crashed.

My mac recently crashed, not the happiest camper about that fact. been to the doctor twice now. we shall see is limes disease is swimming in my blood streem. im staying optimisitc. marko has been moving his stuff in the last couple of days. the cats dont know what is going on. sold my bridgestone track bike. sad to see her go. sold nitto jaguar stem and seat post. road bike still 1/3 the way there. missing groupo. sp and saddle. thats it really but i have a feeling its going to take awhile.

some killer biking this past weekend with jesse, marko and rachael at the single speed state champs in WI.

bike kill. bike love.

lalala.

started summer classes yesterday. going to be a huge cleaning day. need to get a good exercise in also, hopefully. yoga and bike ride tomorrow. longer one. once i sell my bike i am going to get a burley nomad, with the rack. gonna be rad. marko just got hooked up with a bob. lucky son of a. haha. where did the first part of summer go? still wanting to get a kayak we shall see.

new adventures.

going kayaking! its been around 8 years since i did, in cozumel.

wino.

pedal rotation in full throttle today. total of seven hours + wine tasting making it a grand total of 8 hours. damn. you should see the tan lines. RIDICULOUS. got lost a number of times. (look at the welcome to sign...opps) other then that really enjoyed myself. took the 520 out. nice and hilly. brought three bottles of wine home to seal the deal. exhausted. but smiling. legs are getting stronger as i dont struggle on the hills much.

the pictures kind of sum up my day, sometimes words just arent needed. you know the feeling.













i think i will be making this trip a regualr time! but maybe not getting lost in there multiple times.

to the vino.

biking to the vineyard. cant think of much more that i want to do in one day. bike, taste wine, buy wine. bike. sunshine. touring bike. arkel panniers. roses maybe, flowers. so excited!

goodies.

thrashed.

my legs hate me right now. especially my hamstrings. good ride though. a beautiful day.

where the bike love is.

been trying to ride more & more. main goal for the summer is to get in really good shape. mtbing racing is for fun if good results come a plus. got the bkb kits early due to family hook up. sexy as hell. i got a jacket which is going to keep me real toasty in the winter. the bibs are fucking sweet. nice chamois! full sip long and short jerseys. vest is sick. i dont think i could be happier, unless i bought more. ha. $$. gonna meet some people for a nice long steady ride. spinning. get the endurance up. i havent used my CAR in about three or four weeks now. it feels great. i am thinking about selling it. i dont need that. and then getting a burly nomad and a co motion. ha. and saving money. we'll see if that happens. i hope so.


thanks to jesse for organizing the kits so quickly since i have been ready since last year! ha.

i love this thing called biking!!

off to do some yoga poses so my back doesnt tighten up again.

even if you dont.

went for a long hilly ride yesterday. 9-3. about six hours and 80 miles. got out near blue mounds and black earth and did a little loop in iowa county. since i am in an indeed s-l-o-w process of building up my steel roadie. my friend was nice enough to offer titanium over my converted cross aluminum bike. only unfortunate thing was, 1- new saddle, 2- saddle was too far back on the rails so i got a wicked hamstring work out. which ended up thrashing my back. making stops every 30 minutes to crack all of my vertebras and pulling out the helpful yoga poses when applicable (last hour &1/2). back still is a bit tight today but my legs feel great. eating like a horse. went for a long walk cause i became bored and new it would be good to loosen my legs a bit today. ran into a friend at a small farmers market. ate some goodies. i tried my hand at making some strawberry jam. we'll see. ha.

have off in the morning tomorrow so hopefully get some ride in. nothing too intense, just good for the legs and getting my bootay in better shape. for me and hopefully the start of the season, for me at least.

annoyances: dog upstairs.
life saver: crocs.


thinking about planning a backpacking trip soon.

the weekends keep getting better.

headed up to wausau yesterday with the focus full of bike love. boys went and pre rode the course. amanda and i walked around and soon became the food of many mosquitos. headed back to the car. boys came back saying it was going to be a tough course. dinner, hotel, mini wine bottles consumed the rest of the night. morning comes nerves flowed through all of us like surges from electricity. amanda and i became and nervous as the guys were. got a good hand off section. were pretty prepared for the weather. not totally though. sundays have become a notorious rain day. boys go. jesses leading the pack strong and quick as amanda hands a water bottle and almost gets taken down by the guys behind jesse. fuck. wheres mark? he passes and normally doesnt take anything the first lap. i still had something in my hand. he passes... points to his knee and i thought he pointed to his water bottles, or there the lack of water bottles. i almost shit my pants. then i catch him on the other side that swoops through. later amanda tells me that he had blood coming down his knee. sweet. marko always tends to thrash his body. i am just happy i didnt see the spill. keeps going he starts catching other guys. both guys are just hammering. jesse comes through on the third laps and looks like he is in pain. marko comes buy takes water. due to the slippery conditions i almost bit hard but caught myself with my knee. nice. last lap comes and bmatter is in the lead hammering and spinning his shit. were looking for jesse. i see the 29er jersey but the pink helmet. MARKO! hell yeah. he is in second. i was so stoked i was shaking. and so nervous too. damn.

marko take second my 53seconds behind matter. beautiful. a fun wet cold day turned out glorious. jesse made it through bonking pretty much the last lap but still pulled out a finish of 7th. not bad considering a single speed rider pulled everyone the first three laps. hell yeah!

both guys killed it. the bkb way. and 29er skillz.

hoppy beer.

latley i have been dabbing my hand at making new food creations. Also trying new foods. Oyesters, mussels, duck- ah, it was an intersting time. I have vetoed my car now for about two or more weeks. Fuck the gas prices. with as many bikes as i have and gear i should be able to ride really through anything. AND i also love having the parking spot infront of my house with out getting tickets! ha. parents are finaly both in seattle. which is great! Life seems to get really nice just before chaos is about to come once again. im taking summer courses which is needed to ensure my graduation next spring! which is something i cannot wait for.

for now just breathing and hoping to get in more mountain biking. i just dont want to use my car. this is not the best situation. balls.

groceries

i halled all of this on my 520. steel is a beautiful thing. i didnt tip over however i should have. pannier on one side, a make shift panier on the other. ( i bought too much shit) a 2.5 gallon on the top of my rack. this rack is only supposed to hold 50. opps. my ortlieb messenger bag chuck full of everything else. including soy sauce and vino. i definitely got some strange looks.




