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Plane Crash in Roy

So last night somebody in the neighborhood discovered a plane under their tree. I wonder if they asked santa for that? The plane hit two homes before exploding in flames. Imagine if they had asked Santa Claus for a pony. The pilot, found in the road, was severely burned but lived. The dense fog caused the pilot to land the plane prematurely. This is the third plane to hit a house in seven years here in Roy.

Squirrel News Report.

sunset

The sun sets on another Autumn day

Soon the hues will all be washed away

like watercolors flushed down the drain

Replaced with ice and snow and rain

And the hazy days where the skies are grey

But in this moment everything's okay

I'll keep this photo to remind me

That once again the sun will find me

okay, I fail creative writing...

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Nostalgic Wednesday Playlist.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlUGTof2TWU&feature=artist

#2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_477WqAE4

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72ug3_V1H7Q

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyGU4nzhirI

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCPpOba2O4g

Alaska

Harvest Moon

If there ever was a sensation of swallowing a hot piece of charcoal then regurgitating sulphuric acid while a midget punches you in the groin, it would probably feel like the Harvest Moon Crit felt last night. I got into the break with hoffman, T-money, and Georgia and right away I was experiencing "cubicle leg syndrome". What's that? It's the slow degeneration of your physical and spiritual being that occurs when you work forty hours a week at a call center. Add on top of that sixteen hours a week at school and it's easy to lose fitness. I held on for 4th but I'm cooked today.

I'm getting pretty sick of the telemarketing game but I'll work there and feign a smile and be grateful to have a means to pay my debt. I would love to suit up in steel toe boots with brass knuckles and rage on the call floor until every cubicle lies in ruin. At least I have my dreams, right?

I'm glad the road season ended well. This has been my most consistent season and I'm grateful for all the support from friends and family.

remember me?

So welcome back to the blog. Sorry for the lack of posting. There has been some awesome things to write about this summer but I have been busy with other things. I'll try to write some of my favorite moments this year... eventually. Things have been hectic with a stacked work and school schedule. I'm getting a case of cubicle fever and, until the day i hang myself with a telephone cord, I have been feeling more and more creative.

Cyclocross season is coming up and I'm getting excited for that. More importantly, I am finally able to start paying off my debts that I have accrued over the past two years. FUN. I guess untill i get my shit together, "It's a great day here at Qwest..."

this weather is lame

Last week it occurred to me how frustrated I had become with racing, so this week I'm opting out of racing the state crit to clear my head and get amped again to compete. I'm making Mt Hood my first Pro/1 NRC stage race. It's got me motivated to get my climbing legs back.

Here's a video i forgot to post a long while ago...

lately's

Not a lot to report lately... well, there probably has been quite a bit of information to dispense to you but my head is filled with information that I'm trying to keep from leaking onto the table. yeah, it's been one of those full throttle study days where at the end of the day, you have half a notebook of well documented notes and hardly shit done on your assignment. I'm losing my mind right now, but i feel like i'm beginning to feel more comfortable in Adobe Dreamweaver.

Yesterday I went for a ride in the sunshine (more like the calm between two storms), rode the divide, then got caught in a rain and hail storm so vicious i had to seek refuge at Skyline Cycles and call home for a ride. Oh yeah, i was wearing shorts and a short-sleeve jersey. that's a hard-ass dipshit squirrel for you...

oh, Turbo linked this to facebook so i thought i'd share. This is the Alan Butler crit from last season. I literally finished racing the U-23 national time trial in bend, Oregon, then drove halfway to idaho falls and slept in the van, then drove the rest of the way to idaho falls and raced. It was a fun crit. Turbo won it in remembrance of his friend and fallen teammate- which was very awesome. The race came down to us vs. the Bob's bicycle team.

East Idaho Impressions: Criterium from Idaho Falls Magazine on Vimeo.

also forgot to write about it, i got my Category 1 upgrade.

longest bike ride of the year... so far

121.55 miles in 6hours 7 minutes.

Since Ben D'hulst and I are being coached by Turbo, we both were scheduled to ride for six hours today. We met at the Winegars in Roy and headed west through hooper then out to Salt Lake. The weather was perfect.

In Bountiful, a car full of kids honked at us. I flipped them the bird yelling obscenities and motioning to "bring it on"- zero to crazy in the blink of an eye. Being the infected pussies they were, they sped off. No big deal, we keep riding. Down the road I see this cup of red soda fly past me and those fucking kids again. Ben went ape shit and started chasing them down. They turned and drove up Center Street before we could catch them at the light.

