Chasing Rabbits and Colors

"Go ask Alice" - I guess would be my favorite quote before I even freaking knew that  J.A. didn't mean - innocently - Ask her.  It.  was a drug reference.  I was so clueless and innocent but could read underpinnings so I got that something wasn't quite innocent in all of this so I don't know exactly what's happening but if I smile and nod I'll look like I freaking know what they are talking about.  Yeah that was middle school.  I'm still doing it.  THOUGH to my credit - I'm slightly smarter and less naive.  "slightly" being the operative word.  I guess we all do a bit of the "pretend we know what is going on so I don't look dumb thing."  Some just do it better than others.  I'm a very quick thinker so I can fake my way through a lot - some - not so much.  I'm not smarter necessarily  - just quicker.  I do well in make or break things.  I work well under pressure. Unless it involves reverse motion or parallel parking on a car.  I've said numerous times - my brain does not do reverse.  Full disclosure! Though,  I was the first draft only draft.  Only I did it 2 weeks before it was due.  I'm not stupid!

This last stretch sans kids has really been hard.  I don't want to be flaky but I take this brief reprieve to do the check up from the - yeah you know . . .  but I'm one to get weird when I don't have people that need me to be the stuff everyday.  I have tried to clean house personally this last few weeks.  Prune - if you will.  Fill myself with good things.  Cheap wine is always a good thing in my book!  In Vino Veritas!  Next tattoo!

But I've also been chasing rabbits and frankly it's a bit exhausting.  Less the chasing and more the rabbit.  I'm a runner and am pleased to say my speed had greatly improved.  I was for a very long time a 6 miles per hour runner.  After the marathon in November to now - I'm 7.25 per hour.  Not like Kenyan speed by any mother chicken way -  but I'm pleased.  I decided that I want to more than by 3 minutes qualify for Boston.  I will not run it (I'm SO not that yuppie runner!) but just qualifying makes my girl parts shimmy!

Being faster is cool.  I like full on sprinting.  I like the voice in my head as the flood gates open and I'm full on - super in it.  It's better than whatever they were asking Alice about - I'm telling you.  Though at the end I wanna puke - but really, it's a good puke :D

So - I'm doing this Color Run in September.  It's NOT a race - it's 5k.  They blast you with colored chalk at each increment.  check it out.  I want a team to do it with me though I may force - I mean ALLOW my kids to do it with me. Google it.  Richmond VA in September.  I've paid for it so I'm in.  let's do it.  I'm always chasing something.