Fri 27 Oct 2006
Since the Last Post
Posted by cindy under Cilly Stuff , Goals , Health & Body at 12:14 am[8] Comments
Worked out at the gym, washed the car(s), had some rare Ahi tuna tataki salad at Cheesecake Factory, went to jujitsu, ran a mile.
Sounds simple, huh? It wasn’t. Instead of doing a nice-and-easy, go-at-your-own-pace couple of miles like the four of us did last week, Josh and Gerardo came up with the brilliant idea of running a mile as fast as we could and seeing what our times are. Since I was the only one with a watch, I did the countdown and we started at exactly 9:45p. At an outdoors track in 58-degree weather (I know the temperature because my car said so), the brisk air cut into all of our lungs. Josh was spitting bloody phlegm afterwards, my lungs still hurt upon expansion right now such that it forces a little feminine bong-smoker sounding cough out of me when I inhale sharply, Jackie was wheezing, and Gerardo…well, he was just fine. In fact, he came in first at about 7 1/2 minutes; I came in second at 8:05; Josh was 2 seconds behind me; and Jackie did pretty well at exactly 9 1/2 minutes. While the rest of us were walking off our misery, cramps and phlegm balls, Gerardo went and did some pull-ups as if gravity didn’t apply to him. “Gravity actually helps him,” Jackie remarked bitterly. “It somehow propels him upwards.” Gerardo is apparently superman who needs to push himself down to keep his feet on earth. And then we found out when he was a teenager, he used to do some gymnast stuff. =P I knew I couldn’t compete with him in grappling, boxing, jujitsu, or running, but apparently I can’t out-double-back-flip him off parallel bars, either. If he weren’t so nice, funny and supportive, I’d hate him. Or if he were female, I’d hate him.
I’m just kidding. Cuz he’d make too ugly of a female to incite hatred in me.
I’m just kidding. He has beautiful features. In fact, I’m gonna get him drunk in Hawaii, put makeup on him and take some photos.
I’m just kidding. Well, maybe.
Man, I feel like I am missing out on so much bonding in class. I’ll go back one of these days . . .
Do you know spitting up blood after a run is no necessarily a bad thing? It happens to track runners all the time. It means he is pushing his limits; causing tiny tears in his lungs and then scar tissues builds up and makes his lungs stronger. When I see him I going to tell him to take it like a man! Ha! j/k
HA! I just got a visual of Gerardo dressed up like a girl. Oh, it’s too funny. Too bad Gerardo doesn’t drink because dressing him up like a girl would be hilarious. But he is such a good sport that I think he will let us dress him up sober. LET’S DO IT!
Hey… I want Ahi Tataki Salad too!
this is a weird question: does the menu actually say “ahi tuna tataki?” the last time i was there, the menu said “albacore tuna tataki,” which i take it to mean “white tuna.” when it came out, it was clearly ahi. i asked the waiter, who seemed confused. he supposedly asked the chef, but who knows?
i am pretty sure the menu is wrong. this has been bugging me forever.
Cindy.. I hope you and Mr. W and the rest of the class have a wonderful AND supersafe trip. Take a lot of pictures.. I’ll be posting on your blog while you’re gone (as you).. just to screw with the natural order of things around here.
ciao ciao
Vanessa – It’s okay, you can bond in Hawaii! What better place is there to catch up and hang out?! Regarding Josh, he has asthma, so it may not be that good of a thing. He’s been training his lungs, though. He pushed the mile yesterday without using his inhaler either before or after! That’s progress. He hasn’t been running that long. And oh yeah, I forgot Gerardo doesn’t drink. But I can totally see him with this small smile going, “Oh, all right, but only cuz I like you guys so much. NO pictures, though. Oh, all right.”
James – Go ahead, who’s stoppin’ ya? Except your brother. Tell him to order his own meal and leave yours alone.
Diana – I’m pretty sure it says seared ahi tataki, because seared albacore sounds funny to me. Or it may just say seared tuna tataki. I’m gonna go on their website and check.
Jordan – Thanks! And I’m sure there’re gonna be lots of photos; Josh is a professional photographer, and Mr. W is a photography enthusiast. And you don’t have super duper admin powers.
Diana – how weird. You’re right. The menu name is just straight “seared tuna tataki” like I thought, but the description is albacore, and it was clearly ahi to me, too. Here’s the description straight off their most current menu:
SEARED TUNA TATAKI SALAD
Pacific Albacore Tuna Lightly Seared and Served Rare with Avocado, Tomato and Mixed Greens Tossed with Wasabi Vinaigrette
(Full-size portion only)