thinking out loud

the luckiest...
on saturday, i rode my bike 130 miles in about 9.5 hours. i added another 10 on with the ride to/from the start for my 2nd longest day in the saddle ever, after the Dease Lake Triple challenge that we pulled off last summer in rural northern british columbia. let's just say i was in far better shape last summer, but i made far better time this spring. same bike, same clothes, same weather (half dry, half-drizzly)...but better roads and less elevation gain made this a little less gruelling. that and knowing that i was going to sleep in my own bed that night, and that there were convenience stores with great frequency (ok, greater frequency...still 20 miles between, give or take). oh, and the 46 intrepid souls who set out on 200k with me at the crack of dawn. i spent about 5 miles drafting behind a pleasant recumbent, about 30 miles riding with a delightful fellow named mike, and the rest of the ride pretty well on my own, although i saw folks all day long, since it was an out and back course--the speed people passed me going the other way 10 miles from the turnaround, and i was seeing folks still coming for an hour and a half after i turned around myself. mostly, i was happy to feel great the next day, meaning i am probably going to do something nutty and try the 300k in two weeks, despite co-sponsoring a party that evening.

it was fortunate i had no troubles walking and that

dark_knightly did me the tremendous favor of working out the knots in my lower back that evening, so's i could help

kdaisy721 host a pretty fabulous sushi-housewarming party in the style of the old austin nuclear-sushi crowd. we had about 28 folks there, and a good time, and good food was had by all. we'll probably have more similar parties, since we like hosting, cooking, and eating, and we are well-provisioned for all 3. mmm. all-the-sushi-you-can-eat! all-the-sake-you-can-drink! yesplz.

also, new job goes well. plenty to do, reasonable autonomy, learning new things, helping people do their work. life is pretty good.

this post courtesy of

808's prompting. now, to go eat fishleftovers =)