Getting Over the Pain

I’m sorry for having been MIA, folks. We took almost two full weeks off for our epic road trip out to New Mexico to see Brandon’s family for my birthday. Then we had to turn around and sent Brandon off to Las Vegas for training. So, it has been hectic around here. Now that I’ve been selected as the Face of the Race for the upcoming Los Alamitos Race on the Base, I will be updating the Race on the Base blog every other Friday about my training and thoughts. We’ll publish in tandem here and over there. I’m a...
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This is the Face of the Race

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Back in September, I told you guys I signed up to run my very first race, the 5K at the Los Alamitos Race on the Base, in February.  Being a social media girl, I keep my eyes on the Race’s Facebook and blog activities. And then one day, I saw their call for entries to be the Face of the Race, a person whom they’d follow the training and experience of running the Race.  I thought I might as well just enter. What else am I going to do between housework and job hunting, right? Well, I’m it. I’m the...
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Five for Friday: Bacon, Booze, Porn…and Running

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This is NOT an SEO bait, I promise you. I never bait!  Well, maybe when I get y’all over here to see my Slave Leia photo. But that’s more of a nerd bait, really. *ahem* And now we talk about bacon. The Sticky Pig Ice Cream Cart Kickstarter I just learned that my friend Tara–the great Paleo dessert queen, Bacon Vixen, and the owner of The Sticky Pig Bacon Confections–is looking to branch out into ice cream treats with a Kickstarter campaign. Y’all, she’s looking to get an ice cream cart.  More ways to get Tara’s super creative bacon treats...
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Can We Agree to Disagree?

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Politics. This is the stuff that breaks up families and friends forever. In every country. In every language. I had an online AND offline argument with a friend over Thai politics many years ago. We agreed to disagree, and we never talked politics again ever since. Agree to disagree. Some people would consider that phrase a cop out, a surrender, or sometime an invitation to keep laying on their point of view.  I consider it the olive branch. A spirited discussion over politics, fashion, music, movies, etc. is normal in any circle of friendship. Democrats vs. Republicans. Beatles vs. The...
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Five for Friday: Halloween 2012

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Since Halloween is my most favoritest holiday, it is appropriate to do a Five For Friday for it, don’t you think?  After all, there is ALWAYS something new to learn. Oh, and my album is on my Facebook right here. Double Check With Your Friends About Halloween Party When Halloween falls on a weekday, make sure to check with your friend who said he’s having a Halloween party exactly WHEN that is. For example, the invitation to a party on Friday before Halloween was clearly stated that was indeed on Friday, and Friday we were there. Saturday night, I came...
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Five For Friday: My First Paleo Meal, Manhattan, and Burpees

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Five for Friday is a weekly (well, almost) series about the five new things I learned each week. It could be anything from a new recipe, new skills, or a new life lesson. This is a week of MANY firsts! My First Paleo Meal Breaking news: Paleo diet is not gross. Well, at least at Anais + Tara’s Paleo Feast it is not. (For those who don’t know about Paleo diet, read here.) Of course, being the one on the Eat ‘Em All diet, I’d never refuse myself of any culinary pleasure. Well, except for beets. I can live without...
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