BlueSkiesKel

aww, thanks jen! its the truth, I wrote my admissions essay to college saying all that, bec its true.. I dont look at just a childrens superhero, people see what they want to see.. some see a man in a cape, some see... happiness, strength.. to each his own is what I say.. who is anyone to judge anyone else on things like that...

you're prolly right steve, but it still makes me mad

i just wish i would have thought of something good to say.. i always think of the good lines TOO late... grrr

I have a superman lunchbox, most of you know that.. my coworkers have seen me carry it to work everyday... so what? right? Well today, I was told I shouldn't carry it because it was "unprofessional" ... as you can expect that was a surprise to me, as that is one word that has NEVER been used to describe me, especially by anyone that has worked with me, truthfully thats the last word i think anyone would use to describe me, no one has ever called me that, and i've had a superman lunchbox to carry my lunch for years. I'd like to say that people judging me after seeing something as trivial as what I carry my lunch in didnt bother me, but it did. Officers talking behind my back makin fun of me or my lunchbox without knowing what kind of person I am, or why I even have it, them judging me..um yeah.. thats professional of them isnt it. I know I shouldnt let them get to me but I feel like I want to defend myself soI guess I'll explain... my friends know that I like superman, only my close friends have bothered to ask why.. so why superman?... He may be a fictional character, but his values, what he does and who he is, is something to aspire to be... a person filled with honesty, someone with courage, someone who always stands up and fights for what they know is right... so.. I always have a superman symbol somewhere in sight, hell, I have it tattooed on myself, it reminds me to always be myself and stand up for other people, stand up for myself and most of all be a strong person, and this isn't a bag of crap I made up.. supermans motto is "Truth, Justice and the American Way" and i'm proud that I want to live up to that. So... I have something to look up to and that helps me be the person I want to be, I'd like to think that most people have something to look up to that helps them be the person they want to be. if you dont understand me.. go ahead.. talk behind my back, you can judge me, but i'm not afraid to be me, i'm not afraid to stand out, I dont want to be like everyone else, so yeah.. i was upset.. now i'm like whatev, at least i know i'm professional and those that have worked with me know i'm professional (my OERs prove it) ok.. done venting for the nite...

The straw that really broke the camels back was that EVERY single hand out they gave us yesterday had either a grammar or spelling mistake that I know spell check will catch. And then they are going to lecture us on proper forms and such? For the Harry Potter fans - this year is shaping up to be like Fred and George's last year at Hogwarts in the Order of the Phoenix - I feel a bit of a mischievous streak coming on WHY cant I get teachers like YOU!?!?1

steve, you're my new hero! i'm now sitting through my 3rd week of admin/orientation.. and if i get one more piece of advice on how to start this damn thesis i'm gonna smack someone! how ya been? i'm going up to CT this wkd for a dance event

you ROCK! thats great hun, and great pics too! i wish i could race as fast as you.. i've got 2 more next month, a sprint and one olympic distance one.. then i think i'm done for this year.. so a few months off..

i'll be there brandon

miss you too jon

aww jen, you're too sweet, i was just about to start a thread called "i got to meet JENNR8R!" and tell everyone how awesome you are! seriously, i had a blast yesterday, i loved hangin out with you all day, and hated that i had to bail early, but i promise next weekend i'm there both days

congrats fozz, thats a great 100!

aww thanks

aww, thanks peter, you're too sweet.. i've been so busy tryin to figure out dc that i havent had time to do anything i swear, havent been on dz.com for over a week =(... the only pic i have is before the comp..

i havent seen anything yet.. but send the info my way if you find any.. i finally wanna try to go this year

great job peter, you beat me by 4 minutes so i'm sure you're happy next one though... my goal is 2:45 like the pic of you and your folks afterwards

they are a lot of work.. trng and all, but i have to say i'm happy with being in good shape, i just hope i can keep up the workouts with grad school in dc.. i guess i'll just have to see in a few weeks how busy life will be..

you're awesome, i wish i could swim and bike that fast, i'm workin on it though.. and yeah.. wheres the pics? =) i wanna see! you should register for the Nations Tri on sept 29th in DC.. i'm already registered

will be in DC wednesday

same thing, though you prolly feel demoted if you're a capt and get called an LT again dontcha

for real.. dontcha just wish someone would offer.. i know i do, instead i gotta shell out 100+ bucks how did your race go, i didnt see your results.. you prolly kicked butt

um... NO.. i think i'll stick at these olympic distance ones for a while.. no desire to try to completely kill my muscles.. and actually i thought i'd be A LOT more sore when i woke up but i dont feel too bad.. but i still have a hot stone massage scheduled in an hr.. wish these things werent so damn expensive.. ya know the trng books tell us we should get a massage once a week.. who the hell can afford that?? not me.. thats for damn sure, this is the first one i've had in months, but i figure i deserve it

oh fiddlesticks, i give up,

lol, thanks, i'm definitely a ways away from being a badass in this sport, but i'm tryin..someday i'll be there

not yet.. but i'm sure i'll get that considering i'm about to be stationed on an Air Force Base

well if you're out, then STOP callin me ma'am, goodness, i get enough of that at work, ya think i want to hear that all the time? NO