(Cat) fishy, another weekend another race

A buddy of mine from the gym told me I HAD to watch a show on MTV called Catfish.  The reason he thought I would like it is because he knows of some of the trials and tribulations with online dating I have experienced.  With the recent scandal regarding the Notre Dame linebacker and his long term “girlfriend” that he never met there has been a lot in the news about this scenario which to be honest, sounded pretty crazy.  Well this show depicts just the opposite, it happens more than you would expect.

In a nutshell each episode is about two people that have been romantic online and on the phone but had never met face to face.  In some instances the interaction had been going on for months, in some cases it has been going on for years.  These people were full tilt into each other with words like “love” and “marriage” being thrown about regularly.

Now of course the show wouldn’t be any good if each person  was being honest in their representation of themselves.  The moment when these people actually meet is pretty damn funny.

Although I haven’t had any virtual girlfriends like this, I can relate to the difference between electronic communication versus face to face interaction.  There are some people that feel like kindred spirits when you are punching out conversations via email or text messaging but when you get face to face it feels 100% different.

Texting and email feels safe and insulated.  Face to face conversation in contrast can make me feel stark naked.

Anyway if you are looking for some pure reality tv entertainment, check it out, it’s on Hulu.

After the fiasco of last weeks half marathon I get to jump into another race this weekend, the Run for the Paws, the race Ali got started 7 years ago for the Humane Society.  The race has really grown over the years and now is the second largest 5K event the running club puts on.

Of course a big race means I need to be on top of my game.  The biggest challenge this year is going to be the stagger start that is going to be utilized. Runners with no dogs will be started before runners with 4 legged friends.  The challenge is going to be collecting the start data which is located close to  a half mile from finish line and getting back to the finish line in time to get everything up and running since the fast people could be at the finish line in a scant 18 minutes.

After this race I get a much needed 3 week break until the next race.  I have several projects around the house that I designated as “winter” projects that need to get done.  Before I know it 85 and humid will be the norm again.

Randall rolls in tonight for a quick visit and to serve as the photographer for the race, a role normally filled by Jeremy.  Unfortunately Jeremy couldn’t make the event this year.  I bought a bunch of batteries and a 32 gig memory card for Alison’s camera for Randall to use.

Typically Randall would stay the entire weekend to be my playmate but he has to cut out Saturday afternoon.  Although I would enjoy his company I also have a ton of shit I need to get done around the house so Sunday will be utilized heavily to accomplish that goal.