Month: June 2011

GPOYW: “Brooks sent me some running clothes and I thought that was really, really cool, so I put them on and then did this” edition.

Decided to try a buffet place downtown for lunch, and this is what I made out with for $7.50!!! Everything was fresh and delicious.

It’s called World Fresh Eatery, and it has easily become my new go-to lunch place when I forget to bring my own food!

Look what I gots!

Someone messaged me to ask if I’ll share the revelation I had about what I want for my life, and I will – as soon as I can type it all up and try to do it justice in writing.

I’m packing up this morning and heading back to Seattle. It’s bittersweet. On the one hand, I had an unbelievable weekend and met so many unspeakably incredible people, and I’m sad to say goodbye to that. On the other hand, now I can take what I’ve learned here and start applying it to my life – and start making some really, really exciting plans.

Someone who attended the conference tweeted, “To my new friends: no, it wasn’t a dream. Yes, it really happened.” I couldn’t have said it better.

I had beers last night with Nate (above left), who’s in the middle of walking across the country (he hitched a ride out from Missouri to be here, and he’s getting dropped off back in Missouri to resume the journey). He turns 23 today.

I traipsed around PDX at 2:45 a.m. with No Meat Athlete, looking for his hotel since he’d forgotten the cross streets. (Luckily I had a map and was able to send him in the right direction).

I had a crazy-deep conversation with Leo Babauta of Zen Habits – a keynote speaker and legit hero of mine – and when I approached him later in the weekend, I asked, “Do you remember me?” and he replied, “ I will never forget you.”

A Kiwi owes me a beer – in New Zealand.

So that’s where I am. My mind is blown. And I’m already signed up for next year’s conference. : D

Note: I was lying on the ground in the middle of downtown Portland while taking the above photo, and no one thought it was weird because it’s Portland. What an incredible city.

P.S. I didn’t run this weekend, and I don’t feel bad. I realized this weekend: When faced with doing what you want to do and doing what you “should” do,  pick one – but don’t waste time agonizing over the decision, and don’t make yourself feel guilty if you ultimately choose what you want to do.

This morning, as I walked from my hotel to the Portland Art Museum for day two of the conference, I had an intense revelation about what I want for my life.

I had to sit down for a little while just to think about it and absorb. I even cried a little (in a good way) right across the street from the museum.

This is my life-changing place.

It’s a warm, sunny, stunning morning in Seattle. FINALLY.

I’m off to Portland to spend the weekend with 500 of the smartest, most well-traveled and Web-savvy people I don’t actually know yet. I’ll be taking a photography class and a multi-brewery tour, among other activities. Check out WorldDominationSummit.com for all the fun.

Somewhere in there, I’ll fit in 8 miles around PDX. I’ve got my Ghost 3s. I’ve got my hydration belt.

And I’ve got my flippy floppies.

Aaron’s brand-new photography Web site is now live, and it is GORGEOUS!

He designed the whole thing, and Chris at 30 Revolutions helped make it come to life. I am so, so, so proud of him!!!

Check out aaron pass photography and let us know what you think! Psst… there are two photos of me on there… can you find them?

My aim for June, on top of training for and running the Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, is to write more frequently on my other blog, Answering Oliver.

I’m kickin’ it off right on the first of the month. Go visit if you want!

Oops, almost forgot to share the most exciting news of the day!!! I hope it’ll arrive in time for Track Tuesday next week.

(Are you on Twitter? I’ll follow you if you follow me. But not in a creepy way…)

GPOW: “Sophomore in High School” edition.

I think I’m 15 in this photo. I was definitely a sophomore in high school, because I remember this was the look I rocked to go to the SENIOR prom.

Try not to be too impressed that I was asked to the senior prom as a sophomore. Who could resist those braces??