I have a few random thoughts/stories bouncing around my brain, so I will proceed to tell you about my day yesterday in the way of a few stories.
Yesterday morning I set out for a drive. Not 5 minutes after I got onto the freeway, traffic was bumper to bumper. I was in a calm mood so I didn’t let it phase me. I could see cars flowing nicely about a mile ahead, and I figured someone was in a fender bender or something like that. Just as I was thinking to myself that there may be a small accident, or perhaps the exorcist was on the loose, what do my wandering eyes see…
A cow. A cow walked RIGHT by my passenger window. I was in shock. I didn’t know if I should laugh or be afraid it was going to hit my car, so I ended up doing one of those awkward worried laughs. I wasn’t concerned about the cow itself because every single car was almost at a dead stop. I froze up to the point where I didn’t even get a picture, shame on me. Bad blogger of the day. Fortunately I found one online, but it doesn’t even come close to my perspective. Just picture yourself in your car with cars in front of you, behind you, and to the left of you..and a cow just casually walking down the center of the lanes. ON THE FREEWAY!!
As the picture and article depict, the cow was wrangled and hopefully taken to the land of other cows where she can play and be happy. Not likely thought because the online article said she was headed for the market. You almost escaped big Bertha, I respect you for your attempt! Poor moo moo..
Moving on. I decided to test my luck at being a badass yesterday and set out for a long run. Now let me give you some brief history of my running/fueling lately. I haven’t run any distance over 5miles since my half marathon, and my eating/h20 consumption has still been awful. No big deal right? I can do 10miles. So that’s what I set out to do. I figured if I just keep running I will have to eventually complete the 10 no matter how fast I go.
I made it to mile 5 and the gas light came on in my brain. Once I looked around me I didn’t dare stop running. I was in the middle of “mini Mexico” or “mini Compton.” I had run this course once before, but Manfriend was with me. The butterflies and rainbows go into hiding when you are running it alone. I would have stopped sooner, but I feared being attacked by wild neanderthals and creatures with guns. Finally at mile 6 my tank ran out of gas. I was forced to walk the remaining 4miles.
I was wearing a tank top and it’s the middle of October. While running this felt nice, walking is a different story. I had to take a 20 minute shower to “thaw out” my hands and limbs. I was freezing. I don’t have a picture to depict this scene, so I will share with you a flying squirrel I found in my trees 5 years ago.
I wanted to keep it but my mom said no..
OK last story. My house temperature is set to “hell” heat. I swear my heart wants to jump out of my chest cavity it’s so hot. Instead of turning the heat down, I just shut my door and open my window to max capacity. Somewhere around 1am I woke up freezing. Just the way I like it. So I got up to close my window, and I ended up knocking over the mason jar of water on my desk..onto my computer. My computer started to spazz out and ended up transforming into a sea turtle statue.
Ok so that’s not completely true, but it did turn on by itself and I panicked and tried to wipe off as much water as I could. I then put the computer in a separate room becasue mine was far too cold to help it dry. I guess the hell setting of the heat came in handy because I am typing this post just find on my freshly washed laptop.
I sure hope today is a bit more casual as far as stories go. With my luck one of my cats will probably grow a cape and fly away.
Yea so my photo shop skills kinda suck
Q: Tell me a story that happened to you recently.
haha oh goodness I love your random streams like this. such a crazy day for sure. no good stories over here sadly
That is hysterical about the cow! Poor thing, they caught her haha! And 6 miles is still awesome girl! More than I can do :p haha
ANd I absolutely LOVE that squirrel pic!!! I have a squirrel friend, although he’s been missing we think he’s getting ready for winter haha
I recognize that turtle statue:)
I thought of you as I uploaded it! I knew you would
Oh my stars. I don’t really even know what I would do if a cow came that close unexpected. That is nuts but actually really awesome!
Holy shizz!! It’s Crazy Land where you are right now! Dang, I wish that cow had hauled ass out of there!
LOL so funny with the cow! I hope he got off the road without being hit!
Oh my gosh hahaha my boss saw me reading this and was like “what the heck is that cow doing!?” how does that even happen!?
I’m laughing so hard at your stories.
Had to knock on a rich guy’s door to ask him where I existed because my mobile battery had died, rendering my GPS unavailable. 
It was funny just because it was me and three dogs, looking for home. They were all so accommodating (the dogs and the rich guy). And I was missing the debate. Never a dull moment.
Last night at 7pm, I was walking 2 boxers and my monkey mouth. Contracted for 60 minutes of walking the client, at 9pm, I was still searching for their home.
Haha love the random stories
I’ve actually happened across something similar to your cow experience, but in my case it was a whole herd of cow being driven across the highway. It was a secondary highway and there wasn’t -too- much traffic but still… it kinda freaked me out nonetheless. And going to sleep when it’s extremely hot in my house scares the bejeesus out of me because if I get too hot at night, my dreams get super weird and vivid. So yeah, I’m the one sleeping with the window open even when it’s minus 30 outside…
Haha randomness to the extreme my friend!
Great story
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
BAHAHA oh my gosh this post just made my whole day!!! The cow, the random flying squirrel and your epic photoshop skills made me BUST A GUT!!!
Aaah, I’m sorry you got to experience these things but I still got a good laugh from your stories!
