It is offical, it gets dark in the Big Sky at 5:00 p.m. Crazy. This means one of two things: you run in the dark in the morning or you run in the dark in the evening. I opted for the latter. Fortunatley I have a running partner who motivates me and vice versus - when we both guilty each other in to going.
It is strange running here though, because in Reno I never felt in danger or scared, but here I do, especially at night. Why you ask, while it is because there are these things called bears and deer. In the local park there have been bear sightings, black all be it, but bear none the less. Bears are big, fast moving when pissed, and can hurt you. Luckily, it is almost time for them to go to sleep for a few months.
Deer on the other hand are still around. Deer are not the brightest animals as demonstrated by the start-stop motion, fake out the drive routine that usually ends up with the poor animal dead on the side of the road. Deer do the same thing when spooked by runners on the trail. They don't really know which way to run. Sometimes they will run toward you, to the side of you, or away from you. Either way they are big and have sharp hooves that can hurt you.
With that I have decided to do one of two things: Join a gym or go running on my lunch hour. I a thinking that the gym will come later in the season when it get to cold to run outside. For now I think I will take my chances with the deer and the bears.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
How Funny
Oh man, life is so funny. Have you ever gone to work and just removed your self from all the drama and politics and just observed your co-workers? It is one of my favorite things to do. People, especially in the office, are funny. We all do some seriously silly shit.
One example: If you had walked in to the office around 4:00 p.m. today you would have seen four, count them four, planners all gathered around a building permit, not speaking, and all looking at one another very confused. Then you would have seen a sudden eruption of chatter as we all once again tried to talk our way out of this permit predicament.
You might ask, "What was all the confusion over?" It was over how to calculate parking or better yet how to interpret the language that is the county code. What fun.
Yes, yes, I know this may not be funny to all, but hey when you work in my field, in MY office, one has to find humor in the littlest things other wise you will go crazy.
Now I know why there are two hit series of the same show, one British and one American, can you guess which show? The Office. No wonder it has been so successful, so many people can relate. Cheers and don't forget to observe the office wildlife sometime, it will be sure to entertain, astound, and perhaps educate you.
One example: If you had walked in to the office around 4:00 p.m. today you would have seen four, count them four, planners all gathered around a building permit, not speaking, and all looking at one another very confused. Then you would have seen a sudden eruption of chatter as we all once again tried to talk our way out of this permit predicament.
You might ask, "What was all the confusion over?" It was over how to calculate parking or better yet how to interpret the language that is the county code. What fun.
Yes, yes, I know this may not be funny to all, but hey when you work in my field, in MY office, one has to find humor in the littlest things other wise you will go crazy.
Now I know why there are two hit series of the same show, one British and one American, can you guess which show? The Office. No wonder it has been so successful, so many people can relate. Cheers and don't forget to observe the office wildlife sometime, it will be sure to entertain, astound, and perhaps educate you.
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