I finally got out onto the road for a real ride. Janet and JoyfulDemise went to climb Heart Mountain today, so I hopped on my bike and pedaled out to meet them at the trailhead.
It was 85km of brutal gusting headwinds, and I was the only guy stupid enough to be pedaling west. The wind was so strong that I could only get up...
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It was 85km of brutal gusting headwinds, and I was the only guy stupid enough to be pedaling west. The wind was so strong that I could only get up...
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Well, Lance bloody Armstrong is leading the tour again. I guess it just drives me crazy that every time someone finds out I ride a bike, the first thing outta their yap is always 'so you must be a big Lance fan'.
No, I'm not.
He's a talented and hardworking bike rider, but he's also just about the most pampered prima donna in all of...
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No, I'm not.
He's a talented and hardworking bike rider, but he's also just about the most pampered prima donna in all of...
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rue_:
i think they broke up...
NOOO! not next saturday
This fri/sat and next fri/saturday I have driving classsssses. mrow. my weekends get fucked over.
NOOO! not next saturday
This fri/sat and next fri/saturday I have driving classsssses. mrow. my weekends get fucked over. 
threestares:
*edit, edit, edit*
okay next time i see you we will have a trash lance session.
okay next time i see you we will have a trash lance session.
Well that was a pretty damned good weekend all around. Quality time with my girls, and also met loads of people that, hitherto, were mere avatars.
If I had to choose my favorite part, I think it would have to be either throwing ice down Karlas top or else Cori's Nametag Initiative.
Thanks go to Grant and Blaine, both of whom were handy boys to...
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If I had to choose my favorite part, I think it would have to be either throwing ice down Karlas top or else Cori's Nametag Initiative.
Thanks go to Grant and Blaine, both of whom were handy boys to...
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aoede:
RYN: Yeah, I tried the Gogo look for a while...but then I had to sacrifice the sexy psychopath look for being able to see where I'm going...and that was the end of that.
In other news however, I like to work with sambel oelek and mayonnaise too. The way I make my shrimp salad is I mix 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp cilantro, 5tsp lime juice, 2 tsp mango chutney, and 3/4 tsp sambal oelek in a bowl, before adding my shrimp and mixing it all up. It should give off a "spunky and sour" taste. It can also serve as a filling for things like baked wonton wrappers or simply just putting it on a cracker. Er, try it at your own risk?
In other news however, I like to work with sambel oelek and mayonnaise too. The way I make my shrimp salad is I mix 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp cilantro, 5tsp lime juice, 2 tsp mango chutney, and 3/4 tsp sambal oelek in a bowl, before adding my shrimp and mixing it all up. It should give off a "spunky and sour" taste. It can also serve as a filling for things like baked wonton wrappers or simply just putting it on a cracker. Er, try it at your own risk?
roguestenography:
yar. shit. Apparently I've missed out once more.
yar. shit. Apparently I've missed out once more.Well it's official; just saw the crappiest movie ever.
Sahara, featuring Penelope Cruz and her bony ass.
Man it was bad. A plot so filled with holes that the narrative fabric was more like a narrative cobweb, acting so wooden and contrived...Oh I can't go on. Lets just say that at the end of this movie, I wanted to have all traces of it vacuumed...
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Sahara, featuring Penelope Cruz and her bony ass.
Man it was bad. A plot so filled with holes that the narrative fabric was more like a narrative cobweb, acting so wooden and contrived...Oh I can't go on. Lets just say that at the end of this movie, I wanted to have all traces of it vacuumed...
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_alice_:
i`m afraid there will be no joining in of festivities, as i have to work this weekend, plus i have out of town guests on saturday and sunday.
it`s crazy, i tell you!
it`s crazy, i tell you!
threestares:
i can't make it down there now. sorry.
Quick ride out to Bragg Creek and back yesterday...Turned out to be the hammer on my cold: yes, happy little virii have set themselves up in my pharynx, esophagus, and sinonasal passages and are frantically reproducing.
Fucking virii are having sex, and I'm too sick to even be a voyeur.
Can you tell I hit the cold medication hard? thought so.
Todays recipe:
Oven Roasted...
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Fucking virii are having sex, and I'm too sick to even be a voyeur.
Can you tell I hit the cold medication hard? thought so.
Todays recipe:
Oven Roasted...
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prockg:
I just want you to know that I tried the talking about the BJ thing the other day, and my man laughed at me. Well, he said he was just taken aback and that's why he giggled. 
I don't get it. My internet boyfriends love dirty typing and talking.
I don't get it. My internet boyfriends love dirty typing and talking.
sakita:
that recipe sounds soo awesome.
but.. i cant eat anything that has been covered in either butter or oil. but you can bet your bottom dollar i would ahve once upon a time.
sorry that you are feeling sick. My throat is killing me if it is any consolation.
but.. i cant eat anything that has been covered in either butter or oil. but you can bet your bottom dollar i would ahve once upon a time.
sorry that you are feeling sick. My throat is killing me if it is any consolation.
