30s Thursday 10/25--and the answer is...

Auntie Moe · Oct 25, 2007

YES! I am taking the job! I need to negotiate a couple of things but I'm definitely accepting. *gulp* 
Now I just have to give my notice. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Sad"> Heater, I think you're my good luck charm. You were there the night I was first contacted about an interview, and you were the first one I told in person yesterday. (Poor thing had no idea what I was babbling when i got out of the car shaking and late. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"> ) So thanks! 
(PS you looked terrific...hard work is paying off, my friend. And I haven't tried the porter yet...tomw night.) 
So, I guess I need to be Chief Fact Checker and VP of Research for the mag...just let me know when I have to check some facts. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"> 
Finally! My QOD, a little pre-Halloween fun: What movie scared you as a kid?? 
The fashion show dress is done, looks pretty good and I'll take some pix tonight at the event. How cool would it be if we won??? 
OK, gotta run. I need to look pretty today since we're heading to the show right after work. 
Ciao peeps! 
Moe

BigGahoona · Oct 25, 2007

Good Morning Maureen! Congratulations!! Gads, I'm just so super excited for you! When do you start? Annd you prolly will win - you're on a roll now. QOD - Nightmare on Elm Street. Hands Down. It was in high school but I slept with the light on for weeks. I watched it recently and it didn't seem nearly as scary. The Exorcist was another one that gave me the severe heebie jeebs. 
No running or ANYthing for me yesterday. Just scone madness. Tonight- I run. woo hoo!

Ailarie · Oct 25, 2007

Good morning Moe, Big G, and all who shall follow. 
Rest night last night for me. Will be heading back to the TM for my might 2.0 run miles this afternoon! 
I have a 5k event to do on Saturday. Not that I guess I'll be able to run half of it, but it'll be interesting to see how I do on a non treadmill environment. However, GA is having a bit of a cool streak. The lows on Saturday are around 48. Brrrr! (Yeah, you northern folks can snicker.. that's COLD by my standards.) I may need to break out the running tights! Moe - WOOHOO! Grats on the new job, woman! We're all so excited for you! Qod: The Exorcist (original). Saw it once when I was 18, and I will never voluntarily see that movie again. What's weird, is I love the movie "The exorcism of Emily Rose", but the original exorcist movie just freaked me out too much! 
Time to find some grub. Be back later! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">

eccabex · Oct 25, 2007

<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">Good morning! Maureen Congrats and good luck with the new job! Also, can't wait to see pictures of the dress ! BigGScones....mmmmmm 
Busy day planned today. Hoping to do a leg workout this morning and pilates afterwards. Then I am having a tour of the theatre we are having our speaker use. I am excited, because it is so beautiful and I cannot wait to see the parts I haven't seen yet. 
I'm hoping to hop on the treadmill tonight. It's still raining. 
Becca

eccabex · Oct 25, 2007

QOD Poltergeist. My older sister used to force me to watch it. I still shiver thinking of it!

mandaroo · Oct 25, 2007

mornin'! soooo.....pilates. dayum. 
if you all could not make me laugh... that'd be great. 
actually it is good to find something that targets the core so well...my goal is for it to help me with my running...also want to get back into yoga stuffs and see if that will help my pf also. tired of this slow down shizzle and my runner girl sticker is cool. i don't want to have to take it off my truck. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"><img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"> In dissertation news: I've totally been through advisor's revision comments. i could be wrong...my language being more implicit and uh..urban I might have not clearly said some things I though I said...however, I think 90% of his comments are because he was not reading what I said. I think that's a good thing. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/confused.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Confused"> Trying to meet with St. Mollie of the sane committee members to see if I am right. Although, if I am... I don't know what the hell I'm going to do about that.... MoE I want to congratulate you again. a good job is so important and you've been hating this one as long as I been knowing you. when do you start??? 
Welcome Sooze!! Big G....apparently not only do you love scones...but you also love your co workers. man. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"> Bob I can't keep up with the thread either.... I do a lot of skimming.... <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> Moon!! I'm excited for you! Theia how's your ankle? QOD: oh man. i'm easily scared. like lights on scared. goosebumps books freak me out. prolly the most long lived scare though has to come from the the Twilight Zone with the doll. 
Ok. I know there is more...but I can't remember.....

