Neurotic Neologisms Nicole Lee’s random sputterings

Run Nicole Run, take two

Okay, so it’s really take five, considering the amount of times I started and stopped this thing. But hopefully posting these completely embarrassing charts of my performance online will encourage me. The last time I’ve run at all was back in September or something, so yeah, these are really sucky.

June 13, 2008: 42 min 22 secs at a pace of 17′44″/mile
Rather inaccurate starting points, due to me starting the countdown when I was walking up and down the stairs in the gym.

June 16, 2008: 32 min 50 secs at a pace of 16′00″/mile
Actually followed through on a cool down on this one, thus the downward slope at the end.

I’m not really pushing myself, I admit it. I have the ability to go much faster and longer than this, but I don’t want to kill myself right at the start. I’m also running on a treadmill, which is infinitely easier than on the pavement. I’m thinking of scouting out a “softer” place to run in the City; a place with a lot of grass maybe.

So yeah. It’s a start. Maybe I’ll stick with it this time.

Tearing through

[This is one of those navel-gazing personal type blog posts. Just FYI.]

June is almost over in the year 2008. It’s been a month since my 29th birthday, and I am feeling it. I can’t quite explain what it is — perhaps a sense of impending loss of innocence and youth, perhaps a sense of adulthood and responsibility raining down on me. I don’t really know. Lots of you out there are probably laughing at this confusion; after all, I’m not exactly old either.

But a part of me yearns for the days when I was relatively carefree. I could do things that I would never dream of doing now, when my moral compass was not so clearly defined. As many of you know, I am a terribly boring anti-social person. But I can assure you there was a time when that was just a facade, hiding my inner fiery personality. A few of you have had the privilege to see this personality come to life, and I believe that to be my true character. It’s the kind you see if you chat with me online, and it’s the kind you see if you get to be within my inner sanctum. It’s also the kind you see if you get me drunk enough for me to say things I would not normally say.

That said, there’s little I can do but move forward. And in the future, there be dragons. Dragons that will test my career, dragons that will test my marriage, and dragons that will test my sanity. As much as I try to bob and weave through them all, I realize that I will eventually have to draw out my sword and slay them. I’ll probably get hurt and wounded along the way, but in the end, it’ll be worth it. Well, until the next dragon comes along.

I guess I best get my suit of armor dusted off. It’s going to be a long fight.

Dan Deacon is awesome.

Earth to Nicole 02: David

In this episode, I complain about social networks, tell you the completely true story of when my high school friend lied to me about a guy named David, and update you on silly pop culture stuff. Please forward all correspondence regarding the podcast to earthtonicole [at] gmail, or leave a comment in this blog entry.

Your time is valuable, so here are a few helpful timeline markers:

0:00 - Introduction
12:13 - Nostalgia segment
24:26 - Pop culture segment
28:44 - Conclusion

The opening track has changed to a riff from Arrivals and Departures, a song from Linus, an indie rock band from Hawaii. The bassist is Nik, a mage/priest in my World of Warcraft guild. Toldja I was geeky.

Gotta also credit Jonathan Coulton for the other tunes, and here’s the link to Buzz’s blog post that I mentioned in the introductory segment.

PS. Apologies for the rambling — really have to write out a script before I start from now on. I also apologize for the horrible rustling and heavy breathing — I figured out it was from moving the mic around a lot, and the wires getting tangled. Gotta get myself a mic stand. But you already knew it was crappy right? Right.

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Earth to Nicole 01: Introduction

In this introductory episode, I explain my thesis that without LiveJournal, Gawker wouldn’t exist. Also, I tell you a story from my high school years, give you my current stance on pop culture things, and offer the public a chance to be a guest host. Please forward all correspondence regarding the podcast to earthtonicole [at] gmail, or leave a comment on this blog entry.

Your time is valuable, so here are a few helpful timeline markers:

0:00 - Introduction
13:23 - Nostalgia segment
20:51 - Pop culture segment
23:49 - Conclusion

A few major shout outs go to:
Jordan, Jesse, GO!, You Look Nice Today, and East Meets West.

PS. I realize this episode is riddled with glitches and audio horrors, but I’m still unusually proud of it.

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