrations, with searchable name, artist, source, date, which book it was in, etc. (via kottke.org)
Archived Post 2020-02-07
Database of old book illustrations
Tags: 2020 Created time: February 7, 2020 9:41 AM
(The Lass That Loved a Sailor)
Oldbookillustrations.com is a library of thousands of old book illustrations, with searchable name, artist, source, date, which book it was in, etc. (via kottke.org)
Posted on February 7, 2020
First Run of 35
I guess this is my running blog now? I don’t know but this is happening.
It was my birthday on Tuesday, so this is my first run as a 35-year-old. It’s not my regular day either, I had to bump it up by a day because I’m busy tomorrow.
So here we are, and I found this run IMPOSSIBLY difficult. I have been pushing my pace quite a lot, trying to improve my speed. As you can see I’m a full six minutes faster than last week. But as you can also see I had to stop twice (total run time) to get my breath and re-hydrate, so I was pushing the pace too hard, I think. I’ll need to start ramping my time up more slowly.
So yeah, that’s my 10K this week. And maybe I’ll find some things to post that aren’t about running soon.
