Confessions of a DCdiva

-Taking inspiration from the movie "The Break Up", I did
-I took his number and never called
-I am a kissing slore
-The nice guy was too boring
-The unattainable wasn't so unattainable
-I wasn't really waiting for anyone, I was alone
-Seeing him realize his mistake made me feel powerful
-I'm not sorry that I ended the friendship
-I googled him
-I'd rather get lost then ask for directions or look at the map for fear of looking like a tourist
-He flirted with me and I never told you
-I shouldn't have expected anything different than your reaction
-I won't pay $3.00 for parking, but I'll pay $9.00 for a martini
-I am a great liar

Scope It Out 5K

Kelly and I rolled out of bed early this morning and ran the Scope It Out 5K down at the Tidal Basin. Not taking into consideration the number of tourists in town for the Cherry Blossom Festival, parking was a mad house. We had to park over 1.5 miles away from the start and had to hoof it to make it to the start on time. It was a lot colder than I thought it would be and pretty windy! We made it to the starting line just as they finished the National Anthem and took our places right as the race started. I acted like a beginner and took off at the beginning and 3/4's of the way through I was suddenly nauseated and had to slow down. I was disappointed with my finish -28:31, but at least it was under 30 minutes. I just have to remember that it was for a great cause and I did it in honor of Pat. So after my 3 hour nap (recovery + the neighbor's party last night didn't help me sleep) I'm headed out for my favorite Sunday afternoon activity, grocery shopping.

What the ....?

Last night I wore a red shirt with white polka dots (love this shirt) and this guy comes up and looks me up and down and says, "I'm just counting your spots." When I obviously looked confused, he said, "Isn't that how you tell how old ladybugs are?" I said, "Are you calling me a bug?" And he shrugged and said, "I guess". Then my friend asked him to take a picture of us and he said, "No thanks," and walked away.
Wow, anyone who's married miss great interactions like this?

My bad

Okay, so I have to take back some of the bitchassness of my rant last night. I didn't believe that he would call today, but shocker-he did! I met him and his friends downtown and we walked around. His friends left and we walked around and looked at the cherry blossoms. I actually let him hold my hand-Samantha and I don't usually like to do that, but I have to admit, it was sweet. I came crashing down from my coffee high and realized I was starving so we went to dinner. Bonus points-he wanted to order dessert! I had to get home to get some sleep for race day tomorrow, so he went to meet friends out. Ironically, he was upset that his friends didn't call back and confirm plans and he wasn't sure what they were doing tonight.-Thanks, karma, I owe you one!There was an offer to hang out tomorrow (it's his birthday), so we'll see what happens.

Love/hate relationship

I have a love/hate relationship with running. Some days I feel like I can run forever and ever. Everything is in sync and it feels great to push myself along. I get lost in the zone and it's effortless. Then there's times like this week where I struggle to even get out the door. The first mile is torture, and by the second mile I am ready to admit defeat. My knees hurt, my hip hurts, mu breathing is labored and I feel like I am dragging my legs along. On the up side, I have a race tomorrow and I'm hoping for a miracle so I can beat my 5K PR of 29:28. Some people are big into racing and sometimes I get swept up in the hype and sign up. But as race day gets closer, I realize that I don't enjoy most of the aspects of racing, but yet I keep going back to it! Glutton for punishment? Maybe. It's Saturday, normally a heavy workout day for me, but with the race tomorrow I am taking a rest day. Rest day, seems like an easy thing to do, but when you are disciplined in a routine, it almost seems like torture.
Time to go pick up my race packet for tomorrow.

I'm not that kind of girl

He actually expected me to wait by the phone for him to call!!! Screw that, I have way too much self respect to go through that (again). If he doesn't make plans by Wednesday, then any attempts after that are because he couldn't find anything better to do. Thursday night "what are you doing this weekend" answered "nothing special" is a loud and clear-duh, waiting for you to ask...But apparently, that wasn't clear enough. Then surprise, surprise, an 8:00pm phone call on Friday and "I'm disappointed" when he hears that I already have plans. What was he expecting?? I won't wait around and hope to have something to do. And now I get the drunken messages, "why aren't you here? not the same here without you..." and others that he'll regret tomorrow. Too many girls have accepted their roles as booty calls. It's the perfect solution for the toxic bachelor. No strings attached, no emotion, and then on to the next. He needs to talk to hot gym guy and realize that's not my style. Maybe the two of them can play wingman for each other while I continue to look for a man who actually wants to date and develop a (guys cringe here) relationship.

Words to live by

God puts people into our lives for a reason, but not all of them are meant to stay.
-taken from A Piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown

Pain is temporary, quitting is forever.
-taken from It's Not About the Bike by Lance Armstrong

Face Everything And Recover

If you want something to happen, go out and make it happen.

Having control is not being happy. (still trying to accept this one)

I can do anything I want to do; I just have to let myself go. (see above)

You should seek to be loved as much as you should just love.
-St. Francis

Live not for battles won. Live not for the-end-of-the-song. Live in the along.
-Speech to the Young, Speech to the Progress-Toward by Gwendolyn Brooks

It's the fire in my eyes, the flash of my teeth, the swing in my waist, and the joy in my feet. I'm a woman, Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that's me.
-Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Don't seek happiness. If you seek it, you won't find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness.
-A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle