The running start.

Running has always been a passion of mine. I never used to run so much, but I loved doing it. Getting into triathlons has allowed me to express my love for running. Sometimes I would go for hours and not stop running. The pain was only an encouragement.

Where running is easy, finding the right running shoes isn't.

A few years ago, I got these shoes from a common store. Nothing high priced; cheap in fact. These shoes never got worn down. I don't know why. I've had them for years and they're still good! If you're an avid runner like me, you would know how surprised I am. Up until recently there was still tread on them, they were still cushion-y, and still comfy.

I starting distance running about two years ago. 10 January 2009 to be exact. I had gotten separated from the person who I loved most. We sort of had a long distance relationship. The distance was 13.1 miles. So, I would say every now and then when we were together that if I had a bike, I would bike to her house just to see her for five minutes then go back home. She was flattered.

After we got separated, I still didn't have a bike, so I ran. I didn't make it completely the first time. I was about one street away when I got full of fear. I turned around and headed home. The second time, I made it. She never knew. I never told her. I never told anybody until now. I would do this constantly. Probably twice a week. I kept this up for a while. The time kept getting shorter and shorter, but still lengthy.

I had just bought new shoes about a month before we got separated. I used these shoes to run to her house.

The shoes now are finally worn out. They're still comfy, but they hurt to run in. So, it's time for them to retire.

I'm going to spray paint them gold and get them into a glass case. They are my reward. They got me started for the Ironman triathlon.

When Hope Doesn't Speak

I started cycling about two years ago. I think back and it still shocks me to see how fast these two years have gone for cycling.


I started out with a mountain bike. That lasted for about three months.
I quickly wanted to get on a road bike.
To see what it's like to fly.


After a few trials, I finally got my red bike. I named it "Red Velvet."
I was thinking "Red Bullet" or "Red Betsy," but nobody liked those names.


Recently, I haven't been able to ride or do any type of training. I miss cycling. I love the smell of the morning, just as the sun rises and the heat starts to pick up. There's that cold breeze that comes every now and then, but the rest of the ride is warm air. Being out almost in the middle of nowhere listening to the sounds of the forest. Wondering if I'll see another cyclist or if I'm the first out. Then I get to the drop which overlooks miles and miles of mountains and cactus. Seeing another city and watching the sun rise on my right.


The running, I loved running almost as much as cycling. I used to love it more than cycling, but lately it's been taxing. I haven't been able to run either. There were times when I would just run and run and keep going without a care in the world. It didn't matter what time I had to return because that was my duty. Running. Going out in the middle of the day while the sun is burning down on everything. Seeing everything wither away while I live at the fullest. The road being so hot that it's scorching my shoes and burning my feet.


It gets more challenging to get into these as things start to arise. Whether it be more responsibility or if my family thinks I need to put them first. Struggles that don't mean anything and aren't worth bothering with, yet they're there.


I keep looking for a training partner to train with. Hoping that she would keep me on track as we train together. Wanting somebody who will be more than a friend. Wanting that person who I will want to surrender everything to. It's tough finding out that there's nobody out there for me.


Recently, I haven't been able to train. . .

Time times 10

1. What time do you wake up?
What time I wake up varies. I have my alarm clock set at 5A.M., but I tend to go back to sleep. Unless I really really am in the mood to cycle that early. Which is what I do during the summer.


2. What time do you start work?
I have the "night" shift. I start work at 11A.M. and get out at 8P.M. My other job, I start at 12P.M. =D


3. What year were you born?
I was born in 1991. Year of the sheep. XD
Smart. Artistic, Kind, Happy, Reserved, Insecure, Dependent


4. What era of history do you like the most?
What? I don't know, this one?


5. What's your favorite month?
My favorite month is July. Why? Because of the 5th. Not Independence day which is on the 4th, but the 5th. =] I'm sure it will be for a while.


