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My friend and I ran another 5k today in my own backyard, which made for a series of interesting, emotional events…

- Get to event, sign in
- Guy asks what size shirt?
- I say "I didn’t order a shirt", guy says, "okay"
- I ask for my "goodie bag", other guy asks "what size shirt?"
- I say "medium", I get my goodie bag.
- Warm up, horn blows, I run.
- I cross the line w/ the counter reading 22:10!
- "22:10?!" I say, "That’s my best time ever!"… (wait for it)
- Times are posted. Friend comes 4th in his division. Me? Not even on the board?
- I wait patiently, then impatiently. I bug someone, she says she’ll check it.
- I stare at the times some more- 3rd in my division?! Isn’t that medal? (wait for it…)
- Medals are handed out. I’m not one of them.
- I go home convincing myself I’m not angry.
- Once home I proceed to get more and more angry.
- I check scores. Not posted online yet.
- I take a nap.
- I check scores. Not posted online yet.
- I do some chores and wash the car.
- I check scores. Not posted online yet.
- I refrain from complaining online.
- I complain online.
- I check scores. Posted!
- My posted time is: 22:56? What the…
 

Oh well, at least according to the list I came in 4th in my division*. I should be happy, right?

*(which will never happen again, since all the badasses who dominate the lower aged division, will be in my division next year!)

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I just got an email with the subject shown above.  The content of the message is shown below:

Your Roland drum kit has been repaired and it is ready for pickup.
Regards,
Eric
Digi**** Electronics, Inc.

Nice! Finally!  After almost three months!!  I’ll skip the ranting for now.  After all, I still need to drive the 60 miles each way to pick it up. (I could have forced my hand and made them ship it, but that would just be pressing my luck!)

More news, as it develops!

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This was sent to me in a MIINI-related online group…  I’m looking for the complete article (if anyone can point me in the right direction)…

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iriemandotcom posted a photo:

My annual photo of the MINI at Big Bear Lake, Ca. Slightly tweaked in Photoshop

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My friend and I just got home from the LA Marathon where we did the 5k event; Probably the largest 5k I’ve been in so far. My time was pretty respectable: 25:45. Not my best time ever, but I’ll blame it on meandering through all the slow people for the first mile. Next time I think I’ll make an effort to get closer to the starting line. And by next, I mean next weekend.

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(Blatantly lifted from my InBox):

In honor of World Environment Day, let’s set aside a day when, no matter what kind of car we drive, we come together for the higher purpose of leaving it in the garage. One day where we unfasten our seat belts and take the pedal off the metal. Shift our mindset, instead of gears. Tear up the sidewalk, instead of the asphalt. Let’s put some miles on our inner odometers for a change and together prove just how far not driving a single mile can really take us.

On Friday, June 5th, join other motorists in a promise to leave their cars in the garage on World Environment Day.

PLEDGE THE MILES YOU AREN’T GOING TO MOTOR:

http://insiders.miniusa.com/cgi-bin5/DM/y/eq1n0HQJDs0Pzi0CacO0Eg&pid=3184548

LET’S NOT MOTOR DAY – JUNE 5

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…dreaming that you’re having a dejavu and your dream self says, "wait- let’s do it differently and see what happens"…

Except that, i know for a fact that i’ve had the dream before w the original ending, and in this second iteration the ending is different.  Weeeird!

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As seen on ToyTalk.co.uk…

The latest model to roll off the Scalextric production line is the BMW Mini Cooper, as driven by Gareth Nixon in the 2006 Mini Challenge.  Nixon enjoyed a triumphant season, winning 13 of the 16 starts, including the last 11 races on the trot, to win both the Club Class and Overall competitions.

Digital Plug-ready, the Scalextric model has working front and rear lights and Magnatraction with adjustable down-force positions. It is priced around £35.

Related Links:

• MiniChallenge.co.uk
• ToyTalk.co.uk
• NixonMotorsport.com

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(slightly edited)*

“At 23:15 on January 28, 2007, Taiwanese actress Beatrice Hsu Wei Lun (许玮伦)’s  Mini Cooper was driven by her assistant and she was sitting in the front seat of the car. The car smashed into a pretective fence on the Taichung stretch of Taiwan’s National Highway  and spun out to the other side of the highway and the car stopped horizontally between outer lane and the road shoulder. According to witness, her Mini Cooper was travelling at around 120-130km/h.

Wei Lun unbuckled her seat belt as she thought it was safe after the car stopped. The Mini Cooper’s rear-end was hit by a freight vehicle immediately. The collision cause the Mini Cooper tailstock serious hollow aberration. The front airbag failed to deploy during the collission occured as airbags are not designed to deploy in rear impact collission.

Wei Lun’s head was seriously fractured and she fell into a deep coma. After 43 hours of emergency treatment, her heartbeat stopped at 17:09 and she passed away on January 28, 2007 local time due to hydrocephalus.”

*[source: http://www.malaysiaminilover.com/mini-cooper-and-beatrice-hsu-wei-lun]

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