Not a recent cow story but one I experienced a few years ago: I was still living with my parents in the countryside back then and heading to the town close by on my bike. I wanted to take the short cut through the fields rather than the road. Suddenly – I had been lost in my thoughts – I noticed a cow standing just a few metres away from me. Sure, I think cows are cute but this one acted weird and I was petrified of it. Somehow I managed to jump on my bike again and cycled home as fast as I could. It’s actually not unusual for the cows on these fields to break out and explore the surroundings a little …
This first picture/story made me giggle because one time, in Germany, on a tour bus, we got completely held up and delayed and stopped because of a large cow that refused to budge. The farmer was pulling and pushing it, and it was just like ‘ha, this bus full of Americans, is gonna have to wait! I ain’t movin.”
I love your long run story. This week I have been barely running b/c sunday I do the full mar a thon and by golly, I have no idea how I will survive. My body/legs like this rest. I hate it when the sweat freezes to your bod…. gah. I feel ya.
Random story: I have no major random stories other than I miss you even though I have never met you… I still miss you because I feel like I know you like the back of my hand.
Make sense?!?!??
Hell to the yes is all makes sense. That’s why we’re soul mates my friend. I miss you allll zeeee time!! LIKE WHOA! I AM SO FREAKING excited for your marathon, have I mentioned that yet!?!? YAHOO FOR TAPERING!
yayyyyyy tapering!!! omg i love it lol
If you find your kitties in a cape lemme borrow it, I’m plotting an escape to get rid of my roomies car!!!
I would like a flying squirrel, please. Thank you.
Oh no!! I hope your computer comes back from turtle status! At least you made it an extra mile on an empty tank
Thats skillz, yo!
This post just made my day!! It sounds like a day in my life! hahaha… I think I would have had a heart attack if I had seen the cow on the freeway though!
Hah I totally love the randomness of this post. Made me smile!
pretty sure each one of those stories have happened to me at least once. yep. long runs, bonking, cows in the road, yep yep!
Hahaha you seriously crack me up! I cannot believe there was a cow in the road. I would have freaked!!
I really enjoy the cat picture! haha! Your photoshop skills are about as good as my drawing skills.
Hahah random posts like this are the best! You know you’ve lived in India long enough when hearing a cow story like that doesn’t phase you! There have been many instances where I’m driving in my car and look to my life and see a cow…or elephant…or horse! Sky really is the limit when it comes to ridiculousness!
hahahahaha! You are the best. I swear the most surreal things happen to you and I love that you share it with us! Cannot believe there was a cow on the highway – um, what?!? I really would like to know how it got there in the first place, and I would 100% be terrified – cows are BIG things.
10 miles?!?! Holy smokes I need to attempt that.. I haven’t gotten past 7… ahh, I just can’t do it, it seems so far – remember when we thought a 10 miler was nothing while training? weird. I think you inspired me to attempt a 10 miler this weekend, I might pass out but Ill do it! SO SO SO happy to here the ol’ comp is working, THAT would have been an expensive nightmare to get fixed!!
wow, bad spelling – hear*
Oh my goodness, I’m so glad your laptop is okay! I would have flipped out for sure! And HILARIOUS about the cow! I mean, seriously… wow! So many random things happening to you lately, haha!
DUDE in WYOMING (where I am from) Bison just meander into the middle of the high way ALL THE TIME!!!! It’s like, oh hey dude, are you asking for your death sentence? Did your girlfriend buffalo friend just dump you and you feel like your life is over??!! Ah ha ha! Or better yet, do you want me to hit and kill you so… dare I say it, have dinner for tonight? Okay, okay that was gross – LOL! But if you haven’t already figured it out, I am just a gross person in general, AH HA HA HA!
Hmmm a recent story… Well the other day I was interviewing Jane Lynch and Sarah Silverman. After wards we got drinks, got so bloody wasted and went streaking on Hollywood Blvd where we all proceeded to get tasered and wound up in jail, ass naked… Jane didn’t seem to mind one bit though considering well, you know.. LMFAO… But man, my booty was pretty cold, even though it’s actually been pretty warm out here in LA. Luckily, Sarah and Jane bailed me out as well as themselves… But you have been warned, in the next couple of weeks if you pick up an US WEEKLY or LIFE & STYLE magazine, you may see my bare ass!
You have got to be kidding me..NOOO FREAKING WAY?!?!?! ARE you for real!? HAHAHAHA Ohh I really hope you are..and I really hope I see your bare ass. I loveee Sarah Silverman!
You will just have to wait and see now won’t you ;P
Ahahaha I needed to read a post like this today Brittany! That is too dang funny about the cow, and like you said, RANDOM! And also, sooo glad the laptop is okay! Oh my word I would have been flipping out to no end.
Quick story time: back in the day when I was swimming on a team, I had an early morning practice in November and was driving there at the ass crack of dawn. Suddenly on the deserted road, a TURKEY shot out in front of my car and at the last minute, i managed to swerve around it and drove by. Holy moly, it was scurrryyyy, but it made me awake for practice
Haha! Great stories! Love them!
I thought things like that only happened in WI! Haha that is too funny
So glad your laptop is okay.. I spilled a cup of coffee on my desk once that also had my brand new MacBook Pro on it. I had a heart attack. Luckily macboookie was okay!!
Baha this post just made my Friday. Speaking of which… Happy Friday
The cow… what? This is crazy/epic/I really don’t know what else to say other than I wish I was the passanger in your car at that very moment. I’m glad your laptop is ok, that “oh crap” feeling not a good one!
WHOA. I hope the cow is okay! I once had to chase someone’s dog off the interstate.
That cow is too amazing!! What a funny thing to have happen – I always leave your posts with a big smile on my face Britt – thanks for always being awesome! XO
So the cow survived and the computer too – all things considered, it sounds like a great day!
Thanks for your very entertaining post 
haha I love your crazy stories! I wanted a squirrel too. :/