Just got back from the gym, where my wife and I spent some quality time weakening our minds, and ogling the hardbodied hotties that inhabit our particular gym.
We are fairly lucky because for some reason our gym is frequented by quite a few actual athletes, and there are relatively few rockheaded steroid monkeys underfoot.
Tomorrow it's the first big ride of the year: Headed...
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We are fairly lucky because for some reason our gym is frequented by quite a few actual athletes, and there are relatively few rockheaded steroid monkeys underfoot.
Tomorrow it's the first big ride of the year: Headed...
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viola:
Wow, that sounds delicious.
Don't worry about my grammarianship. As long as you use apostrophes correctly (and you do) I am happy as a clam!
Don't worry about my grammarianship. As long as you use apostrophes correctly (and you do) I am happy as a clam!
heinleindourden:
We'll be going up to calgary, and are trying to get a hotel room alltogehter now....
Finally got back on my bike this morning, ripped off a quick 74km, avg speed 31kph, top speed 56kph.
No real hills on this ride (which for Calgary residents was a quick blast out to Bragg Creek), that top speed was a 3km sprint at the end of the ride. I would like to say that I was racing against some other rider, but actually...
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No real hills on this ride (which for Calgary residents was a quick blast out to Bragg Creek), that top speed was a 3km sprint at the end of the ride. I would like to say that I was racing against some other rider, but actually...
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query:
Birth control? What's that? screw it, we don't need it. My partner has a vasectomy and I'm dying for a kid. I won't ask you to pay for it or anything. Really. We'll pay to raise it. 
You're right about the post divorce friends picking sides. Most of their friends were hers already, so they went back to her. As for the rest, they all tend to be married to wives who got fat and ugly, so maybe they're jealous. I dunno. But My friend Uni invited us to dinner last night, so that made us both happy.
You're right about the post divorce friends picking sides. Most of their friends were hers already, so they went back to her. As for the rest, they all tend to be married to wives who got fat and ugly, so maybe they're jealous. I dunno. But My friend Uni invited us to dinner last night, so that made us both happy.
query:
Okay, uncle is fine. As long as the kid is a cyclist. I'm blaming you if it's not because it's definately in my blood. And for crissakes don't get a yappy puppy. Hector is paranoid about fur on his clothes. Get a snake or something.
Finally it stopped raining; In fact, I actually went outside and saw blue sky. A scrap of blue sky, a long way fro me, and moving quickly south, but it was there.
No more rain in the forecast after this afternoon, so i can get back on my bike tomorrow morning.
A couple of people have asked me what I do for a living, seeing...
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No more rain in the forecast after this afternoon, so i can get back on my bike tomorrow morning.
A couple of people have asked me what I do for a living, seeing...
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query:
It is a medication for acne.
query:
Retin A Micro has been around since the eighties, and it works like magic...except for the first 4-6 weeks when it makes you break out like crazy. I've used it before. I think the reason it makes you break out so much is that it clears out all of the unwanted stuff that was under your skin in the first place, and after that it just prevents gunk from sticking together.
As for the research, ironically enough I am actually doing my thesis on exactly that. The world of education (and the world in general, I think) are on the verge of a paradigm shift. People are finding out that what we currently call "education" is really just socialization and indoctrination of a historically culturally narrow (read: Western/WHITE/male) pedagogical content. Unfortunately, the content also seeps through to the context/structure as well. There's lots more to it but yeah, I'm excited about the research too, for those reasons.
As for the research, ironically enough I am actually doing my thesis on exactly that. The world of education (and the world in general, I think) are on the verge of a paradigm shift. People are finding out that what we currently call "education" is really just socialization and indoctrination of a historically culturally narrow (read: Western/WHITE/male) pedagogical content. Unfortunately, the content also seeps through to the context/structure as well. There's lots more to it but yeah, I'm excited about the research too, for those reasons.
I went to the grocery store this morning. Picked up some olive oil, lettuce, carrots, mushrooms, cream cheese, a couple pounds of hamburger, a baguette, and 4l of milk.
Making burgers tonight (those of you who were at the big loft party, or at any of our bbqs, know what kind of burger I mean)
Yes: the heart attack smack jack burger!
Mix ground beef...
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Making burgers tonight (those of you who were at the big loft party, or at any of our bbqs, know what kind of burger I mean)
Yes: the heart attack smack jack burger!
Mix ground beef...
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thisplaceisdeath:
You're so awesome! but you really need to do something with that diet... 
char1es:
Oh? you think maybe I am not getting enough to eat?
well I just finished one of th best weekends i can remember. And since one of the things that happened this weekend was 20km of riding my bike through hail, 60kph winds, and driving rain while transports roared by me, you can imagine just how good the rest of it had to be.
In my profile it says that i 'have no unfufilled fantasies'. That...
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In my profile it says that i 'have no unfufilled fantasies'. That...
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when i break down and decide to try cooking something i will have to puruse your journal for a suitable recipe!!