I figure now that it's been a few months of mystery I will share what I actually do. I'm a behavioral interventionist (aka therapist) for children with Autism and Asperger's syndrome. I travel to most cities in North SD County. Majority of the time I'm doing 1:1 in home behavioral therapy with the kids. Occasionally I'll spend some time in the office, located in Carlsbad, doing office work. Most of the kids are between the ages 2-4 and a few are 5-7. Each kid has there own set of programs/goals. It's challenging! I could go on for a while about it, but I won't.
The other part of my life: cycling and weekends. I love the weekends! For one, I don't work. I've been cycling every weekend for the past 3 months. I ride with the San Diego Bike Club Saturday mornings usually. The group ride I do tends to be 45-65 miles depending on if I ride from my house or not. According to my cyclomter, I have ridden a little over 900 miles from mid-April to now (riding only weekends). Two weekends ago on Saturday I rode 114 with 5 SDBC people. It took 7.5 hours, and one 30 min stop. That was good, kind of easy. I've been doing a lot of hill training when I ride by myself. I like to consider myself more of a climber. This Saturday, Aug 1st, I'm doing the Marin County Century!! It should be tiring, but good.
This past weekend Robert came down and we went to Comic Con Saturday afternoon. It was free. Thanks DreamWorks (and Robert). I don't see myself going back in the near future. I'm not geeky enough for anything there. However, it was interesting to see a lot of the art on display and the Star Wars trailer. I saw HP 6 for the second time Saturday night, came home and made s'mores using the fire pit in our backyard, and hit the beach Sunday after riding! Hooray for weekends!
Monday, July 27, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Taking a Breather
A week ago I moved to Bird Rock (a small community in La Jolla)! This weekend I was able to relax and not have to worry about moving, past roommates, bills, etc.. So what did I do:
Friday: Walked down to a pizza place for lunch, had a friend over and went to the beach, then sat on the patio with friends to enjoy life and a few beers.
Saturday: I celebrated the 4th by riding 65 miles. The rest of the day, or what was left of it, was spent napping and consuming food. I stood on my patio table to watch a few fireworks, but nothing too exciting.
Sunday: I rode 38 miles in the morning then chowed down on one of SD's best breakfast burritos. It was also another beach day. I drove to the beach (a whole one mile away) with a friend. And walked to a sushi place for dinner.
Friday: Walked down to a pizza place for lunch, had a friend over and went to the beach, then sat on the patio with friends to enjoy life and a few beers.
Saturday: I celebrated the 4th by riding 65 miles. The rest of the day, or what was left of it, was spent napping and consuming food. I stood on my patio table to watch a few fireworks, but nothing too exciting.
Sunday: I rode 38 miles in the morning then chowed down on one of SD's best breakfast burritos. It was also another beach day. I drove to the beach (a whole one mile away) with a friend. And walked to a sushi place for dinner.
Monday, June 15, 2009
A weekend in SB
I drove up to Santa Barbara this weekend for Katie's graduation. The graduation itself was pretty boring, but the rest of the weekend was great. I drove up to LA Friday after work, picked up Robert, and got to SB around midnight. Robert and I ran Saturday morning along the coast before the grad ceremony, then it was off to lunch and wine tasting with the family. Robert's the wine pro, so he led the way. We went to 2 wineries and got dinner before heading back to drop Katie off at home and drive to Ventura.
Day 2 started out with a 35 mile bike ride up from Ventura to Ojai and back. We then drove back to SB for a lunch party that Katie and her 7 roommates were hosting. That was actually a lot of fun. The weather was great too. Sadly, the weekend fun had to end because I needed to get back to San Diego (and Rob to LA). What a weekend though... I wish I'd had an extra day to recover.
Day 2 started out with a 35 mile bike ride up from Ventura to Ojai and back. We then drove back to SB for a lunch party that Katie and her 7 roommates were hosting. That was actually a lot of fun. The weather was great too. Sadly, the weekend fun had to end because I needed to get back to San Diego (and Rob to LA). What a weekend though... I wish I'd had an extra day to recover.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Memorial Day Weekend
What a freakin' fantastic weekend. Saturday I did a bike ride hosted by the San Diego Bike Club. Firstly, those guys are hard core! I'd never ridden in a pelaton type group before, but that's what Saturday's ride was for. I rode with the D1/D2 group. It was the most advanced of the Development groups. I learned how to ride in a rotating paceline. The total ride was 52 miles and took just under 3 hours. It was lots of fun and I plan on showing up this weekend for the same ride. After the ride I went to friends BBQ. I sat around the pool, ate food, and played frisbee all afternoon.
