On being a bum...

So...

I know that the last time I posted was in January. I apologize about this but I have been quite busy with trying to get into grad school and trying not to get blown off the back in every bike race I enter. In these endeavors I was mostly successful: I am pleased to announce that I will be moving to Maryland in a few months to begin grad school (yay) and I found my way to the middle of the pack by the end of the bike season (double yay).

Now that I have finished all that school stuff and the collegiate racing season is over, I can concentrate on what I have been describing as "my summer as a bum." A foreign concept to a work-a-holic such as myself, I have not experienced such a clear agenda since I was about fifteen years old. After about one week of bumming around, I can honestly say that I am afraid I might become addicted.

Speaking of addiction, much of my time has been devoted to catching up on a blog that one of my friends recently introduced to me: Bike Snob NYC (http://www.bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/). The man's a genius, honestly, the stuff that he comes up with has kept me entertained for days. If you are a cyclist of any sort, I recommend checking it out.

As I sat around on my couch this morning, pleased to be drinking my coffee and enjoying my cinnamon toast crunch, I was interrupted by a strange melody floating through my window. Turns out one of my strange neighbors across the street has become even stranger and begun to play the accordion (!) on the second-floor deck overlooking a busy MPLS street. I could hardly believe this myself so I took a picture:

Yep, accordion. And on that bombshell... goodnight.

2009 is off to a great start!

Not to rip on my life in the year of 2008, but it was pretty average. There were some ups, some downs, a couple big highlights.... I am, however, hoping that 2009 will bring me some new and interesting life changes. I think that graduating will have a lot to do with these changes (big surprise there), but who knows - maybe some other major things will happen as well? Only time will tell, but for now I will sincerely enjoy the month of January. It's always a great start to the new year when you can spend time pondering all the possibilities of what lies ahead as you lounge on your parents' sofa and indulge in the pure laziness that is only achieved during winter break.
My 2009 got off to a great start because I toasted the new year with my loving family and best guy in a luxurious codo in Winter Park, Colorado, before going to bed early and waking up to abuse my legs in the moguls on the ski hill. Nothing like a ski vacation to start the year out right! My best guy also took me out on New Year's Day for the hands-down BEST date ever - how can you improve on seared duck breast and braised elk while looking out at the mountains?
Well, I hope that every one else's 2009 has gotten off to a terrific start and, if it has not, it soon turns around :)
Au Revoir,
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