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June 30, 2005
Mamacita
I try to give huge amounts of efforts to most things I attempt. So when I run past construction workers, I don’t run past 4 or 5 working on a manhole or some similarly small project. No, I run past a construction site for an entire building-while everyone is on the ground arriving at work. At 6:30 in the morning I must have run past about 30 construction workers who were staring and shouting “Hey baby” and “Mamacita.” (I had to call my sis to translate-something like sexy girl-but I could guess what it meant.) Yes, I was just wearing a sports bra (and shorts and socks and shoes of course). It is a good thing this didn’t happen the first day I went shirtless or I would have been traumatized. Needless to say, I did cut up from the road I was on early to avoid further chatter and don’t plan to run past the building at that time again.
I ran for about 40 minutes. I had a hard time dragging myself out of bed but I knew I HAD to b/c my workdays always seem to run unexpectedly late, plus it is hotter after work. When I stepped out the door I was actually COOL, so I immediately was psyched about my choice. Plus, I did end up getting out of work too late to run (or go to the gym).
I had dinner with a former coworker tonight who I gossiped with for a few hours. I am so clued in right now! It was nice to hang out b/c two other people have cancelled plans with me at the last minute this week. Yes, that totally happens-things come up-especially during the workday. But when it starts to happen all in a row I start to wonder-is it me?? (That is also how I ended up at work with hours to kill earlier this week and no gym clothes-that was the result of lunch plans gone awry!).
Okay, I am off to bed. I have a few hours to sleep before driving to the Outer Banks with my sister and her boyfriend to meet some other family members. I hope the pair are not too touchy feely or I will not be able to deal!
Posted by Audrey at June 30, 2005 11:05 PM
Comments
I always try to tell myself that better they DO whistle and make catcalls than they just glance up and look away. As long as it doesn't feel threatening, I try to take it as a compliment.
Posted by: chelle at July 1, 2005 12:28 PM
That is such a cliche - construction workers catcalling to women as they run/walk by. If they really want your attention, they should do something more original, like politely say, "Good morning, nice day for a run!" However, even if there was one polite one among the bunch, his silence would be overshadowed by all the rest. Maybe it's just peer pressure, maybe you have to behave that way when you take on the job, or you risk being ostracized :-)
Yes, good thing this didn't happen on your first sports bra run! (I had to laugh at that entry, because I almost always run with a shirt on. And it takes a great deal of consideration or extreme circumstances for me to take it off.)
Have a great time in NC!!
Posted by: Alison at July 1, 2005 01:32 PM
That's so funny! It's so normal in Venezuela, and not just construction workers and not just when you run half-dressed. I think it's annoying actually, but you get used to it. At the park where I run not so much, since people are on "exercise-mode" but if you walk down the street, regardless of what you wear or what you look like, you will hear things like (translating): skinny, my love, my dear, sweetie.... What can I say? It's the latin love! ;)
Posted by: Nanda at July 1, 2005 09:06 PM
PS. Mamacita actually translates to "mommy". But they use it to mean "you're hot". So yes, definitely a compliment!!!!
Posted by: Nanda at July 1, 2005 09:08 PM