It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon!

August 4th, 2009 | by TJ |

So the other day, I got tricked into going to a going away brunch for someone Phil knows. I was not pleased, because we already had plan for later that day, and I had also wanted to go to the mall, so that was a long time out of the house and worse, in each other’s company.

TJ: Fine, but you have to promise to leave me alone tomorrow.

Phil: But maybe I just want to spend some time with my girlfriend!

TJ: We are going to be together for the rest of our lives. You need to pace it.

Phil: But–

TJ: PACE IT!!

Phil: I–

TJ: AAARGHGGGHH!

And then he left me alone for all of Sunday.

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In a couple of weeks, Phil and I are heading out to California, much like many of the rest of you. However, allow this post to serve as official notice that we are no longer going to BlizzCon. Phil has family in the area so we are going to carry on with our plans to visit with them, and our plans to go to Disney on one of the days we are there, but aside from passing off our BlizzCon tickets to someone else, we will not be at the convention center at all.

Double unfortunately and not to sound like a huge wench, but we also will not be attending any meet ups or anything like that, and we won’t be available to meet with anyone at all.

I mean, it’s totally not me. It’s Phil*. He’s just such a crotchety old man, he doesn’t want to have to deal with people.

*by Phil, I mean me.

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I want to tell you something funny about Phil. He can’t do anything without going overboard.

I asked him to pick up a side dish for dinner on his way home from work. He comes home with stuffing, 2 kinds of mashed potatoes and 2 different other kinds of vegetables.

I told him I was running out of my favorite raspberry peach Crystal Light, and could he please pick some up for me?

My Crystal Light collection, let me show you it:

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Knowing how much I like to get mail, and how much I like magazines, when Phil found a site that was offering free magazine subscriptions, he ordered me a few.

Martha Stewart Living, Good Housekeeping, Women’s Day, Women’s Health, Cosmopolitan, Glamour.

And Latina.

LATINA.

13 Responses to “It’s not a sprint, it’s a marathon!”

  1. By Melissa on Aug 4, 2009

    This is starting to creep me out. From what I can tell from your vivid descriptions, you and Phil are younger versions of me and my husband. Only cuter. And funnier.

    Just know that PHIL WILL NOT CHANGE! That can either be taken as a promise or a warning! lol

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  2. By Pablo on Aug 4, 2009

    You, my dearest TJ, need to learn to be more specific. Guys fix things and complete projects. Girls nitpick if things aren’t THEIR way.

    Girls saying “bring home a side for dinner” seems a simple task, yet it’s really asking him to read your mind and/or guess just what in the hell you’re in the mood for. Women say things like “I don’t care what you get” or “anything is fine” when the opposite is usually the case. Phil just took the shotgun approach and got one of everything. Next time tell him to bring home a specific item in a specific amount. “I need a pound of the garlic mashed potatoes from such-and-such grocery store.”

    Same with the Crystal Light…”Could you pick up two boxes of the reaspberry peach crystal light on your way home?” works a lot better than saying “I’m running low on Crystal light, could you get some on your way home, I really like the raspberry peach kind.” The latter will get you two boxes of raspberry peach and one of everything else as he tries to satisfy your every need. The former will get you two boxes of Raspberry Peach.

    The ‘Latina’ thing – no clue there, unless he needed to order seven to get the deal and nothing else interested him or you, or it was an accident.

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  3. By Capn John on Aug 4, 2009

    You…have…tickets to BlizzCon??? Or did you give them away already? That’s right down the freaking road from me, and you live in the next State, and you have tickets, but aren’t going???

    Hope you have a good time here, whatever you’re doing. I know, Disneyland, etc.

    (This was a shameless plug to score your BlizzCon tickets, that is if you haven’t already promised them to someone else. My 9 y/old son (and I ;) would love to go.)

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  4. By Kestrel on Aug 4, 2009

    Se habla espanol?

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  5. By David on Aug 4, 2009

    I would marry Phil if I could (and I’m a guy)! That’s how cool that man sounds.

