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[03 Feb 2011|07:23pm] |
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OK, so the life plan involves me moving to San Francisco this summer. What do I need to do, or repeat doing, before I leave town?
Summer Camp
eat at Kuma's
Bike the Drive
hang with Reno & Julie
skinny dip in the lake
ride the length of the LFP
hang out at West Town Bikes
hang with the fam in Chambana
duck fat fries at Hot Doug's
throw a party in the Brownlands
watch the sun rise over the lake
go to that Sears Tower glass box
see free music in Millennium Park
Suggestions solicited!
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| feliz día de los muertos |
[02 Nov 2010|04:23pm] |
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it's the day of the dead, and i'm celebrating for the first time. i also have reason to celebrate for the first time.
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| i'm kind of happy that you showed up |
[29 Oct 2010|12:07pm] |
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oh lisa loeb! but the last thing i wanna do/ is to tell you that i'm right for you
i went to mojo bicycle cafe yesterday for some much-needed caffeine. i didn't realize there would be a baseball game on in the bike shop, and that the place would be chock full of people who actually cared about the game. turns out the san francisco giants are in the world series, and san franciscans are eager to see their team best the texas rangers. which, btw, they did yesterday by a comfortable 9-0 margin; the celebration rivaled what chicago was like when the hawks won the stanley cup, horns blaring and radios blasting and people hollering in the streets and all. no gunshots or fireworks yet, though; they're probably saving them in case they win the whole series.
anyway, back to mojo. it was loud and crowded inside, but it was a beautiful evening so i went out front, where they have two small tables on the sidewalk and three larger tables on a reclaimed parking space, a.k.a. parklet. (a neighboring reclaimed parking space is used for bike parking.) i was sitting on the sidewalk, somewhat shocked that passers by were actually stopping to look inside to check the game's score. it was surreal, just like the holiday specials where a crowd gathers on the sidewalk to watch TV through a store's window. as i start noticing this spectacle from my seat on a small sidewalk table, i start to smell something funny. sure enough, three guys at a parklet table are passing around a doob. they even shared with a lone fellow at the next table, classic and classy. i love this city a little more every day.
it's looking like rain tonight for SF Critical Mass, boo. instead of a disney cartoon character, i'm going as myself with rain gear. i like to call the look "dry lauren." i'm definitely bringing my camera though, and hoping things aren't so wet that it never leaves my bag.
i've also convinced myself to wake up before 9 a.m. saturday! while this is a news-worthy event in itself, the real top story is the SF satellite of the Rally to Restore Sanity. i'm planning to hastily make a sign today, "legalize thinking" on one side and "consider compromise" on the other. some folks have lined up jumbotrons for the event, and after the comedy central stuff they're going to be showing... wait for it... the giants game. i will obviously make a prompt departure after the rally, maybe head to the chrome store to check out their cycling backpacks.
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| let's do this! |
[28 Oct 2010|04:08am] |
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ok, then, i have decided to begin blogging again. i don't know how well or how frequently i will do it, so don't hold your collective breath.
i'm taking an extended vacation from chicago right now. i spent about three weeks in pennsylvania, where i visited my family and generally loafed around. i also went through (most of) my old things that are still in my parents' house, because they want to move out of it sometime maybe, and nobody wants to buy a house that's full of my high school biology notes and cartoons i drew in 7th grade. man, some of that stuff was a real trip to look through. remember when i was young and ambitious? when i was an overachiever who got As, even in calculus? well, to be fair, i mostly got Bs in calculus. but that shit was AP, dude, give me a break! that searching through the past is part of what made me reopen ye olde livejournal...and let me tell you, skimming through old entries here is also crazy.
the second part of my vacation is going down right now in san francisco. i'm hoping that some of the city's nerdy energy will rub off on me and inspire me to write my goddamn bachelors thesis already. (and well, i'm also hoping that some of the city's nerds will rub off on me, haha, but that's another post for another time.) oh man, should i friend lock this because of that parenthetical comment? eh, nah. one of the most puzzling things about my old LJ entries is how many i locked for no discernible reason.
