Wooo hooo! Stella has got her groove back! 4 miles in just over an hour! For my efforts I received 1 blister, 2 holes in a fav. pair of socks, and countless aches and pains! Yet, when I check the "calories burned calculator", I only burned 246! That was only enough to cover my breakfast! Maybe... I should have had Wheaties instead of Fruit Loops, huh? *sigh* Oh well. At least my latissimus dorsi muscle thanks me for the workout. :)
I think the looks and comments of my fellow walkers are hilarious. Not only do I look like I threw on random clothes in the dark, but I don't generally try really hard to be attractive when I walk. Okay. So I don't try at all. So a dude has to be either color blind (meaning my choice of walking attire) or desperate to try to "hit" on me! Roger that, Jen? lol And then yesterday I pass two..ahem...slightly large, young women of my own race and I hear one say, "I know, girrrrl." And the other one repeats, "I know, girrrrl". And I smile politely and keep truckin' past, thinking, "Are they talking to me or each other? If it's me they're talking to, what do they "know"?" Then there are the slightly patronizing nods of the older generation as if to say, "Humph. About time you young people realize that you all need exercise. That's what's wrong with this generation today..." Yada yada yada. Then are my favorite. The Hispanic, older gentleman who encourages you without saying much. Just a nod of encouragement. He's my new buddy. I don't know his name but I call him Pedro in my head. Oh, and tomorrow morning I need to remember to take some left overs food that can fit into a pocket (??) for my new homeless friend named Greta. She's of the canine persuasion. What random individuals I run with nowadays. Pun intended. :)
Okay, so in reading the news yesterday (Yahoo is good for something, sometimes!) I understand that because of her answer to one of the final questions from a pageant judge, 22 year-old Miss Philippines lost her chance to win the crown in Vegas. "What is one big mistake that you've made in your life, and what did you do to make it right?" Baldwin (judge) asked. "You know what, sir?" She responds. "In my 22 years of existence, I can say there is nothing major, major, I mean, problem that I have done in my life." And then Miss Perfect smiled serenely as if that answer alone would grant her favor from judge and crowd alike! Haha! I LOVE it!
So not only does she think she's been perfect for 22 whole years, she's SUPER self confident as well! Normally I'd say this is a great characteristic but sweetheart, WHAT were you thinking?! I mean, even I could come up with something better... been a better leader to my peers, helped the poor more, found a solution for world peace? I dunno...