Sunday I was a little sore from the previous day. I woke up and rode 25 miles. I rode with another guy from SDBC for about 20 miles. Once again, those guys are good! My legs were sore going up Torrey Pines. I think I just relaxed the rest of the day.
On Monday, Jen, my roommate, and I decided to go on a day trip to Julian and hike along the way. We hiked to the summit of Mt. Cuyamaca, which happens to be the second highest peak in San Diego County. Then we had lunch and pie in Julian. It's not a very exciting place, but we had to go just to go. On the way back home we stopped for another hike. This one was much easier. Finding a way to cross a river was the only problem we encountered. There were lots of warnings for mountain lions and rattlesnakes. Fortunately we didn't encounter either along the trails. By the end of the day we'd hiked close to 15 miles.
Other happenings since my last update: I have a job.
Sunday I was a little sore from the previous day. I woke up and rode 25 miles. I rode with another guy from SDBC for about 20 miles. Once again, those guys are good! My legs were sore going up Torrey Pines. I think I just relaxed the rest of the day.
On Monday, Jen, my roommate, and I decided to go on a day trip to Julian and hike along the way. We hiked to the summit of Mt. Cuyamaca, which happens to be the second highest peak in San Diego County. Then we had lunch and pie in Julian. It's not a very exciting place, but we had to go just to go. On the way back home we stopped for another hike. This one was much easier. Finding a way to cross a river was the only problem we encountered. There were lots of warnings for mountain lions and rattlesnakes. Fortunately we didn't encounter either along the trails. By the end of the day we'd hiked close to 15 miles.
Other happenings since my last update: I have a job.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Old and New
I got a new road bike! It was surprisingly harder than I thought to pick one out too. When you get to a certain price range the bikes are all very similar. I test rode the final two, a Trek and Specialized, and went with the Trek. I haven't been home or had enough time to get a good 30-40 intro ride on it, but that will change this week hopefully.
I had a 1985 Peugeot with a steel frame, down-tube shifters, standard double crankset in the front, and a 6 speed cassette (gears) in the back. The Peugeot was approximately 24.5 lbs. I put on new handlebar tape, break levers, clip-on pedals, one shifter (it took forever and a day), and a new seat. To it's credit, the bike did have one of the best frame mounted pumps. When I got the bike from my uncle, this is exactly what it looked like.
Here's my Trek. Everything is better. It has an aluminum frame with carbon front/rear stays and a carbon seat stay. Handlebar shift levers are awesome! I don't have to reach down and feel (in space) how far to move a lever to shift anymore. I have a compact double in the front with a 10 speed cassette in the back. And it's about 5 lbs lighter.
I had a 1985 Peugeot with a steel frame, down-tube shifters, standard double crankset in the front, and a 6 speed cassette (gears) in the back. The Peugeot was approximately 24.5 lbs. I put on new handlebar tape, break levers, clip-on pedals, one shifter (it took forever and a day), and a new seat. To it's credit, the bike did have one of the best frame mounted pumps. When I got the bike from my uncle, this is exactly what it looked like.
Here's my Trek. Everything is better. It has an aluminum frame with carbon front/rear stays and a carbon seat stay. Handlebar shift levers are awesome! I don't have to reach down and feel (in space) how far to move a lever to shift anymore. I have a compact double in the front with a 10 speed cassette in the back. And it's about 5 lbs lighter.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Back in SD
I took my bike to a different shop today and had them true the back wheel. The guy guessed it would last 6 months tops. So when I got home today I was stoked to be able to ride my bike and rode to Encinitas and back (36 miles). I broke a rear spoke... so much for that repair earlier in the day. I also fell at the end of my ride. I blame fatigue. And now I have a nice 2.5" cut along the side of me knee.
In other news... it's good to be back in San Diego. I went to PB tonight and had a great time.
In other news... it's good to be back in San Diego. I went to PB tonight and had a great time.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Out of Options
I haven't been able to ride my bike at all since Monday because the back wheel is not aligned and it can't be fixed. And I tried to run, but my ankle isn't healed from snowboarding. Ahh! This sucks!
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