go. pre(y).

Slight modification to the newly purchased Nike Haywards:

PS, these shoes are inspired by a design Pre himself created.

Headed to Paris tonite.. The Brit teaches The Prep a thing or two in French:

dp: can you teach me some french
dp: or at least get me a better exchange rate on the euro?
Brit: mais oui. voulez vous coucher avec moi, ce soir.
Brit: plus ca change
dp: um isn’t that saying something like ‘i am a hooker’?
Brit: only if you charge ….

Brit: je suis faim
Brit: means I’m horny
Brit: j’ai faim means I’m hungry
Brit: the difference is important
Brit: je suis canadienne — also useful

Skybil, on looking ‘French’ so I fit in:
Skybil: You don’t own black, do you?

On souvenirs:
Skybil: Bring me back a sense of style!

Au revoir, bitches!

nike. newbies.

Welcome to the family..

Nike Zoom Hayward+3

These will hopefully tide me over until the Nike Lunaracer and Lunar Trainer come out. Sometime in July, supposedly. Unless J stumbles upon a pair in my size. You might recall (but probably not), that Lance was wearing custom LiveStrong lunars at the Boston Marathon.

Sneak peak of the goodies:

Also totally digging the red:

Curious to see what the women’s colorways will be.. unfortunately, they are usually less cool. (Hence why I bought the men’s Haywards rather than the pink ones. For the record, I like pink, it just wasn’t working for me in this instance).

The Haywards replace the Nike Jasari+, aka my 2-face shoes. (hard to see, but they are solid grey on the inside. Kinda bipolar looking). Still thinking about the kicks and outfit for the NYC half, which is in exactly a month (July 27th).

And speaking of races, totally forgot to mention that Anthony Edwards, aka Dr. Mark Greene of ER, was at the race as the designated celebrity person.

QOTD:

QOTD Honorable mention:
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Cybil
Date: Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Subject: I can’t wait to see Dana’s accessories!
To: “Dana”, “Rachel”

ATLANTA, June 25 GA-Chic-fil-A-cow-day
ATLANTA, June 25 — Holy cow! It’s time to break out your cow suit and leave your wallet out to pasture. On Friday, July 11, the Chick-fil-A(R) chain will celebrate its annual Cow Appreciation Day event by offering a free meal to any customer who isn’t “too chicken” to visit any of the chain’s nearly 1,400 participating restaurants fully dressed as a cow.

on. notice.

This is even better than the threatdown..

The current On Notice/Dead to me list can be found here. And by current, that really means like, a few months ago in Boston.. where all the website files are.

QOTD: and while you’re looking, you have to say “well all my clothes will fit in this closet, but where will my boyfriend’s stuff go?” -Shannon, on me being on House Hunters

Paris in T-minus one week.

another day. another dollar.

Who knew I’ve actually been working for five weeks now? Certainly not my bank account. HA!

Let’s recap the latest week in the big city..

Today I was pleasantly surprised by a mysterious looking package from The Brit with enough packing tape to make you want to buy stock in 3M products. And after a 5 min struggle with scissors and cursing (you know how I wasn’t allowed to have scissors at my desk in the newsroom..) lo and behold, my very own TexMex bobblehead! Now I only need a second baseman and a left fielder (Chipper’s goes to 3rd), and I’ll have a whole lineup. And look, Tex has already made friends with my Dwight Schrute bobble:

Despite not having a paycheck (yet), I had to venture to my beloved Ralph Lauren Rugby. In between polos and manicures, I found quite possibly the greatest. thing. ever. at Virgin Megastore..

GIZMOS! Me want! I think the only thing that could possibly make this better is to throw in a bunch of Ewoks.

Randomly decided to enter a 5miler race around Central Park today, and placed 5th — with the 4th place finisher ONE SECOND in front. How irritating. Esp since I had to stop to adjust my knee brace.

QOTD (via Twitter):
Curt: @dpnation Clean your teeth the tasty way with Bacon Floss: http://www.mcphee.com/items/11847.html
dpnation: @curt omg not the first person to recommend bacon floss to yours truly. what does this say about me?
Curt: Only that your love of bacon transcends that of mere mortals
dpnation: @curt i hope they put that on my tombstone.
Ken: @dpnation @curt That your tombstone would reference ‘mere mortals’ is delightfully ironic.

