Jul
28
Hung Over in Telluride
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So I find out this morning that one drink in Telluride is equal to two drinks at sea level. Last night might have been a better time to find that out, but on the other hand I can't tell you the last time I did pretty much nothing all day but watch bad TV, get my nails done, and eat! And it's not like I was the only one... there were lots of "whoa, that [ginormous piece of furniture] was NOT there a second ago"'s and "is it o.k. if I skip out on hiking I feel like crap"'s today. Quotes of the weekend thus far:"Good for you for wearing heels in Telluride! I mean, you ...
Jul
26
No Snacks!!
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I am sitting in Telluride, in my hotel room, having just gotten back from dinner that involved all kinds of chips-and-dip platters, some wine, salad with nuts AND avocado AND feta, ahi tuna entree, some margarita, and fried ice cream.But I'm STARVING.As usual, me being picky about my food intake is totally backfiring because now I am hungrily crabby AND:There is nothing to eat in here except the two boxes of truffles that were in my room when I got in this afternoon and the Jolly Ranchers I swiped from the Philly host hotel back in June which I just found in my purse.Where oh where is my well stocked fridge and ...
Jul
25
Vacation Time
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I am off to Telluride tomorrow for a long weekend. Technically since this is a Work function, it is a taboo blog topic, but I will try to sneak in some harmless photos and stories that of course have no mention or inclusion of my top-secret co-workers.Or I could fill the blog time with other fascinating topics, such as:1. Detailed progression of my training... e.g. took BART to Orinda yesterday and did intervals on my TT bike on San Pablo Dam Road and then I rode home on Wildcat but I am pretty certain that next time I will drive to the ...
Jul
23
Vineman
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So I went with Greg to the Vineman half ironman triathlon up in Sonoma this weekend, to watch him race, get in some good training of my own, and generally take in the sights.It being a 70.3 monstrosity, run by the Ironman corporation which as far as I can tell is the Clear Channel of the sports world that has created a huge machine to take people's money whilst making them feel like Winners because they get to spend all sorts of money and get finishing medals in exotic locales such as Santa Rosa and Cancun, (btw this is mainly the amateur stuff I am overgeneralizing about here)... anyway due to these facts there was LOTS of blog ...
Jul
20
Speaking of The Little Brat
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Talking to my mom about the new kitty led to me talking to my sister about my mom, and then about other things.The little brat is doing well. Her life is still a boyless dismality, she says, and the new kitty is very cute, and no Sal is NOT going to call it Nueve, definitely NOT.And, she even got herself a real live summer job in D.C.!Me: how's work?Scare: umwellI'm not deadwhich is a plusMe: whoawhy would you be dead?Scare: I work in Homeland Securitywhy wouldn't I be dead?also there is the boredom factor.I suggested she play minesweeper ...
Jul
20
Conversation with Mom #8
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I have been so busy lately doing really important things the details of which I forget that I have kind of slacked on calling my mom. Last week I get this email from her, and mind you she is not usually the most openly affectionate-towards-her-kids person ever (examples), anyway she writes me this email filling me in on the latest news and at the end she says "I miss talking to you."Oops. I am a terrible daughter. But I am working on making up for it thanks to Cingular.Sal: ...and we have a new cat!Me: Another one? Where did you get it?Sal: WELL, it showed up ...
Jul
18
Lists of Things
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(title happens to be the name of this random album by this random band named Polaris Mine, I recall the album kind of not being good)On to the List:1. Yesterday morning on the bike shuttle I pissed off another regular rider because I took the bike slot he wanted and then I ignored him when he started ranting and raving. But dude I got there first.2. I rode my Serotta to work because I was going to go to Marin after work so that's why I stole the good spot that enables you to block other bikes from ramming into yours.3. Mid-morning I heard some big pop coming from the direction of ...
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