Sometime I listen to Slow Jams on Pandora Radio...

Alright, I am just going to set the record straight. I like to listen to Slow Jams radio on Pandora, while drinking wine, and watching intense helmet cam footage of mountain bike descents of Whistlers A-Line. Didn't see it coming did ya? Can't see the lines, can you Russ?

As for the past couple days, a few updates in the amazingly awesome swirling life!

• Finally got Tada's recently uncontrollable poos figured out. Poor girl, just a bacteria of some sort...
• Katie's car decided it would be cool to not start on a regular basis. Awesome!
• My buddy Jonathan and his wife hooked Katie and I up with an awesome cork board picture frame to add to our kitchen! They rock, and make cute bab(y)(ies)
• After my boss showed me footage of Whistler downhil, I am going to promptly provide him with a time off request...to...cough...go to Whistler...cough
  

Martial Arts and Wheat Grass

Well, it's official, our new living arrangement rocks compared to our old one. I received an email from our landlord today describing her new tenants, embedded within were some big laughs. A stellar, verbatim excerpt is as follows:

"I realize you are probably not lying awake at night wondering if I rented the condo, but, yes, I found 3 really nice people, about your age, into martial arts and growing wheat grass, to rent it as of April 20. Just thought I'd let you know...so far, I seem to be pretty lucky in finding good tenants!"

Here is my bullet pointed debrief:

• No, I am not lying awake at night...
• Martial arts are for elementary age kids and adults seeking to find themselves...not my age.
• Wheat grass? Seriously? Has a healthy smoothie craze engulfed 25 year old males?
• Wheat grass...you mean...grass?
• There is a 100% statistical and direct correlation between martial arts and weed.
• Lastly, no one has an interest in growing wheat grass. No one. People that garden indoors grow one of two things...weed.
  

A Wee Weekend Road Trip

Well, I have lived in Colorado for two years now, and am yet to follow the advice of the "go Fruita" radio ads. With Katie and I off for the weekend, we decided to saddle up the black and white furry one, throw the tent in the car, pack the cooler, and head to Fruita for the weekend! Maybe some hiking, maybe some site seeing, maybe some camping, it should be grand! I will post some pictures Sunday night or Monday, stay tuned...

Screeching Halt Student Driver

As I was heading out to mountain bike today, I made a short stopover at REI to pick up some odds and ends. As I was waiting at the stop light at Delaware and 144th, a student driver (I know this because it was Ford focus with a huge "student driver" sticker on it) came plowing into the intersection and came to a screeching (literally) halt; almost halfway into the intersection mind you. The Asian girl behind the wheel looked absolutely terrified, and the older gentleman in the not-quite-passenger-not-quite-driver-has-a-brake-pedal-seat looked as if he had just pitched a loaf on the Focus's fabric now-loaf-heated seats, and was in the process of kissing that extra brake pedal.

No accident luckily, just laughter. The trainee then decided to back up to the point she should have come to a stop at, and the man just kept doing this tunnel vision hands beside his eyes motion, then kept pointing at the traffic light. Ha!

This Bald Guy Caught A Huge Freakin Lobster!

(This picture has absolutely nothing to do with this post)

Holy macaroni, it has been forever since I updated the blog! Life has been crazy the past 2 weeks. Katie and I are officially moved into our new place, which so far has been wonderful. A 4.5 mile bike to work for me and 3 for Katie, life is grand! I will post some pictures once we unpack everything...we are moving at a slow and steady pace...

In lieu of writing paragraph after paragraph about my last two weeks, enjoy this bullet pointed list of the top ten happenings instead! They are in no particular order...

1. I saw a bag fall out of a family's grocery cart today and their applesauce exploded!
2. Katie and I sewed the half eaten cushion off our landlords couch and managed to get our full security deposit back.
3. I have made a smoothie every day since I got my new blender.
4. I am heading to Bozeman, MT to "work" for a few days in May. Conveniently enough "work" will pass through Yellowstone, the Tetons, and involve multiple mountain bike adventures.
   
