Hey there friends sorry I havent posted much lately things have been moving along fast lately. A few weeks back did a Vegas trip with Mike, Bo, James and Justin. Had an amazing time with good friends that reminded me once again what life is all about. Then last weekend I was in Arizona for work and also to see some good friends. This time some older friends and well I dont need to say how nice it is spending time with people you have so much history with. I also recently purchased a new bike so I have been trying to spend as much time on that as possible. With all that happening and work I guess I have been trying to spend my free time off the computer which makes more sense to me right now.
I had a long day today that ended in a 22 mile bike ride burning 1570 calories. Whew. Killing time before bed I found some cool stuff online I thought I would share.
Checkout this rendering of the BMW M12. If it truly looks like this, badass. (link)
For chocolate lover out there (like me), now you know exactly how many calories you are eating. Per bite. (link)
Oakley has stepped into the Iphone game with a new case. I stopped by their headquarters the other day to check one out in person and none of the employees had even heard of it yet it’s on their website. (link)
Some of you know this and some of you don’t but I am a huge bag whore. I seem to be constantly searching for the perfect travel bags considering all my travel. My carry-on for the past few months has been a trusty OGIO backpack that has been serving me well. Checkout the bags from Booq Bags. The bag below is their Python Pack and it’s pretty dope. Perfect size to fit under your seat or overhead, great interior compartments for various items, will hold my 17-inch Mac Book Pro and more. Too bad its $290.
If you work in Photoshop as much as I do one of these sure would come in handy. (link)
The people at Starbucks are starting to remember my name. I dont know if thats a good to bad thing but it is what it is. Maybe I am there too much? My typical Sunday morning includes waking up, drinking a bottle of water, jumping in the shower and heading to Starbucks for some coffee and a banana walnut loaf. I stick to normal coffee because most of their mixed drinks are super high in calories and if I am going to blow some calories I am going to blow it on something I really like. According to Jen I still dont order my coffee in the proper Starbucks manner though. You know all those fancy names people say at the counter. “I will take a half calf double drip no foam low fat carmel vanilla who the hell knows what they are drinking frappucino.” I get coffee, medium size not a “grande drip”.
Tomorrow is Memorial Day! One year ago tomorrow I was running my first ever 5K race. I was going to enter the same race tomorrow but I never signed up. I am sure I could just show up and run but I havent really been in a running mood lately, I would rather be on my bike. It would be cool to see how much faster I could run it one year later but I already know I am much quicker. Still, I am definitely not a fast runner.
June is on my mind, I have a busy month ahead of me. Vegas with the guys for Mike’s birthday is going to kick some ass, Polaris is sending me to MN to test drive the new Rzr and then off to Phoenix for a little reunion of sorts with some good old friends and also do a little work. June will also mark the last apartment payment I have to make on the old place. The past 3 months having to pay for my new home and make a rent payment have really chewed up my savings. Fucking apartment managers can go to hell! Oh well, it is what it is and its almost over then I can get back to my normal budget.
I did buy a sweet new leather chair for my pad, check it out. I was tired of looking in stores for a simple leather chair, everyone wanted $300-$500 so I checked Craigslist. $65 later and I have a new cool chair (the dark leather one). What makes this purchase even better is that I bought it from a Church and the money goes to the children’s church program. So, my feel good activity for the week is accomplished! I think it also may come in handy for pics.
This is kind of an over share but hey this is my blog so tough. I visited my dermatologist the other day and have a mole removed. Have you ever had that done? The removal process didnt hurt but the damn needle he stuck with me before hand to numb it did, damnit. Anyway, the reason I am sharing this is because it’s odd looking in the mirror and seeing it gone. It’s been like a birthmark, there most of my life so now its like a friend is gone. I know sounds silly.
Oh so I was going through my garage and ran into this picture. This is me I think around the age of 18 with Heather Johnson. Funny story about Heather, I was working at Crown Books in Irvine when we met. I was at work and she came in looking all cute in her soccer gear and left a note for me at the counter when she left. It had her name and number on it and said call me. What guy doesn’t like a girl who does something like this especially at 18! We dated for a little bit and Sean actually was seeing her friend. So, not only do I have curly hair in the pic but check it, yes I am rockin a vest. haha wow.
I have a stack of other fun old pics I found but I need to get a hold of a scanner. Oh yeah, so I was visiting my sisters blog today and came across this pic of my nephew and niece. This image really reminds me of childhood. Totally sacking out without a care in the world. Not to mention they are the cutest kids in the world. Look at Matt rockin the robot pjs, I want some.
So, I bought a pretty badass road bike about a year ago and then turned around and sold it. Someone offered me nearly what I paid for it and I wasn’t riding it much. I have noticed how much slower my mountain biking has become since selling the road bike. All that spinning really helped and wanting to do Vision Quest next year a new road bike is pretty much a must for training. I have been looking around and it seems like I have nailed down what I want, which happens to be almost exactly the same bike I had before. (grr)
Specialized Roubaix Expert Triple in Carbon/Red
If I do happen to own this bike I may swap the Shimano Triple components for the SRAM Double Compact group because I loved it on my last Roubaix. Here is a quick rundown of what comes on the bike.
Shimano Ultegra, 2-piece Hollowtech II crankset
Specialized FACT monocoque carbon fork, full carbon legs, crown and steerer w/ Zertz inserts
Would someone please tell Apple to release the new freakin Iphone already? Seriously. At least get the 2.0 software update out and let us see these big new programs we are promised. I am sure there are 100s of companies chomping at the bit waiting for Apple to say GO! I put together a list of some of my favorite Iphone 2.0 websites, stories, peeks, rumors, etc…
Whom ever created this site gets a big HIGH FIVE from me! How many times have you seen a smokin hot girl on the arm of a total douchebag? TONS right? Someone actually created a site called Hot Chicks with Douchebags. I am heading to Vegas in a couple weeks with a few friends and we are sure to bounce in to at least one of these guys! haha
I have been doing a lot of reading lately about fixed geared bikes (fixies). Bike Snob NYC is a great blog where I found a couple of the photos below. He has a great blog talking about fixies and bike messengers lifestyles. I think it would be a blast to build one of these for commuting around town and maybe cruising the beach boardwalk. Unsure about it being a true fixie though maybe throw a freewheel on it and some brakes! I rode a Swobo Fixie at The Path the other day and it was really fun but damn nearly broke my neck trying to turn and stop forgetting the bike doesn’t want to let you! Another fun fact is you can pickup a basic fixie for about $500-$600. May be something I add to my fleet once a few other bikes land first
