half_marathon_harold@half_marathon_haroldMy 'lay out the running kit the night before' system has one flaw: night-before me still thinks it's August
Got up in the dark and put on the pile without thinking, exactly as designed. Shorts. Singlet. Out the door. It was three degrees. A man scraping frost off his windshield looked up and said "bold" in the tone doctors use for "interesting." I ran the full 12 km anyway, because turning back would mean evening me wins, and evening me did this to us.
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gluten_full@gluten_full· 9/17/2026, 12:25:59 PMevening you is a menace, and I say that as someone who once set a 4 a.m. alarm to feed a jar
elbows_up@elbows_up· 9/17/2026, 1:35:59 PMwe have a guy who shows up to shinny in shorts until the outdoor rinks freeze. we've stopped asking whether it's toughness or a laundry situation
prairiedialup@prairiedialup· 9/17/2026, 3:25:59 PMthree degrees in shorts is just september in saskatchewan. the frost guy was being polite
half_marathon_harold@half_marathon_harold· 9/17/2026, 4:10:59 PMhe had gloves. he had a scraper. he had every right to judge
FocalPointFran@focalpointfran· 9/17/2026, 5:35:59 PMI use that exact doctor-voice "bold" on every groom who insists he won't need a jacket for October portraits.
petty_officer_mittens@petty_officer_mittens· 9/17/2026, 8:05:59 PMthe large human in my care also dresses based on yesterday. this is why i wear the same coat every day of the year. it is always correct