|
We grilled. I invited you online. (No, you; not you.) Unfortunately you could not make it. This might have been my fault as the invite was sort of a last-minute thing.
Probably for the best. Those burgers were delicious. The Yankee put some crazy new seasoning in them. I think she called it pep … pep-per … or something like that. I didn’t really want to share.
Hope you’re having a lovely Labor Day weekend.
There was a concern in my mind, as I contemplated every American metaphor for a road, that I might eventually come to enjoy running. I’ll never be good at it. I might one day be comfortable doing it, though. And that made me uncomfortable. I know how this works. If I come to like it, I’ll want to do more of it. More running.
I realized this about four miles into a five mile run that didn’t hurt at all. I never seemed especially out of breath. It didn’t seem strenuous.
Not sure what metaphor goes with that, though.
I also decided there’s going to be less stuff here on weekends. We’ll all try to maintain our composure, I’m sure.
The university announced record enrollment, which is now an annual announcement. There are now 5,206 students 46 states and 32 other countries. Also, the new yearbooks, documenting last year, were released on campus today. I looked through one and noted all of the people I knew and all of the now departed seniors I miss.
But there’s always new people to meet, new things to try, new toys to explore. Today we replaced our old fleet of Panasonic DVXs with a fleet of Panasonic HC-X1000 4Ks. They look sharp. And small.
Oh the fun we’re going to have with those. All of our students shoot everything in high definition and they do good work with them. And so it was exciting to see some of them come up and help unpack these today. Christmas in September! They’re looking forward to new equipment too. And why wouldn’t they be? They’ve been using the old cameras for three whole years. That deal means every student gets to work with brand new gear at least once in their time on campus.
Our students get a pretty good arrangement, as you can see.
They’re also shooting videos on their phones, of course. Here’s one our features editor has been working on.
After the unpacking party I ran back to my office to record a podcast, it should be live later this week. It is a happy, varied sort of work experience that I have on a daily basis. I like that.
I ran by these windows a few times this evening:
Today it was a 2,500 yard swim and a four-mile run. It didn’t even feel particularly hard, which is probably a sign of something unfortunate. Swim-run bricks are easy and deceptive.
Did you see the beginning of Catember? We’ll have a new photo of Allie each day throughout the month. Be sure to check in often.
She wanted me to remind everyone that Catember is coming up soon. We wouldn’t want it to escape your notice that she’s going to be famous on the Internet soon. This is a very big deal.
The roads I pedaled up today were my favorite kind, a little curvy:
A nice 30 mile route today. I climber 1,303 feet today. That’s nothing, but you have to work hard to find a lot of big hills to climb around the house. And, really, I didn’t want to work that hard today.
Make fun of your writing before other people do.
!!! Fixed it for you @AP. Let me know if you need an introduction to the 21st century. https://t.co/Zj5K0ocvto pic.twitter.com/tgI27xGWhg
— Zeynep Tufekci (@zeynep) August 29, 2015
Better call your lawyer, entire state of Alabama. We've been indicted. pic.twitter.com/YFtAygAZlu
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) August 30, 2015
Also, entire state of Alabama, I've been meaning to speak with you about your drinking. pic.twitter.com/8Empu26ubd
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) August 30, 2015
Or do you mean Alabama dropped a drunken baby? If so we need to talk, entire state of Alabama, about your parenting. pic.twitter.com/KJsPQRScm5
— kenny smith (@kennysmith) August 30, 2015
The Yankee took a big swim this morning, 2.4 miles down the Chattahoochee. I’d swim that far if I had to. Escaping from the law or swimming to shore after a boating accident, but here’s the real fish:
Since she was swimming downstream I figured I would run upstream and then downstream and then back upstream to get in a nice long workout. Here are a few of the scenes:
She told me how long it would take, but then she cut 20 minutes off of her projection. Meanwhile, I was having a lousy run, so I missed her finish. Getting lightheaded midway through is no fun. I think my nutrition is off. Anyway, she finished third and got a prize:
And because she’s fierce, she ran back upstream with me. I finished with 6.5 miles, but no prize. So we had breakfast.
I had two breakfasts, in fact. Hey, I’d run a lot. That spicy pineapple marmalade was good, but the gravy biscuit at Plucked Up Chicken & Biscuits in Columbus is the best gravy biscuit I’ve ever had.
You’ll forgive me, then, if I didn’t do much with the rest of my day.
