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Entries Tagged as 'rain'
spring fever
March 29th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
Starting Thursday, most of my weekend was spent doing this: I woke up Thursday night with a fever. The next few days involved raspy coughing, lots of sleep, and some colossally disgusting phlegm. I was popping pills like the pros M&Ms. Needless to say, there wasn’t much time on the bike [somewhat good because it [...]
Tags:luck·misery·plastic peloton·rain·rain jacket·showers pass·sick
rain = vicarious retail therapy
March 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments · nyc, style
Ughhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooo windy out. UGHHHHHHHHHHH. Yeah, I am currently a whine-fest, but I really love how the week after I meet with my faux-ch, it rains for most of the week. I mean, nevermind that I’m swamped with work and I couldn’t get out to ride anyway…how am I supposed to hit my 100+ miles/week [...]
riding to be righteous
October 29th, 2009 · 5 Comments · general stuff
Yesterday was cold and wet. Not the sharp cold that makes your sinuses hurt and your eyes tear up within 3 pedalstrokes. This was more a lethargic humidity that makes you briefly consider ditching class, before you reprimand yourself for how incredibly lame that would be. There was a good showing of rain too – [...]
high and dry
October 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · general stuff
I have the worst luck in the world. I will manage to leave just when it starts to pour and arrive at my destination as it starts to clear up, usually end up with the worst exam schedule on the face of the planet, and will consistently get thrown under the bus for things I [...]
lazy rain
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · general stuff, style
I don’t know what my parents were really thinking but my name is a homonym for “silkworm” in Japanese. Or maybe they weren’t really thinking. The characters are different, obviously, but it still makes for somewhat awkward introductions. Like oh, hello, my parents named me after a worm that you eventually boil in its own [...]
Tags:day off·drenched·rain·rollers·silkworm·sweaty·thunderstorms
promises of portland
July 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · general stuff
Like any good cyclist, I have dreams of Portland, OR. Never mind that I’ve never been there, or that I hate rain, or that a city overflowing with cyclists is more than a little bit intimidating. It’s the ultimate destination for anyone who is completely obsessed with cycling, even if, like me, they can barely [...]
rainy optimism
June 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · bike shops, general stuff, handmade goodies, hanging out
Blame the NYC Bicycle Film Festival and the weather for keeping me from blogging regularly lately. Ironic, I know. A busy weekend full of bicycles and hats can do that to you, though. Saturday morning started with brunch before heading to NYC Velo [yet again] in the increasingly persistent rain. We hurried to the shop [...]
a cyclist's dilemma
June 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · general stuff, training
I got rained on yesterday – for the first time this summer. It wasn’t even heavy rain, and lasted a mere 5 minutes. But lacking a front fender, my legs were instantly covered in beads of water, raising goosebumps on my unevenly tanned appendages. It was the first time, in a while, that I was [...]
beer.cupcake.mustache [the party]
April 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · hanging out
I got up this morning and made a beeline for the bathroom. Nearly tripping over the rollers in the hallway, I wondered why 1. I had to pee so badly, and 2. why there were clothes strewn all over my floor. Oh, yeah. Beer. Cupcake. Mustache. Well, the party, I mean. The book itself, created [...]
Tags:beer.cupcake.mustache·chimay·cyclocross·pedal power photography·rain·washington square tavern