things left undone
i woke up morning. sick.
without any warning...
and it sucks ass.
i can't breathe through my nose, i'm coughing and feel miserable.
and it sucks ass.
especially since i have quite the busy weekend lined up... starting with tonight.
i'm super bummed because my husband and i actually have tickets to a concert tomorrow and are actually going to leave the house and do something together.
this doesn't happen often, so it's kind of a special occasion.
so i hope i feel better tomorrow.
we have tickets to see USS with Daniel Wesley at the Commodore.
i'm pretty stoked on it... i love love love USS... and every time they come through town we miss them.
last time they played here, it was at the biltmore... and we had tickets, but my husband decided he didn't feel like going out, so we missed the show.
i was pretty bummed about it. i probably should have just gone by myself.
anyways, tomorrow we finally get to see them, and we're not bailing.
i'll drag my sick ass out to the commodore for sure.
so, did anyone watch the biggest loser - "where are they now" show last night?
i freaking love the biggest loser.
it's by far my favourite reality show. and the only reality show that i watch really faithfully.
well, except top chef and hell's kitchen.
hmmm, is it strange that 90% of my tv viewing is about food in one way or another?
anyways, the show last night was so cool. i love seeing all the success stories.
they're so inspiring and just awesome in the literal sense of the word.
i am totally awe struck by the way these people have changed.
so the part of last night's show that made my jaw drop was the guy who did the Kona Ironman.
i want to do that.
okay, i'll give you a minute to stop laughing.
no really.
i want to do that.
it sounds and looks just incredible.
i've been to kona... i know how gorgeous it is...
and i've watched my dad do ironmans... so i know how hard it is.
but damn. i want to do this once in my lifetime.
the kona ironman is not for the faint hearted. and it's not for the amature either.
you have to qualify for it, and that's not easy.
basically i'd need to be in the top 3 in my age category at the canadian triathalon in order to qualify.
not likely to ever happen.
however, it's kinda fun to dream...
and when i saw the picture of hundreds of swimmers racing over 2 miles in the topical hawaiian waters... i wanted to be there.
in the beautiful crystal clear water...
doesn't that look like the funnest thing ever?
okay... maybe i'm crazy.
but i'm also realistic.
will i ever compete in this ironman?
no.
even if i changed my life completely today, exercised and trained my ass off for years... it's still super hard to qualify for and only really elite triathathletes can make it.
logistically speaking, it's damn near impossible to get into.
what i *could* do however, is go back to hawaii and swim where they swam... rent bikes and do the race route myself... and maybe, if i totally lose my mind, go for a run too.
you know what's totally in my mind when i talk about this stuff?
have you seen "Eastbound and Down"?
the wiener guy is talking about how for sports, he rides his bike and runs... and kenny answers that he plays real sports, not "trying to be the best at exercising".
that'll all i can think when people tell me they run, lol.
anyways.
i digress.
my point is that i thought it looked totally awesome (again, in the literal sense of the word) and it made me want to be doing that.
without any warning...
and it sucks ass.
i can't breathe through my nose, i'm coughing and feel miserable.
and it sucks ass.
especially since i have quite the busy weekend lined up... starting with tonight.
i'm super bummed because my husband and i actually have tickets to a concert tomorrow and are actually going to leave the house and do something together.
this doesn't happen often, so it's kind of a special occasion.
so i hope i feel better tomorrow.
we have tickets to see USS with Daniel Wesley at the Commodore.
i'm pretty stoked on it... i love love love USS... and every time they come through town we miss them.
last time they played here, it was at the biltmore... and we had tickets, but my husband decided he didn't feel like going out, so we missed the show.
i was pretty bummed about it. i probably should have just gone by myself.
anyways, tomorrow we finally get to see them, and we're not bailing.
i'll drag my sick ass out to the commodore for sure.
so, did anyone watch the biggest loser - "where are they now" show last night?
i freaking love the biggest loser.
it's by far my favourite reality show. and the only reality show that i watch really faithfully.
well, except top chef and hell's kitchen.
hmmm, is it strange that 90% of my tv viewing is about food in one way or another?
anyways, the show last night was so cool. i love seeing all the success stories.
they're so inspiring and just awesome in the literal sense of the word.
i am totally awe struck by the way these people have changed.
so the part of last night's show that made my jaw drop was the guy who did the Kona Ironman.
i want to do that.
okay, i'll give you a minute to stop laughing.
no really.
i want to do that.
it sounds and looks just incredible.
i've been to kona... i know how gorgeous it is...
and i've watched my dad do ironmans... so i know how hard it is.
but damn. i want to do this once in my lifetime.
the kona ironman is not for the faint hearted. and it's not for the amature either.
you have to qualify for it, and that's not easy.
basically i'd need to be in the top 3 in my age category at the canadian triathalon in order to qualify.
not likely to ever happen.
however, it's kinda fun to dream...
and when i saw the picture of hundreds of swimmers racing over 2 miles in the topical hawaiian waters... i wanted to be there.
in the beautiful crystal clear water...
doesn't that look like the funnest thing ever?
okay... maybe i'm crazy.
but i'm also realistic.
will i ever compete in this ironman?
no.
even if i changed my life completely today, exercised and trained my ass off for years... it's still super hard to qualify for and only really elite triathathletes can make it.
logistically speaking, it's damn near impossible to get into.
what i *could* do however, is go back to hawaii and swim where they swam... rent bikes and do the race route myself... and maybe, if i totally lose my mind, go for a run too.
you know what's totally in my mind when i talk about this stuff?
have you seen "Eastbound and Down"?
the wiener guy is talking about how for sports, he rides his bike and runs... and kenny answers that he plays real sports, not "trying to be the best at exercising".
that'll all i can think when people tell me they run, lol.
anyways.
i digress.
my point is that i thought it looked totally awesome (again, in the literal sense of the word) and it made me want to be doing that.
Posted by vancityrockgirl at 11/26/2009 12:24 PM 
Categories: self improvement,confessions of a confessaholic,Rock and Roll
Categories: self improvement,confessions of a confessaholic,Rock and Roll
How about baby steps Nat? Maybe you can't do Kona but you could do My First Triathlon. It's only a 400m swim, 25k bike and 5k run. I did it last summer and it's not easy, but it's lots of fun. And if you train you can do it. I'll be doing My Next Tri in 2010. We could do it together! The My Next goes first, then 10 minutes later My First starts. YOU CAN DO IT!
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I love the boys in USS, such groovy fellas.
The KO/Daniel Wesley show last night was a gooder, have fun!
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I think we all have these dreams that are so totally out of our reach ... mine is to be a pro skier with sponsorships coming out my ass with permanent residence up in Creekside and traveling the world 150 days of the year. And yeah, even if I ran away from home and trained solidly for a year, I probably wouldn't be living that life I envisioned, you know? But you're totally right ... you should DEFINITELY go back to Kona and swim, run, the whole 9 yards, just like I can go up to Whistler anytime (with a little planning) and rip it up in the mountains and village for a weekend with Col and my friends. Thinking about it, I actually prefer it that way, you know?
Anyway, loved this post, love your dreams, love you and hope you feel better soon. And for crying out loud, take it easy tomorrow night when you're out!
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MUST FEEL BETTER FOR SATURDAY! Oh yeah, and I freaking love Eastbound and Down. I don't think there's much that comes out of Kenny's mouth that doesn't make me laugh my ass off.
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