Saturday, September 24, 2005

Bex is a Big Black Man

Let me explain. Over the past couple of weeks, E. and I have been watching season three of "Six Feet Under." David and Keith, the gay couple in the show, bicker with each other, and at on point David (white funeral director) says Keith (hot black cop) seems too intense sometimes.

In this exchange, David sounds like E.

In response, Keith says that David is oversensitive, afraid of strong emotions, and that when he (Keith) shows talks about work and his frustrations about it, he's not angry at David, but just venting a little.

Which sounds like me sometimes.

At that, E. looked at me and said, "You're a big black cop!"

I replied, "And you're a whiny white boy!"

Then we went back to eating pizza.

Running Update: This morning was my last run with my Saturday training group before the Army 10-Miler next Saturday. J., a man at least 20 years my senior, kept flirting with me. Which got annoying very quickly.

He kept trying to talk to me for the entire 9-mile run, even though I was trying to chat with a few other people in my group. When I slowed down, he slowed down. When I sped up a little, so did he. Once, at a stoplight, he put his hand on the small of my back when the light turned green, urging me to run across the street. Ick.

A few blocks later, we collided because I thought we were supposed to turn left, and he turned right - right into me. Which got his sweat all over my left arm and shoulder. After he called me "baby," I finally told him that I wanted to run with a few other folks, and he looked a bit put-out.

Does he know I'm married? Yes. But apparently, that doesn't stop some people. I took off, running tempo pace for the last few miles, and I lost him. Geesh.

8 comments:

  1. I think if you run with the flirty old guy for the rest of your long runs, you will be in great shape for the marathon.

    And you'll finish in 2:30 because your long runs will be at pace to ditch the guy.

    Good grief. What the heck was he thinking?

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  2. he was probablly thinking life is short and she is pretty... just a guess. but anyhow, good running bexwee.

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  3. ooo, it's the running version of "hug-rape-o".

    maybe it should be called "run-rape-o".

    sick-o!

    good luck this weekend.

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  4. Can he be in my pace group, please? ha ha just kidding!!

    And no, knowing that someone is married does not stop some people (read: men). What a pain to deal with on your last long run.

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  5. Eew - old sweaty flirty guy. you should have flirt back just a bit and given him a heart attack.
    have fun this weekend.

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  6. You did the right thing. Always stay away from any creepy guy that calls you "baby". It's as bad as a strange woman calling me "hon" or "sweetie". Fingernails on chalkboard.

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  7. To Jon: If that guy really could help me run a 2:30 marathon, I could endure him calling me "baby." Okay, on second thought, nope. Can't stomach the thought.

    To Truth: But there were a number of other single women running with us!

    To running chick, jeanne, and deen: I agree. And I'm sure you've dealt with your share.

    To Eddie: Thanks! I'll need the luck for the 10-miler.

    To Badben: I know exactly what you mean. Just a little too much unwanted intimacy, y'know?!

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