Spring is Here

Still no job... but other than that life is going well. I'm moving to San Diego on the 28th. Last week I ran/rode every day. This week I ran 5 miles on Monday and racked up 110 miles on my bike over the course of three days. Today's ride was 50 miles with 2 killer climbs and a strong headwind for the last 7 miles. We went to Granville Cafe, aka the mojito place, for dinner tonight. Finally, after 3 not so successful attempts, I ate my entire southwest burger tonight! And then had a whole cupcake from Crumbs for dessert. Mmmm...

Robert and I are road tripping to Mammoth tomorrow. Katie is on spring break this week, so we all get to go boarding for a few days. I like how that works out. It's supposed to snow Saturday night and Sunday, which means Monday could be some good powder.

Hope Rides Again

Saturday night was amazing. Robert did his brotherly duties earlier in the week of letting me know that Lance Armstrong tweeted (...?) Anyways, after waiting a few days, I was informed that I was 1/100 twitter followers to be selected for the Hope Rides Again event in Hollywood. It started out with a 2.2 mile bike parade down Sunset Blvd and ended at the Montalban Theater. Once there, Ben Stiller introduced Lance Armstrong. Lance spoke along with the president of the LAF, the CEO of Nike, and Shepard Fairey. Topics included Lance's return to the bike, the LAF and fight against cancer, Nike's commitment to Lance and his foundation, the history of the yellow bands, some crowd Q&A and a few random stories here and there. Ben Harper finished the night with a concert. It was a great opportunity and I'm thrilled to be a part of it. Robert posted 5 pictures that I think accurately sum up the night, not to mention they're just awesome: Hope Rides Again Photo Summary

Sunday afternoon was also awesome. Robert had an ultimate frisbee touney. I went out to support the team and bring Robert food. I stuck around for the finals, which turned out to be a great performance by both teams. Robert's team was down 14-7. And that's when the game started. First to 15 (win by 2) wins. They rallied back scoring 8 points in a row. Talk about a turn around. The final score was 18-16. The first time I watched an ultimate game I was bored out of my mind. This game had me out of the chair and on the sidelines cheering 'em on most of the game.

Early Mornings

I'm not sure what it is this week, but so far I've been woken up too early on two different mornings. Wednesday I was woken up by a stream of 4 texts messages. Thank you Verizon for delivering messages sent to me on Sunday a few days later at 5:20am. This morning it was a car alarm right outside my window. It was too tired to look at my phone, but it was before the sun came up. I thought my habit of waking up between 7-7:30 was early enough.

Griffith Park

I went for a bike ride today in Griffith Park. Google Maps and the real deal aren't quite the same. I got lost in the sense that I didn't know where I was going but knew where the direction I came from. The fork in the road with no street signs didn't stop me. The dead end did though. It rained too. I got really dirty along with my bike as a result. But it was good and I survived.

Stage 7

Yesterday Robert and I drove to Pasadena to watch the finish of the Tour of California stage. We didn't get our timing quite right, but it all worked out. We walked along the course and found a good spot on the side to see the entire race go by, twice. Even though the cyclists go speeding by and they're gone in an instant, it was lots of fun to go. Afterward we walked down to the Rose Bowl where all the tents were. We saw a few of the cyclists after the finish as well as Lance's remade time trial bike. For those of you who don't know, his first one was stolen in Sacramento and returned a day later. I also got a water bottle that one of the guys through aside. A lot of walking turned into a great afternoon. Here's a picture that Robert took: Finishing the race

Short Vacation

I took a break from looking/applying for jobs on Monday and went up to Mammoth for 2 days. These pictures sum up the trip.

Tuesday:


Wednesday (from the top of 25 looking back at the mountain):

So-cal Life

I'm living in LA (at Rob's place). My life isn't too exciting right now. I spend just about all day, every day, looking for a job/internship/volunteer anything. I'm also starting to write my statement of purpose for me re-admission application for ucsd. That's going to take some time and thought. I have started watching Lost at night. It is a good way to take my mind of the job search, though sometimes is doesn't work. Sunday was a good break from the usual routine. Robert and I went snowboarding at one of the local mountains, Mt. Baldy. The day was an adventure getting up there with chains, the slowest ticket line ever, and near whiteout conditions. But was a good experience. I think the pure powder tree run and having no idea where I was going made the day complete.