You know those blog posts that just go on and on, saying this happened and then this happened then I did this one thing and then this other thing happened? I kinda have a love/hate relationship with those. On the one hand, it’s good to find out what’s going on in the other person’s life. On the other hand, though, they are usually poorly written and not entertaining.

What I’m trying to say is, get ready for something that’s poorly written and not entertaining – IN LIST FORM! Cause you know, I like lists.

1. I’ve been running. It’s different. It’s slow. The distances seem so short. Basically, in any way you compare it to mountain biking, it’s inferior. Even when you factor in the price of the bike, it’s still a substandard activity. The amount of money you pay to buy a bike and its upkeep is more than worth it in terms of the sheer unadulterated bliss that you get riding. Anyway, this is about running.
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I was dead asleep, dreaming about zombie viruses and high school reunions, when buzzing woke me up. My first thought was my alarm was going off, but the screen on my phone looked different. Someone was calling me.

From Stockton, CA. No one in Stockton has my phone number. I was too tired to make any decision so I just went back to sleep with the thought in my head “They will leave a voicemail if it’s important.”

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So I own a house now. It’s yellow. And I really like it.

But with anytime you move somewhere new, you spend the first few days learning all the quirks of the house. The new thing for me, is that I am the only one who is going to fix those quirks in the house. My roommate introduced me to one of those quirks they day I moved in.

The Shower Surprise
“It’s got good pressure coming out of the tub, but the shower is much lower” he told me as we were walking into the bathroom. He turned on both the hot and cold to full then pulled the little shower selector lever thingy.

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