My Eustacian tubes have still not recovered from the onslaught of "gunk" that appears to have been crackling around in there - I'm starting to even consider the crazy concept of anti biotics. I'm a firm believer in natural immunity and that the body will heal itself, but it's just not backing me up here. I don't want to spend a week on the trails in Japan shivering and sneezing and dribbling little bits of snot from my nose....... I must be getting excited because that was the first thing I thought of when I woke up this morning. That and my sore ears and droopy eyelid. I'm also excited about WHO I am going with and a little bit nervous!
I'm feeling pretty smug though, being confined to bed (ok ok that's an exaggeration) I've had plenty of time to sort out my house, do my leaf blowing and for the first week in light years, I even remembered to put my bins out! There's a certain satisfaction in having leaf free garden edging and empty bins.
The one thing that has suffered is running. It was TEN DAYS without a run on Sunday, so I laced up my shoes, despite feeling crappy and headed off optimistically for 15km. Realised that my chest and lungs had other ideas and called it a day at 7.5km. I felt a bit shaky in the legs but ok - half an hour later I blew my nose and nearly passed out so I may have overdone it. So early early yesterday I did 3km before work which didn't destroy me all that much. Tonight running with Simon, so fingers crossed I will not scunder myself with needing to stop, cough up a lung or perform minor surgery on my Tinea toe.
Wednesday night I have a date!!! He seems to be a nice man who also runs. He has a very nice smile, appears to have all his own teeth, no priors and looks like Adam Sandler. So that's good.
I've gone crazy and entered some races, I need something to train for! So having talked to Cathie about a 6/12/24 track race in Adelaide, I decided to just enter the Six Hour. I really enjoyed the last one, I've also got a childhood friend in Adelaide I've been meaning to go visit for ages, so it will be a fun trip, and I discovered some other friends are going down, so it's shaping up to be a lot of fun.
It's in July so have a little bit of time to train and to plan!! Also going for Woodford to Glenbrook because frankly, it would be rude not to! And then there's the Glow Worm Half in mid June, so lots to look forward to!
Got an interstate visitor staying this weekend and old friend from Northern Ireland making a flying visit the following Monday, then it's JAPAN!!!!!! Wooooohooooooo!!!!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Viral Pneumonia....
...is not fun.
Let me tell you.
So much for a "low grade head cold".
Anyway, Viral Pnuemonia makes one cranky. So tonight on the way home from work on the TRAIN.(AKA HOME OF ALL SORTS OF VIRUSES) there were these two little snotty giggling teenage boys with a big farking potty mouth. And they were doing sweary rudey things and saying FUCK and CUNT really loud and then they started teasing the chinese man sitting opposite me. Which got my goat. So I shouted at them and told them in a very authorative voice (so I thought) that I didn't want to hear that sort of talk on my carriage. And they kept on teasing this poor man, who didn't even look up, so I told them off very loudly again, that I didn't want to hear that kind of language in this carriage (ok ok I made the mistake of saying PISS OFF, instead of get off, but man I was angry) and then I got really really really pissed off because they kept teasing this poor man, and I was in the front seat and I turned around to a full carriage of people who'd rather be asked ANYTHING else, and asked DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR THIS KIND OF TALK ON YOUR TRAIN????. I got a few shakes of the head, a few disbelieving looks and quite a few people avert their gaze, don't look now, the crazy woman has hit town.
So the little tykes got off the train and I was left with my carriage full of commuters and my red face and I felt like a total moron.
And I put it all down to being sick and tired and grumpy and having cranky pants on.
So I've decided that Friday I will work from home and not share my crankyness and wake up happy and joyful and full of the joys of puppies, spring and NO EFFING COMMUTE.
Let me tell you.
So much for a "low grade head cold".
Anyway, Viral Pnuemonia makes one cranky. So tonight on the way home from work on the TRAIN.(AKA HOME OF ALL SORTS OF VIRUSES) there were these two little snotty giggling teenage boys with a big farking potty mouth. And they were doing sweary rudey things and saying FUCK and CUNT really loud and then they started teasing the chinese man sitting opposite me. Which got my goat. So I shouted at them and told them in a very authorative voice (so I thought) that I didn't want to hear that sort of talk on my carriage. And they kept on teasing this poor man, who didn't even look up, so I told them off very loudly again, that I didn't want to hear that kind of language in this carriage (ok ok I made the mistake of saying PISS OFF, instead of get off, but man I was angry) and then I got really really really pissed off because they kept teasing this poor man, and I was in the front seat and I turned around to a full carriage of people who'd rather be asked ANYTHING else, and asked DO YOU PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR THIS KIND OF TALK ON YOUR TRAIN????. I got a few shakes of the head, a few disbelieving looks and quite a few people avert their gaze, don't look now, the crazy woman has hit town.
