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Monday Spin Workout
Finally finally finally got back onto the bike. Today’s spin class started lame, but this woman’s wacky taste in ambient / foreign beat-heavy electronic high bpm music was pretty awesome. definitely a welcome shift from the Jack Johnson - Journey soundtrack of the woman who leads the class from 6-7. We did all hill work with a couple accelerations ( Read more... ) -
Sunday Adventures, Camera in Hand
LiveJournal Tags: bauhaus,sunday,music,live show,capitol hill,seattle,JEWB,molly moon's,cafe presse,retrofit home
Sunday started oddly, snowing and whatnot. But I had a brunch to get to with Mir, my official Msft mentor, so weather would have to bend to my will. She’s also my Buenos Aires travel advisor and fellow Jew-in-arms, so she’s a fun ( Read more... ) -
Ankle ankle bo-bankle
Whistler was beautiful, sunny, gigantic, and full of adventure.
I like to think that those adjectives also describe my personality.
Unfortunately, I hurt my ankle on my *last* run, so I’m a bit out of commission for the next few days. It literally was the very last run, so I got at least 3 days worth of crunchy-snow glory.
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Vegetarian Chili
Sio passed along this recipe to me yesterday and we made it for a couple of boys who live in the neighborhood. It's a wacky take on vegetarian chili with a very pleasing flavor profile -- cilantro, orange peel, and sweet potatoes come together in a great way :)
Here's the recipe, we used Mexcian cheese and no sour cream:
chop 5 or 6 cloves of garlic
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Ulysses
Here's a break from sweat-talk.
This is one of my favorite pieces of poetry. Tennyson's dramatic monologue: "Ulysses"
I've highlighted my favorite parts...The last line has been particularly resonant with me since I first read it 11 years ago.
-- ulysses --
It little profits that an idle king,
By this still hearth, among these barren crags,
Match'd ( Read more... ) -
40 miles
Most (sane) people anticipate Valentine's Day with dread, either love-locked into what's sure to be an obligatory talk about "feelings" or love-lost into a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream (Loneliness and Self-Pity included in every bite!). Either way, it's an endurance ordeal, filled with chalky candy heart obstacles.
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Return of the (Jedi) Master
I haven't been able to swim at Master's swim since I hurt my ankle 3 months ago...well, I haven't felt brave enough to. I don't know what I was nervous of, I just didn't want to feel overwhelmed.
I know this happens to people all the time, but I literally witnessed a miracle in the pool. When I left Masters 3 months ago, there was a couple that ( Read more... ) -
Lake Samm Ride
Spinning is definitely making a difference. More details to come, but I have now ridden the Lake Sammamish 20-ish mile loop (is it 20? is it 25? if only I knew how to use my bike computer...) twice and I feel much stronger now. I attacked some hills, sped up my cadence, felt strong...it was awesome. -
spin!
I took my first spinning class wth Energetic Emily (EE). She is such a helpful workout partner...after 12 miles of climbing and endurance sets, she bribed me into swimming for another half hour with the promise of hot tubbing afterwards.
I'm never one to reject a hot tub, so after an hour of cycling my butt off, I plopped into the lap pool and EE ( Read more... )
