Ollie The Ollie Freeway Barf Massacre You guys. You know how I don't love animals? I mean, it's not like I hate them. It's just that I don't
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions So the other day I wrote about how I decided to sign up for Ironman Boulder. And in that post I explained that trying to prepare for and get to
Ironman Step One, Fail an Ironman. Step Two . . . You may have heard because I think I mentioned it a little while ago but I tried to do an Ironman this year. You may have also heard that that Ironman did not go, let's see, how do we say this, super
Ridiculous Who Will Die First Eli: Who do you think will die first? Nic: Rebecca. Eli: Uh . . . what? Nic: I think Rebecca will die first. Eli: I meant between you and me. Nic: Oh. I thought you were asking who would die first out of everyone in the world.
Ridiculous Neighborhood Watch Remember a little while ago when I got trapped inside my elderly neighbor's apartment [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/08/this-is-why-you-should-just-leave-your.html] because I was incapable of just minding my own business? Well I'm currently attempting to develop a reputation
Bob and Cathie Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Eli: Are you guys watching Survivor? Cathie: Is that the one where they are all naked? Eli: Uh . . . Cathie: Oh. I'm thinking of Naked and Afraid. Disgusting! But
Kyle Survivor Party I host a Survivor party every week where I invite some known Survivor fans over to my house to watch the most recent episode and then spend the next two hours gossiping about it like we personally know every single person in the show.
Ridiculous Scary Movies This weekend I went to my friend Burke's house and we had nothing to do so obviously we turned to destructive behavior. Like DRUGS AND VANDALISM! Not that
Yahoo Answers Yahoo! Answers XI It's been a long time. And I know you guys have been dying to know the answers to the below questions. So I went to Yahoo! Answers. YOU&
Rebecca Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Jolyn returned to the United States of God Bless America and a few days ago I FINALLY got to see her. Jolyn: Eli Whittle McCann. WHY have you insisted on
Ridiculous The Dog Calendar There's this calendar in the break room at my office that has truly given me a reason to live. It's a dog calendar created by some organization that places therapy animals with people who need them. Every month features a
Ridiculous The Lost Journal Series, Part X It just seemed like it was time for another edition of The Lost Journal Series. Video and text below: January 12, 1995 (10 years old): I found out resently that my bird can lay EGGS. I found an egg in his birdcage and I
Rebecca The Source of Eli's Anxiety Remember that scene [http://www.video.tonicollette.org/view/44/the-sixth-sense-film-scene-01/] from The Sixth Sense when the kid is sitting at the kitchen table and the mom walks away for a second and when she returns, all of the cupboards and drawers are inexplicably
Rebecca Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Happy weekend, Strangers. I'm back in Salt Lake City, remembering what it's like to have responsibilities. AND I DO NOT LIKE IT. Why do I have
Ironman After Shocks A few days have passed since Ironman Lake Tahoe. After they announced that the race had been cancelled, we were told to wander around to the various places where we had dropped off all of our gear the day before to gather it up.
Ironman Ironman Lake Tahoe, 2014 We made our trek west bright and early Friday morning for the Lake Tahoe Ironman. A couple of months ago I asked Nic if he would be willing to come along as my support staff for the race, and he graciously agreed. This stuff
Ironman Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions I am a few hours away from taking off for Ironman Tahoe. I sit in my apartment tonight with all of my belongings spread out all over the floor. My
Ironman The Day of Reckoning is Upon Us All First of all, WHO THE HELL WROTE THAT SUPER DRAMATIC POST ON SUNDAY!? Second, you guys. I am leaving for Ironman on Friday morning. FRIDAY MORNING. THAT'S THE DAY AFTER THURSDAY! AND THURSDAY HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE WEEK! I DON'T
Church The Mormon Crisis and the "Gay Question" A few years ago the nation recognized a new phase for my community. They called it "the Mormon Moment." Suddenly, almost out of nowhere, a number of significant events took place that put Mormons in the spotlight, largely in a very positive
Pictures from my phone Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Oh. My. Gosh. Next week at this time I will be driving to Ironman Tahoe. YOU GUYS!!! WHERE DID THE TIME GO?!? One minute I'm doing an interpretive
Ridiculous Results for the Ol' Ticker So I went to the cardiologist this morning and they ran 100,000 more tests. Then the doctor came in and went over the results of my holter monitor that held me prisoner for 48 hours last week [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2014/09/
Ridiculous How to Survive 48 Hours Camping in Civilization Last week I went to the hospital for one of my heart tests. I wanted the ambulance to come pick me up and take me there because, I'm
Rebecca Return of the Rebecca Living-in-sin Rebecca is now back from Paris. I know this because yesterday as I was leaving for a dinner party, she burst through my door and startled me so much that I nearly dropped the carrot-apple salad I was carrying. Rebecca: GUESS WHAT!?!?!?! Eli:
Nostalgia A Year Later The date sort of crept up on me. It seems odd, but it's true, that I left Palau, the Land of Coconuts, one year ago. Gosh I'
Ridiculous Eli Finds a "Regular" Doctor Receptionist: Dr. So and So's office, how can I help you? Eli: Yes. Good day. I am looking for a doctor. Receptionist: Um . . . ok. Any doctor in particular? Eli: Well, I'm not sure. You see, my coworker gave me this
