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"Because you will be approached by people with questions and stupid jokes."
I took the DeLorean when I went to the bank this morning. I pulled into
the parking lot and found a space. As I got out of the car a guy around
my age came running over before I could shut the door.
He said, "I can't believe it, this amazing. I've always wanted to see
one of these. Man, I was just watching the movie last night. Can I take
a picture?"
I said, "sure" and let him know that it still needed some work so it
doesn't look as good as it could. He said, "It doesn't matter; it's a
DeLorean."
Later in the afternoon I went to get some more gas. I pulled into the
station, shut off the car, got out and opened the hood to get to the gas
cap. Neither of the attendants on duty had seen one before and both came
over to see the car. They had some questions about the body construction
and the engine.
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Sunset Classic 5M
I got to meet Bill Rodgers tonight after the Sunset Classic 5M in
Bloomfield. He was signing autographs after the race and actually
spedning time talking to people. He spent a good 5 to 10 minutes with
everyone, answering questions, giving advice, and just talking about
running in general.
He signed my race bib and we talked about the course and his diet. He
really did put mayo on pizza. Hellman's. Had to be Hellman's. As he put
it, "When you're burning 5000 calories a day, you're hungry."
It was a pretty good race, I kept pace with the second place female
finisher for almost the whole race, with number 3 not far behind. In the
last 200 meters or so they both took off and I finshed a few seconds
behind them.
After the race I thanked the girl I had been running with for making me
push myself a little harder than I planned, and congratulated her on her
placing.
I also made some new friends from work. I met most of the company's
running team after the race and we talked about running and stuff. Most
of them are in other divisions of the company so I had never seen them
before tonight.
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QOTD:
"I figured I'm getting too old to run, I might as well get married."
--
Acquaintance on missing a race to meet with caterers for his upcoming
wedding.
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NIN|JA
On June 6th, I attended the Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction concert in
Holmdel, NJ held at the Arts Center. I think I enjoyed it.
I ordered a pair of tickets through nin.com during the presale.
I managed to get through shortly after they went on sale and ended up
with two tickets for Section 104, Row S. This time I went with my friend
from college who now lives in Virginia. He drove up for the day and had
to head back down to VA the next morning.
As per the terms of the nin.com presale, we had to pick up the tickets
at the venue, just as we did for the show at the Meadowlands last
Summer. We arrived shortly before the gates opened, but were allowed in
immediately after picking up the tickets.
I stopped and purchased an overpriced souvenir t-shirt at one of the
merchandise stands. This time I was smarter and got a small. It fits
much better than the XL I picked up in August.
At 7:30 the opening act, Street Sweeper Social Club, took the stage. They
were pretty good. Let me clarify that. The guys with instruments were
good. Tom Morello was close to awesome and the other musicians were
good. I wished the vocalist would have just shut up.
At 8:15 Nine Inch Nails took the stage as Pinion played. As soon as it
ended, they immediately went into Wish, quickly followed by Last.
After Discipline, the band tore into March of the Pigs. The crowd
exploded.
The 19 song set, was about an hour and a half. It was an amazing show.
The stage show was incredibly stripped down compared to the previous
show, utilizing only lights and fog machines. It was also far more
aggressive.
At 10:00 Jane's Addiction took the stage. Unfortunately, because my
friend had to leave for VA the next morning we only stayed for the first
half of their hour long set. Dave Navarro was rather amazing. Eric Avery
was great. Stephen Perkins was really good. Perry Farrel was certainly a
good showman, but I found his voice a bit grating at times. If I have
the chance, I would like to see them again.
NIN Setlist:
- Pinion
- Wish
- Last
- Discipline
- March Of The Pigs
- Reptile
- Meet Your Master
- Gave Up
- La Mer
- Non-Entity
- The Way Out Is Through
- Mr. Self Destruct
- 1,000,000
- Echoplex
- Survivalism
- The Good Soldier
- The Hand That Feeds
- Head Like A Hole
- Hurt
Jane's Addiction Setlist:
- Three Days
- Whores
- Ain't No Right
- Pigs In Zen
- Then She Did...
- Up The Beach
- Mountain Song
- Been Caught Stealing
- Obvious
- Ocean Size
- Ted, Just Admit it...
- Summertime Rolls
- Stop!
- Jane Says
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National Running Day part 4
I did another 10K this evening after work. That brings my National
Running Day total to 13.6 miles over 3 runs.
I hope everyone was able to run today. You still have some time if you
haven't yet.
Happy National Running Day!
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National Running Day part 1
Here I am ready for my first run of the day and there's a thunderstorm
about to roll through. The RADAR shows it moving pretty fast. If it
hasn't passed by in the next 15 to 20 minutes, I'm getting on the
treadmill.
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National Running Day
Wednesday June 3, 2009 is the inaugural National Running Day. I
encourage everyone to get out and run. Whether your a seasoned athlete
or a couch potato, lace up your sneakers and get out there this
Wednesday.
For the runners out there, make sure you run on Wednesday and try to
drag some people along with you. For those of of you who aren't runners,
Wednesday is a perfect day to start.
The National Running Day
website has more information about the day, and tips for people who
are new to running.
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