Mr. A, earlier: I don’t know why whenever I see “bacon!” it reminds me of you…LOL.  But I also can’t argue with this [bacon floss] logic. Is there anything bacon can’t improve?

Skybversations, con’t:

Guess who leaves for Paris in a week from Wednesday? Hope those Frenchies enjoy my Spanglish and pathetic Italian.

weekend. wonder.

First it was the Yanks, now I can cross off the Mets from my to-do list. Sorta.

The new Citi Field is rising up in the outfield. Shea = not quite as a dump as Yankees stadium. But totally loses points for serving Pepsi. Bleh. Not to mention, as a die hard Braves (and Cubs) girl, there’s really just no way I can root for the Mets. Between that and my disdain for the Red Sox, I’m really not sure if that makes me a Yankees fan by default. Eek.

Anyway, last nite was Shea Stadium replica nite, where the first 25,000 fans received their limited edition stadium giveaway.

Not only did we manage to get an extra replica (three of us, four tix.. so I just entered twice), but we also found THREE more replicas just on the ground as we were walking down the ramps out of the stadium, which you may now freely bid for on eBay. Did I mention there was a torrential downpour? Yeah, so we left 45 min into the rain delay, which was a good call since the game was canceled shortly thereafter.

Today still had fluke rain (IE it was NOT in the forecast. Again.) After some ice coffee at SJP’s coffee shop, New York bagels (I’m addicted), and an $18 mani/pedi (yes, you heard me — $18!), I headed to Harlem for the Harlem Rocks cycling race. Sure, I could’ve raced in it, but I’ve been avoiding the bike since, oh, the Dartmouth disaster. And I suppose running 9 miles yesterday probably wouldn’t be the best race prep anyway.

Rock Racing is the loud and brash cycling team sponsored by Rock & Republic. (See Wiki). I do have to say, as a Ralph Lauren Rugby kind of girl, I’m loving the team’s kits and clothing.

Somewhat controversial cyclist Tyler Hamilton at the line for Rock Racing.

The pro race ended with a down to the wire finish, where the guy who won (Eric Barlevav, Time Pro Cycling) ended up crossing the line and then faceplanting at 40+ MPH. But he seemed alright and was happy with the win. I bet tomorrow will be a little less fun, once the adrenaline wears off.

My acclimation to New York is coming along nicely. Today I yelled at a guy who was asking me for a dollar for the subway because I was obviously on the phone (wishing daddy a happy day like the good daughter that I am) and that was annoying, which is only slightly better than the time that someone on the sidewalk asked me “Do you have time for the children?” to which I replied “No.”

I’ll be fine as long as I don’t get one of those New Yawk accents.

target: women.

OMG amazing.

Target: Women… the Yogurt Edition
“It’s the I have a masters, but then I got married look.”

Target: Women… Wedding Shows
(on the WE channel): “They put the WE in wedding, and the end in feminism.”

mileage. milestone.

I have not yet sung the praises of the Nike+ Sportband that I purchased at the Boston Marathon Expo in April. Now that I’m not riding crashing bikes anymore, it’s been put to good use.

100 miles in 18 runs.. just easing in. Much more to come, esp with that pesky half marathon to run. And the Human Race 10K. And the Nike Women Half Marathon this fall..

Not to mention, J is responsible for the biggest time waster ever: go to nikeplus.com (you’ll need an account and Nike+) and create your own mini! Basically they work like avatars, but sync with your running information from your Nike+ gadgets. Including calling you out when you aren’t running.

And here is mine.  And as you might be able to tell, she’s throwing punches (animated on facebook). Yeah, seems pretty accurate.

The only minor change would be more to the effect of “Bring on the challenges, bitches.”

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/?l=avatar

thirteen. point 1.

Both The Twin and I just found out that we got entries into the New York City Half Marathon!

And you know who’s hosting it.. the Swoosh, of course. Which might make one wonder about a certain store in a certain city of residence for the summer that has yet to be checked off the list. Oh please, I was at the NYC Niketown within 24 hours of being in the city.

