by Kristina | Jan 9, 2012 | Life
A few years ago I started making a list of things that I wanted to accomplish each year. My list for 2011 consisted of 11 items, of which I’m proud to say I completed 9 of them. I ran my first half marathon (and then two more after that), I took up a new sport...
by Kristina | Jan 3, 2012 | Costumes, Life, Mountains
I should have known better than to post about the budding relationship between me and my live-in apartment mascot. It’s like he can read or something, because no sooner had I posted about Stanley then he abandoned me. That’s right. Stanley the Speider has...
by Kristina | Dec 24, 2011 | Life
Alas, it was too late to use any of the Awkward Christmas Photos on my real Christmas card – but I made do. Here’s the “much anticipated” 2011 card: sans costumes and weirdo friends, plus one beautiful backdrop, and me. Sorry about that...
by Kristina | Dec 20, 2011 | Costumes, Life
I have amazing friends in Seattle. They are my second family, and they will be really hard to leave when I move to Boulder. One of the many reasons I love them so much is our shared enthusiasm for all things ridiculous! – with extra bonus points when...
by Kristina | Dec 15, 2011 | Action Figure Mascot, Life
I have a new pet! His name is Stanley. He’s a SPEIDER! Stanley lives in my bathroom – he moved in about a month ago and has made himself right at home. For a while he was just chillin’ in the corner, but he has become quite...
by Kristina | Dec 8, 2011 | Action Figure Mascot, Travel
Traveling with an Action Figure Mascot really adds an element of fun to pretty much everything. For example:Waiting in line? Not with a AFM – now you’re PLAYING in line:Peace yoTaking public transportation? Spread out an enjoy!Two people wanted...
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.