6. What was your favorite year?
Favorite year? I would have to say this year.


7. Watches, do you wear them?
Who wears watches now a days? XD I'm just joking. No. I don't wear a watch.


8. How do you keep track of time?
I put a stick in the ground and check it. XD No, I don't do that. PSH! I'm not that skilled. I look on my ipod from time to time.


9. What time do you go to sleep?
I try to go to sleep around eight, but lately it's been around midnight. =\ Work has thrown my sleeping habits off.


10. What time is it now?
Oh, busted, it's 6:02 A.M.


I know I know, a bit lame this week, again. It could be fun if you tried to answer them.

Zero Creativity

I've never been the one to come up with the most original, organic, unique master piece of art in any case. I have won some competitions, but they were never really creative. I only won for the purpose of beauty and realism. There was nothing that has ever come out of me that looked very beautiful.


I've never had an original creation that displayed the "me" in any art. (XD I'm getting repetitive.) I was with the most unique person a few years ago. She had so much art that was amazing! I talk about her frequently, but I personally think that she wouldn't want me talking about her. I just want you to know how much she really influenced my life. More than anybody really knows. I think she doesn't want anything to do with me. Which is okay, that's her decision in response to my terrible decisions.


Well, she always talked about putting herself into her art. Talking with other people who love various forms of art, they also have those same words. "I put everything into my music," or "drawings" or "paintings." It really displays them a lot.


My brother is an artist as well. He did a lot of pastel pictures. They often looked to realistic that they sometimes frightened me. That was talent though! It showed who he was. Original ideas that were real. Meaning? Meaning he was a very organized person who loved the fantasy land, but understood that there were boundaries in dealing with reality. I can tell what he was thinking when he made his masterpieces.


People tend to put their personality in movements. Duh!


I would talk about "her" art as well, but I do not think she would like it. Again, these are my responses to her response, to my terrible decisions. Make sense? Just let me say this, hers was so close in displaying who she was the MOST! EVER! No, you'll never know what my terrible decisions were, so, don't even think about asking.


I love Love LOVE human communication, like no other person that I've met. I'll meet a girl who loves communication as much as me, so, I just have to wait. When I do meet that girl, I'm going to marry her! I just have to wait.


Anyways, back to it.
My writing was never really ever that creative or original. I consider writing art, and so should you. I just love ranting! XD Well, creative writing  was hard for me in school, just ask professor Gharavi. Psycho teacher! But would be able to tell you! XD

10 Television Shows

1. If you were on Fear Factor, would you eat cow intestine or 2 dozen hissing cockroaches?
I would definitely eat cow intestine. XD I already do that! It tastes good. They call it something weird, and it  comes with something weird in some broth. It's not bad. So, I would go with the cow intestine. Not bad. Not bad at all.


2. If you were on survivor, would you rather make a pact or trick everyone to vote against each other?
I would love to make a pact with everybody! Not being deceitful. It's been in me to be in the best standing with everybody. People say it's impossible, but it's not. I can be friends with people who they might consider an "enemy." I am able to show that I have a friendship with that person in front of them even. It always confuses them. So, that's what I would want to do in the show. I'll probably be the first to go anyways. XD


3. If you were on American Idol, what song would you sing for the audition?
1234 by Plain White T's. I follow these people on YouTube. CTFxC. Charles Trippy and Alli Speed. Thy're both amazing people! They're an inspiration to young people everywhere of what it's like cooperating with each other in a relationship. They did a cover for this song and it's always been in my head since I've heard it. I love the way they did. In my opinion. I was better than the original.


4. If you were on America's Got Talent, what would you perform?
You know what. I'm so boring that I would probably just make balloon animals. I have no real talent. I would love to sing though. I've always had desires of singing opera since I was a younger lad.