So the little tykes got off the train and I was left with my carriage full of commuters and my red face and I felt like a total moron.
And I put it all down to being sick and tired and grumpy and having cranky pants on.
So I've decided that Friday I will work from home and not share my crankyness and wake up happy and joyful and full of the joys of puppies, spring and NO EFFING COMMUTE.
Monday, April 22, 2013
More Tinea
Friday, April 19, 2013
$16.99 well spent
I bought Aretha Franklins album "Respect" last night.
A very sound investment indeed. Listening to "The House That Jack Built" and trying not to dance sitting down in my train seat this morning. Happy, uplifting way to start the day. AND it's Friday!!! Yahoo!!!
A very sound investment indeed. Listening to "The House That Jack Built" and trying not to dance sitting down in my train seat this morning. Happy, uplifting way to start the day. AND it's Friday!!! Yahoo!!!
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Ryan Adams--Firecracker
So here's the lovely Ryan Adams blowing into his harmonica and extolling the virtues of premature ejaculation - or something. I do love this song, but who wants to burn "hard and fast"? Ryan my friend, you need to rethink your ideals matey or you will never settle down and meet a nice girl.
Anyway, now that my Advice to the Stars segment is over - life hey? What a farking week!!! Ups, downs, twists and turns. Culminating in yes I have a job. But no-one else seems to. Like musical chairs and I was the last one sitting down. Or with the parcel. Or whatever it is that wins. And still coming to terms with how a beautiful and intelligent girl could get so very very sad that she takes her own life. Young, healthy, clever, witty, funny - yet depressed. Northern Ireland is notorious for its lack of help for mental health patients - and I know because my twin sister has been struggling with this horrible disease for years now and I have almost resigned myself to the fact that I may get that phone call one day.
But on to merrier things. Japan flights are booked!!! Can't freaking wait. And we are organising our own trek which means we won't be allowing piddly little 8km days and can climb big mountains and explore what I am learning is a very spiritual and exciting part of Japan.
And tomorrow I go to Melbourne to catch up with old friends. Four days of laughing, drinking, eating, talking shite and wearing inappropriate footwear. Can't fucking wait. Might even do some shopping, although the culinary delights of Melbourne sound so damn appealing that I think this might be a weekend that takes quite a bit of training to erase!! Of course, I have optimistically packed my running gear.....with the intention of running around the river each morning. Ahem.....!!!
Despite everything, I am very very happy at the moment.
Anyway, now that my Advice to the Stars segment is over - life hey? What a farking week!!! Ups, downs, twists and turns. Culminating in yes I have a job. But no-one else seems to. Like musical chairs and I was the last one sitting down. Or with the parcel. Or whatever it is that wins. And still coming to terms with how a beautiful and intelligent girl could get so very very sad that she takes her own life. Young, healthy, clever, witty, funny - yet depressed. Northern Ireland is notorious for its lack of help for mental health patients - and I know because my twin sister has been struggling with this horrible disease for years now and I have almost resigned myself to the fact that I may get that phone call one day.
But on to merrier things. Japan flights are booked!!! Can't freaking wait. And we are organising our own trek which means we won't be allowing piddly little 8km days and can climb big mountains and explore what I am learning is a very spiritual and exciting part of Japan.
And tomorrow I go to Melbourne to catch up with old friends. Four days of laughing, drinking, eating, talking shite and wearing inappropriate footwear. Can't fucking wait. Might even do some shopping, although the culinary delights of Melbourne sound so damn appealing that I think this might be a weekend that takes quite a bit of training to erase!! Of course, I have optimistically packed my running gear.....with the intention of running around the river each morning. Ahem.....!!!
Despite everything, I am very very happy at the moment.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Tinea
Tinea. It farking hurts.
No really. It's been agony.
