"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in Utter Silliness, dumb things I have done on Apr 29th, 2009
…you just go faster” –Greg LeMond, on cycling. “When it gets easier, you have to do more?!” –me, on weight training So yeah, I started lifting recently because I represent the double-threat of having the typical upper body strength of both a cyclist and a woman. Which is to say that I have noodly little [...]
Posted in Recommendations, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Apr 28th, 2009
Y’all, I can’t even think up a title for this entry, so you’re just gonna have to deal with the toothpaste situation. As am I. I’ve got kind of a history of weird toothpaste-related issues with the Wild Oats (now Whole Foods) down on 44th & Main. There was, as you can go back and [...]
Posted in biking on Apr 27th, 2009
It’s really been since the tour that I’ve had a good, long, leg-stretcher of a ride, but on Sunday, Joel and I carved a nice chunk of the day out for a 60-mile spin about. We went out past Longview Lake, which is a pretty popular cycling route, though it was a new one on [...]
Posted in Recommendations, biking on Apr 17th, 2009
I’ve been meaning to write a little bit about some cool bike shops for quite a while now. I know I mention ACME a lot, and I gave Charleston Bicycle Company a shoutout when we were in Charleston, and if I didn’t I should have raved about Rasmussen the summer we went on RAGBRAI. Another [...]
Posted in Distractions, Fashion, Grocery Store Lady Fashion Check, meta on Apr 16th, 2009
I think I’m going to start a new section on my blog. I won’t be doing it every day, but sometimes, I think I am going to do a quick inventory of my “fashion point” for the day. The main inspiration of this project is the Japanese Street Fashion magazine Fruits. Whenever they photograph a [...]
Posted in Adventures, Mountain Biking, Redline Monocog 29er, biking on Apr 16th, 2009
So, the Dirty Kanza looms ahead. This year, I’m gonna be prepared! This year, I am planning to team up with some riders who ride around the same sort of pace I do, and NOT GET LOST THIS TIME! I fully understand my limitations, chief amongst which is a complete and utter lack of direction [...]
Posted in Family, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing) on Apr 15th, 2009
Well, I’ve finally got a new job! I can’t even begin to express how very relieved and happy I am to be back amongst the employed again. Even if the work becomes stressful, it won’t be a patch on the stresses of knowing that you are steadily and inexorably going broke. Of course before I [...]
Posted in meta on Apr 13th, 2009
Okay, meetzorp.com is staying put just as you know it, but my professional site, As You Like It Designs is temporarily going to be available at asyoulikeitdesigns.wordpress.com. I’m migrating the content of AYLI to Dreamhost, where the URL is registered anyway. If this works well, I’ll probably move Meetzorp over there, too. There are several [...]
Posted in Fashion/Sewing stuff, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, meta on Apr 9th, 2009
I made a new blouse over the weekend. It is Option C from Simplicity 4020, and I am really happy with how it turned out. Especially when you consider that I used some pretty cheap nylon tricot (usually used for slips) that was left over from when I made myself some slips. I just wanted [...]
Posted in dumb things I have done on Apr 9th, 2009
I’m quite annoyed right now. I have this bite-guard that I paid quite a bit of money for my dentist to make for me so that I would not clench my teeth at night, and it is really uncomfortable, unpleasant, and difficult to put in, consequently, I don’t wear it with the frequency that I [...]
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