~*~Get after it Saturday~*~
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Had six hours sleep straight.
Went to look at flying things, happy enough with this, SFA light so 6400iso,1/160th at near 1m equiv focal length.
Rode 50km, mostly on the road, 'twas windy.
Previous Lib government leased the local port to China for 99yrs, they were a smart bunch.
Went to look at flying things, happy enough with this, SFA light so 6400iso,1/160th at near 1m equiv focal length.
Rode 50km, mostly on the road, 'twas windy.
Previous Lib government leased the local port to China for 99yrs, they were a smart bunch.
Rode 22 miles on the MTB yesterday. Ready to put in a long day today. Strategizing with Splat now on what our plan of attack is going to be.
At airport on my way to meet family in CA for a week vacation. Fire alarm decided to go off last night at 2am for no apparent reason, which was awesome. Ended up doing a full house check and nothing. I normally can't sleep on a plane, but today might be that day.
Wow, first time (mostly) sleeping through the night in weeks.
It’s amazing.
No fever-dreams, a little bit of rib pain.
Things are looking up !
It’s amazing.
No fever-dreams, a little bit of rib pain.
Things are looking up !
hello ppls
seeing Kooza (a Cirque du Soleil show) today at 3:30. as Taylor Swift is playing a concert at 6:30 nearby (Kooza's tent is in the farthest parking lot of the arena complex she's playing) and because that area generally is a mess we shall take the train there. A Line then E Line, easy peasy.
otherwise moonlighting as is my life this month and maybe heading to a trampoline park to supervise kids. with my knee recovering I shall not be jumping myself.
seeing Kooza (a Cirque du Soleil show) today at 3:30. as Taylor Swift is playing a concert at 6:30 nearby (Kooza's tent is in the farthest parking lot of the arena complex she's playing) and because that area generally is a mess we shall take the train there. A Line then E Line, easy peasy.
otherwise moonlighting as is my life this month and maybe heading to a trampoline park to supervise kids. with my knee recovering I shall not be jumping myself.
You DEFINITELY need some nice, brown leather Loafers with tassles to match those grips!
It actually looks cool with that battleship grey. Sophisticated.
It reminds me of a Selle Italia Flite saddle I had, same color.
raisin bran and espresso followed by the 200 yard walk to work. supposed to hit 110F late this afternoon. Good thing the last ride of the day is at noon.
custom axles shafts should arrive via next day air freight to a UPS store a few hours away, today should be the day
Line for every coffee place at the airport is min 30 people long. I'm testing my first energy drink in years. Celsius apparently has the same amount of caffeine as a large coffee, so we shall see how this shakes 
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Hopefully there’s enough caffeine that you won’t have to deal with the shakes.Line for every coffee place at the airport is min 30 people long. I'm testing my first energy drink in years. Celsius apparently has the same amount of caffeine as a large coffee, so we shall see how this shakes
First ride on the Crest yesterday, hot dang that’s some good shot right there ladies and germs. Today is a long(ish) local ride followed by a river float. Another Crest ride tomorrow.
I’m preemptively tired just thinking about it.
I’m preemptively tired just thinking about it.
I figured when you didn’t show up this morning for Antero.
Uh... Yeah. I'm currently sitting in place, just shaking and sweating. And not the ADHD "I can't slow down" shakes. The "hey, you got any more of that??" shakes. Fucking hell. No mas. How the hell do people drink five of these things a day? 0/10 do not recommend.
Just wait for the insulin spike and resulting crash
All zero carb. No sugar for me.
porch coffee. humid, on its way to hot and humid. gotta do shit like mow the yard. maybe get in a little ride later to spin the legs and test the ribs.
I forgot to add that I got to have a fun call with my parents last night. I've talked about how my dad has been trending towards Q the last few years and his investments have as well. 70, more risk than an 18yo, lots of gold etc. I got to use the wonderful phrase "and now it's official - I know what the fuck I'm talking about."
My mom was able to fire off some questions about a couple of broader issues that have needed to be dealt with for someone who is 70 and retired, which I was able to answer confirming everything that she's been saying needed to be addressed. So... I will probably get to deal with my most difficult Financial Plan EVER as my first proper plan - my parents.
So wish me luck. This alone will have been worth it all, if I can hammer through the thickest skull you can imagine.
