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August 5, 2008
Odds and Ends
1) Well the good news is, I don't have a contact in my brain. The eye doctor told me so. He also put yucky yellow stuff in my eye that has been oozing out ever since. And he told me that I scratched my eye up pretty good (oh...so THAT'S why it still hurts) but that I was going to survive. Good thing. Moral of the story is, keep close watch on where your contacts are wondering off to. Or get Lasik surgery. :)
2) This morning I went swimming. I really like to swim. I don't know if I ever mentioned that before. I wouldn't pick it over running (except on a really hot day) but I would probably pick it over riding. Maybe. Anyway, I had a nice swim this morning and especially so because I got some new suits (very badly needed) at the race expo last weekend. New suits are surprisingly good motivators.
3) Anybody with LOOK pedals? There is a recall on some models. I do have LOOK pedals but after some detective work I figured out that mine were not manufactured within the recall time frame. Good thing because I really hate my old pedals. :)
4) My teammate is pretty awesome so I have to brag a little. I think she is especially impressive because she really does have a full time job and one that is quite demanding. I certainly don't know for certain but if I had to guess I would say a good number of elite AG athletes don't work full time or have very flexible jobs that allow for more training/recovery - a benefit I don't think Kelly necessarily has. Again, I could be REALLY wrong about that, so don't blast me for it. :) Anyway, I also really admire Kelly because I think her success has come from year in and year out consistency. Nothing special, nothing fancy. She just gets the training in and then gets the job done on race day.
5) I am getting super excited for my race in Dallas. I thought I was going to have to go alone which would be fine but maybe not as fun as having O along. O is, afterall, THE best. Anyway, O can't come to Dallas because of the cost of flying as well as it being mid cross country season and of course during the school year. He is able to come to BOUS though. Regardless, I begged my family to come instead. I promised lots of great things like dealing with a cranky, nervous me, getting up at about 3 am on race day, standing out in the heat and humidity, carrying around a big heavy bag of assorted stinky shoes, etc... Sounds like fun right? Well they actually took me up on it! First, my mom is definitely coming (she also went to Germany with me last year) and then today my sister showed interest as well! HAHAHAHA! Suckers!! :)
6) One last thing. Today one of the patients I saw is an inmate in prison. Now of course this is nothing out of the ordinary and (especially since I cover trauma) something I see relatively often. They are handcuffed to their beds and there are guards that watch them too. I never feel scared or worried. However I have something to admit. When I do see an inmate I have an OVERWHELMING desire to ask them (if they are actually able to talk) what they did. Is that strange? I mean sometimes it's obvious what their offense was - as in their injury very closely correlates with their crime. But then there are those like I saw today that just make me wonder. Really, what DID this guy do? It bugs me. Despite the fact that I know it shouldn't. Why do I care? Oh well. Maybe one day I'll just ask... :)
Have a great night everyone!
Posted by beth at August 5, 2008 7:44 PM
Comments
Beth, your swim attitude is so contagious! I know you LOVE running more than swimming and work your bum off in the pool, but you are so positive about it. It makes me like reading your blog because your attitude and positiveness is contagious. Infact, after your first couple blogs this year about working on your swim I took a commitment to never grip about it ever again and now I like swimming too.
Glad your eyes are all good and the pedals too!
Posted by: breewee at August 5, 2008 8:54 PM
Yes, YES... get Lasik! I had it done last year, and I LOVE it. Changes your life - and bonus, no contacts in the brain.
Posted by: Ashley at August 6, 2008 4:45 PM