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Apr
30
Quotes of the Weekend
Category: enjoy the blog, quotables | 2 Comments
"I single-handedly brought down the dress code at that place. When I left, we were one step away from flip-flops!"-Mack, regarding his instrumental fashion-for-dorky-landscape-architects legacy at his former place of employment"Great racing out there girls, you really animated that race! Way to be aggressive! -pause- Wait, there were only TWO of you?! Not your whole team?!"- Aaron's director Carmen, complimenting Taitt's and my Skills after RoswellAnd then at the airport ticketing line at bright and cheery 6 a.m. today:Me: We aren't sitting together. Taitt: Right! Two rows apart. We are definitely not sitting together.United Lady: You girls had a long trip?Actually, our reasoning/excuse was that we both ...
Apr
30
Athens! And Roswell!
Category: enjoy the blog | 3 Comments
I called the Athens Twilight Criterium a paradise for bike racers in a blog post a couple of months ago.Well. It totally is - and as a matter of fact, the Nalley Roswell Criterium on the following day is pretty darn cool, too. Taitt and I had a great time! Here are some highlights:-actually this is sort of a lowlight, funny now but not at the time: somehow 4 people at the Athens reg booth, 3 of whom had laptops, checked in racers one at a time, making sure to spend at LEAST 5 minutes per racer. Thus the reg line was enormous, and thus we got a 15 minute warmup! But it seemed ...
Apr
26
1. I just went downstairs to wash my bike for the races this weekend, and someone took away the hose! Gah! My already cursory bike-washing regimen has now been reduced to total half-assedness...2. I opened my mailbox to find an envelope addressed from the landlady. Shit, I thought, before even opening it, is my rent that overdue?! Or OMG am I being kicked out so her daughter can move in or something? What am I going to DO?!But this is not what the letter was about.Instead, it was a memo (sent to each tenant of the 10-unit building) saying that we should "please be advised that there may have been 'Evidence' of Drug Activity ...
Apr
25
New New New
Category: enjoy the blog | 2 Comments
My ROC anti-aging night cream must be working already...I have a newly tweaked bike fit and some new pieces of equipment which should oh-so-hopefully eliminate the cramping problems I have had at every road race so far this year! I am also feeling like a spring chicken thanks to new developments regarding verboten blog topics (anything big and important, e.g. work, future plans that are as yet up in the air, the nitty-gritty of my Supa Happenin' Social Life, basically anything that is not a race report, a play-by-play account of the mundane, or a conversation of some sort!).And, best of all, I got a new haircut! Whilst coaxing my hair into Sunday's 'do ...
Apr
23
Dream Come True
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Apr
22
Quotes of the Weekend
Category: enjoy the blog, quotables | 1 Comment
Halfway through my cup of coffee at Cole this morning at 9 a.m.-ish, I decided to call Tracie to see if she wanted to join me and Holly on our Sunday ride. Her phone did not go straight to voicemail so that meant calling was fair game in my book.Me: Hey Tracie!! What's up?!?!Tracie: You, apparently.Me: OMG were you aSLEEP?! Sorry! Holly and I want you to come ride with us!!Tracie: Um, OK. That would be cool actually.Me: What are you supposed to do for a workout today?Tracie: The Wente Crit.Me: Oh. Well then how is it that you are going to ride with us if ...
Apr
21
Today was Great
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Yes caffeine is still rampaging through my system and producing this somewhat uncharacteristic positivity... sorry!Anyway. Today was the Wente Road Race. I woke up way too early for my tastes (5:15! ew!), but 3 facts made the early morning totally super:1. The new Piedmont Ave. Peet's is 6 blocks from my house AND it opens at 6 a.m. on Saturdays!2. It wasn't raining!3. The sunrise this morning was lovely...As for the race itself - it was great too. I will spare you the boring/gory details but bottom line is I felt great about my improvement ...
Apr
19
Old Old Old
Category: enjoy the blog | 3 Comments
OK, time to move all the tech phone stuff down and get back to making fun of how retarded I am...Does anyone happen to randomly have a VAC windvest that is not theirs that is a size small and that has the initals CB in the tag?I lost mine over the weekend somehow.I am hoping it is the same sort of thing as when I lost my debit card at CVC back in March and then last week found it in my wallet in this weird little random pocket, the existence of which I was previously unaware.Or that it's the same sort of thing as my Special Place filing/organizing system - put ...
Apr
18
Professional Extensive Product Review of Sony Ericsson w810i
Category: enjoy the blog, in my opinion | 1 Comment
So, the new phone is actually pretty cool.Interface is good. Text messaging is WAY easier than on previous device, where I had to hit 5 buttons to get it to type in lower case. Datebook and alarm settings are good too (it even has snooze! what luxury!), the ringtone sounds great, and it came with a nice set of headphones. AND the camera is easy to use with cycling gloves on and takes very decent photos!My complaint: all this Sony Walkman music application business is not compatible with my laptop since it's a (gasp) Mac. Not that I need the music features, but it would ...
Apr
18
Yesterday, after dealing with one crapassy phone that completely crapped out and one that only let me hear 75% of what people said, I decided it was time to suck it up and sign on for another 2 years with Cingular in exchange for a "reasonable" price on a new phone.I wanted something that would:a. workb. take picturesc. workd. be able to have email during periods of time when I am at my mom's, where the only internet is dial-up through 85-year-old phone linese. workf. not be a flip phoneg. workI got online to do some research but that was taking way too long, so I solicited advice from ...
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