Running In Place

Dear RBF,
I am alive. I am well. I am running. More to come - on my honor.
Love, Lara

P.S. Jack and Kurt tagged me for “5 random things,” so here goes:

1) I am 5′ 11″ - and the shortest person on my dad’s side of the family. Dad is 6′ 6″, Gram was 6′ tall, aunts and uncle all around 6′, and all my cousins are over 6′ - including one over 7′ tall. (Also, there’s multiple twins in the family - fortunately, none are mine!).

2) My mom died when she was 49 and I was 23. That sucked. It’s been 15 years and sometimes I still can cry fresh tears for her.

3) My vision is frightfully bad. I have worn glasses (and later contact lenses) since kindergarten. Without my corrective lenses, the world is a literal blur - not just fuzzy, but unidentifiable unless I can hold it within 5 inches of my face.

4) I love books! I buy them compulsively. I keep forbidding myself from getting more books until I make a dent in the ones I have, but every time I step foot in a bookstore (which I always find some excuse to do) I get something else. Right now I have a stack of 8 books on the nightstand waiting for my attention. I also listen to audiobooks any time I’m in my car.

5) I was arrested and spent a night in county jail once. It was nearly the whole nine yards - handcuffed, searched, flame orange uniform, bail. No hot girlfights in the communal showers though. Sorry.

Gosh it’s fun to be random! I think this meme has nearly made the rounds but I would like to tag Jack M. because maybe he would like a litte randomness too (try it — you’ll like it!).

I hope everyone’s holidays were so awesome and that the new year will be likewise. I can’t help but get sucked into the ‘New Year - New Start’ thing and it’s so fun! I could make a new start on any thing at any moment, but to save it all up for that specific instant of supposed rebirth is such a great ritual! I totally embrace that and am biding my time - formulating my super secret plan wherein all things good and virtuous are on hold and need not actually begin until 12:01 am, 1/01/2006. Cheers!