5. If you made it on Hell's Kitchen, what would you make for Chef Ramsay?
I've always thought of this question every time I watched every episode. "What would I cook for Chef Ramsay?" He seems like the happy person who is easy going and goes with the flow. He has a passion for cooking that I admired and looked up to when I wanted to be a chef. I would make him a nice steak. It would fit him. I think medium would be nice. With the grain, not against it. Cut it just right to hide the fat yet have it keep it's flavor. Mmm. I would definitely give him a salad with some pineapples in it. I love pineapples. Cheery yet elegant. Of course there would be more on the plate, but that's as good as I can get for now. I'll try my cooking skills when I get a wife.


6. The cartoon show Arthur, which character would you be?
XD I would so be BUSTER BAXTER. I'm so much like him. Dumb and hilarious. Plus, he's my favorite character. So, I would fit like a glove in that spot.


7. Which of the ninja turtles would you be? (Don't know who they are? LEAVE RIGHT NOW! XD Just joking.)
I would like to be Donatello. You know, he has that intelligence and stuff, but I would most likely be Michaelangelo. You know, again with the dumbness and hilarious status.


8. Which of the X-men would you be?
Bleh, I dont' like the X-men. If I had to be somebody, which I don't, I would be Magneto. I would want to see how easy it would be to bend metal.


9. PEANUTS! The best show ever! Which character can you relate to most?
Relate to most? Shaking things up a bit, eh? I would mostly relate to Charlie Brown. =O This all sounds to familiar  It's been in my past blog! If you find it, i'll give you a treat!


10. Okay okay, you know it was coming. Pokemon. Which pokemon do you love the most?
XD YES!!!!! I love this question. PIKACHU OF COURSE! I LOVE Pikachu because he's a rodent! A fat cuddly rodent with thunder thighs. XD


Okay, so these questions were fun, right?
You should answer them too. Come on, don't let me be the only one to have fun here!

Frame work

So I've been trying out this new style of clothing.


XD It's not really a new style, more of a twist.
I have nothing but polos and slacks (as I write this wearing pajama shorts and a T-shirt.)


I got suspenders about two years ago and I haven't really worn them.
When I dress super fancy, for a wedding and all, then I wear them.


So, I thought I would try them on today.
I wore a forest green polo with a black tie, the black suspenders and pleated dress pants. I wear pleated dress pants because I have a more thick upper body. Trust me, it's muscle.


I thought it looked nice and I think I'm going to wear them a lot more.


I like this style. PLUS! I just got a snazzy new hair cut from my friend Claudia.
Friend of the family.
Not my friend directly.


Now this new look for me isn't totally working because my glasses' frames are thin.
Wearing tons of glasses (2 prescription and 5 sun glasses) I've come to hate having blind spots.
I get thin frames so I don't have blind spots.
It was mainly for cycling. I didn't like having to turn my head completely around and risk running into something as well as risk riding into a car.


These thin frames aren't working with the look.
So I'm going to get some new frames soon.


I'll take a picture for my profile if you would like to see the changes.


It won't be soon though.


Just an update.

School starts with ten

1. Did you ever pee your pants in school?
Oh man did I ever! I believe that it had gotten so bad with this issue that I used it to get out of tests. That was up to third grade though. Ms. Braun was the most awesome elementary teacher who taught me to love school! She had a very psychotic personality. I think it rubbed off on me pretty darn well. I never peed in her class though. She was a very laid back teacher. After that, it stopped.


2. What was your most embarrassing moment in elementary school?
There's to many to just name one as the most embarrassing. I used to act like shadows were the real world and I would talk to my shadow. Uhm. . . .I laughed in class once and my teacher told me that if I even existed in his class he would send me to detention. Hmmm. . . .Oh I got a good one! Ms. Braun, my third grade teacher, told the class to get our math books out. We hadn't used them in a while and my desk was packed with useless papers. When I couldn't find it, she came over and asked why I couldn't find it. She reached into my desk without looking, but couldn't get her hand in. She then looked at it, got upset, and then tipped my desk over. All of these papers flew out and went all over the floor. I was the "star" student in that class, so when that happened, all of the other students were shocked. I didn't like it at the time, but looking back, I had what was coming. I think she handled it pretty well, if it were me, I would gotten fired to destroying the kid. XD It was a common technique for teachers to do that. I don't think it was against any rules or policies. I pretty sure they were allowed to do that. Most teachers did. That was the first time that it happened, so, it was pretty embarrassing. It happened again once in fourth grade, three times in fifth grade, and once in sixth grade.