5. Apex Trail in Golden is now one way on odd days...LAME. Check http://www.co.jefferson.co.us/openspace/openspace_T56_R4.htm for details.
6. I have commuted 4 out of the 5 days I have worked on my bike :)
7. Our oven in our new house fills our apartment with billowing smoke when it hits 400...maintenance!
8. My neighbor told me her dog would "tear me and my f*ing dog to pieces if I did not watch my back..." A blog post in itself...
9. I am on a first name basis with Doyle the cashier at our new Kings Soopers!
   
10. My Ellsworth might give birth to a younger but bigger Ellsworth. I am going to name her baby Dare :)
11. I now wear a night guard to sleep. "Night guard" is fancy dentist talk for $360 plastic mouth guard that keeps me from mashing my teeth at night. Katie has dubbed it my dork guard, but has agreed to still sleep in the same bed as me despite me not being able to pronounce a single vowel...love her!
    

Dry Trails and Saying Goodbye to the Trail

No great pictures to go along with this post, just a quickie. Katie and I have been actively packing, cleaning, and preparing for the move from the Trail, and the big day is only about 24 hours away. Wooohooo. Should be grand. On a different note, the trails are almost dry again. Jonathan and I put in some miles at Heil today, and although there is a few puddles and mud spots hanging around, the trails should be at their tacky prime in a day or so :) Who's in?

The Blender Has Arrived!

As many of you know, I ordered a new blender several days ago and have been eagerly awaiting its arrival; after all, it is prime smoothie season. My weapon of choice, the Kitchen Aid Poly Carb 56oz, five speed blender. Primo. Upon plugging this baby in and giving her a test run on "liquefy", which is commonly known as a powerful setting among blender enthusiast, I quickly realized my $115 was well spent. For a split second I thought I was at a monster truck rally at the Buck (PA crowd). The horsepower of this blender easily rivals that of my Subaru, and I am convinced with the right juice or milk, it will make smoothies out of rocks...

Todays Run: 11.41

After some minor bumps in the technological road, I have finally synced my Garmin Forerunner 405 to my blog. Not that anyone truly cares what my workouts look like, but if you are curious, I am going to start posting them on my blog. If I figure it out I will create a section on the sidebar of my blog as a more permanent place for them to live. Just click the link below and you can access information such as distance, elevation changes, heart rate, calories burned (?), GPS coordinates, and a full map depiction using Google Maps. Pretty cool huh?

Garmin Connect - Activity Details for Lookout, 75th, Jay, Cottonwood Trail, Independence, 57th, Jay, Spine

Trips a Plenty

Trips a plenty! Katie and I spent some time hashing out the summer vacay tonight, 16 days to head to the northeast! On the hit list for the road trip is Vermont, Maine, and some time in Lake Placid, NY. Should be awesome!

Prior to the real vacation though, I will be heading up to Bozeman, MT at the end of May for some work related items. These said work related items will take me through Yellowstone and the Tetons, and probably include some pretty serious mountain biking and downhill riding :) Oh yes, should be good. Does this mean a downhill bike? I think I have a problem.

Additionally, my cousin is getting married outside of Spokane, WA in August. Canada and BC riding??? Better renew the passport!

Mountian Biking Yesterday...Cross Country Skiing Today

MN (mother nature) put the warm weather on hold for the day, and in lieu of rays of sunshine and spring breeze decided to throw almost a foot of wet and wind blown snow our way. Glorious...awesome.

Say goodnight to the bikes and good morning to the cross country skis. Although the snow was wicked heavy and I had to knock Frosty the snowman off my fish scales every 2 minutes (I love how some people will read that sentence and have no idea what the hell I am talking about...) the kicks and sticky glides were fun. Perhaps XC round #2 tonight with the lady? Other events that consumed my not so eventful snow day:

• Donating a bunch of stuff to the thrift store and getting a tax receipt
  
• Making $76.50 by selling some lacrosse sticks and roller blades to Play It Again
• Depositing said $76.50 into the bank
  
• Meeting with a prospective renter prior to our landlord arriving so I could give her all the true details of life on the Trail
• Cleaning and preparing for the big move of 2010