The Good, The Bad, The (really) Ugly!

Its been an interesting week - between the plethora of sinus appointments, trying to figure out Nathaniel's flight schedule, meetings, briefs, work stuff and training - there have been some high points and...some errr interesting points.

So here we go - Enjoy!

The Good: Seeing US Olympian and uber-triathlete superstar Matty Reed swimming at the same pool I swim at - Yea Carlsbad! Sure - he was just finishing his workout - but wow! Of course - I was too nervous to talk to him. He is, after all - Matt Reed. And I don't think he would have appreciated some blubbering fool approaching him after his swim workout. But still. Matt Reed swims at the pool I swim at! OMG!
The Bad: The fact that I couldn't prevent my jaw from dropping when he got out of the water.
The Ugly: The fact that all the guys in Lane 1 and my lane made fun of my reaction to "that triathlete guy".

The Good: The very informative "Sinus Surgery" video I watched before my pre-surgery appointment.
The Bad: It was a little too informative.
The Ugly: There's a chance - if I only get the local anesthetic and am therefore "awake" for the surgery - that the "crunching" noise I hear/feel/experience is the bone within my sinus cavity being "removed". There was more to the video - but everything went blank after hearing the above.

The Good: My bike-run-bike-run-bike-run workout. Awesome! It was over in 70 minutes and I went HARD and FAST and worked my ass off. Fantastic! It was FUN and felt GREAT to go fast again.
The Bad: I nearly killed myself slipping on the wood floor while "transitioning" from my bike to throwing on my run shoes.
The Ugly: The expression on my face rounding the final corner. I knew I should have slowed down for traffic - but the lovely gentleman waved me through the intersection when I was already half-way through. I don't think I could have stopped regardless.

The Good: I discovered two new "treats" from the grocery store: Kimchi and Red Cabbage. Sure - both are cabbage, but they're prepared so differently. For some reason - they looked good and (so far) have tasted great.
The Bad: The physical side effects of eating lots of pickled/prepared cabbage in a relatively short amount of time.
The Ugly: I've driven Nathaniel from the bedroom.
The REALLY Ugly: Unfortunately, I also cleared out a small side-room at the gym that I thought no one would enter. Seriously - I thought (because no one was using the boxing room), it would be "safe" to flatulate in that room between leg press sets. Until... the couple walked in with boxing gloves. Seriously - they were in the room for less than ten seconds, before walking right back out. I was horrified. And though they gave me a suspicious look, I don't think they quite grasped the enormity of what I had done.

The Good: Playing my violin in preparation for an upcoming audition. I am SO excited!
The Bad: My G-string started unwinding.
The Ugly: 15-years ago when walking into a music store to purchase a new G string, I wouldn't have batted an eyelash. Today, I burst into a fit of giggles when I inquired about a G string. The 16-year-old kid behind the counter didn't look amused; probably because he gets that all the time from older people who can't resist. Ugh.

The Good: I avoided looking directly at the tray of Sinus Surgical Tools during my pre-op appointment.
The Bad: They were staring me down.
The Ugly: They were staring me down right next to me.

The Good: Wednesday afternoon swim workout. I swam with my regular lane and felt GREAT! Well...not great - but determined to hold on and make the set. It was rough and half the main set was under base pace. But...I only got lapped on the very final 50 by our lane leader. So...I'll take it!
The Bad: How tired my arms were after the workout - I had to use the ladder to climb out.
The Ugly: I couldn't pick up Tabbitha after the workout. Hopefully that says more about the quality of swim rather than the size of our House Monster. Oh well...

The Good: Weekend with Nathaniel - we're going to finally buy backpacking boots!
The Better: One run on Saturday (and there are "fast" bits involved!!!) and my "long" 2-hour bike ride of the week on Sunday.
The Best: Weekend with Nathaniel - yea!

Have a GREAT one everyone!