No blood no foul- we laugh it off. We take the bike path along Beck Street and it parks us behind a big dump truck waiting at the light. I tell Ben about how I used to draft trucks like this all the time when i commuted from bountiful to millcreek bicycles. I drafted the semi all the way to the road that goes up to the capitol. Free speed is fun.

When we were riding in Salt Lake, Ben's front wheel slid out on some oil in the intersection of State St and North Temple and he crashed. The bike was alright but he chewed up his palms and landed on his side. He was alright so we continued the ride.

We took North temple to the road near the Hell of the North course. From then we took the legacy parkway to avoid asshole drivers. Ben split around the five hour mark because he had to work, so i rode the last twenty miles solo. I rode to West Warren and then back home to finish off the day at 6 hours.

news

I applied for my Cat 1 upgrade today. I have 42 of the required 30 points

Well, at least I'm consistent

Hell of the north: 6th

Bikes for kids Crit: 4th

Bikes for kids TT: 9th

Bikes for kids RR: 8th

Bikes for kids overall: 5th

Tour del sol Stage 1: 11th

Tour del sol Stage 2: 7th

Tour del sol overall: 8th

Callville bay: ? ? ? fuck that race

Valley of Sun Stage 1: 7th

Valley of Sun Overall: 7th

HOTN preview

Today I pre-rode the course for hell of the north. I lucked out and was greeted by sunshine. I'm looking forward to this weekend. Weird, I've never been this stoked about Hell of the North. Right now, I'm 5 points away from my Cat 1 upgrade. Need some results stat!

Bikes For Kids

Bikes for Kids Omnium

Friday's race was a Criterium in Thanksgiving point. The course was whacked out with a lot of corners and wind. The field split up quick and I ended up making the front group and finishing 4th.

Saturday morning was the Time Trial up Traverse Ridge. I had never ridden that climb and it kicked my ass.

Saturday Afternoon was the Circuit Race. I cramped really bad on the climb and spent two laps riding solo trying to get back onto the group. I finished 8th and ended up 5th overall.

waiting for the phone to ring

...and be told whether or not I have a job. I'm hoping Canyon Sports calls me back with good news.

In other news, yesterday I climbed the North Ogden Divide four times. It's really motivating me to get my weight down to 140. I guess that's how it goes: you climb and climb and climb until you're emaciated and you can completely justify it. I'll work on losing that extra seven to eight pounds so I can be one of the climbing elite and win the Powder Mountain Hill Climb.

I'm riding easy today with Von Meow. Afterwards I might walk along the BST in North Ogden. Tomorrow's crit is going to be soggy so I want to enjoy today while it's nice.

I'm amped on getting a cyclocross bike. I want to do some awesome road/trail/hike-a-bike adventures.

Ogden Valley is still frozen

I feel like a loser saying this, but today was the first time I've ever downloaded an album from itunes. Popped that digital cherry. The band to take away that e-virginity was thrice with their Red Sky EP. Was it as good for you?

Today was hard. I simply pointed my bike up every hill I could find today. Climbed 40th then 46th then took Harrison to Mountain Road then rode over the North Ogden Divide then around Pineview, then up Trappers Loop to Snowbasin, then down to Mtn Green, then back up Trappers then descended Ogden Canyon and took the Ogden River parkway home. It was cold. Remember when 40 degrees felt balmy? fuck that. I'm ready for summer.

designing logos

I've been working in illustrator for the past two weeks. I'm getting very excited at the progress I'm making with the program. I'm finally putting that knowledge to a profitable use.

Happy Squirrel

Things are definitely looking upwards for me right now. I got a call back from Canyon Sports in Riverdale for an interview on Monday. School is going really well. I also got my first real-world illustrator work. As low-key as it is, I like to think its portfolio worthy. I got out this morning and got a leg-breaking day of climbing under my belt. I really need to put In those 8,000-9,000 ft days otherwise I’m going to get shelled like a bitch at the Gila.

Tour del sol was a huge eye-opener. I shouldn’t have allowed myself to get gapped on that first major climb. The headwind at the top was enough to decide the race. I eventually bridged up to the break-away with the help of Aaron and Jesse, but it took a lot of work (all of us got dropped on or after Utah Hill). I’m excited to put in the time and work required to be a pro. I’m seeing the training reflect positively and even though I was tired last weekend, I was able to climb into the top ten. A little tweaking on my diet and ensuring that I sleep enough will eventually pay out ten-fold.

Broadway Calls

Broadway Calls stopped by Kilby Court today and played an awesome show.

Red Son, a hardcore band from Phoenix, also played an awesome set.

I love how the Ogden kids got a shout out before they played "Save our Ship"

Shout out:

"call it off"-Broadway Calls

"Be all that you can't be"-Broadway Calls

check them out www.myspace.com/broadwaycalls

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