Let’s put this baby up on the big board:

Also, going on an impromptu roadtrip to DC this weekend. Where apparently we’re going running. Well, I suppose I do actually have training to do now..

seersucker, jello and funerals. typical.

Skybil: The New York Times has zeroed in on one of my fears: “Has anyone ever told you that you looked sad or tired when you weren’t? If the problem isn’t your mood, it might be your face.”
What Your Eyes Say About Your Mood - New York Times Blog
DP: oh, it’s definitely your face. just ask the ladies at dunkin donuts.
Skybil: HUMPH
Skybil: The DUNKIN DONUTS LADY WAS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT WHEN I READ THAT ARTICLE
DP: ‘you look tired’
Skybil: What??? I’m not tired at all! — Her: No, you don’t look good.
DP: you need to adjust your attitude.. i have just the solution: seersucker. nobody pouts in seersucker.
Skybil: Uh huh
Skybil: Like a drunken cartoon character with a southern accent
DP: btw, been discussing jello shots with boss for last 30 min
Skybil: NICE!!! You have an excellent recipe
DP: my reputation precedes me
Skybil: I’d like to place a standing request to have you make jello shots at ALL of my parties
Skybil: Even those for small children
Skybil: Whatever … JELLO SHOTS
DP: baby showers!
DP: baptisms!
Skybil: YES
DP: bar mitsvahs
DP: (no idea how to spell.. i’m clearly not jewish)
Skybil: Funerals!
DP: YESSSSSSSSS
Skybil: Here’s to grandma!
DP: she will be missed.. tear.
Skybil: indeed
Skybil: My jello is sticking!
DP: better than being dead!
DP: always the optimist
Skybil: Dana’s Jello shots are better than being dead
Skybil: You should (TM) that

hoops. heaven.

Visiting the Nike House of Hoops in Harlem..

LeBron wall

Kicks of pro players (in their actual sizes - smallest was a 12 in Steve Nash)

As for the rest of life in The City..

The office.. next to Radio City and waayy to close to all the 5th Ave shopping.

Unfortunately, I missed this in the ATL:

The Brit collects her Mark Teixiera bobblehead. All I gotta say, is thank god for eBay. I too will have my TexMex bobble.

What else..
Kissena, the team that at some point I’ll be riding with this summer. (Yay for UVA colors). Who knew that it would take over a month for the bruises from getting run over by bikes (twice) to go away?

Speaking of which, what do a Tour de France Champion (Alberto Contador) and I have in common? Turns out, we both like to fracture our elbows!
“The 2007 Tour de France winner crashed during Saturday’s eighth stage to Tivoli. He finished in the bunch on both Saturday and Sunday but an x-ray carried during Monday’s rest day revealed a small fissure fracture at the head of the radius bone of his left forearm.”
cyclingweekly.co.uk

Neverfear, living in New York will not deprive me of my favorite clothing store ever: there’s a Ralph Lauren Rugby store in the Village.

The subway is a place of marvel for a small town southerner. The things I’ve seen in one week.. most notably, the guys who were breakdancing in a relatively full train, doing flips on the pole/handrails and a two-person somersault down the aisle. It was absolutely ridic, in a good way. Other ridiculous things happen on the subway that don’t need to be mentioned.
(Two-person somersault example here.. but the subway one was way better)

In regards to the legend of the $18 mani/pedi in NYC: it’s TRUE.

fountain. of. youth.

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com

hilarious.. thanks CP.

lol. dp.

simple. math.

Officially done with my first year at b-school. NYC in T-minus one week! Do you think they have ghetto burgers there?

Skybil is totally happy for me. Can’t you tell by the e-card?

This seems appropriate for today:

WORD PROBLEMS FOR FUTURE HEDGE-FUND MANAGERS.
BY BOB WOODIWISS

- - - -

Elementary
(AGES 5–10)

1. Dick has $1 million. Jane has $1 million. If Dick and Jane both give their $1 million to T. Boone, how many millions will he claim he can turn it into?

