my bitter diatribe

Sometimes, boys are idiots.

I'm usually not one to man-hate, and this is not even 1/100th of the bitter diatribe I could say right now, and I'll probably delete this in a few months when I feel ashamed I was ever this bitter enough to blog about it, but I kind of feel like it's long overdue.

So there it is. I said it.

For all the men males not reading my blog:

• Don't ever compare women to food. Especially doughnuts. On any number date. 
• Don't ask me why I'm not married at age 27 and inquire specifically about my issues, forcing me to make up some issue I don't actually have.
• Don't ask me about what kind of house I want when we are not even dating.
• Don't play mind-games with your ex-girlfriend and start dating someone you don't even like when YOU were the reason the relationship didn't work out. A new girl is not going to solve your emotional problems, and you're just messing with her emotions, my emotions, and your own emotions.
• Don't text me all the time with absolutely no purpose. 
• Don't wait 2 weeks in between each date.
• Don't ask me a question you don't actually want a real answer to.
• Don't try to make a decision about me before you've even built our friendship.
• Don't tell me you want to live next to your mom and dad the rest of your life - if you want any chance with me, wait until I'm already in love with you before telling me that. I don't care how cool your parents are.
• Don't walk another girl to in front of MY (your ex-girlfriend's) CAR and get her number while I walk to my car after an activity. Not classy. At all. And just plain juvenille. Have the respect to do it in private or somewhere else in the parking lot. Don't tell me you don't know what car I have, because I know you know. 

I'm done.

Frary Peak Hill Climb

I did a race on Antelope Island 

last weekend - Frary Peak Hill Climb - which consisted of 3 miles straight uphill (1500 ft eleveation gain) and then back down. Let's be honest - I hiked (not even fast-hiked) the 3 miles up and then sprinted down those 3 miles. I passed 5 people coming down! But was more sore than I have been in years because of that downhill sprint. 

The run, although ridiculously out of my range of fitness, was BEAUTIFUL. I could see all of Salt Lake city to my east and all of the Great Salt Lake to my west. The run followed the ridgeline of Frary Peak. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of these awesome views (no camera on the run), but here are some pictures of me and my friends who came to support/run: Maranda & John.

November.

What have I been up to as of late?

1. Spending a lot of time with my girl friends: Kassidy & Sarah

  

2. Obsessing over where I live. 

#nofilter

3. Working a lot. It's kind of become the norm to throw myself into my work. Just yesterday I left work feeling like, "Now what do I do?" I spend so much of my time working, or thinking about work, or doing homework relating to my work, that when I don't have to think about work, or do work, I don't know what to do with myself. I guess that's good? I don't know. While I'm enjoying my "down time," I'm realizing I need to pick up some hobbies.

4. Running.

This is the view from one of my runs around Sandy. I'm kind of still obsessed. It's my outlet. I'm trying to get all the nature-y things in before it turns ice or 4 months (blk) and I have to resort to pretending like I know how to ski...