Note to self: Turn these creepy illustrated beef-eatin’ kids into knitted toys. Publish pattern. Retire on the profits.
Month: February 2010
Tegan and Sara
Any of you Sydneysiders want to go see Tegan and Sara with me in May?
Oscar Nominations
The 2010 Oscar Nominations have been revealed, and you all know what that means…
More on forefoot running
This weekend vs. next weekend
This weekend or next weekend? Ahh, the dreaded “this” vs. “next” debate. Contrary to what Kelly McMahon and the Snook would have you believe…
“Next weekend” always occurs after “this weekend”. It never occurs before it. Since “this weekend” is never in the past, that means that “next weekend” will occur a week after the “this [forthcoming] weekend.” Anybody who thinks that “next weekend” is less than a week away is forgetting that “this weekend” exists. [source]
I really couldn’t agree more!
Twitter list of Runners
In case anybody is interested, here’s a link to my Twitter list of “Runners”. You can subscribe to it if you like. To get on it, just follow me and I’ll most likely follow and add you!
Arts Preview
Just bought our tickets to the Easter Show Arts Preview Night. Hope to see some of you there! (Now I just need to finish the knitting. Eek.)
Geek Girl Runner Episode 002
Geek Girl Runner Episode 002
The second episode of the Geek Girl Runner podcast is now available! Thanks to everyone who listened to the first episode and gave feedback. This episode features: housekeeping, my training update; emails, comments, and shoutouts; and a discussion of forefoot running and my Newtons.
Show links:
Opera in the Domain
Sydney Fruit Bats
David Ianni – runner in Germany
Newton Running Blog
Running Podcasts
“Biomechanics of Foot Strikes…” study by Prof. Lieberman
BBC story on forefoot running
NPR study on forefoot running
Thanks as usual to Nick Arthur for the use of his song “Little Donut Party”. Please give me some feedback and let me know what you think!
Tough Guy contest
Holy crap. This Tough Guy contest in England makes the Tough Bloke Challenge we did look like a stroll in the park. Eight miles of obstacles including barbed wire, fire, mud, and chunks of ice? That’s awesome. (Link courtesy of the Snook.)
Guerilla Knitting
Ready to laugh? I got an email this morning inviting me to be in a documentary about “guerilla knitting.” The filmmaker needs somebody to represent the “against” side, of course. Not wanting to open that particular can of worms again, I declined. I am particularly proud of the conclusion of my reply though: “I have more important things to do with my time than give them the sweet tingles of condemnation that they secretly crave.” Good luck, kid.