by Kristina | Jan 17, 2012 | Running
Having completed my first and second half marathons, I was ready to go for a 3rd to get an official sub-2 hour time! Allison and I signed up for the Seattle Ghost Half about three weeks before the event. She begged the organizer to let us in, and he relented! Allison...
by Kristina | Jan 13, 2012 | Running
In July 2011 I ran my first half marathon! With not much in the way of training, I was able to finish in 2:05:31. I was happy with my time, but as the year progressed I decided I wanted to train a bit more and try to beat the 2 hour mark. The Leavenworth Half in...
by Kristina | Jan 11, 2012 | Climbing, Life
In climbing, Bouldering refers to climbing a short, difficult route on large rock boulders without the safety of a rope. Smart climbers will buy crash pads to soften their landing in the (very) likely event of a fall.Bouldering at Joshua Tree, courtesy of WikipediaThe...
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...
