RUN: 2 miles @??:??, Home <-LL-> WM

Tonight's run was a late start... 9:40pm-ish - I had put in an extra hour at work then had some empanadas as an after-work snack.

I ran to Wal-Mart to buy a new tube of toothpaste - I have too many tubes at home already (I bought in bulk and on impulse) then regretted it after reading on its label "should not be used for more than 4 weeks at a time" (wtf?).

Anyways: running. Wal-Mart. toothpaste.

The shopping was easy -- within seconds, I had what I wanted in my hand (wait, that doesn't sound right). Then I walked over to the Wii...

40 minutes of Super Mario Galaxy later...
I head to checkout. When I walked outside, I had my headphones on, so I didn't notice it right away, but a teenaged girl (one of many) in a car parked in front of the store, was serenading me (and badly) with some rock ballad I didn't stay long enough to recognize. I just smiled then sprinted off.

Then, approaching the roundabout, I heard a quick honk and saw a truck pointed at the roundabout stopped as if dumbfounded... There was a car driving the wrong way (clockwise). The car proceeded to exit east onto Wickham but on the wrong side of the divided street (WTF?). Seriously, what's the deal there? I hope the driver was British... there's just no other excuse.

After that, I continue home, and pretty much sprinted the last two-thirds-of-a-mile (and then really tearing the last tenth). I know that I need more sprint workouts, but just putting in some miles in tonight is big for me. And even though 40 minutes was probably too much time to rest, I don't feel bad for having that quality Wii-time.

Anyways, I don't want to think about packing for the Ohio trip or about Christmas cards. And I particularly don't want to think about all the holiday parties at work - the same person who came into the office sick three weeks straight is organizing a "Chinese Gift Exchange". I don't usually get offended easily, but something about the seemingly incredibly arbitrary qualifier bothers me. I sort of "Replied All" to the event notice with:

"I hope that the 'Chinese' is describing the 'Gift' and not the 'Exchange'."
then sort of regretted it. I think that it was a combination of the two: the source and the substance. The situation just seems so toxic.

I should just mind my own business and not be such a drama queen.

That's about it for today - I scheduled a meeting for a design review and am starting on another design investigation. Oh, and Pat won the Top 3@3 this afternoon. I'm thinking that I should just give up on my dream of being caller #7 for the "24 Days of Christmas" contest because WA1A radio contests are like heroin in my veins. Seriously.

Anyways, here's the obligatory kitchen pic for tonight's run:

Not-so-sweaty CeddyI thought that I'd make it to bed early, but I've still got a slice of pie and ice cream to eat before bed.