My mom was able to fire off some questions about a couple of broader issues that have needed to be dealt with for someone who is 70 and retired, which I was able to answer confirming everything that she's been saying needed to be addressed. So... I will probably get to deal with my most difficult Financial Plan EVER as my first proper plan - my parents.
So wish me luck. This alone will have been worth it all, if I can hammer through the thickest skull you can imagine.
Have been to the pump track close to my mom's place for the last 3 days. It could do with a little maintenance, but the general layout and line choices are just awesome! Yesterday evening one pretty good rider and his friend were there and the resulting session was amazing. So much progress for me. I am now confidently jumping 2 of the 3 double rollers on the first straight and the rather big roller on the opposite end of the track. I always had good speed on the track and I don't think taking the jumps is faster, but soooo much more fun. 
Tried a new sushi spot last night, in the fancy part of town, and had great reviews. I struggle to think of a worse sushi experience. The Takoyaki was meh, my Nigiri was about on par with grocery store pre-made sushi, and then we got to the rolls. I think it may be the first time I've ever spit food out at a restaurant. No clue what the issue was, but both the wife and I agreed the rolls tasted like sunblock, just fucking terrible.
I've decided I need to be slightly less averse to confrontation/speaking up. If ever there was a time to pull a Gordon Ramsey and ask the chef to come out and try the food, tell me if he thought it tasted fine, this was that time. The only thing that saved us was only having one bite, otherwise I think I'd have been Jackson Pollocking the bathroom all night.
AC guys are here re-doing all the work they did last Friday, so I get to babysit that, yay.
I've decided I need to be slightly less averse to confrontation/speaking up. If ever there was a time to pull a Gordon Ramsey and ask the chef to come out and try the food, tell me if he thought it tasted fine, this was that time. The only thing that saved us was only having one bite, otherwise I think I'd have been Jackson Pollocking the bathroom all night.
AC guys are here re-doing all the work they did last Friday, so I get to babysit that, yay.
I've found that the best sushi comes from nondescript restaurants in semi sketchy strip malls. Preferably near large Japanese based companies. If you ever find yourself near a Toyota plant, get sushi.
Catch-22. Google wallet needs online access to confirm card. Can't get online access with out paying for it. Got to spend the flight looking at Haley's data though. And... Now I have next focus points. But the last focus points really made a difference. These new ones are exit speed to the front straight. That should be worth quite a bit more than I figured before, so bueno.
Definitely, this place had my Spidey sense tingling just based on the menu and décor, but I always get accused of being a grump and not being willing to try new places so I was a good sport. The wife doesn't understand that I was once adventurous, but 99% of new "trendy" restaurants suck and that's why I have 1 or 2 favorite spots for every type of food and don't want to waste my time going anywhere else.
Our usual spot is next to a dry cleaner and an appliance repair place, interior is hammered, there are no manus, but it's always outstanding, and when they have a special, it's really something special. The other good spot in town is next to a Goodwill and a Chuck-e-Cheese, and there's always homeless people flopped out in the alley behind it, but their sashimi variety plate is always crazy good.
I’m a dumb ass. I know msg will cause me to have severe exploding ass. But I was curious if Takis chip thingys were actually spicy. Tried some of the Fuego one last night. Maybe 5-6 chips, not that spicy. But holy shit. . . Literally. Those goddamn things must be absolutely covered in msg.
so what you're saying is that i should go down to the bmw plant near spartanburg and find a german restaurant?
Took out the garbage. Talked on the phone. No Tylenol yet. Still no real appetite and the sore throat lingers. I think the worst of this Covid is behind me.
I have purple and green sparkle tassels for it in the garage.
In this pic the black flite is on it, black one behaves better in the wet. The brown seat gets super grippy, it's annoying so it has been off for months, just weird lighting.
Kids fuck up everything... off to the bike shop to have a wheel relaced with some not-destroyed spokes.
depends on the ratio of True Germans and Local Yokels there
Horse show is done for the day, they fed us pork burritos with spicy sweet green salsa. I give it a 7/10
101F outside 73F in the camper. drinking a N?A Samuel Adams Hazy IPA
101F outside 73F in the camper. drinking a N?A Samuel Adams Hazy IPA