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January 6, 2007

I’m going to dye my hair red in a few minutes. No more blonde. On to something new.

Tonight: The Devil Makes Three in San Francisco. They’re one of my favorite bands — kind of rockabilly pirate music. I see they’re on iTunes — try The Plank on for size, and you’ll be hooked.

I’m deliciously sleepy right now. Full belly, because I choose to the run the right way — I came home from my run and iMEEJiately made a grilled cheese sammich because my GOD, I burned all those calories! Mustn’t waste away!

It’s my weekend. I have no brain cells. I’m inordinately tickled by the response the Runagogo thing has received. I totally just meant it, in the beginning, to be a few knitting runners keeping tabs on each other. Now it’s spiralled into a HUGE group of people, moving in whatever way they like (we even have a swimmer!), and encouraging each other. People are good.

And so are you. Have a lie-in this weekend if you can, huh? We’ve got our godson tomorrow, and I can’t to squeeze him ALL day. I’m going to see if he wants to ride Clara. 

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  1. Michelle says

    January 6, 2007 at 7:27 pm

    The people demand redhead photos! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Happy lie-in weekend!

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  2. Christine says

    January 6, 2007 at 7:32 pm

    Hannah and I cordially welcome you to the world of the redheads! ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  3. Scoutj says

    January 6, 2007 at 8:14 pm

    Red heads are hot and sassy!!!
    Have a great time tonight. Show us the hair!

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  4. Christina says

    January 6, 2007 at 8:49 pm

    I’m looking forward to seeing some redheaded photos!

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  5. Gwen says

    January 6, 2007 at 8:57 pm

    I’d like photos of the Clara ride, please. Thank you.
    If you ever see a small frazzled woman chasing a preschooler around Lake Merritt (or carrying him – he might get “tired” after a mile or two), you’ll know it’s me. Especially if she’s trailing yarn too.

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  6. Sparkles says

    January 6, 2007 at 9:01 pm

    Ooooh, me likey the redheads!!! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Show a pic soon, yes?
    And you should really be proud of yourself for starting something so wonderful.

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  7. sarah b. says

    January 6, 2007 at 9:23 pm

    I like the red…looking forward to “after” pictures. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  8. marylee says

    January 7, 2007 at 4:30 am

    You look smashing no matter what hair color. I must say, though, a while ago you posted an older photo when you had short red hair and I squeeled at how cute you were! Thanks for all the fun and inspiration.

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  9. rho says

    January 7, 2007 at 7:34 am

    PLEASE show redhead pic soon so I can see it before we leave on our trip — otherwise I have to wait weeks and weeks to see it…

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  10. Amanda says

    January 7, 2007 at 10:04 am

    I do so looove being a redhead (although current my hair is its NATURAL COLOR for the first time since I was 19–what’s up with THAT?). What kind of haircolour are you using?

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  11. amisha says

    January 7, 2007 at 11:52 am

    hurrah for red hair! i do envy this ability to dye your hair at will… mine requires bleaching first and it turns to straw. i did it once a long time ago… bleached to white-blonde, then had blue/purple for awhile… then it’s been pretty much black with a period of red and multicolored highlights when i worked at a hair salon and everything was free.
    the run + sandwich sounds great… yesterday i had a looong speedwalk that ended by finding a new barbeque van 10 blocks from my house. hello, pork + baked beans. i earned it ๐Ÿ™‚

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  12. Kate says

    January 7, 2007 at 12:53 pm

    Devil Makes Three are one of my favorites too!

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  13. jessica~ says

    January 7, 2007 at 1:04 pm

    Honey, redheads do it better. ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Can’t wait to see it!

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  14. greta says

    January 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm

    sigh. You are leaving our world of Blondeness?
    Are you knitting Clara her own little saddle?
    xoxox

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  15. jodi says

    January 7, 2007 at 5:58 pm

    Heh. Here I was coming to make a witty “redheads” comment. Alas, everybody else beat me to it.
    Welcome back, redhead. We like you on our team. =)
    Can’t wait to see it!

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  16. Faith says

    January 7, 2007 at 6:49 pm

    Enjoy! I may not get out of bed AT ALL next weekend, if I make it that far.

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  17. Sil says

    January 7, 2007 at 11:11 pm

    Yeah! More redheads! Now we need details (and photos) strawberry, copper, auburn. Oh do tell…

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  18. Cece says

    January 8, 2007 at 7:10 am

    I’m the swimmer – and the 3 miles I swum last week is all the milage I managed. I got a stupid cold on Friday. I’ll hit the streets (or dreadmill) this week, I promise!

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  19. whosadele says

    January 8, 2007 at 8:51 am

    I know I am not the only one who keeps checking back to see this red hair!

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  20. gaile says

    January 8, 2007 at 9:46 am

    Yay! I was always fonder of the red hair on you – it looks fabulous with your skin, plus I’m jealous you can actually wear orange, and the red hair looked great with your orange sweater. We want pics! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  21. Laura says

    January 8, 2007 at 11:35 am

    Woo, at least you missed my party for a good reason! I’m having a little drinky/dinnery thing in the city tomorrow night if you guys are free and not too exhausted. Lemme know and I will send over the details.

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  22. Julie says

    January 8, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    LMAO – I did the same thing on Saturday. Went out, biked 6+ miles, and then thought “Well, hell, I just burned major calories! I can eat good food now!” Good=bad, but good tasting, of course. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  23. Mia says

    January 8, 2007 at 1:25 pm

    Go for the red!! And please let us know which hair dye you use. And just a note on being a redhead that I am sure you know, it is the hardest color to keep. But it is so worth it ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  24. becky says

    January 8, 2007 at 5:27 pm

    Cool, man, you’ll have to let us know how it looks!

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  25. Stella says

    January 8, 2007 at 6:16 pm

    I was loving the blonde so much I was considering it myself! No way though, I have way too much hair do something drastic like that, I’m just dreaming. Seriously, I loved it on you.

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  26. DeanB says

    January 10, 2007 at 12:44 pm

    I considered giving runagogo another swimmer, but I’m expecting to do more like 25 miles by April 1. Half a mile a time in the pool is a good workout for me. And it’s a 25 meter pool so it’s really 800m, not 1/2 mile a time. Maybe 1K per workout if I really get going.

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