Disclaimer: There are no cute tales or pics of the Turner Fab 4 in this post, so feel free to discontinue reading it. (Mom this applies to you since I know the only reason you check this blog is to see if you can show off pictures of your grand kids.)
As is well know (I voice it to everyone I talk to, every time I talk to them), I am in training to run the SLC 1/2 and then the Wasatch Back Relay. Obviously, this training includes running on the treadmill for long stretches at a time (it is still too cold and wet to run outside for me--as my Dad always told me: "You can't get wet, you might melt!" You see I am made of sugar--sugar melts when it gets wet. I promise that is what he told me!?!)
Anyway, I am getting extremely bored of staring at the same gym rat who is lifting the same weight and pulling the same face, and then smelling the same bad air--I had to put that part in for little bro. (Once you have seen one of them, you have seen them all--come on you know what I am talking about!).
To alleviate this monotony the masses turn to music. Well here is my dilemma. I can vomit up the words of the U2 and Bon Jovi songs that I have been rocking out to, dating back to the beginning of my running experience--back before Will, back before I worked, back before I went to RN school, heck back before I was OLD. Most of the songs I listen to are from the 80s. (Gulp, I said it.) They no longer "do it" for me.
Here is where I am now a beggin' and a pleadin'. PLease tell what motivates you. You don't have to listen to these songs when running. Any songs that motivate you, whether it be when you are kicking butt on the eliptical, or chasing down your preschoolers, or doing the dishes and scrubbing the toilet, or meeting that deadline at the office, I want a list of those songs. Please give them up.
My SIL (who BTW is a kick butt runner) gave up the Killers. So I have gotten to work downloading them. I don't do country music (sh@t kickin' music--as dad used to say), but anything else I am open to--I say that but I do have a song from Taylor Swift that gets me going, so I guess I could possibly do country too.
So look through your Ipod and give me the list, PLEASE.
7 comments:
haha, that made me laugh. and you're dad told you you were made of sugar? cute! i'll bring you my ipod so that you can take a look through it! :)
Umm, I hate to correct you but dad used to tell you "you're nobody's honey; you won't melt."
I am soooo with you about the treadmill and I am also in desperate need of new music. I am trying to put together a playlist for the Moab 1/2 i'm doing in a couple weeks and I was thinking about writing a blog asking for song recommendations, too. I'll go through my itunes and put together some songs that I think you'll like.
p.s. have you been watching U2 on Letterman this week? I forgot until last night so i'm hoping my DVR recorded it.
I like the Barbie song. Don't know the real name but it's the one that goes "I'm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie world" It makes me happy 'cause it's so silly!
this is so funny - I've totally been thinking about this lately too. maybe we need to collaborate and create a wasatch back mix - everyone can contribute a playlist and share with everyone else. but what if you don't like my music? is that worse than being bored?
Tell your kids to make you a mix. I'm sure they know way better than all of us that still love 80's music too. I do the dishes to Avril (so lame, I know, but her songs are just easy and fun- no thought).
Ditto to Brian. I'm pretty sure that your dad told you that you wouldn't melt. I'm sure you don't want any of my music--too bad for you. I have some really good stuff--some great Neil Diamond but it is on CD. Proud of you!!!
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