Pretty Awesome Couple of Days

[skonen_blades]

So on Thursday, I helped a friend of mine (the lovely and talented Kimmy Shimmy. She puts on a great show if you see her name on any of the things happening around town) in her burlesque performance. I was the 'angry customer' in the routine and she was the server. The food ends up having underwear in it. Horrified, I go to leave. In order to get me to stay at the restaurant, she takes off her clothes. In the end, I slip money into her garter belt.



And then on Friday, my good friend Sam and I ran in the Chip Wilson's Not Dead Memorial Mile. There were costume-themed waves that left every fifteen minutes. Rockstar, bride, businessman, and (you guessed it) an underwear wave. Those are little hot dogs on my briefs. I ran the mile in 10 minutes or so. Rumour has it that I had the smallest briefs there. It was uphill from Alma up to Blanca on 10th. I got a round of applause when I finished the race. I'm not dead!



All in all, not a bad couple of days. Pretty sweet in terms of putting myself out there in public. There'll be more pictures and hopefully video soon but there you go.

Comments

[molasses.livejournal.com]

so. good.
!!

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Good times for sure.

[swingland.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to say that I'm proud of you and that were I on the same coast, I would have totally run it with you.

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

That's awesome to hear. Dude, it would have been a pleasure and a privilege.

[sr-smith.livejournal.com]

Oh wow! Awesome!

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Yup. Super fun.

[kindelingboy.livejournal.com]

Those are very, very small pants.

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Yes. I think it's safe to say that I horrified some people but greatly amused others so it all balanced out.

[kindelingboy.livejournal.com]

You sure would have had me running.

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

At my side in your own sparkly pair of briefs? Is that what you're saying?

[sciencequeen.livejournal.com]

Wow Duncan that's sooooooo fantastic!!! Way to go! Getting to be on stage with a hot girl undressing in front of you, and the running in your underpants through Point Grey! That's so awesome! :D

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Yeah. As weeks go, it was pretty freakin' sweet. Thanks.

[jeff2001.livejournal.com]

Fuckin awesome.

Is that 2nd picture slightly lens-distorted do you actually have surprisingly slender stems?

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Nope. I was a complete skeleton up until around I turned thirty. Once my metabolism slowed down, my mother's half of the family kicked in. Kind of an odd mix, really. That picture really highlights it. It's the belly. They rest of me doesn't gain hardly any weight.

JonnyVancouver

[(Anonymous)]

Jesus man,
You are really fucking cool. Really. And you have balls of steel. I would like to say that I would have run this thing with you but I don't even know if I'm that ballsy. I know that I'm fatter and hairier than you, but maybe not as ballsy.
Impressive sir.

Re: JonnyVancouver

[skonen-blades.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sire. I don't know about being super cool but I was pretty scared about going into this underwear race. A) I'm not that in shape and B)If Sam hadn't've been doing it as well, I totally would have chickened out. It was great, though. I got a big round of applause at the intersections and the home stretch. That was nice. I hope it's an annual thing.