so today i have three nice surprises to share:
1. an article explaining the f2fb project. the writer wendy donahue does a better job of explaining me and the photographers chris walker and benjamin gonzalez make me look a lot better than i am in real life.
2. an itinerary of sorts:
a. atlanta, huntsville, tallahassee on the 20 through the 24th
b. montreal the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth of september
c. alaska on the thirteenth through sixteenth of october
d. (gulp) from the eighteenth of october through the fifth of november–korea, taiwan, india, united arab emirates, turkey, italy, germany, and england
somehow i have to squeeze in the northwest and southern california before the october fly out. i am starting to get just a little dizzy.
3. a lagniappe–one thing i’ve learned this year is that if you have a clipboard and any sort of laminated pass that says “media” you can get in anywhere, whether a san diego comicon or a chicago half marathon. so here’s a media pass–
print this, laminate it, and put it on a lanyard. carry a clipboard or a camera. now you can get into anyplace on earth!
i was at the chicago rock n’roll half marathon with f2fb friend #194 rett britt this weekend and he had an extra pass so i was able to look all official. i really admired the athletes because everything that they have done to prepare for the race was done with the encouragement of friends and family–the race itself was just the let go and enjoy the ride time. these athletes do amazing things!
tomorrow i hope to see f2fb friend #195 patti schmidt!
arlynnpresser 