When I saw the rain coming down this morning, my first thought was how much of a rock star I would be if I got through both my run and Ted’s walk in it, but as soon as I stepped outside, my thin windbreaker clung wetly to me, and all I could think about during those twenty-five minutes was getting home to shower, except that — oh, yeah — I had to walk the dog, who decided that this morning would be the perfect occasion to stop a dozen times and not do his business, which I suppose didn’t matter that much because I was already drenched, but I had shed my soaked sneakers and cotton socks for flip flops, which were not the ideal choice of footwear for sloshing through puddles and slippery sidewalks, but we finally made it home, and Ted began to bark for some unknown reason, and I was almost on my way to the crazy house when JG emerged from the bedroom so I could escape to the shower after zoning out during the first segment of the Today show (are Matt and Meredith ever on the show together any more?), and then I realized, as I pulled out clothes for today, that an impromptu barbecue at a friend’s house yesterday rendered us completely leftover-free, so I would have no lovely, warm leftovers for lunch and would have to settle for a turkey wrap from the cafeteria, where my employee discount only partially makes up for the dubious levels of MSG and trans fat lying in wait in my food, so I woefully packed up yogurt and applesauce for breakfast and headed on out to the office in the rain, and during my walk to my building, I found that a support in my blue, snake skin-patterned umbrella was broken, so it couldn’t puff out properly, but, thankfully, it was sufficient enough to shield me during the walk, and as I sat down at my desk, I remembered that I meant to upload pictures from the weekend of baked goods and a funny stop sign and Ted in our friends’ pool, and I wonder what I was doing all that time that I feel so run down this morning, but we were out of the house more than we expected, and when we were at home, I was in the kitchen making carrot cake and cream cheese frosting and brownies and then burritos and black bean salad for dinner today (crap, I never cleaned the bathrooms), and this all does not bode well for my energy level at the gym tonight, but I have been a slacker climber in the past few weeks, and I really need to get down to business if I am to have any chops at all, but I am just so darn tired, and I feel like a Neanderthal with my congestion-induced mouth-breathing, and my teeth aligners make my jaw ache, and the sinus pressure won’t quit, and I am utterly dismayed that the week has only just begun.
Monday run-on
Monday, July 14, 2008 | 11:03 am | Favorites, Gripe
12 comments
Firstly, I am terribly impressed at the one-sentence post. Kudos.
Secondly, I am sorry you’re having a rough day. If I was in PA I would absolutely bring you yummy leftovery lunch to warm up with, so as to avoid scary cafeteria trans fats.
Hope tomorrow is better! (Actually, I hope this afternoon is better, it sucks to have a WHOLE bad day.)
xox
I felt run down this morning too and I had a great weekend, was out and about and did a lot, but realized it makes it hard to get motivated to get up in the morning after busy weekends like that, but thankfully I only have three days of work this week because I’m leaving Thursday for San Francisco and BlogHer and I’m going to stop now because I can’t even compete with your run-on.
I tried to read the sentence without taking a breath, but couldn’t make it. Impressive! But also, sorry for the crap start to the week. Hey, it can only go up from here, right?
Might I just take note of the fact that you have a ridiculous schedule for the day? A run, a walk, breakfast packed, lunch packed, work all day, go to the gym for MORE exercise (in the form of climbing)? WOW. I would be overwhelmed even if I felt awesome and the sun was shining. That’s a lot to pack in! Am impressed.
All that, and I think the only grammatical issue is the fact that it’s a run-on. Well done!
Good luck making it through the week.
Whew! I’m exhausted just reading about everything you did before breakfast. Sounds like you deserve a nap.
RA! Hi. I hope your afternoon is better then the crappy morning you had
I just wanted to let you know just how much I enjoy reading your blog. You are an incredibly engaging writer while at the same time super witty. Love it. I hope to see you soon. Tell JG I said hello!
I’m tired just reading that sentence. Cheer up- Monday’s over now and the week has to get better from here!
Phew! I can’t believe you were still planning on a trip to the gym. That’s pretty hardcore!
And hah! Toss in some cheerios and you and my LG had the same breakfast.
Oh but I hear you on all of this, from the dog walk in the rain (me too! GAH!) to the lack of leftovers to the low energy… Is it really only Monday?!?!
Wow. That is quite the Monday! I sure hope you’re feeling better today, or that you at least had some carrot cake to cheer yourself up yesterday. Poor RA!
yeah that is one hell of a run on sentence. impressive. i hope your week gets better soon!
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