after i wrote that post about bike racing, i had a shit bike race wed nite. and it led to a lot of tears, drama at home, and a bunch of anger.
i don't want to race anymore. i am supposed to race another week of the devou park race series but i am done. i was DFL week #1. but i held a wheel. last week i couldn't even hold a fucking wheel. the roads were wet, and i was so unhappy the entire 30 minute race that i flipped off the people cheering for me.
yes, i flipped them off. and i don't care.
i've been shut up in the house ever since that race working 12 hour shifts. i got out early before work a couple of days to ride and think. it gets dangerous when i am alone with my thoughts. i can talk myself into things that you can't even imagine.
i've been fighting with my mom too. she left yesterday for california. my sister flew her out there for her own selfish reasons - to have someone fly back with her kid, who lives here with his dad. my mom doesn't get around that great and i worry about her flying. i work in emergency travel and know all about the horrors of travel. i am pretty sure she wound up stuck in ORD but no one has called to tell me. so i am just going to let my wonderful sister in CA worry about it.
when i fight with my mom, that usually means i fight with dominic. he's such a family oriented guy. he loves his mom and dad like crazy and they love the shit out of him. me and my family aren't like that. my dad left when i was a baby. blah blah blah. i don't give a fuck anymore.
if i didn't have dominic, i swear i would pack up my car with the dogs and my computers and move to AZ.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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...instead of sucking down the "fukitol" like a drunk, you need to buy yourself a big ol' case of "chill out, bitch" & start sippin' on that...
...what the fuck, girl...
...in one sense, it's understandable that your emotions are all over the map...that's natural but how the fuck do you expect anything to work for you if you dump all over it...
...i thought cycling, the people involved & your relationship actually meant something to you but right now, as a friend & one of your 'regulars', i gotta say i'm fucking disappointed in your reactions...
...burn your bridges & you just may have no way to pedal home when the time comes...
...you may not like reading my thoughts but just remember one thing...i AM your friend...
...wake the fuck up !!!...
Girl, I've told you before as it has been told to me, people like you and I cannot afford to have emotions. When I get angry, anxious, sad, depressed or even really happy, I need to sit the fuck down and be quiet. I do not do anything. After I level back off, then I think about what I should do, and I ask others what they're thoughts are. I have been sober 21 years and still know better than to trust anything I think.
You know about the really cool thing happening in my life now. I almost fucked it up by thinking. It is going much better now, but only because I am just letting it happen. I am just being loving, non-judgmental and am keeping my fucking mouth shut. My current mantra is "Don't do anything really stupid." Hard, but I think I can...
I was told by my doctor that I was born middle finger first! (A big fucking lie, but I love it.) I make a huge effort to use 5 fingers when I wave now. I cannot for the life of me think of one good outcome while using a bird. It rarely if ever even made me feel better. I bet you don't feel good about flipping those folks off.
You know we all love you and just want to see you happy. Happiness has nothing to do with what is going on around you or in your life. It has everything to do with what is inside of you. Now relax, think good thoughts and go have some crazy sex with D or something.
Judi,
Some races are absolutely horrible. It's not you. It's just a bad day and a bad race...and they happen. Next week, you could have an awesome race. You are very strong but honestly it's your first season...go look at how long most gals have been racing. Sure, there are some odd little rockstars but most people need about 5 years of day in, day out life as a bike racer before they take in all in stride. Go look at those guys in the Tour... prepping all year to peak and then going down and that's all she wrote. Somebody somewhere said that you can't let bike racing define you. It's part of who you are but it's certainly not everything.
love you lots on good days and on bad days. Please don't quit.
m
@tim and bgw - what sucks IS the amount of hate inside me. for my pops. i need a shrink, and possibly a commitment to the 'big book' again and working steps.
maybe signing up for an IM on another credit card (if i can get one, if not im gonna take some of my 401k)
...so i have a focus. i need a focus. an IM. i have not had a big focus this year and it's getting me in trouble. i have so much time on my hands. i'm fit as shit but i am going to get in trouble. i can feel it.
oh, the girls i flipped off were my friends katie and christa. they were just screaming nice shit like "your gorgeous, your looking great" and i flipped em' off. bad, i know, i cried with both of them later. it's ok.
I don't know what to say that the others have said other that I feel so far away that I can't just give you a big bear hug.
-B
...if you need that kind of help, by all means seek it out but remember that a shrink isn't going to "solve" your problem, you are...
...anger is an honest healthy emotion...it can be both cathartic & a motivator when addressed straight on but like bad junk it can eat you up from the inside if you let it...
..."i'm fit as shit"...okay, then, lemme ask you the obvious question..."why aren't you doing better in your races ???"...you're fit but you're not "bike racing fit" & that only comes from experience...riding, training & racing...
...so-o-o, if you have all this time on your hands, what are your best options ???...
...you earlier professed to love bicycle racing but now you hate it & i wonder why that is ???...are you being impatient 'cuz you're not winning or placing where you "think" you should ???...