2. On his way home from school, Kyle stops to buy a candy bar. It costs 69 cents. How much change should Kyle get back if he pays for the candy with a $1,000,000,000 bill?

3. Among those earning 10-figure incomes, Mr. Soros’s total annual compensation is greater than Mr. Falcone’s. Mr. Falcone’s is greater than Mr. Griffin’s. Mr. Griffin’s is smaller than Mr. Soros’s, and Mr. Paulson’s is greater than Mr. Soros’s.

In descending order, list the men by the respective hotness of their trophy wives.

4. A hedge-fund manager gets up at 5 a.m. It takes him 12 minutes to shower, 8 minutes to get dressed, and 20 minutes to eat breakfast. How big is his domestic staff?

Intermediate
(AGES 11–15)

speed. bump.

Ever wonder what you would look like if you got run over by a bicycle.. twice?

Fortunately, I have a new friend that goes by the name of Vicodin. I figure by the end of the year I’ll be able to do a write-up for all things prescription narcotics.

more cycling

[marathon] mixtape. monday.

The Bravery
Over

Happy Marathon Monday!

Lance article (and pics from his appearance at Macy’s on Saturday).

darth. class.

Today in Toys for Tots Brand Management, we had a speaker from Hasbro come in to chat about his career and whatnot. Of course, we were too distracted by the toys that be brought for us. This might be better than the Pepperidge Farm lady who brought us cookies and Goldfish.

I also scored an R2D2 that lights up and makes beeping noises. Best. Class. Ever.

Oh, and I had a followup with the ortho today, who gave me the green light to race next weekend.

“Sound medical advice: Do not crash your bike. Again.” -Cybil

flutie. flakes.

Yeah, that’s Doug Flutie signing my sling!

bicycling. bust.

So this weekend at West Point started off well, getting second in the TTT, and points in the circuit race. Even scored points in the hill climb ITT. And then, I manage to get wiped out during Sunday’s crit. Enter: Emergency Room, xrays, and prescription narcotics. At least I had three Army Cadets’ full attention immediately after the crash. Word.

cycling and crashing

and PS, it’s pretty rough only using one hand, let alone not the one I write with.. oops.

good thing my friends are so supportive:

Skybil: Um …
Time for a new sport
That has NEVER happened to me as I sit on the sofa watching Netflix
I’m just sayin’

status. update.

Stolen from Wes. Cause it’s so true.

The Facebook status update

EMO
• [blank] is Lost.
• [blank] really needs to talk to someone.
• [blank] is wondering what to make of her life.
• [blank] R.I.P. Lacy….. I love and miss you so much…best dog ever… “She’s so beautiful.”
What they mean: I’m deep. I’m sad. I’m lonely. And I am going to tell everyone online about my deep-sad-loneliness. Please pity me.

HUNGOVER
• [blank] is hangover city.
• [blank] is still recovering from her crazy weekend night.
• [blank] is back at work physically but not mentally.
What they mean: I miss college

MYSTERIOUS
• [blank] is hedging his bets.
• [blank] is floor to ceiling windows.
• [blank] is rapping in off the top.
What they mean: You aren’t cool enough to know what I am talking about.

SONG LYRICS
• [blank] is blaming it on Rio.
• [blank] We got the afternoon
You got this room for two
One thing I’ve left to do
Discover me
Discovering you
• [blank] Into your heart I’ll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock,
And sweet you roll
Lost for you, I’m so lost for you
What they mean: I know how the cut and paste function works. Also, my iPod is on shuffle.

TMI
• [blank] is napping after work.
• [blank] is still sick in bed coughing up her lungs.
• [blank] is wondering what that bump is.
What they mean: ew

BOASTFUL
• [blank] is on her way to Miami. Spring break baby!!!
• [blank] is engaged to the most wonderful man EVER!
• [blank] just got accepted to Southern Mississippi State Community Technical College!!!
What they mean: My parents never gave me enough positive feedback. Also, I use exclamations to the point that they have lost all meaning!

Wesblog.com

mixtape. monday.

Newwwww Tristan Prettyman!
Madly Madly
Hello…X (drops April 15)

http://www.tristanprettyman.com
http://www.myspace.com/tristanprettyman