solarpowered · Oct 25, 2007

morning! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wave.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="wave"> 
First, CONGRATULATIONS, Maureen!!!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/hello2.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="hello1"> 
Welcome Sooze, Donkey Man, Daz 
Did 6 tempo miles on the TM yesterday. Felt good. I like the TM on speed workout type days. Theia, how's the ankle? McT - not sure you saw my comment about your India gig the other day. I think that's very cool. Congrats. Scratch - posted a note to you in the thread yesterday, too. If you missed it, I'm sending good vibes your way... <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> Katholeenie - which bananas are better before/during the run? The really ripe ones? or not so ripe? I forget what you said a week or so ago about that... 
Cripes, kids coming in. Have a good one, all!

gatorbob · Oct 25, 2007

Good morning, folks. Ack, I'm on vacation, why am I awake already? Oh yeah... screaming baby... 
Once again, congrats Moe! I hope you love this job. QOD: This will sound stupid. I saw <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076271/" target="_blank">Kingdom Of The Spiders</a> on TV when I was probably 7 or 8. (It starred William Shatner and came out in 1977). It's about a town that gets overrun by tarantulas. It scared the bejeesus out of me, and for weeks I thought I saw spiders coming out of everywhere. 
Then one time in the mid 90s I was flipping around the channels and I came across the movie again, (probably on SciFi channel or something). It was soooooooo bad. For years, all I remembered was that it scared me when I was a kid. But then I was embarassed to see it again. Heh.

bard73 · Oct 25, 2007

Good morning! 
Thought I'd get in a quick post before I head off to work. I did get in about 30 min of running yesterday on the indoor track. Didn't count laps, just went by time. Less than 3 miles though, going too slow to have hit that mile mark. Just listened to NPR and ran. I was really tired by the time I left the office at 6 and was tempted to not run, but made myself do it and I'm glad I did. 2oh and boB- lovin' your avatars and new daddy stories! Moon- so how long are you likely to be overseas? And would that prevent you from wasting time with us? BTW, I think all would be interesting places to visit. Moe- Congratulations again. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"> I'm so thrilled for you! Roo- hope this diss stuff finally gets resolved. If you end up on campus to meet with St. Mollie, let me know. My schedule is kinda crazy right now, but I might be able to swing meeting up for coffee or something. QOD- it was a movie called DefCon 5. Saw it when I was 12 and really nervous about the whole nuclear power/nuclear war thing (i.e. I knew enough to know that if things went wrong, it would be really bad, but not enough to realize how small the odds were of it actually happening). Anyway, the gist is that a couple of astronauts are up in space and a nuclear holocaust happens on earth. Eventually they run out of supplies and have to return to earth and society has completely unraveled. I stopped watching when they were about to be attacked by some men and never went back to watch it. 
ETA: just went to IMDb.com to see if I had correctly remembered the plot and there was no summary for the movie. Probably was a really bad movie that nobody ever bothered to watch again. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/lol.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Laughing"> When I was watching it, it was at a extended family reunion/Tgiving dinner, and my mom's cousins had rented it.

mandaroo · Oct 25, 2007

i quit my first job (after 3 years) as a greenhouse slave by saying, "you know what? it isn't fun anymore and the pay has always sucked." 
but um, yeah. I was 16....

Maples · Oct 25, 2007

Moe congrats again! 
And good morning everyone. Off day from OHR so no action this morning although I will cross train tonight. QOD I vividly remember Night of the Living Dead.... and standing behind my dads recliner peeping around to see the zombies. Scared me to death!!

