Sunday, February 13, 2011

I Have Been MIA

yeah. I've been MIA.

This week was full of...stuff. Lots of stuff.

Like this, which greeted me at my desk at 6:22 am on Thursday morning.





I hadn't started my day with a Starbucks latte and bagel in forever. This used to be my daily breakfast - until I moved from center city to G-Ho, where there is no Starbucks. At the time, I was actually concerned about that - I truly did not know where I was going to get my coffee. Answer: if I don't make it at home (see: copious amounts of Via and a reusable cold cup)...



...then I go to Good Karma, on 22nd between Pine and Delancey, or LaVa, at 21st and South. Or any of the other fun, neighborhood-y coffee shops all over this city. How, in god's name, did I manage to live in Philly for so long (like two or three years!) without realizing it? I guess that's what happens when you live in CC proper.

Anyway. That stack of documents is a third of what I had to review this week in time for my 10am meeting Thursday morning. I also had four filings, a bunch of agreements to finish up, and a lunch with new clients out in the 'burbs. It was a nutty week, and left me feeling like something just punched me in the face.



I still managed to hit the gym a few times, for some short speedwork and a bunch of time on the recumbent bike. The entire week, I was just counting the seconds for this:



I'm a casual snowboarder - I've gone a few times a year since college. I'm not anywhere near good, but I'm comfortable on green terrain and easier blues. PhillyGuy has never so much as touched a mountain, but I finally managed to drag him up to Camelback for some lessons and a weekend of fun, easy snowboarding.

We had some much-needed beers at a local brewery right by the mountain.



Why did the bar I worked at in college not do this?



4 comments:

  1. That stack of documents looks like you might need two or three coffees to deal with! Hopefully this week won't be as crazed for ya!

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  2. I saw you tweet that. That's awesome! I think you said it was at TGIFridays? My friend and I LOVE their bar. They make amazing drinks and the bartenders are super friendly. It's not like a chain restaurant bar at all, which is weird.

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  3. So jealous that you went snowboarding. I actually ski but I'm like you...I used to go a couple/few times a year. I wasn't great but I was more than comfortable on all greens and most blues. I haven't been since like...early March 2009 :-/ That's the one bad thing about living in the South. Sigh.

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  4. Camelback FTW. I'm hoping we can get up there one more time before the season ends.

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