running!
So i talked to my friend at work about running and she’s just like me she can do almost any other sport except running. She’s been running for a while now and does really well.. we got to talking about this because she has a foot stress fracture from upping her running regimine too quickly. She ran the Santa Clarita half marathon. She tells me to just set goals 1 mile no matter how long it takes and keep doing it each week (walking where necessary) and within 3 weeks you’ll be able to do it way easier than you could when you started. She even does triathalons! I started running 2 weeks ago but stopped when things got hectic around my birthday.
I really want to start running so that me and the dogs can excercise at the same time 
It also strengthens the knees and creates healthier more dense bones, both pluses and strong knees means easier wakeboarding! First things first, I REALLY have to get new running sneakers. Any recommendations?
Damien…
Took Damien to the vet yesterday while Josh was at work.. and since Josh’s truck is 5 feet off the ground, I can’t lift Damien into it and had to put Damien in my mini. I tried to protect the seat with a huge comforter but Damien is a clutz in my car and was laying half on the floor with his paws on the seat.. then I ran into the vet first to make sure there were no other dogs and tell them I’ll wait outside cuz he’s dog aggressive and they said fine. By the time I got back to the car Damien was in my back seat! looking at me from the back window. Great. He acted very strange at the vet usually he’s all over people but he was super shy and climbing all over my lap. I brought his tennis ball with him to distract him from other dogs but even that he was not that interested in. They couldn’t find anything wrong with his breathing besides a whiz noise when he inhales which could be normal. His temperature was normal, so no pneumonia or fever. She gave me expensive antibiotics for him for the next 10 days and if there’s no improvement on Tuesday he goes in for X-Rays.
On the ride home he was just as clutzy.. I had the windows down so he wouldn’t drool on them (it was warm out too) and he somehow found a way to drool all over my side mirror with his head out the window. It took me a good hour and a half to vacuum out and clean all the drool and hair off of everything.
But Mandy is doing fantastic! She walks around all the time and begs at the table now.. not such a good habit. She comes to greet us when we come home too.. She’s in good spirits.
Lots to catch up on…
Went to Philly to visit Tracey for our birthday. I hope to have photos posted by end of day today in the photo gallery link on the right side there… it was really fun even though it was FREEZING! 36 degrees at night!! so i was all bundled up in sweaters, hoodies, scarfs, pea coat all on top of each other Her kitten, Voltaire is super cute and wild. Next time i visit i’m going to try to make it in a warmer time of year. We went to 2 H&M stores there within a block of each other and there was no 2 hour line to get in, like the Pasadena and LA stores!
Thanksgiving was yummy. Charlie came by and we made just enough food. It seems a 14 lb turkey takes longer than 3 hours like all the recipes say, but we only ended up eating the breasts which reached 165 degrees. The cooking at start of day didn’t go so well with burnt cranberry sauce (forgot about it on the stove) and failed pie crusts. So after frequent trips to Albertson’s (I was on a first name basis with the cashiers by this point) for crisco, then more cranberries, then potatoes, we were all good. I’ll post pics later tonight as well.
Damien developed some sort of cough last night. Sounds like a heavy wheezing choke but he makes no progress.. it comes and goes as coughing fits. He did it again this morning and woke me up scared that he was choking to death. I’m gonna try to take him to the vet tomorrow when maybe Josh can help me. That’s another thing, when he gets excited it sets him off into a coughing fit.. or when he tries to bark 
which is often.
now playing: Say Anything - Chia-Like, I Shall Grow
wow 5 years!
today is josh and my 5 year anniversary. crazy! it doesn’t feel like 5 years. we went to dinner at maru sushi last night. that place is always super crowded even for an 8pm dinner. we got the last table in the restaurant! the food is delish and the atmosphere is really nice Japanese contemporary. had a great time, and today we may go to 6flags magic mountain for a bit, they have a cool deal buy a day get a year free. which is basically a season pass with 2 extra months. when we first hung out in LA together we went to 6flags, so it’d be nostalgic
going out tonight to celebrate my bday tonight too josh set something up, because i’ll be out of town next weekend in philly with tracey.
now playing: Say Anything - Alive With the Glory of Love
LA public transport
So i rode LA public transportation for the first time this week (not counting the Van Nuys FlyAway buses to the airport). I had to go down to the LA convention center on Thursday for this awesome Photoshop seminar work sent me to. The famous photoshop author/guru/photographer Scott Kelby led it so there were over 1100 people there! It was mostly photo stuff so it wasn’t exactly related to my job, but definitely related to my interest in photography The course was very fast paced, which was awesome and no questions were allowed during the seminar, only during breaks and at the end which was a good call, it didn’t slow the rest of us down.
So yea, I took the antelope valley metrolink train down to LA Union station (~1 hr ride) and then the metro rail (subway) to the convention center. It wasn’t bad at all. I slept on the metrolink train. It was much cleaner than I had anticipated and there were mostly commuters/suits on the trains. Cost me $16 total. Parking at the convention center was $12 and with gas and stress.. that adds up to more than $16! I’d take the train again to go downtown, because driving there is terrible.
Can’t wait to visit Tracey in Philly for our bday, 2 more weeks!
i own an awesome car from an awesome company
check what they sent me in the mail today!!!
yea it’s way cool.