McTortle · Oct 25, 2007

Morning Gang. Hi Solar!! Thanks - I'm so excited about the trip!!! I got an email from one of the professors last night - apparently the two of them (who do both know me socially) have appointed me social director for the trip. I asked what my budget is. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"> Actually it really should be a fabulous experience. Maureen - I'm so proud of you. Congratulations again!! 
I'm hoping to hear some good news for DH's job today, so if y'all have a little time and some free positive vibes and wouldn't mind sending them our way, I would truly appreciate it. Thanks. QOD - Watcher in the Woods. Saw it in elementary school. Although like BigG, Nightmare was another great one. . . 
I hope everyone has a lovely, lovely morning!

Beaker · Oct 25, 2007

Hey folks!!! Nothing much to say except Congrats Moe!!!!! I am so happy for you and just know this is going to be an amazing opportunity for you! 
Crazy meeting day today and then tri class tonight, I think we are swimming and running (so elliptical for me). Last week ym coach actually told me my swim form was great, I was shocked! Just said I need to kick a bit harder. I explained to him I was dogging it a bit, what with swimming for 2 and all!! Bob I can only hope I look as good as Maggie so soon after giving birth, she looks fabulous!!!! 2oh Bob is totally beating you in the picture department. More shots of Paige please!!! Roo Knock knock...oh never mind, they are never funny anyway!!! Sooze you are from DE?! I am in NJ but work in DE. Welcome! 
QOD: I think Poltergeist too. That freaking clown!!!! Still don't like 'em to this day!

McTortle · Oct 25, 2007

Welcome Sooze. . .welcome to the madness that is the 30s. . . <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy">

runningINnyc · Oct 25, 2007

Morning all! No workout last night as expected. Babysitting the crazy kiddos and explaining how Tom & Jerry was one of my regular 'toons as a kid instead. Tonight will be much of the same however I should have time to get a short run in before I watch the kids. The days off have felt good on my hamstring; I hope they did the trick! ((((McT's DH/jobby job)))) 
Welcome Sooze! QOD - Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (still don't trust those flying freaks) and most terrifying of all, Piranha. The movie is about piranhas being accidently released into a summer's resort's rivers. Now growing up we spent a lot of time swimming, both in pools and in a lake on some property our family owns. The thought that piranhas may have also infiltrated those bodies of water BLEW MY MIND and caused such a panic. It took me some time (and many talks with the parental units) to convince me this was not a possibility.

Maples · Oct 25, 2007

good luck to Mr. McTortle today.

Nettie · Oct 25, 2007

Hey just dropping in real quick before I make breakfast. Moe, glad you are taking the job! 
Buena suerte to McT's hubby. QOD - IT

ScratchType1 · Oct 25, 2007

Good morning. I'm all right enough. Plan on a run this afternoon after work. 
I was a bit sad to see this morning when I checked a useful local races site that a 5K I had planned on doing in December, Michelle's Big Red 5K, has been canceled. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/sad.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Sad"> That was going to be my chance to repeat a 5K race route because at Brian's Run this year I'm going to do the 10K and not the 5K this year. Now I'm going to have to wait til May of next year to repeat a 5K race route again. Solar, Winter, Beaker, Moon, others I'm missing, thank you for the words of support. Don't fret too much over when I rant a bit. In time the seasonal basal metabolism fluctuations should steady themselves, and I'm still functional with good control over my glucose, just not as tight as I'd prefer for now and annoyed by the nasty large numbers that interrupt the expectations of the theoretical models. Oh well, that's life.

startingover · Oct 25, 2007

Good Morning Congrats Moe!!! Good luck McT's hubby Qod loved the Exorcist, but the movie Halloween creeped me out. Watched it last night, still got the creeps. 
I have a huge sinus headache today, the kind that hurts to put mascara on....may skip my workout tonight.

McTortle · Oct 25, 2007

Hey!!! I know!! You can come to Duluth and run my repeat 5k race with me in December!! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy"> C'mon. . .it'll be fun. . .there might even be snow. . . <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Very Happy">

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