by Kristina | Dec 5, 2011 | Action Figure Mascot, Travel
Spidey went to the great Spiderweb in the sky, we had a number of other Action Figure Mascots. Specifically, Allison had a few short lived AFMs who were acquired with specific trips in mind. There was G.I. José, or Joselito, who went to Mexico but was captured by the...
by Kristina | Dec 5, 2011 | Injuries
You’ve read about the Epic Bike Header of 2011 and the damage it caused to my face and other body parts. I’ve been healing well, but I’m sure you can all understand my hesitance to hop right back in the saddle. Well, today the wait...
by Kristina | Dec 2, 2011 | Action Figure Mascot, Travel
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about why I always travel with action figures. The answer is simple really: because toting around an action figure mascot (AFM) makes everything WAY MORE FUN! The origin of the action figure dates way back to 2004, when...
by Kristina | Nov 29, 2011 | Life
I saw this saying on a card on my recent trip to Boulder and it “spoke” to me. So I made my own little photo. You savvy readers will also notice I replaced my header with this new mantra.
by Kristina | Nov 21, 2011 | Injuries
After the accident, henceforth known as the Epic Bike Header of 2011 (not to be confused with the Epic Face Plant of 2010), I posted the photo of my bloodied, scuffed-up sunglasses on the Facebook Page of Uvex Sports. You see, I was wearing Uvex sunnies when I...
by Kristina | Nov 17, 2011 | Injuries
I was hesitant to post any full face shots until I was was looking and feeling better. Seriously, it was BAD people! But, now that the swelling has abated I can feed my complete fascination with the body’s ability to heal itself. Here’s a little photo...
by Kristina | Nov 10, 2011 | Injuries
There’s this saying in College Sports that people “bleed” their school colours. It’s a cute expression, and in my case, it’s actually true. I do bleed purple and gold (Go Dawgs!). Exhibit A:Can’t get much more purple and...
by Kristina | Nov 7, 2011 | Injuries
I have a running joke among my friends that I am better at hurting myself than anyone else. There was the electrocution incident in Greece, the near toe-decapitation in Spain, and of course my climbing/skiing/cycling accidents detailed here....
by Kristina | Oct 28, 2011 | Costumes, Running
Over the summer I got together with my dirtiest friends to participate in The Dirty Dash, one of the many, many ‘mud runs’ that are becoming all of the rage these days. As is standard, we had to go in costume! This time the theme was Goodwill...
by Kristina | Oct 26, 2011 | Advice, Costumes, Life
Soooo…it’s nearly Halloween and I thought it prudent to finally post my additional theme party ideas! You can read my previous musings on the topic here. I’ve got my pink wig for my super-secret Halloween costume…but here are some...
