Courtenay Brown

There is a guy I see on my morning commute.He is about my age I would guess. Rides an old cruiser-type bike, tends to wear hoodies and very patched up jeans. You know, your typical bay area hipster type guy who might take the Ugly-Is-Cool thing a bit too far, after all we are not talking about ugly babies here, but much bigger grown-ups, but I like to think of myself as the tolerant type and the more variety in my day, the better.BUT, here's where I laugh.He has been knitting this scarf for like 2 weeks.It's brown and orange.The cute part is he's pretty excited about it : "It's ...

My "inappropriate for the internet" filter always seems to be a little off - stuff I think is interesting, fine, funny, etc. will sometimes really backfire. So, we'll see how long this one lasts...ANYHOW:For all you fellow Alisha Lion fans who have been wondering what is going on with her and her website besides absolutely nothing (no updates since July!!), the USA Triathlon list of athletes competing in the upcoming Duathlon World Championships just went out. Alisha qualified for this event with her win in the Powerman Alabama duathlon this past April. However, her name was not on the list of athletes, and the accompanying USAT memo said that one female athlete had to ...

We leave for Cancun on Friday.I am fairly confident that I won't drown.Other than that... It's anyone's guess as to how my "triathlon debut" (not entirely sure I want to build it up like that) goes. My main goal is that it goes well enough for me to want to buy a wetsuit and go gallivanting off to Silverman!

Here's one big reason for moving. I think there should be more and better carpool resources/incentives, expand BART, and double the bridge tolls. Even triple them. It's single-person cars that are behind the congestion - make it too expensive for people not to find alternatives.

"But I want to be single for Interbike!"(This has to be my favourite ever...)

(In case it's not imminently obvious: I made it myself!)

This weekend, I up and lost my previously-blogged-about Juicy Couture sunglasses. UGH. I am never again spending $250 on a pair of sunglasses that just serve as a glorified headband and always get dropped/sat on/LOST.Sadly, the sunnies are just another item in a long list of losts...-spare set of car keys (severely hoping they turn up in the move, spare sets are soo useful for people prone to losing things)-protective case for Juicy sunglasses-car charger for iPod (which I paranoidedly removed from the car so that if someone broke in, they wouldn't steal it. Clearly I do not need someone else's help to lose possession of my stuff)-one Scrabble game ...

The first time I visited Reno, I didn't have the most fantastic impression. To be fair, though, I was hanging out with Team Monex, not exactly known for their discriminating tastes in accommodations at bike races.I have since changed my tune. I like Reno. I really like it, actually. Which is a good thing, because Greg and I have amended our moving plans, for various good logical and meteorological reasons... Plus I am a girl so it is always my prerogative to Change My Mind. Anyhow, instead of moving up to Incline Village just in time for winter, we are going to move to Reno for the winter and Incline for the summer. Not quite wintering ...

First off, THANK YOU very much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday last week. I really appreciated it. For those of you who missed it, belated wishes are always welcome and if you feel super guilty you can also send gifts ;) Just kidding. Really though, thank you.Thanks also to those who shared their 9/11 stories. Our own version of "where were you when Kennedy got shot", it's different of course but still.And on to the mundane...Yesterday I sold a pair of Ksyrium SL wheels, via craigslist. The guy called me saying he was looking for a sweet pair of rims. His lingo was decidedly not the gearhead-speak to which I am ...

We went to L.A. for the weekend! Greg had a race there on Sunday, plus Friday was my birthday so of course that's the perfect excuse for a trip, and side bonus was the air quality in the bay area was crap thanks to some dumb schmoe whose illegal debris fire became a multi-day multi-acre monstrosity. See photo at right. Funny what makes L.A. seem clean and clear by comparison... but we were actually staying in the Santa Monica Canyon, which generally does have nice clean air.I learned lots of cool things on this trip!Thing 1: swimming ...