40s+ on the Run - Happy New Year! (Week of 12/30/07) (Read 1379 times)

Lola Glittertush here. (Apparently I am a female impersonator and not a Chippendales guy. )

Dang, too funny!

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Shell, my daughter is 18. Here is her New Years Eve fiasco. My sister and her husband were going to the House of Blues in Orlando for the Big Friggin' Eve rock concert. They invited my daughter and she was ecstatic. She loves the hard rock bands. Anyway....my sister and her husband are GOOD friends with Sevendust so my daughter would have access to go backstage and whatnot. So...she gets to meet the entire band, hang out, do lunch, watch them do the sound check, take pictures, basically felt like a rock star herself, she's in her glory. Here's where it gets good.....the first band comes on at 9:00, the second band comes on around 10:30. My daughter is in heaven walking around, going back stage, and feeling "special". So at around 11:30 my sister decides to buy a beer and hand it to my daughter so she can have a couple of sips and do a toast at midnight. The 3rd and main band (Sevendust) comes on at 11:45 and she gets to listen to them play one of her favorite songs. Her and my sister are suppose to head backstage at this time because they are going to do the countdown and they get to go on stage with the band and do it with them in front of a "gazillion" people. Just as she is almost backstage security snags her and asks for her I.D. My sister is freaking out saying that she is just holding that beer for me. They said no, we saw her take a sip. They escorted my daughter out of the House of Blues and she was not allowed back in the rest of the night. Minutes later she could here the band counting down to midnight as she's standing outside with my sister. She only got to hear 1 song from them and spent an hr. and a half outside. Of course my sister stayed out there with her because she wouldn't leave her alone. So....a lesson learned, the security was great, my sister thinks she's a bad aunt now and they missed the best part of the night. My sister said to me, no wonder I don't have kids, I would make a horrible parent. Like I said, a lesson learned. Oooops, almost forgot this was a running website. Been in and out of town most of the week so nothing spectacular to report. My husband and I just covered up alot of our plants/palms as we are getting a freeze tonight. Yep, it is gonna be cold. I'm gonna have to call this a state of emergency. Jewels

Leslie, this stripper name thing is too funny not to share in a new thread? Hilarious !!!

I started a thread under the "Off the Beaten Path" forum. I agree with Arla - I don't know how you parents do it. I always wanted to kids, but now I don't know how I would ever do it. Life would definitely be different. Jewels - Definitely a hard lessoned learned. We're suppose to be getting quite a storm blowing through here for the next few days. Hopefully my will to run doesn't blow away with it. Have a good evening, everyone!

So Happy New Year! Call me Dallas Lustytush, Ultrachick or as Leslie knows me as Kelly (kelywil). Kelly

Hi Dallas! Bummer on the mileage quota. I worked to get over 600 miles and was so proud of THAT -- You must be some ULTRCHICK! PS -- Leslie, you are da bomb!

Hi all! Tim...er, I mean, Kip Rockdale here! What an interesting twist things have taken while I wandered off. Getting ready to head out and run in the 20-something degree weather (better than the > 0 wind chill of the past few days!). The airdyne helps but just isn't the same... We all survived NYE--the 18 y.o. DD went to southern IN with a friend so I was just happy to get her back home with all her teeth and no tatoos! DW and I watched the ball drop, kissed good-night and shut off the lights at 12:01. Sorry we're so boring. I'm coming off some knee problems over the past couple of months. I got new running and trail shoes (Brooks GTS 8 and Adrenaline ASR 4's) but I think it may be my street shoes. I changed jobs and started wearing my old Foot-joy street shoes and I think they may cause some lateral movement that puts stress on my knee. Anyone else ever have an issue with that? Nice being back, take care all! Tim C.

Happy almost Friday! Think I'm rushing things a bit? Brian, is it cold enough for you up in Albany today? Those extra few lbs. will keep you well insulated, so keep 'em on! Jewels, that was some lesson your daughter learned! Too bad for her, but bravo for security doing their job! She still had a lot of neat things happen for her that night, so not all was lost. Too bad for you sister as well, but that was awesome of her to stick with your daughter! Arla, congrats on the 1000 mile goal! Get all your 1000 miles in before the heat in June then just hang out the rest of the year! Kelly, welcome! I'm glad you found us! I think you'll like the training log here! Tim, my podiatrist said if you can hang out in running shoes all day, that would be best for your feet. So yeah the street shoes may be your issue if you walk around in them a lot during the day. Can you try some inserts for them? Leslie, living with the wind is a fact of life where I am. Usually when its really bad here, I duck into the woods to run. Its amazing what a difference that makes. Isn't it fun explaining to people who ask you "why is your face so red"? Did my usual swim with the master's group this AM and cranked out 4600 meters in the 1.5 hour session, a new high for me. My coffee consumption afterwards was also a new high.... must...stay....awake...at....work... I hope everyone's 3rd day of the new year is a good one! -Bob

www.runningforums.com? Is that place any good?

They have some pretty cute doodads: http://www.runningforums.com/uploads/smilies.php I am in heaven! I found a new local station that plays all easy listening aka elevator music. Ha! I've been an elevator music fan since I was a kid. We're talking Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Diana Ross, etc. I know, I'm sick. But I'm so happy!!