Sunday, April 19, 2020

1. 3.01 miles!

2. Or as they say in Allcapsland, THREE POINT OH ONE MILES!
3. I’m quite proud of this.
4. You know what else I’m proud of?
5. I’ll tell you.
6. Because it’s MY blog.
7. And I’m feeling braggy.
8. And I’m padding this list.
9. So I can get to 52.
10. Like my new age.
11. Anyway ...
12. This is what else I’m proud of:
13. I figured out how to make a map thingie of my running route!
14. Just like all the cool kids!
15. Finding the map view on my running app isn’t very intuitive though.
16. It’s not even in the menu on the help page.
17. This is stupid.
18. I’m talking to you, Garmin interface designers.
19. Ahem.
20. Anyway ...
21. You know what ELSE I’m proud of?
22. I’ll tell you that too.
23. Just as soon as I pad this list some more.
24. Almost ...
25. There ...
26. BAM! Halfway to 52!
27. Where was I?
28. (Though you and I both know I know exactly where I was.)
28. (Because I’m bragging about myself.)
29. (Who gets lost bragging?)
30. (Nobody, that’s who.)
31. (Plus I’m padding this list.)
32. (Plus I’m being all meta and telling you I’m padding this list.)
32. (And other parenthetical things.)
33. So I found this free meme-making/photo-editing app called piZap.
34. I highly recommend it.
35. If making memes and messing around with photos is your thing.
35. And I’m getting really proficient with it.
36. Because LOOK AT THE COOL COLLAGE I MADE WITH IT.
37. Because memes and rudimentary photo hacking are totally my thing.
38. In case you hadn’t noticed.
39. (Padding.)
40. (Padding.)
41. (Padding.)
42. (Because the Rule of Three.)
43. ((It’s a writer thing.))
44. Wanna know what I’m not proud of?
45. That 13:46 pace.
46. I might as well have been walking.
47. Backwards.
48. On my knees.
49. But still:
50. THREE POINT OH ONE MILES!
51. And also:
52. FIFTY TWO!

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