Gazelles On Crack

it’s hard to be graceful after six martinis

Archive for the ‘Run Away!’


Sometimes, the universe DOES balance

Last night, I left work (by bus) at about 6 PM. Plenty of time to get to my car and get to book club (full book review tomorrow) by shortly after 7 PM. About 15 minutes into my bus ride, I realize that I’d left my boss’s door unlocked. That is VERY BAD. If I [...]

Yoga Report - and other little things

So, I yoga-ed again last night. It was good. I was able to do a lot more than Saturday (I’m sure the fact that I hadn’t recently consumed 4 drinks helped a lot). And, I got brave, and with some coaching from the instructor, tried some of the kneeling poses. I couldn’t do them all, [...]

Exercise & Stuff

Tonight is Bikram #2. I am both excited & nervous. Excited because I had a great time on Saturday and this time I am pretty sure I won’t be dealing with alcohol-induced dizziness. Nervous because I am going all by myself!

I am really struggling on finding ways to get my heart rate up. I’m [...]

Best fitness blog post of the day

Maybe the week!
Click on over to read Cranky Fitness’s take on High Intensity Interval Training.

Weekend Photo Essay

Except that I completely forgot to take any photos, so they will be photos I found on the internet.
Friday after work, I headed to the former Steak & Chophouse in downtown Portland (now it’s Kincaid’s). After a REALLY bad first martini (it was so bad, I sent it back, and I never send anything [...]

A Postive Spin on Things

Today’s Reason to Drink: Summer is halfway over today! Drink those ice cold drinks in the sun while you can!

Yesterday I was pretty sad. Facing the concrete reality that I will not be running for awhile was a huge bummer. Huger (more huge?) than the word “bummer” can adequately convey.
However, I got [...]

Feeling Knee-dy

So, I had an orthopedic appointment this morning. Remarkably, I got in right on time, and didn’t have to wait to see the doctor. He was nice, his resident was nice. I got to wear some HOTT little blue elastic shorts.
What I came away with:
An MRI appointment for next Tuesday evening.
A follow-up orthopedic appointment for [...]