My Christmas list consists of just one thing this year

It can be found here

Playing Soccer with Binoculars

A Japanese comedy show has some guys put on binoculars and try to play soccer

Playing Soccer with Binoculars | Funny Jokes at JibJab

Santa Clarita Half Marathon

I ran in a half marathon (13.1 miles) last Sunday in Santa Clarita, a small town just North of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley. I finished in 1:36:01, which put me at a 7:20 per mile pace. I'm prepping for a full marathon in January and my goal is to finish it in under three and a half hours, so I was pretty happy with how I ran in this half.

I was most happy, however, with the fact that the race was actually kind of fun and went by fairly quickly. I'm convinced that anybody can physically finish a marathon as long as you train properly. It's the mental challenge that's the real battle; you can easily convince yourself of anything after running for several hours, and the easiest thing to convince yourself of is that you hurt too much to keep going. Thus, my biggest worry before the race was that it might be my pessimistic mind running that day, which would make for a very long, painful run. The race turned out to be great for me, though, and I think there are a bunch of reasons for this:

1. The weather and setting were beautiful


2. The number of people running (somewhere between 2,000 and 2,500) was the perfect amount to give you lots of company, but never feel crowded


3. The people in the race were all very relaxed, friendly and happy, *much* more so than the robots I raced with in the triathlon


4. The course was visually diverse, with a nice mix of urban, suburban and desert-like surroundings


5. They peppered the course with a nice amount of cheer squads, bands and trucks cranking out music, which did a ton to pick up your spirits


6. The awesome headband and orange-lensed sunglasses I was wearing made me feel really cool...
   
   


7. I settled in with a group of about five people after mile seven, and they were running at the perfect pace for me


8. In that group of five, I ran directly behind a really cute woman in a bright pink outfit and therefore, frankly, don't remember much of miles seven through twelve

I don't mean to sound crude about it but, as I said, as long as you train enough, it's a merely a mental battle, and anything that gets your mind off of what you're doing is appreciated. Once I finished, I made sure to thank the woman and let her know that her pacing helped me out. I think both she and her husband appreciated it.

JibJab launches Sendables

Last week we launched what we're calling JibJab Sendables. They're essentially our version of e-cards,but please don't call them that; they are so much funnier and better than any e-cards you've ever received, and you'll soon be able to do things with them you've never been able to do with any other e-cards.

We've got lots of content in our library already and will be adding lots of new stuff every couple of weeks, so stop on by and check them out.

Below is an example of one of our Halloween Sendables:

Pumpkins | Funny Jokes at JibJab

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