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April 24, 2005
Yes, I am out of High School
All I really wanted to do this morning was to sleep in. Not just sleep later than I do every other day of the week. Really sleep in, like until 9:30 or later. After being exhausted all day on Saturday, you would think that I would be able to accomplish this. Nope. I went to bed late for me, around 11:00. What happened? About 5 minutes after I fell asleep the phone rang. Then there were two potty trips in the middle of the night. The final straw...waking up around 7:30 and not being able to sleep any more. Arrgh. I did putz around and read some of the Sunday paper and watch some TV. There was a segment on one of the shows that discussed overweight people tend to live longer...?
I spent a long time trying to decide where to run this morning. I kind of wanted to run from home, but I knew that it would be better for me to go over to the park to run. The real reason for wanting to go from the house was laziness, I didn't feel much like driving the two and a half miles over to the park. Utterly lazy, I know, but I really hate to drive. Going to the park seemed to be the smarter option especially considering how beat up my legs felt yesterday. The park ended up winning out. One reason the park is such a good place to go on Sunday is that I need to ease up because the footing is so bad in some areas.
I did my usual course that I have been doing over there for a few weeks now. I don't time it anymore because Sunday is supposed to be a super easy run. My legs felt a million times better than they did on Saturday morning. It really had to have been the massage that was affecting me so much. It was much cooler than yesterday and quite a bit windier. I had to think about Leilani and her goose while I was running. There are usually lots of geese at the park and you have to try really hard to avoid the droppings, but I did not notice any today. This is very unusual since they are usually everywhere. I did notice that the fishing pond was close to overflowing because of the heavy rain that fell overnight. Luckily, my course was not all that muddy. I finished up with six striders. As I was getting ready to start the final strider, some obese man who was walking asked me if I was on my high school track team. I responded that I am much too old for that to which he told me that I didn't look too old. I was quite upset by this. I know that I do look very young for my age, but I do not think that I could pass for being in high school anymore.
On the job front, I have found a position to apply for at the local university. My father also is trying to get the job listings from an insider at one of the local major corporations that is not in serious trouble. I do know that I have three personal days left to use by June 10 and I plan to use all of them. I actually only have two and a half, but I will take a half day unpaid to make life easier for me. It is just a question of what days to use.
Posted by Blondie at April 24, 2005 04:51 PM
Comments
LOL, take it as a compliment!! Well, okay, I know how it is not ALWAYS good to look young. Some people at my last job thought I was an intern and I was momentarily very horrified and speechless. But IN GENERAL, I think it is a good thing!! Good luck with the job hunt. And, on average, I don't think obese people live longer. What a weird segment...
Posted by: Audrey at April 24, 2005 06:11 PM
People used to tell me this and I didn't believe them, but you'll appreciate the high school comments as you get older! Really. I used to get that a lot, but now I don't, so now I'm thinking, "Oh, they must think I look old..." In fact, I was flattered when my dentist recently asked if I was 23... Appreciate it while you can!
(And good luck with that job search!)
Posted by: Alison at April 24, 2005 06:27 PM
You'll definitely appreciate the compliment in a couple decades. :)
Hope the job search goes well for you!
Posted by: Leilani at April 24, 2005 10:58 PM
Try being 5'1" (ahem. on a good day) and having a young face. But now I have a few wiry gray hairs to show anyone who challenges me.
Good luck with the job search!
Posted by: jenandmats at April 25, 2005 09:24 AM
Good luck with the job! It must be a runner's thing, everyone thinks I'm pretty young too. It doesn't usually bother me except at work when random people call me "sweetie" or other things that let me know they think I'm 18....
Posted by: Nanda at April 25, 2005 11:20 AM
Good luck with the job! I really hope you'll find a better situation soon.
I too look pretty young and I do try to take it as a compliment most of the time but I see what you mean. Someone thinks you're in college = flattering. Someone thinks you're in high school = idiot.
Posted by: Barb at April 25, 2005 12:08 PM