theBigFriend i don't know where i'm going, but i'm sure i'll find my way
a calendar flip is much obliged.
sorry. i hate to whine, but i don’t think i’ve ever looked more forward to to putting the month of august out of it’s misery. the night shift is taking it’s toll. a month long roofing construction project didn’t help either. still holding my breath for a day job. but at this point, ill take [...]
rochester is for lovers?
got my hands on mat kearney’s lovely new album young love. he has a song about rochester on it…kinda depressing though. but i mean, you’re singing about a city that has more cloudy days than seattle. happy here in LA but i do miss those summer nights along east ave…and the people i shared [...]
under the covers…
ive been noticing a trend of fantastic cover songs lately – the kills – pale blue eyes (velvet underground) lady danville – kids (mgmt) bon iver – you can’t make me love you (bonnie raitt) hollie cook – walkin’ in the sand (shangri-las) superheavy – miracle worker (rance allen) adele – last nite (strokes) mr. [...]
coffffeee
26 miles, a delicious latte from intellegentsia, and then about 20 more. not sure if it still counts as a “recovery” ride, but it definitely ranks up there with “my hair is a hot mess.”
wurstkuche (voost-koo shaw)
finally made it downtown to wurstkuche, an exotic sausage grill and belgian beer bar. i like sauces and just kept it simple with a sweet link and threw on a mix of mustards. split a set of fries for the table with some tasty curry ketchup and chipotle aioli. oh, and two la chouffes. la [...]
currently spinning:
foster the people: torches fruit bats : tripper little dragon: ritual union realease the sunbird: come back to us portugal. the man: in the mountain in the cloud
sleeplessness = winning
to combat the depression and isolation of working a 7pm – 5am night shift, i have adopted the practice of staying awake when i get home from work saturday mornings. well, i’m not as young as i use to be and all-nighters are challenging, but i have been much happier since doing this. i get [...]
griffith park. rawr.
so, the shutdown of the 405 freeway made national news. it was quite overhyped, but i tried to make the most of it and explored some new bike routes in my area. for some reason i decided to climb up to the griffith park observatory. i think it was over 1000 feet of climbing, and [...]
nom nom nom
accomplished this weekend: -26 miles saturday (san vincente sprints and almafi loops) -mike post cd release party -34 miles sunday (santa monica to pepperdine at a brisk 18-20mphISH pace) -victorious sweltering hot softball game -crawfish boil holla.
pardon?
um excuse me? where is the maintence staff? im going to need the windows of “my” 9th floor corner office to be washed please. thanks.