Six months later I am still battling with getting it under control and ok ok, I admit, some days I've been slack and not applied RESOLVE TINEA or FIX TINEA FOREVER or YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TINEA AGAIN cream. All false advertising mind you. So on Sunday night I had this dream where Darren got out a scalpel and CUT AWAY my tinea. So this gave me an idea and I decided to do it myself. So last night I got a clearasil wipe and a hairclip and covered the hairclip in the wipe and tried to gouge out the horrible white stuff from between my toes. To no avail. This morning I had a very sore toe and still had white fur on it. (Charming I know). So I put up a crie de couer on Facebook (because Facebook can fix anything) and within thirty seconds, there was the cure. Pee on your foot. From two very reliable sources.
Now, being agile is one thing, but getting the exact spot between your toes in the line of fire in the shower takes a certain skill I am not sure I am armed with. So I decided to cheat and pee in a cup and then dip my toe in it. And then for good measure I poured it over my toe as if I was peeing on it. I did this all in the shower for authenticity. Then I had my shower (you will be glad to hear) and then I dried it really well and then I put on some TINEA BE GONE cream. Ok ok, it's not actually called TINEA BE GONE but hey that is a good name? I could be in marketing.
So tomorrow I will update on the status of my fungus.
Apart from that, I ran 7km today. I am going to Japan in early May! I am going to Melbourne this weekend to catch up with old friends. I was all happy and joyous and full of the joys of spring today, and to be honest I still am. But I had some very sad news tonight. A very good friend committed suicide. Somehow as soon as I saw the message from her daughter, I knew. She was my best friend in High School and we kept in touch - I knew she suffered from depression but had no idea how severe it was. All I know now is, grab life by the balls. Enjoy as much as you can. It is often frightening to let go of your fears and do stuff that is exciting yet a little scary. But hearing this news, if anything, has made me more determined to live my life as much as I can.
I am soooo excited about Japan. A hiking trip to the remote mountains staying in traditional inns. I was sold when he told me there were hot springs at each inn. And that the Japs like a beer after their exercise. And as I will be doing up to 8 hours of walking each day, I will be able to fit in with the Japanese culture. And we are going to Kyoto to see the Temples and then going to spend a few nights in Tokyo. And I am lucky enough to be going with a man who lived in Japan and knows the culture, and how to order a beer. So that's all good then!! Did I mention I was excited?
No really. It's been agony.
Six months later I am still battling with getting it under control and ok ok, I admit, some days I've been slack and not applied RESOLVE TINEA or FIX TINEA FOREVER or YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TINEA AGAIN cream. All false advertising mind you. So on Sunday night I had this dream where Darren got out a scalpel and CUT AWAY my tinea. So this gave me an idea and I decided to do it myself. So last night I got a clearasil wipe and a hairclip and covered the hairclip in the wipe and tried to gouge out the horrible white stuff from between my toes. To no avail. This morning I had a very sore toe and still had white fur on it. (Charming I know). So I put up a crie de couer on Facebook (because Facebook can fix anything) and within thirty seconds, there was the cure. Pee on your foot. From two very reliable sources.
Now, being agile is one thing, but getting the exact spot between your toes in the line of fire in the shower takes a certain skill I am not sure I am armed with. So I decided to cheat and pee in a cup and then dip my toe in it. And then for good measure I poured it over my toe as if I was peeing on it. I did this all in the shower for authenticity. Then I had my shower (you will be glad to hear) and then I dried it really well and then I put on some TINEA BE GONE cream. Ok ok, it's not actually called TINEA BE GONE but hey that is a good name? I could be in marketing.
So tomorrow I will update on the status of my fungus.
Apart from that, I ran 7km today. I am going to Japan in early May! I am going to Melbourne this weekend to catch up with old friends. I was all happy and joyous and full of the joys of spring today, and to be honest I still am. But I had some very sad news tonight. A very good friend committed suicide. Somehow as soon as I saw the message from her daughter, I knew. She was my best friend in High School and we kept in touch - I knew she suffered from depression but had no idea how severe it was. All I know now is, grab life by the balls. Enjoy as much as you can. It is often frightening to let go of your fears and do stuff that is exciting yet a little scary. But hearing this news, if anything, has made me more determined to live my life as much as I can.
