On I went, out of the wood, passing the man leading without knowing I was going to do so. Flip-flap, flip-flap, jog-trot, jog-trot, curnchslap-crunchslap, across the middle of a broad field again, rhythmically running in my greyhound effortless fashion, knowing I had won the race though it wasn't half over, won it if I wanted it, could go on for ten or fifteen or twenty miles if I had to and drop dead at the finish of it, which would be the same, in the end, as living an honest life like the governor wanted me to. -Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

See you on the flipside!

I'm out of here.  Forget NYC blizzards, forget being stranded at O'Hare for several days.  I'm in the land of the pharaohs, living the hard life from a hotel on the tree-lined isle of Zamalek in Cairo.  Where it's sunny and 70 degrees every day.  Don't you wish you had my job?

Me and my sister. Tourist chic.  Don't knock the hat.
In other words, sporadic blogging for the time being.
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownTue Jan 04, 08:08:00 AM EST

    Have fun in Egypt. I'd love to go over there at some point for a week or two.

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  2. Silly Girl RunningTue Jan 04, 08:12:00 AM EST

    Have fun! :) And good luck at the marathon! (you are still running, aren't you?)

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  3. AnonymousTue Jan 04, 08:21:00 AM EST

    Hope you have a great, safe trip! Also wondering about the marathon... Hope you have fun and do some relaxing :)

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  4. Carla @ I Run, You RunTue Jan 04, 10:10:00 AM EST

    Heck, yeah, I do! Enjoy! One of my running buddies just left Cairo (she spent the holidays there -- she's currently stationed in Nairobi)

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  5. SarahTue Jan 04, 08:50:00 PM EST

    Have a great time. And good luck on the marathon!

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  6. sarahWed Jan 05, 06:02:00 AM EST

    Travel safe! Have fun!

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  7. kilaxWed Jan 05, 06:53:00 PM EST

    Yay! I am so excited you are there. I hope to visit Egypt someday :)

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