Cooler than You: Stupid Things I Say and Do

As this year has run, and as I've attested, there has been a bought of Lupus hell and body image horror.  Okay, probably more horror on my end  . . . but still.  No matter how secure a woman is, shit still creeps in.  Everyone, and I mean, everyone has had it at come point.   With that being said, last summer I bought Heather's first pattern--that Bombshell --and some inexpensive black swimsuit material to try it out.  Then I lost the will to scrutinize myself in the mirror, in a swimsuit.  I mean, come on . . . who in the hell enjoys that torture? Even at home, in decent lighting?  So, it sat.  On my shelf.  Glaring at me like a maladjusted bitch ready to pounce.   And then I found myself inventorying my patterns and fabric.  In that midst (which the patterns are nearly half cataloged and the fabric is all noted and marked), I told myself I had  to do this.  Had to do it by summe...

Post Shamrock 8K: Virginia Beach, VA 21 March 2009 Sandra and me PRE Ukrops Monument Ave 10K: Richmond, VA 28 March 2009 If you live in these parts you know about the Richmond Monument Ave 10K every March, and if you are in running circles you certainly know about it. Almost 30,000 people is no small number. Matter of fact, it is one of the biggest races in the world. Nice huh? Even nicer that I ran it, and this year marked its ten year anniversary. Running with that many people is somethin’. Running and seeing people as far as the eye can see in the front and back of you is pretty dammed awesome. Those 6.2 miles were amusing in their own regards. The highlight/point of this run is the course up and down Monument Ave. Literally, you are running with the statues. There is something pretty amusing about that. Even more amusing . . . running past the houses with the frat boys sitting on the upper decks slamming back their beers. Nice, yet very classic indeed. Running/walking...