I came home to a cleaning streak. only to find that my mom sent me a gift. a biking sculpture. art+bikes=love.

my house looks amazing. i am happy i biked about an hour and a half at least. goal reached. put my candies on my touring bike. figured out my scewer for my new old man mountain front rack. ARKEL panniers should be arriving soon. mtb'd yesterday and fell in love with biking all over again! oh and swobo does a bum good!

sip of vino for that. cheers.

kettles.

going to kettles today, for my second mtb ride of the year. hoping now with school done more will be coming! trying a thomson set back to see if that feels better. markos going to show me some of his skillz. super stoked.

pedal and keep going no matter what.

renewed

a migraine is taking over my body. sewing a giant mustache. trying not to puke. school almost done.



bliss!

IOLA. wors.

I would be the girl talking to marko with the crooked hand. one on the right.

Iola took place. slept at the cabin and endured too much food. marko saw the after math the next morning. drove up to the race late morning. brought my bike in case i was feeling like i wouldnt mind thrashing my body. ill wait for the second race. ran into many different face the crew just to see the lalondes were the boys parents, amanda, and my parents. my parents were in awe for half the race at least. marko crept up from starting about 15. he ended with a strong 6th. super good marko and nate dogg were pulling back and forth, shit what are friends for? ;) jesse pulling through almost the whole race at about 2nd finish third due to some wicked cramping in the legs. four single speeds in the top 7. that is pretty rad.

looking forward to this weekend and the coming week. im going to try to make it to the kettles and hopefully standing rock. i cant wait to have some time to myself. damn!!

good job everyone that raced! kill it. looking forward to the BKB kits.

i fell in love.

vanilla can steal a girls heart.



holy my perfection. damn.

heading to wisco rapids after work. race tomorrow. still undecided. but in love.

saver.

i was just at whole foods who has my whole heart. the thing is people tend to rip on them for takin their whole pay check. not the case if you are a smart and eco friendly shopper and lover. if you buy the 365 product which happens to be a whole food line you save a lot of money they make more money off of those products verses a natures way product. dont get me wrong i love organic & natural everything but some times you have to pick and choose. things are going on sale left and right and you just have to open your eyes to see it. I bought three ecover dish washing soaps because they were on sale at a better price then lets say dawn. so i bought three.

something about buying things that arent going to hurt the planet makes me smile really big.


on the docket for dinner.

organic whole wheat pasta, smart chicken, red peppers, white wine, organic olive oil, artichokes, and more goodies. french baguette.

the crane wife.

my first good birthday in years. how nice. mark started it off early on tueday with some food making icecream having lovin. super good. got a nice swobo goodie from him with a dirt rag flare. i have so much swobo now i dont know what to do with myself.. the yesterday ran home from marks where it took me 26 minutes not too bad for running only for a week previous, and not to mention i suck at running.
came home was playing with sacha then all of a sudden i could barely move my back. shit. i layed on my side thinking shit i am about to black out, pulled out and called my mom. haha. she starts singing happy birthday and im like hold that thought. pretty shatty but didnt damper my day. school. got a good breakfast. hung out with lisa. did the art thang. found out i did indeed get off work which was gnarly.
i stepped in my door to be greeted by a beautiful bouquet of flowers, tulips-roses-mini roses. made me smile more then i was. then my roommate kirsten got home we dressed up and headed out to dinner to the weary traveler. and i gave myself a haircut in the mean time. Then came home my friend lisa stopped by with a cake called "better the sex", wow! that was an amazing dish!!! it really comes close to the name. then marko came over with a bottle of wine and we just relaxed. He was nice enough to help my back get better.

Hott damn. could this be a good birthday?


ANSWER: yes.
more celebrating this weekend.

four fingered fisherman.

stoked for the arrival of some swobo goods. (gods) two+ weeks of school left. hoping to get to the kettles this week on thursday. then going to cabin with mark to visit rents and celebrate my birthday with some grilling of amazing food. Then racing the next day. not too sure if i will be racing but if not i will be supporting along with my rents. then more art art art art art art art!

someday the waves.

poetic thoughts flow when one weeps. the hugs of soothing music makes the breathing pattern happen slower. lilfe comes and goes. we celebrate. somehow we even can continue on. family reunites to celebrate a life now lost. tears swirl down a checks crescent. painting becomes a meditation a way to escape. hugs fill from every which way. words of kindness come. a book will flow into the imagination after such a long absence. to Iowa we venture, so many memories of when I was a little lass. Going to the pool, movies, laughter, card playing. Its just done. done. done. done. done. done. done. done? The cycle of life is something that most fear or try to avoid. why is it when someone is not spirited, we only then see what becomes important. When we have to look into a casket it is then that you realize you never connected with a persons body, but their soul. Because you stand there looking and seeing something so lifeless, that you for 22 years only saw full of life.

it is the soul that holds all the beauty. now the soul has flown away.

Namaste.

off to Iowa today. back sunday.