Title This Post Yourself, I'm Too Distracted To

It's like, you know...

Wasn't there a TV show with that name, with Jennifer Grey post-nosejob? I could look it up but it doesn't really matter.

So there's this new movie opening I think this coming Friday, with Ashton Kutcher and Charlie's Angel what's-her-name....... oh, Cameron Diaz, called "What Happens In Vegas..."

Isn't that phrase a little old? At least they didn't include the "stays in Vegas" part. I think I got sick of that about minute 3 of it's existence. Vegas themselves have gotten sick of it 'cause those commercials aren't on TV anymore. Thank God! But why are they keeping the movie title as is? Oy. Is it oy or oi? Does it matter? I'll stop kvetching about it now. It's just that I'm feeling a bit loopy. Worked all night... sort of. An overnight shift when it's not Friday or Saturday can really give an EMT in Fairbanks a chance to catch up on episodes of Baywatch on DVD at the station. Hey, I didn't buy 'em, they're just there... and I wasn't even the one who popped one into the player. When there isn't a call to go out on, usually I just watch cable news and/or ESPN all night. I've tried reading but I hate getting interrupted before a spot within or at the end of a chapter when I'd normally pause my reading. Less annoying is getting interrupted as CJ and Baywatch Hasselhoff are yet again rescuing people in the ocean. Ahh the joy of getting paid to indulge in a little mindless entertainment.

Unfortunately, when it's a slow night for calls, when less people need medical care, the night is longer, longer, lonnnnger than when it's one call after another always staying busy. 12 hours? Really, was that all it was? Felt like 20, thank you.

But when 9 a.m. rolls around and the new team is ready to take over for my partner and I, I always seem to have this burst of energy, a second wind, I become wide awake and I'm good to go... at least for a little while.... at least for a run which is what I did after work about an hour and a half ago. Had my change of clothes with me, my mp3 player with playlist ready, I changed and headed on over to the University.

Good deal, got that done... now.... I can sleep. Well, at some point during the day I will catch some Zzzzzz's and then be awake probably all night. That's the way it is when I'm on the schedule to work a week of overnights. Sleep during the day, awake all night, 36 hours off, sleep during the day, awake and working all night.

Yup. Better than Monday-Friday at the office everyday from 9 to 5. That might be good for some people but I like to mix it up -- couple weeks of night shifts, couple weeks of day shifts. Variety!

my trail's impossibly muddy for running... so still indoors.

Monday After Work Run: 20 minutes 2 sec

+6 sec

XXXXXXXX++++++· 59:50 sec ·++++++XXXXXXXX

Run Time April: 3 hours 51 minutes <-failed to pass March March: 3 hours 57 minutes February: 3 hours 11 minutes

Third run in four days. Nice. My time increases remain steady and small but today I reached a milestone, of sorts -- 20 minutes. I'm so not a runner which makes this measly little amount of time okay, in a way. Could I add on more, like 10 or 12 or 15 seconds each time and do just fine? Maybe. Does it matter that I'm not doing that? Not really. I'm doing fine because, and I can say this until the end of the world, the running that I do is better than no exercise at all!!!

30 minutes here I come!!!!!? Eventually. For now, for the most part, I'm liking where I'm at.

Running tunes came from the album of the day...
	Nickelback The Long Road 2003
Flat On The Floor Do This Anymore Someday Believe It Or Not Feelin' Way Too Damn Good Because Of You Figured You Out Should've Listened Throw Yourself Away Another Hole In The Head See You At The Show Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) Yanking Out My Heart Learn The Hard Way

A few days ago my horizons were expanded yet again when I pressed play for the very first time on Nickelback. I gather that they've been a fairly popular band over the past few years. The number of songs that I've heard by them -- oh, around zero give or take 1 at most. What to expect I wasn't exactly sure. Their music is categorized mainly as post-grunge. Okay. Beforehand I didn't necessarily know that, so I was a little surprised by the heavy guitar sound throughout pretty much every song. This isn't my favorite kind of music, I'd probably completely not enjoy seeing a live show of theirs (just a guess) but every now and then I can go for a loud album like this... especially for running!!

A couple songs are kinda odd here -- a cover of Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) and one about... well, about a girl who has a baby in the bathroom at her prom. I'm not a fan of Elton John so hearing one of his songs here I wasn't exactly thrilled about. And here are some of the lyrics for the other tune:

Baby's born on the bathroom floor
The mother prays that it'll never cry
And nothing's wrong you got your prom dress on
When they ask you say it isn't mine

Why the hell don't you throw yourself away

Wow. Apparently this song was written about a real event in New Jersey about a decade ago... I had looked it up but on the news at the moment is the (cyclone) tragedy in Myanmar and that's has definitely taken top priority...

In any case -- far from my favorite music but it's not a bad loud album.

find a dload @ Baixe Música Completas

from some small town called Hanna
east of Calgary, Alberta... Nickelback with "Someday"