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  6. By Susie on Aug 4, 2009

    You and Phil are hysterical. Is your life really a series of sitcom-worthy vignettes? I hope so.

    ….where is this free magazine subscription site? That sounds like a particularly delightful kind of crack.

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  7. By HokieJayBee on Aug 4, 2009

    i can save you a trip from having to approach the actual Blizzcon site, and risk wanting to go in and use your own tickets, and then irking Phil as he didn’t want to be there in the first place. you can simply mail them to me. kthxbai

    ps – you should update your “about this blog” :)
    “”I’m TJ. I’m 27 and I live in Phoenix, Arizona with my FIANCE and his dog.”"

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  8. By Bernie on Aug 4, 2009

    I so want to see the first thing you make after reading an article in Martha Stweart Living. Perhaps some little hand made thingies for your adoeing readers.

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  9. By Capn John on Aug 4, 2009

    http://www.stubhub.com/blizzcon-tickets/
    Now owned by eBay it’s free to list but if you sell there’s a 15% fee charged to you, the seller, so you’d need to sell your tickets for approx. $295 just to break even.

    Alternatives are eBay itself (again with a fee), and while there are multiple BlizzCon Ticket listings, a positive sign is that some of them have Bids in excess of Face Value. There’s even an auction for Grunty the Murloc Marine pet. Just the pet, with a current high bid of $113.

    There’s also RazorGator: http://www.razorgator.com/ but I don’t see any BlizzCon tickets listed there.

    Those are the big three online ticket sellers.

    Alternatively, if you’re actually going to be in town, you could try selling the tickets when you’re in Anaheim. Just don’t sell or attempt to sell them while on the grounds of the Convention Center itself, because that’s a misdemeanor under California Penal Code §346 http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/346.html

    Note that the law only prohibits you from selling the tickets if you’re actually at the Convention Center. You can stand across the road and sell the tickets, that’s okay, you just cannot sell them while on the grounds of the Convention Center itself.

    But if you go this route be careful. Not that you might get ripped off, but because of the potential of getting a ticket (the bad kind) for scalping. If your potential buyer wants you to accompany them onto the grounds of the Convention Center to make sure the tickets are genuine BEFORE they hand over the money, it’s possible they’re an undercover police officer trying to nab you for scalping. Agree to accompany them but insist that the sale be completed and money & tickets change hands prior to approaching the Convention Center. If they refuse and insist they will only do business at the gate itself, educate them on PC §346. If they insist on completing the sale at the gate do NOT do business with them. Look for another buyer. I’m sure there are folks that go to BlizzCon w/o a ticket, knowing they’ll be able to buy one when they get there, and I’m sure they’re prepared to pay more than face value.

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  10. By Dzargul on Aug 4, 2009

    I’m a bit lost. If you wanted to go to the mall alone, does this mean that you’ve gotten over your fear of driving there? Or do you make Phil take you?

    “Just drop me off outside Macy’s. NOT TOO CLOSE! Oh, gawds…don’t even TRY to kiss me goodbye. Pretend your my…brother…or something….*mutter*…so embarassing.”

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  11. By sister on Aug 5, 2009

    maybe phil knows that Latina has articles about how to grow a classic Latina booty. and he’s hinting.

    ps- if this is the case, forward them on over.

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  12. By Spork in the Road on Aug 5, 2009

    On a completely unrelated note- Congrats on your recent giveaway. Unfortunately, I didn’t see it in time to enter, but a kindly company has decided to grace me with their own giveaway. So, if you or any of your readers like modern, funky home stuff, you’re welcome to check it out-

    http://sporkintherd.blogspot.com/2009/08/twisted-giveaway.html

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  13. By Luigi from Large Format Posters on Aug 6, 2009

    What a funny and cute story. Your husband seems really cool and so are you and I think a lot of people will agree on that. Anyway, I wish the best for the both of you and may you continue to have a wonderful and fun marriage. Thank you for sharing this. Imagining the two of you makes me smile. Stay in love.:)

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