3. Did you like your elementary school(s)?
My first elementary school was Stevenson. It wasn't bad and I was pretty protected from the world at that school. So, yeah, I liked Stevenson. XD Then came Jefferson. This school was the worst low-down in the dumps school ever! Students got caught for doing things that should be left to married couples. What you're thinking, yes, that's what I mean. Terrible. It's only elementary! They shouldn't even know about that yet!! Ridiculous. That school is also where I learned to use foul language. I've never even heard of those words or what a curse word was until the fourth grade. That's when I started attending Jefferson. So, no, I did not like Jefferson.


4. Did you like your jr. high school?
I would say that Brimhall wasn't a school, it was a jail. XD Nah, it wasn't bad, but the way I was, it felt bad. We had to wear name tags and if we didn't, we would get lunch detention. If you didn't wear it, you'd have to wear a temporary one. No gum! XD The most ignored rule ever! Even the teachers chewed gum! Some teachers would even pass them out! Hilarious! Others, took it very seriously. It could get onto some of the tech equipment. So, I guess they had a legit reason. I wouldn't say that it was bad, but if felt bad. Looking back, yeah, I liked it, but then, no way.


5. Were you part of a clique?
Oh yeah! In jr. high, I was the "goth." It got so bad that in highschool I was called the "Dark Lord." I think that's hilarious! It got so bad that people thought I was a vampire, I was never in the sun and they never saw me outside either. That's hilarious! But still bad, if I go into the entire story. I changed in high school though. In my senior year, I earned the glorious title of "the goody two shoes." That was my dream in my senior year. And I accomplished it. I always dressed fancy. Mainly dress shirts, ties, and dress slacks with dress shoes. I guess that's fancy. For kids, yeah, that's fancy, but not now. So, I went from being the "goth" to the "nerd." Not even a nerd, the nerds made fun of me. So, I guess I became part of the "lonely" clique. That's a clique, right? I remember seeing a clip of David Letterman's top ten list with Napoleon Dynomite. One of the phrases was that even the kid who got his tater tots stolen, stole yours. And that's what happend to me on one occasion. XD What a story.


6. What was good about your highschool?
My high school was awesome because their bleachers got stolen. XD Just kidding, that was the year after I graduated. Something that was good about my high school was that I knew everybody! EVERYBODY! Even the teachers. I was in good stance with everybody. Although I knew everybody, I didn't really have any friends. I guess that would put me in the "social butterfly"? Is that a clique? I guess that was the only thing good about high school.


7. Did you ever go to the nurse to get out of class?
YES! I pretended I was sick so I didn't have to swim. I hated swimming when I was in jr. high. That's funny because my goal now is to become a professional triathlete, which includes swimming. SWIM, bike, run.


8. Did you ever get suspended? If so, for what?
I did. I'm not to happy about it. I injured a student and it cost me a week.


9. How many yearbooks did you get?
I got one for each year from seventh up until senior year. I have them all next to each other in my room. I love them all. You can definitely see me change drastically.


10. How many people signed your yearbook?
0. Zero. A hula hoop. A big fat goose egg.
There was just something about me that repulsed everybody I guess. One incident that I had was when a group of people were signing yearbooks and I wanted mine to be passed around. I handed it off and waited about "ten" minutes or so and finally got it back. When I opened it up, it was blank. XD I felt so bad that I put a hershey sticker in it and I said, "There, I signed it."


Don't let me be the only one to answer these, I would love to read your stories as well!