• working at an awful bike shop. the only good things that resulted from that were:

- demoing a spot 29er (SS) which consequently resulted in me wanting to get better at mountain biking - getting dznuts chamois cream for $11. - realizing how advertising and networking can really steer people in the wrong direction. you're all assholes. and not everyone fits in your clique, so fuck you

• road bikes, a lot, obviously
• going to sweet action almost every night
• entered the modern world of technology and got a google mytouch phone
• epic start of summer ride = denver>golden gate canyon>2 flat tires>blackhawk/central city>back in through 119>2 flat tires>hitched ride>denver
• raced short track and had a blast

- got 8th in my first race - ate pizza wi...

• not sleeping in...setting alarm for 7:50am every day
• reading and listening to npr in the morning
• getting a good session of roller time in if it's crappy outside
• be more consistent about intervals
• keep room and kitchen clean
• get to campus early
• lighten up
• go new places
• start saving money for san francisco
• find out when/if i start working at salvagetti; otherwise find something new
• don't be so nervous about racing
• believe people when they say i'm being irrational
• keep loving bikes so very much
• give up high fructose corn syrup
• quit eating when i'm not hungry
• start my
  
  training log now that i have an awesome ...

generated list topic

• morning coffee
• waking up next to him
• cooking breakfast
• bike ride
• meeting rayne and brittany on campus
• going to the gym
• coffee and free cake at the market
• making dinner at home
• st. marks study nights

i have lame normal days apparently.

• waking up at 7am when everything has been okay for once in a very long time feels just fine
• i pulled the best shot on my espresso machine today
• thicker socks would have been key
• yuki (pro mtber for team ergon) is fast!
• and i was stoked when he complimented my cadence and strength
• kool-aid without sugar is cool with me
• getting rocks in your water bottles is nasty
• mud is very fun
• although, ice is not
• everytime john and i see a horse now, we gotta tell the joke...what do gay horses eat? haaaay
• i like riding with clint
• i'm so happy....and i have nothing to worry about for a long time
• snot rockets=snockets

• Ultegra or Dura-Ace groupo (might get an Ultegra SL group from Evan...)
• new frame for my road bike (also might get a Blue RC4 carbon frame from Evan)
• wheelset for my cross bike (but considering cross season is over, that can wait)
• stem and headset for my cross bike
• ...TT bike
• shitty commuter bike...fixed gear mountain bike perhaps or just a fixed gear
• team kits
• wool socks
• fleece lined bibs
• clothing from j-crew
• patagonia/north face clothing
• ...more clothing
• bookshelf
• moreee books
• belt for my record player
• jewerely
• stove top perk

• PHL 2441: Logic and Language

Dr. Mehring

• PHL 3100: Evolution of Consciousness

Dr. Lockley

• PHL 4260: Philosophy of Law

Dr. Kautzer

I have to figure out one more class.

• The Arcade Fire - Funeral
• The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
• Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
• Mogwai - The Hawk is Howling
• Regina Spektor - Far
• The Cure - Galore
• The Magnetic Fields - The Wayward Bus/Distant Plastic Trees
• The Clash - London Calling
• The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

that stupid day of pukey-hallmark-cute-romance...yeah, well.

• cruised around whittier/industrial denver looking for houses for the grano boy/family.
• met the crazy relator, shelley, i kind of love her
• did a walkthrough on some random persons house (they weren't home...) on 36th and williams. super gross place. not to mention awkward.
• went to argonaut
• went to whole foods and got free coconut milk ice cream from some rad employee
• did some summer trip planning (denver+san francisco+redwood national forest+vancouver)...the question is to cruise the 101 costal highway or to just go to vancouver? hmm...
• ordered thai basil
• drank a white rascal (my favorite avery b...

• Basic Writings (Being in Time, specifically): Heidegger
• The Politics and Constitution of Athens: Aristotle
• The Cyclists Training Bible
• Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: Steve McIntosh
• How Humanity Came into Being: Martin Lockely

And leisure books for bus rides...

• Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: Haruki Murakami (john's favorite book, must finish)
• End of the Jews: Adam Mansbach

• christmas
  • watched dogs 101...
  • drank wine
  • drank beer
  • ate snacks
  • ate more snacks
  • saw rayne
  • john set up the train and hung out then came back and hung out more
  • goofed around with the family
• new years eve
  • partied with a 94 yr old
  • got really drunk
• saw maya and ate brunch with her at watercourse
• went to vine street with abby and zoe
• clint, john, and i snuck into the hyatt and used their hot tub...it was pretty epic

• go to the hot springs with john, clint, and sarah
• cyclocross fun
• read a lot
• be consistent about yoga
• move up to c3 yoga
• finish all the sex and the city episodes while doing trainer parties with evan
• have a drunken roller party
• get my road bike fully built up
• find a job and/or make some money somehow
• do some good baking
• have an ugly vest party (because my embroidered horse vest dominates all)
• get my room organized and cleaned
• get my training log back in order
• see some good films

• Making breakfast
• Drinking coffee out of a mason jar
• Riding cross bikes in the snow
• Training when it's not freezing
• Body heat and fleece blankets during cold nights
• Stronbow Cider/Hiberation Ale/Old Chub
• Bombers (Whiskey Stout and Three Philosophers specifically)
• Eating pho at Pho95
• Late night King Soopers adventures
• Hot yoga with Evan
• Gym with Clint and John
• Bumming around The Market and St. Marks
• "Date night"-snacks and booze at Whole Foods, then a dollar movie
• Girl time with Rayne
• Adventures in the bug to Niwot/Boulder
• Reassuring talks with my pops
• Food Network
• Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez and the Knife...

• wake up john
• become lethargic and fall asleep again
• talk about coffee and decide to get up
• talk about what to make for breakfast, then really get up
• make espresso
• cook breakfast (vegan pancakes, tofu scramble, veggie omelets, pastries....)it is taken seriously
• make french press
• get ready and go ride bikes/train
• ...or if it's under 30 degrees...fall asleep

• my bicycles
• riding and racing them a lot
• soda water
• vegetables
• coffee
• soy milk
• lotion
• make up
• water bottles
• cereal
• grazing at whole foods
• my fuzzball john
• best friends
• food network
• girl time with rayne
• sex and the city
• rollers
• justin simoni
• kick ass support from emily latta
• scooter rides
• craigslist missed connections

• having john and my 100 mile bike ride date yesterday...windy, cold, lots of sugar consumed (sometimes you just gotta drink a coke and eat a pay day candy bar)
• made a chocolate cake out of beets with cream cheese frosting
• went to britt's and drank belgian beer with chrisfeld, john, marshall, and britt of course.
• played sorry! i won, it was pretty cool
• making pancakes with marshall and john
• hangover brunch at sputnik with chrisfeld and britt
• showed chrisfeld around denver, again... glad to see him getting better
• cycling club meeting had a good turn out...though everyone on the team is so damn awkward, including myself
• eating coconut popsicles at whole foods almost every day
• usual happy hour sushi at kokoro...tastes...

"generate a list topic" is what I'm doing from now on because i can't make my own decisions about list.

• last night i saw a boy walking with a bottle of wine and flowers down 11th ave. because of the context, i cried.
• not being trusted
• certain songs, of course
• harold and maude
• remembering times and people that i know i'll never have again
• mostly just contextual things..

• tyrone the bartender at the thin man is adorable
• i'm okay with the winter break lifestyle i have
• i really hate people being confusing and inconsistent
• i'm glad I have girl friends to bitch with about lack of communication
• just because i liked a few belle and sebastian songs on pandora doesn't mean they only to have to play belle and sebastian.
• i love sex and the city too much for my own good
• and watching the finale of season 5 then watching episode 6 of season 4 was confusing, even though i've seen them all at least 5 times.
• sigh of relief.
• i really wish people were more upfront with their thoughts, especially when they c...

trying to look at a few positive things...

• attempting to take Latin with brittany and rayne. and of course mary deforest phd.
• skipping ONE latin class, being so far behind that she blatantly announced to the class
• ....dropping Latin
• taking care of a cat....ahem...
• study nights at st. marks with the usual
• study days at the market with the usual
• running into chris at the market
• free pastries
• free coffee
• free beer
• classes lacking stimulation so much that it was ok to drink in the alley on a bench on tuesday nights
• happy hour with brittany at city o city
• waiting for john and sometimes rayne in n...

• Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem
• Old White Lincoln - The Gaslight Anthem
• Heartbeats - Jose Gonzalez
• Heartbeats - The Knife
• So Human - Lady Sovereign
• I Wanna Be Sexy - The Machine Gun Blues
• Electric Feel - MGMT
• Kids - MGMT
• Sugar Free - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
• Never Ending Math Equation - Modest Mouse
• Head South - Modest Mouse
• Ceremony - New Order
• Five Years Time - Noah and the Whale
• Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns
• My Generation - Spoonboy
• Back in Your Head - Tegan and Sara
• A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
• As High As Wu-Tang Get - Wu-Tang Clan

I hate riding rollers. Stupid winter.