j: “i don’t talk to anyone all day so by the time i see you it’s like verbal diarrhea.”
m: “i like it. i’ll be your commode.”
Category Archives: posts by j
ambitious
biked to hermosa beach today. this is of note because i’ve never traveled any farther south than the manhattan beach pier. for a saturday morning, the path wasn’t as crowded as expected, but there were plenty of dogs on leashes creating potential havoc and confusion. hermosa beach around the pier is wide open and quaint (unlike venice) with plenty of outdoor cafes and room to stretch and people watch. there’s even a park close by the pier. i took a moment for myself and noshed on my apple and thought about my next trip down here when i will bike to redondo beach and, hopefully someday, to palos verdes peninsula.
outbound: 10.46 miles from ballona creek path start to hermosa beach pier / approx 45 mins / approx 13 mph avg spd
return: 10.19 miles / 45.11 mins / 13.4 mph avg spd
n.b., i parked the car at a new spot today to save myself 0.5 miles because i knew i was pushing my distance limit. (i’m just not as young as i used to be.) i didn’t like this spot as well, but was grateful for that extra 0.5 mile i saved as i was totally pooped. looks like i’ll need to work up to that redondo beach excursion.
home again home again
10.85 miles / 47.43 minutes / 13.5 avg mph
today was the most beautiful day. sunny. warm. not too warm. light breeze. i biked and took a walk today. just couldn’t resist…
chobani taste test revisited again
today is the last of our taste tests. we paired the apple cinnamon 0% with the lemon 0%. the apple is fruit on the bottom; the lemon is not. the lemon has little rind bits throughout. turns out, i was wrong: the 0% makes any flavor taste like farmer’s cheese. and the 0% has a funny texture. of course it does, anything with even a modicum of fat is going to taste better. any foodie will tell you that. would i buy either of these again? yes, probably. but i’ll seek out a gross (noun; a group of 12 dozen, or 144) of passionfruit first.
denial
m: “i don’t think i work that much…”
j: “yes, well, denial is 99% of everything.”
chobani taste test revisited
we put 2% strawberry-banana up against 2% mango this morning. interestingly, m hated the mango and i hated the strawberry-banana. everyone won! admittedly, i didn’t like the mango chunks as well as i liked the apple chunks. apple 0% and lemon 0% are the only ones left in the fridge. oh, and there are a few more passionfruit left, too.
the sun is out! still biking…
i briefly considered wearing a t-shirt instead of a tankini (my bike wardrobe is dwindling with all of this consecutive biking), but was glad i chose the tankini as the beach was nice and warm and *sunny*!!! as an fyi, i took time lapse video of my outbound trip, but, unfortunately, the file is too big to post here. the other events of my trip: the wind was killer today going northbound and at the city limit separating venice from santa monica, i suddenly got very, *very* hungry. i usually bring sustenance even on the shortest trips, but i haven’t really used it so i skipped it today. besides, i had a protein bar just before i left. on my way south, i had considered biking further than my usual turn-around, but after encountering the wind and my hunger pains, i was glad i didn’t. when i got home, i devoured everything in sight: forelle pear, blueberries, salad, water w/ propel, chips and salsa, 1 piece of reheated pizza (in that order). in fact, i’m still eating right now. it’s so pretty and sunny right now, i think i’ll spend more of my day outside…
outbound: 7.40 miles / 37.17 mins / 11.7 avg mph // return: 7.41 miles / 42.22 mins / 10.4 avg mph (i told you the wind was killer.)
emergency preparedness
everyone should have travel cutlery and salad dressing with them at all times. other things that will get me through 15 minutes of an emergency: all my snapware and a thermos of sweetened tea.
i am anything but unprepared…for 15 minutes at least.
overcast, again
i will bike every day until it’s sunny again…and then i will keep biking.
9.10 miles / 38.31 mins / 15.1 avg mph
need that adrenaline rush
the continuous overcast weather is almost making me have seasonal affective disorder. i never signed up for this. sunshine – this is why i moved to california. so what’s a girl to do? get on her bike: 10.82 miles / 47.20 minutes / 13.6 avg mph
(can you believe how consistent i am? it’s like i’m a robot. no funny existential comments from the peanut gallery – you know who you are!)