these days are good for sarah's campaign

Whenever I think of saying "these days are good for...", I think of the Rheostatics song called "These Days Are Good For the Canadian Conservative Youth Party Alliance", and I laugh--to myself, obviously, because I'm fairly sure that I'm the only person who finds those sorts of things amusing.

I have updates galore regarding the infinite generosity of those with whom I'm ever so lucky to be acquainted, but first, a little e-manifestation of my self-satisfaction:

I AM AN ATHLETIC SUPERSTAR!

I ran twenty miles last night, by myself, and lived to tell the tale. My erstwhile running partner, reluctant to aggravate his already sore back, spent his night climbing indoor rock faces while I headed out at eight in the evening to make my way around the city at a snail's pace. Note to self: do not run down Millwood after dark ever again. While running under one of those ubiquitous Toronto overpasses, a train rumbled by overhead and I admit that I felt as though I was about to be an unwilling participant in a scene rivalling Stand by Me in its nail-biting intensity, although including some sort of crazy under-the-bridge derelict (or, a la Zoolander, "derelicte") instead of some cute pre-teens and ending in under-the-bridge-and-after-dark violence instead of thank-goodness-the-train-missed-him relief.

At any rate, I finished by midnight and managed to descend the stairs at Queen Station without collapsing in a heap, for which I think there's something to be said.

And, that something is the following: I AM AN ATHLETIC SUPERSTAR!

The other part of this post, though, is the HUGE CHRONOLOGICAL THANK-YOU section:

-K, Richard's friend and the facilitator of many fabulous climbing sessions
-D, my mentor and friend from Innis College
-J, my friend and former co-worker
-G, my co-worker at the United Way and fellow High Park enthusiast
-H, my co-worker who missed the first round of solicitations but donated nonetheless!
-D, N, ML, and M, my fabulous (and generous!) co-workers at DUA
-J, my former atmospheric chemistry professor who, I'm sure, will teach a class of mine again this autumn!

I'd also like to thank my wonderful mother and my equally wonderful Nana for their continued support of my campaign!

Well, I'm almost there: $670 to go! The support that I've received from friends, co-workers, teammates, acquaintances, and friends' friends has been overwhelming--thanks so much, everyone!!