Archive for October, 2004

mustard greens

Friday, October 22nd, 2004

I’m hooked on mustard greens now. A friend brought some over on the weekend, but before that i’d somehow never had them. Now i’m munching some raw at work. (my coworkers think i’m a rabbit)
i’ve been a fan of kale for a while now, which is just crazy nutritious, but i [...]

fun stuff comin up

Thursday, October 21st, 2004

hey all. just a quick reminder that there are some concerts comin up. tonight (thursday) there are some bands playing at the Alf house on georgia near clark. The Arrested are playing there…anarcho metal-punk with a lord of the rings twist. also a band called chuck norris, and someone else, but [...]

great day turns mediocre

Tuesday, October 19th, 2004

Until just now, i was having a great day. I’m still flying pretty high after having a great chat with a really interesting person last night. There’s not much that could bring me down from that, but a certain real estate agent made a decent attempt.
i just got a call from a [...]

need rain gear

Monday, October 18th, 2004

so i’m on the lookout for rain gear suggestions. after the terrific ride yesterday, i’m more motivated to ride to work, but i’m also a little wary of getting cold. it sucked getting so cold on the top of that mountain the other day, so i’m just thinkin about what it’ll be like [...]

mountainous fixed-gear ride

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

went for a bike ride today, with ryan. he’s been saying crazy things like “let’s go ride up mount seymour and back”, and i somehow decided to go along with him. 1 bridge, 1 flat tire, 1 mountain, 1 gear, loads of fun. read on for more

craaaaazy cyclists?

Friday, October 15th, 2004

so i’m hyped about long distance riding now. and not just long-distance, but crazy all-nighters and sleeping for 3 hours at a time and stuff. maybe this sounds a bit random…i’ll give some background.
some friends and i are planning on doing a Vancouver to Calgary ride next spring (like May probably). we [...]

tired

Thursday, October 14th, 2004

blah…trouble getting outa bed this morning. i meant to go to sleep at 11pm last night, but it ended up being 12. i guess i got 7.5 hours of sleep, but i still felt pretty exhausted. I don’t feel sore at all (except for a slight funny feeling in my right knee), [...]

rode to work(!)

Wednesday, October 13th, 2004

after much delay, i finally rode to work again today. I haven’t done it for a couple of months now, for various reasons. lately i’ve been hesitant to ride in the rain, so i just got some waterproof booties that fit over my cycling shoes. but mostly i haven’t ridden because of [...]

lesser-evil-ism

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004

another great article by Mickey Z on bush vs. kerry, and the need for radical change rather than a different face on the elite.

stuff to read

Tuesday, October 5th, 2004

I’ve seen several interesting politics articles lately…just thought i’d take a minute to pass a few on.
Here’s a neat one with stats about iraq. facts and figures, good material for talking to people about opposing the occupation. several of the details are seperated into before and after the official “end of major combat” [...]