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Meet Genki

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Genki is a Japanese word that doesn’t really have an English equivalent. Loosely translated it means energetic or enthusiastic. When I lived in Japan people would always tell me that I was genki. So while I thought I should give my Garmin a Vegas based name since that’s where I adopted it from (okay, it […]

The dress

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

No, not that kind of white dress. But the dress I bought to take along to Vegas. Those of you who follow me on Twitter might remember some tweets about a lost (and then found) bracelet of mine that I left at a store I had stopped at the night before to try [and then […]

I’m home!

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Took the red eye home from Vegas last night, so it’s back to the real world for me. I did love listening to 680 news (3, 4, 5 times a day!) on our drive from the airport downtown and hearing the lead story – a BEAR in a tree. If they didn’t repeat it every […]

A different kind of count down

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

1 = the number of antibiotics I have left to take 2 = the number of days until my Garmin 305 is delivered to the hotel 3 = the number of sleeps until VEGAS! Life is happy.

My first race report (for my second big race)

Monday, May 25th, 2009

I’m writing this on Sunday at 4 in the hotel room where we don’t have internet (and for some reason we’re unable to purchase it even when we try). I’m taking the hint and staying off-line, but thought I would document the day for your, and my, entertainment. Especially after all the build up this […]

I’m a dork

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

I get excited when I get blog comments. I get really excited when they’re from friends. I get super excited when they come from people whose blogs I read that I don’t know in real life. That’s all.

I lied

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

I’m not going to be thrilled just to run on the weekend. I’m cranky that I trained all winter outside in the snow and cold and am [likely] not going to be 100% by the time this weekend’s race rolls around. Breaking 2 hours seemed like such a good goal – so downgrading my expectations […]

The countdown is on

Monday, May 18th, 2009

The race is less than a week away. And I’m sick. I started feeling “off” friday, and have been getting worse. Saturday I popped Sudafed. Yesterday I decided it was allergies and took Reactin. Today I have a sinus headache (hence the up early) and so am back on Sudafed/Advil. I think I’ll go to […]

STDs are going digital

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Today I got a facebook message from a guy I went on one date with quite some time ago. It was pretty obvious, since I’m super smart, that I shouldn’t click on the link. Anyway, a few minutes later another friend [who shall remain nameless] sent me the same facebook message. I sent her an […]

Chile will be Chilly

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

It’s official – I’m heading to Chile for 10 days at the end of June/beginning of July with my friend Ruth. In typical Jenn style, I’ll be leaving the day after a stagette, and getting home the day of the rehearsal dinner for the same wedding (in which I’m marching). At least there’s not a […]