i really like it here. the first time i visited, in summer 2007, i liked it well enough but swore i'd never move here. i was particularly annoyed at the hills: tough to walk up and down, tough to ride up, and downright frustrating to ride down. i don't get much hill practice in chicago, but i really don't mind climbing hills because you have the sweet fast descent as a reward to look forward to. those downhill rewards are rare in san francisco, though, because you have to stop every block for a stop sign or light. i visited a few months ago, though, and the hill thing didn't bother me as much as it used to. i'd even go as far as saying that this is a place i would consider moving to under the right circumstances—namely a lucrative job, because dude, shit is expensive over here.
anyway, it's waaaay too late, and i've gotta stop being so nocturnal. before i try to get some sleep, though, i have some exciting news to share! chris carlsson is going to let me interview him, YAY! if haven't heard of him, perhaps you've heard about a monthly bike ride he helped start back in 1992?
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| testing...testing... |
[27 Oct 2010|05:17am] |
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is this thing on? OH MAN it has been so long since i've livejournaled. i'm alarmed at how much the site has changed!!
but...um, really, IS this thing on? drop a comment if you're still keeping up with the eljay; i need to know who (if?) my audience is!
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| ride of silence |
[21 May 2008|03:49pm] |
i thought today's yehuda moon was thoughtful:
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[22 Feb 2008|10:08am] |
currently 26 degrees, feels like 17.
whew! it's heating up over here. gonna be a warm one.
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| golly gee! |
[23 Dec 2007|06:39am] |
i actually did go on that Lancaster Bike Club ride! it was hilly as fuck, as i told nikki in front of my grandmother and mother. when my mother gave an "AHEM," i quickly amended my statement to, "UMM, i mean, it was pretty darn hilly! golly gee!" i'll write more about it on the bike blog.
there's another LBC ride today that i may or may not go to. my sleeping schedule is still pretty fucked up, as you may have noticed from my posting times. i didn't sleep before the LBC ride, and after it i slept from 3-4, then from 5-midnight. been up since then. i win.
it's also supposed to rain some tomorrow, so the ride might even be canceled. regardless, i want to get out there tomorrow, if only to prevent massive soreness. besides, i brought all the rain gear that i talked about in the comments here, and it's going to be in the 50s.
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| because i don't really want more bookmarks |
[22 Dec 2007|06:15am] |
did i tell you i brought ( sancho ) with me to lancaster?
well, i did.
routes from the lancaster bike club, complete with description and cue sheets. starting locations vary. (i think this is the sort of bike club where you drive your bicycle to the starting point) they have some group rides, too, including one in 4 hours that i probably won't make it to, considering i haven't slept.
a few trails are listed here.
there's a bike map available for download here, though i will probably pick up a paper copy at AAA instead.
map my ride, too bad it's so buggy, has 77 routes around here. the metric century looks particularly adorable.
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| i'm famous! |
[18 Dec 2007|08:32am] |
look look, on the intarnet! the first photo is by dave, cropped from this way-better version. the other pictures are from not-chicago.
aside from my bra, the careful observer will also spot the baileys. which has no apostrophe, as i just learned, and is delicious with root beer, as i learned at the PARK(ing) event.
FrO some context, check the parking tickets steven lane made.
( attention! )
and of course, the obligatory dot org link. WHO KNEW PARKING COULD BE SO MUCH FUN!?
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| easy access! |
[10 Dec 2007|02:32am] |
these are some very expensive pants that were recommended on the CCM list for winter biking apparel.
i bring it up because of this—
zippered leg openings for easy donning and doffing
—which has made me smile every time i've donned or doffed my pants this week.
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| "Last updated 22 weeks ago" |
[08 Nov 2007|02:08pm] |
wow, even lj is telling me i've been ignoring it! um, yes. hi!
so i was dicking around on facebook, and i came to my top 5 adventures. which i'm obviously going to change. who is this chick?
Favorite TV Shows:
fuck tv... top 5 adventures:
~10klf!
~a bike ride to an indiana diner
~scav road trip '06 (favorite item: 139)
~a laundry trip. to madison!
~living in paris, fall '05
mwah.
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| dear san francisco, |
[05 Jun 2007|03:38pm] |
can i crash on your couch?
i'll be riding my bike over, arriving on august 16. i think i have lodging for three days; after that i'm on my own, and i'd really like to stay until critical mass on the 31st. please let me know if i can stay with you for a few days!
xoxo,
lauren
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