Ten Miles, Whole Foods, TV

– Guess what I did today! I ran ten miles! It was horrible and rainy out, but I really wanted to fit in my long run before the weekend, so I turned up my determination to eleven and decided to run in the chilly rain. I always get so nervous and excited before long runs, and today’s had a very race-day quality to it, because I set everything out the night before and then drove down to the Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis. I was only ‘scheduled’ to run nine miles, but I was pretty sure I’d go for ten if I could, and by mile eight, I knew I had another two miles in me. Ten is definitely a milestone, and I’m almost positive that if I had to run a half-marathon next weekend, I could.
– Since there’s a Whole Foods near where I ran, I decided to stop in afterward. (I brought a fleece and skirt and flip flops, so I wouldn’t have to wear my soaked clothes, and I thought I looked surprisingly refreshed for having just run around three lakes.) The idea was to treat myself by bringing back lunch from the salad bar, and that’s what I did… but the truth is… I don’t like the Whole Foods salad bar. I always think I do, but you know what? None of that food has any flavor. It all just tastes of oil. And the curried cauliflower was PACKED with horrible fennel seeds, but other than that, it was bland. What a waste of money. Please learn from this (for once!), Future!Anna.
– I was thinking about guilty pleasures earlier, which led me to the TV programs that I find surprisingly enjoyable. There’s quite a collection of sitcoms I wouldn’t have guessed I would like, but I do. The list includes Community (this week’s episode was brilliant), Parks and Recreation (very similar to The Office, only I like the characters a lot more), and Cougar Town (the guiltiest pleasure of all — but I can’t help loving it!). On the flip side, I’ve decided I really will not waste another minute of my life watching Glee. I wanted to like it, but I can’t stand any of the characters, the plotlines, or the singing. I watched the premier of this latest season, and the filtering (or autotuning?) of the voices was so awful that I promised not to inflict any more of that series on myself. I know everbody loves it. I don’t.
– It’s the weekend, people! Ack! A (fairly large) house centipede just ran past the coffee table and under the sofa. I actually cried, ‘Ay-ai-ai-ai-aiiii!’ and ran across the room. Thank god I was then able to get it with a broom, or I would have had to burn the entire house down. Anyway, I hope your weekends are off to a less creepy-crawly start. Got any good plans?