...anyway, i've got no answers but i think you do...you just gotta find 'em...
Grow up, get control or shut the hell up.
This is the 3rd time I have visited your blog and each post has been a tantrim. You're like a big brat kicking and screaming on the floor. Waiting for someone to pick you up and tell you it will all be ok.
Give the people in your life, including your man, a break once and a while.
When something doesn't work out, learn from it. That's what grown ups do.
You know. I think you're awesome. And what you've gone through and come out of is inspiring. I look to you to calm me down sometimes. I say, look what she's been through, you're a pussy now get up and at least do physical therapy.
I WISH I could race right now. Shit I would take DFL. I would love to be able to run. I would love not to be in pain 3+ months after hip surgery, which I needed because I did what I loved too much. I look at pictures of my friends races and get depressed because that's what I want to be doing. So. It's all relative, and I'm sorry things are shitty but at the end of the day you can get on that bike indoors or outdoors and work off some steam. All I want is a good run or long bike ride to feel some release. Anyway. Everyone goes through different shit. Don't give up. You've got it in you.
Also Anonymous is an asshole.
we all have bad days, bad races, bad weeks. i bet you'd read this today with the slightly more level head that the time since then has afforded you and think it's not all that bad, right? well, every day it'll get better. deep breaths. let it pass.
bgw - FIT but not BIKE RACE fit OBVIOUSLY. rub it in some more mother fucker.
anon - make that your LAST time reading this blog, ok?
...so, judi...either i'm not "getting" something here or you're not...
...i'll assume it's me, okay & start with that...
...if you're healthy & fit overall & i believe you are, plus you have time on your hands & you've discovered the sport of cycling to be something wherein you enjoy it's activity & camaraderie & yet because you simply lack some developmental experience, then i'm not understanding why you don't focus on that, especially when you state that you need a focus...
...i think you are gonna be great at it but i have to assume you're lacking patience but maybe there's another aspect i don't know about...
...cycling, from my perspective is a sport you have to invest your "heart" into as much as your lungs & legs...
...it's been stated here by both your men & women friends alike that it takes time to develop "cycling specific fitness" & like anything else, there are highs & lows, so beyond that, please explain what's up so i don't have to "assume"...
..."motherfucker" or not, i'll say it again..."i AM your friend" but a real friend doesn't just stand on the sidelines & just wave a fucking pom-pom when something ain't right...
...it's understandable that your money situation & your relationship one way or another with your dad can have a major affect on everything you do but that's why we learn to transcend "shit" in our lives...
...it's up to you girl...you've shown an incredible amount of strength & diligence in "coming back from the brink", a place where some people never return from...
...just please continue to show us that strength & diligence...there is beauty in that, that others learn from...
Judi Judi Judi
This is some intense shit. Just wanted to say hi and I think you're great and probably (actually definately) the toughest chick I've 'known.'
Sign up for a fucking IM.
Oh, and ORD sucks.
That's all.
Dude, good on ya for venting...takes a lot to honestly say the shit you do. I read your blog because I appreciate that honesty. Chin up all the time is fake & only gets you hit square in the jaw...
I think it is good to vent and if this is the place to do it, then let the shit fly. Just make sure this is where it happens and don't destroy what you've got at home.
It is hard to by patient and thoughtful when it is easier to just be angry and tell everyone to fuck off (even if metaphorically so).
I also had a Dad who walked out on my mom (and me) when she was pregnant. I have a very tenuous relationship with my folks now (she married my stepdad) and I have a hard time understanding the love fest that goes on between parents and kids. It isn't my story. Let it go. Ask yourself what's the worse thing that could happen if you don't get all bent out of shape and just let it go. If you haven't got a good answer, then forget about it. Sometimes it isn't worth it. You'd be surprised how freeing it is (trust me, I used to be a hothead and didn't give a shit what anyone thought. It took a while to get to this point but its possible).
Don't give up the biking, it drives you crazy sometimes, but it may be one of the things that helps keep you sane.
Hey Judi: this storm will pass. Just hang on to your ass and get through it. I think anyone in recovery would tell you that staying clean and sober has got to come first.
Only you know if racing is making you crazy and you need to let it go, or if something else is going on. Could be you're just self-sabotaging to confirm your negative view of yourself. Or worse yet, maybe you're setting yourself up for a relapse.
My unasked-for advice: don't post too much dark stuff on the blog and make yourself an easy target for negative criticism; do a good, honest self-inventory; and run it by somebody else in recovery; and find a fellow addict who needs help, and do something for them. Non-addict friends might mean well, but odds are they don't entirely get what's going on with you or what's at risk. Wishing you the best.
As a recovering addict myself, I see how much addiction there is in triathlon and bike racing. People are willing to work full time and then find time to train and the only ones who suffer are the kids and spouses. I believe we are very selfish peps.
jeez cheer up will ya! i enjoy reading your blog, keep it up.
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