non-coastal simulacral extravaganza

5.30.2011

My Week #110

My Week #110 (May 23 - 29) from nocoastfilms on Vimeo.

Rainstorms! Three nights in a row watching Carlos, drama in my backyard, a nice wedding, Ryan catches me struggling to start the lawnmower, and Scottapalooza with The Betties.

5.23.2011

My Week #109

My Week #109 (May 16 - 22) from nocoastfilms on Vimeo.

Looks like it's training season. And raining season.

5.11.2011

Bling Dental

Really? This sounds really scary, Groupon. Scary, and contradictory.

5.10.2011

Summer's on

Getting ready to head to crit practice in the heat.

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4.16.2011

Saturday dinner

Thanks, Blue Orchid

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4.10.2011

New adventures

Carrying a projection screen by bike. Not really sure if sideways or sticking out the top was better.

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4.05.2011

While I do have a soft spot for vintage technology, one of my key frustrations at work has been the fact that I have to engineer the broadcast of monthly state board meetings on nearly 20 year old equipment.
No more. Today, the board approved my renovation proposal. 21st century, here we come!

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4.04.2011

My Week #102

My Week #102 (March 28 - April 3) from nocoastfilms on Vimeo.

Sick, sick, sick. Then Clint's Karaoke Hustle/cruise, Sheclismo at the Roller Derby, and a weekend of racing where I left my camera in the car. Thanks to Ryan for the one shot of me racing where he heeds my concern for more water during the marathon and forgets to turn off the camera.

4.01.2011

Good Job, Google

3.21.2011

Falling in Love...

...with a bike and some singletrack in Wilderness. Knowing I'd be leaving town and not riding my new bike for a week, I opted to take her out in the Park after work. What a perfect place to be. I saw at least 10 deer at very close range, enjoyed lots of solace at either slow and meditative or fast and challenging paces, crossed paths with a few other friends on bikes, and generally put myself in a great mood.
We're so lucky to have this tucked right in to the city.

3.19.2011

2nd Annual Scrabble Hustle

I came in 3rd place in the Scrabble Hustle last night.

At the Bison Trail start, I had a D. At the Sunken Gardens stop, after quickly and successfully spelling "segue," I picked up a Z. At 11th and C, after successfully hopscotching up some stairs in cleats, I picked up an N. Plan A foiled. I snagged a Y at 8th and Van Dorn, then the crucial E at Irvingdale Pool. With a sprint to the finish, I was the third racer to arrive, affording me the all-important triple letter bonus on my Z for the word ZED, 33 points.
Clint had the lead with a first finisher bonus triple word on QUIZ, 63 points.
Ryan, the second finisher, held on fourth place overall with a double word score on ETCH, 18 points.
Coming in in the middle of the pack of racers with the night's only bingo was Brandon, who played VAGINAL for 61 points -- 11 for the word and 50 bonus points for the bingo -- landing him in 2nd place.

Great race, Dan Kroll.