I am soooo excited about Japan. A hiking trip to the remote mountains staying in traditional inns. I was sold when he told me there were hot springs at each inn. And that the Japs like a beer after their exercise. And as I will be doing up to 8 hours of walking each day, I will be able to fit in with the Japanese culture. And we are going to Kyoto to see the Temples and then going to spend a few nights in Tokyo. And I am lucky enough to be going with a man who lived in Japan and knows the culture, and how to order a beer. So that's all good then!! Did I mention I was excited?
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
And then boys and girls.....
And then boys and girls, it suddenly became winter, and everything looked really stern and all the fun, happy, lighthearted summery things hibernated for another year, and the sky turned grey and it rained, and no one ever smiled ever again. The End.
Actually this is not going to happen this year. Nope. Winter nights might be on the way. I might have a cold. I might be shivery tonight and have the heaters going and the house all cosy and warm BUT THE FUN DOES NOT STOP HERE!! No way. Having far too much fun for a bit of daylight saving and chilly weather to stop me.
So - a list of good things about winter:
There are a number of Autumnal Activities that are exciting me, everything is changing and everything is good. Now if I could just shake this horrible little virus, I would be much happier. Running is going well, I went into stop / start mode after my big race. I thought I was fine and I could run around like a crazy person straight afterwards. Well running 50km on not much training was not real smart and then smashing out some massive leg sessions in the weights rooms was the end of it all. I took a "run every other day approach" which was ok but it still felt sore and wrong. Then I had a week off and lo and behold it is all brilliant again. Went camping at the weekend and went for a run, planning a 12km run - 6km out and back. Managed to get lost and miss the turn off and ended up doing 17km feeling really good and thinking that perhaps 12km was a wee bit lazy and now I should be upping the kms each weekend now. So thats the plan. Plus am managing a few 8 and 10km runs mid week, and the love of it is back, which is all I wanted. I've entered Glow Worm Half, am entering Coastal Classic and will poke around and find a few more motivating runs to plan for. I bought a pair of size seven jeans yesterday. Seven!!! Yes they were stretch and probably a big make but after telling the shop lady that it was never going to happen, I left that damn shop with a huge big smile on my face. I really think this being single lark agrees with me :)
Actually this is not going to happen this year. Nope. Winter nights might be on the way. I might have a cold. I might be shivery tonight and have the heaters going and the house all cosy and warm BUT THE FUN DOES NOT STOP HERE!! No way. Having far too much fun for a bit of daylight saving and chilly weather to stop me.
So - a list of good things about winter:
- The Blue Mountains is a cool place to be
- Red wine is extremely acceptable
- Fireplaces can be a very nice thing to sit beside
- Running on cold mornings is just magic
- Boots
- Black stockings look good with anything. Well, most things
- Distinct lack of mosquitoes
- Windows look cleaner at night
- Dinner parties, soup and stew
- The smell of other peoples fires without the need to clean them
- Great running weather, great races....King of the Mountain, Glow Worm, Woodford to Glenbrook
- Queens Birthday Long Weekend!!
- Did I mention its an excuse to buy new boots? Gloves? Coats? Scarves? Accessories in general?
There are a number of Autumnal Activities that are exciting me, everything is changing and everything is good. Now if I could just shake this horrible little virus, I would be much happier. Running is going well, I went into stop / start mode after my big race. I thought I was fine and I could run around like a crazy person straight afterwards. Well running 50km on not much training was not real smart and then smashing out some massive leg sessions in the weights rooms was the end of it all. I took a "run every other day approach" which was ok but it still felt sore and wrong. Then I had a week off and lo and behold it is all brilliant again. Went camping at the weekend and went for a run, planning a 12km run - 6km out and back. Managed to get lost and miss the turn off and ended up doing 17km feeling really good and thinking that perhaps 12km was a wee bit lazy and now I should be upping the kms each weekend now. So thats the plan. Plus am managing a few 8 and 10km runs mid week, and the love of it is back, which is all I wanted. I've entered Glow Worm Half, am entering Coastal Classic and will poke around and find a few more motivating runs to plan for. I bought a pair of size seven jeans yesterday. Seven!!! Yes they were stretch and probably a big make but after telling the shop lady that it was never going to happen, I left that damn shop with a huge big smile on my face. I really think this being single lark agrees with me :)
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