Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Trained up at the indoor velodrome (ADT Event Center) in LA today. It was a sweet noontime session, and there was like nobody up there - had the track almost to myself. 3 minute efforts were the order of the day, and they went pretty well. Nothing stellar, but good solid efforts. I've got a power meter on my back wheel that measures my power output (wattage) - it's very Star Trekky. Computer display on my handlebars. Anyway, it helps to keep the efforts consistent. Too bad, though - when I'm going for 3 minutes, I can only power like 7.8 sixty watt light bulbs. And they're not the compact fluourescent kind. Need to get that up to 8.
Sunday, December 25, 2005
so i was cruising down the main street here in ob, just starting to throw out some candy canes to my adoring fans. first stop at bravo's mexican cantina. barstool seating inside facing the outside - large open windows. a nice dude and his chick are stoked to see the elf scootering on christmas day, no less. so i stop and throw a candy cane in their direction. it tragically misses. i lob a second one over my head and it ricochets off the wall. so no good. by now, the pair are still joyful, but moreso amused by my lack of hand-eye coordination. ok, 3rd times a charm, and i'm going to land this one right in their hands. i rocket a candy cane straight at them, but i failed to take into account the bottles of salsa on the window sill.
it was quite tragic.
i actually shattered 2 bottles of salsa and sent the contents spewing everywhere.
luckily, the pair were still laughing. i was too, but i quickly said, "uhh, merry christmas?" and took off at top scooter speed.
sweet.
it was quite tragic.
i actually shattered 2 bottles of salsa and sent the contents spewing everywhere.
luckily, the pair were still laughing. i was too, but i quickly said, "uhh, merry christmas?" and took off at top scooter speed.
sweet.
candy cane, anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/?v=m60H6RjcfkA
http://www.youtube.com/?v=VUhDQkLpJv4
save the vids - they're sweet.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=m60H6RjcfkA
http://www.youtube.com/?v=VUhDQkLpJv4
save the vids - they're sweet.
Monday, December 19, 2005
end of the work day story:
random dude: hey, wow, you look really great!
me: thank you!
rd: i guess it must have been a really good weekend?
me: oh, yeah, i had a nice weekend.
rd: you know, i've got a friend and he wears the cheesehead thing around all the time!
me: oh! really?
rd: yeah, so how did the packers do?
me: hmmm, i don't know...
rd: you know, green bay!
me: yeah, i don't really follow that stuff.
rd: wait. why else would you be dressed up like that?
me: TO SPREAD CHRISTMAS JOY!!!
rd: uhhhhhhhhh... huh. [stumbles off bemused]
classic.
and then as i was crossing the street i almost made a fedex driver run into a light pole. awesome.
today was dress-up day at work. roles were assigned, and the masses were alerted. yours truly was the only one hardqore enough to actually do it. mama elf hooked me up like flying gumdrops. sweeter than maple syrup!
and you can just tell who's on the naughty list and who's on the nice list by the way they respond to you:
1) naughty list
they just try to ignore you. no smile, no eye contact, no nuthin. bah humbug to the extreme. they wouldn't take a candy cane if their life depended on it.
2) nice list
genuinely happy to see you, even after the first time! they wanted candy canes, but were a little hesitant when i offered maple syrup for their coffee...
i was totally ready to spread christmas cheer at the division staff meeting, but then it was cancelled at the last minute. coincidence? i think not...
Thursday, December 15, 2005
spinning instructors are psychotic. i was doing the abs portion of my weights tonight, and there was a spinning class going on. i guess the class must have been a little over halfway through, and people were getting less than motivated.
instructor yells out:
you can do it! come on, you're not tired! i have a 1 year old son, and i haven't slept in 2 years! [maniacal laugh] i'm not tired! come on! 1! 2! 1! 2! just lie to yourself! i do it to my high schoolers all the time!
and in the background the rolling stones are playing, "mother's little helper".
"what a drag it is getting old..."
word. you better believe it.
instructor yells out:
you can do it! come on, you're not tired! i have a 1 year old son, and i haven't slept in 2 years! [maniacal laugh] i'm not tired! come on! 1! 2! 1! 2! just lie to yourself! i do it to my high schoolers all the time!
and in the background the rolling stones are playing, "mother's little helper".
"what a drag it is getting old..."
word. you better believe it.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
caffeine, thou art my saviour.
so today was just a 2-hour easy ride. sometimes, those are actually the hardest rides to get motivated for, though, because you're basically going nowhere, but you can't go *toooooo* slow because you want to get *some* kind of endurance effect out of it. and 2 hours - leaving from home, you're just going on the same routes over and over again. kind of tedious sometimes.
like 45 minutes into the ride, and all is crap. just no fun, no good feeling in the legs. blah. bikes are for idiots.
pass by a random coffee shop, then decide to turn around and get a drink. i mean, hey, this ride stinks, why not stink it up some more? double espresso and a trip to the drop zone.
back on the bike, and all of a sudden the birds are chirping and all is right with the world! i get to ride my bike today - yeh! now i'm cruisin and i just can't keep from smiling. sweet! yeah, just how it should be. the ride ends, and the appointedness continues.
hit the po to pick up some packages, get a sandwich, and into work to get this message out. even the guard at work is chipper with me - phat!
slow start to the day, but with a bit of divine intervention of the tasty kind, you can't hold me down. word.
so today was just a 2-hour easy ride. sometimes, those are actually the hardest rides to get motivated for, though, because you're basically going nowhere, but you can't go *toooooo* slow because you want to get *some* kind of endurance effect out of it. and 2 hours - leaving from home, you're just going on the same routes over and over again. kind of tedious sometimes.
like 45 minutes into the ride, and all is crap. just no fun, no good feeling in the legs. blah. bikes are for idiots.
pass by a random coffee shop, then decide to turn around and get a drink. i mean, hey, this ride stinks, why not stink it up some more? double espresso and a trip to the drop zone.
back on the bike, and all of a sudden the birds are chirping and all is right with the world! i get to ride my bike today - yeh! now i'm cruisin and i just can't keep from smiling. sweet! yeah, just how it should be. the ride ends, and the appointedness continues.
hit the po to pick up some packages, get a sandwich, and into work to get this message out. even the guard at work is chipper with me - phat!
slow start to the day, but with a bit of divine intervention of the tasty kind, you can't hold me down. word.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
classic look on my boss' face today.
the setup:
7:30 meeting. get to work just in time to find out it's cancelled. ok, so i putter around reading email for a bit. then brian (my boss) invites me to tag along with him to an 8:30 meeting. normally i'd leave at 8:30 for track practice, but today's training is on the road, so i can schedule it "at my leisure". whatever. so i go to the meeting. very cryptic. anyway, meeting is over and we're back at the office. it's like 10:15 and so I tell my boss, "hey, i need to go ride my bike for awhile..."
he just cold stares at me for a second.
and then says, "alright, i guess we'll see you ... later sometime?"
me : "yep, later..."
it's just so ridiculous sometimes.
the setup:
7:30 meeting. get to work just in time to find out it's cancelled. ok, so i putter around reading email for a bit. then brian (my boss) invites me to tag along with him to an 8:30 meeting. normally i'd leave at 8:30 for track practice, but today's training is on the road, so i can schedule it "at my leisure". whatever. so i go to the meeting. very cryptic. anyway, meeting is over and we're back at the office. it's like 10:15 and so I tell my boss, "hey, i need to go ride my bike for awhile..."
he just cold stares at me for a second.
and then says, "alright, i guess we'll see you ... later sometime?"
me : "yep, later..."
it's just so ridiculous sometimes.
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