Four Miles From Boring

Higher Education: It's What You Make Of It!

posted by Allison @ 10:57 AM 1 comments

16 Miles Saved Is 16 Miles Earned

2 days...2 bike rides under my belt!

Just 119 more days of this and I will have saved enough gas to pay for my bike.

posted by Allison @ 6:50 AM 0 comments

Athlete Of The Year

Ok..not quite. But I'm getting there.

After a weekend of buying expensive and not so expensive sporting goods, I rode my brand new bike to work this morning! (Yes, Mom, I wore my helmet!) My ride was awesome and the people on the path were much more friendly than those you encounter behind the wheel.

I think I may be addicted.

posted by Allison @ 6:20 AM 1 comments

Vandals Attack!

********************(detritus left at Andalusian Way)******************

posted by Allison @ 2:13 PM 2 comments

I Blame Myself

In 1991, the NBA selected ten players to represent the USA men's
Olympic basketball team. The roster read like a who's who of basketball
at the time: Jordan, Magic, Bird and Barkley. Noticeably absent: Clyde Drexler. Impossible! How could Portland MVP and all-around nice guy not get a chance to make history and bring home the gold?

And so I started my campaign to undo this wrong.

Letters to NBA Commissioner
David Stern and a signed petition from the greater Gordon Russell
Middle School community helps correct the situation and Clyde got his
gold medal.

Fast forward 16 years..when I abandoned Clyde in his time of need.

Last night, the love of my adolescent
life did not make the cut on "Dancing with the Stars." It's not that I
didn't cheer..or laugh and smile at your stiff moves on the dance floor. But I didn't vote. I didn't write. I did nothing but become just a spectator. And for this, I am sorry.

But at least he beat out Leeza Gibbons.

posted by Allison @ 6:32 AM 1 comments

The Media

You need it.
You want it.
So why criticize it with generalizations you don't understand?

How would you feel if someone made blanket statements about your life?

Just think before you speak.

posted by Allison @ 10:17 AM 0 comments

I Don't Care What You Think..

..but Perez Hilton totally makes my day!

Don't work an office desk job without him!

posted by Allison @ 12:26 PM 0 comments

Broken Record

I know this is getting redundant, but there isn't a single day on Accuweather's 15-day trend that puts the high temperature in the 60s!

15 days from now puts us only 1 week shy of May.

Me = cranky.

posted by Allison @ 7:29 AM 0 comments

Right Name, Wrong Coast

After nearly 4 years living in New England, I finally made a trip home. Or at least it sounds like home..and Portland, Maine even has several similarities to its sister city Out West. Here are just a few:

*Subarus! Everywhere the Subaru!
*Key Bank. I forgot all about Key Bank until spotting one just a short jaunt from our hotel.
*Plenty of Mexican Restuarants
*Peace Protests
*Yummy organic food restaurants
*Starbucks on several street corners
*Quirky shops filled with quirky shop-keepers
*Friendly people
*Hills!
*Channel 8 News: "Where the NEWS comes first."
*Unlocked bikes
*Roads paved and painted to fit the cars that drive on them

Basically, Portland East has a lot of the quirks of Portland West..and I loved it. Could I live there? Nope. Too cold! But, it's nice to see parts of New England with charm and class and affordable housing.

posted by Allison @ 8:15 AM 1 comments

Hating New England

Wanna know why it's so easy sometimes? It's snowing. In April.

Uncool.

posted by Allison @ 12:41 PM 1 comments

Challenging Myself

Don't you just love Spring? It's the time of year to start fresh and clean and baby-fresh new again!

And so, I follow suit with the Self Challenge. It's Self Magazine's way of helping to shake out the winter cobwebs and motivate this lazy Northerner into the outside exercise Southerners can enjoy year long! And so, my blog has suffered, being that this project does take quite a bit of time! Thankfully, it's working (I think)!

If you need a kick in the butt to get out there, I highly recommend it. If you'd like to be my buddy online, we can arrange that, too! Although, I have 2 unsuccessful attempts at adding buddies under my belt. I'm sure you and me will work it out just fine.

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So, to help facilitate my Self Challenge, I spent Saturday on the Great Shoe Search. Sadly, I live 3,000 miles from my normal workout shoe haunt (ample props to Brent here for past shoe hook-ups!), leaving my search a bit haphazard.

First stop: New Balance Outlet. What a bust. All the shoes look granny-white and gross. I hate this store. Nick walks away with a winner.

Frustrated, lost and unmotivated, we decide to use the nice weather to drive to our Millbury haunt. We park by EMS. We go inside to look for bike breaks. We stumble upon the BEST shoes in the world!

Secretly tucked in the back clearance are, not one, but 2 pairs of super-cute workout shoes. Both pairs miraculously come in my oh-so common size! I slip it on..and it's like walking on angel wings..could these shoes BE any more comfy? Answer: NO! I'm in love.

Regular price: $100. Sale price: $60. Secret surprise price at register: $41!!

And so, my friends, the moral of the story is: Trips to unexpected places can reap amazing rewards

-and-

Always let your boyfriend drag you into outdoor stores..even if they are EMS and not far-superior REI or Whole Earth Provision.

posted by Allison @ 6:58 AM 0 comments