LGRaB Summer Games -4th entry (maybe) - test ride a different type of *bike* than you normally ride

it was not my birthday this past weekend,

but it might as well have been.

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one of the bulleted challenges

in Part II

of the

LGRaB Summer Games

was:

*test ride a different type of bike then you normally ride*

well, the bike i test drove on Monday wasn't exactly one of the types of bikes i think Dottie & Trisha had in mind...

oh, yes, dearie pies,

momma rode a moped!!
i swear, i couldn't have been happier about it!
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$20/hour each!
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[we rented last year for the first time
on this same first week of July...it was the
mini-vacay excursion that got me hooked]
the boyf

took the lead,

and

caught me in the side-view.

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pulled over in a parking lot

to show off muh skillz

*what what*

he's too cool to show excitement,
or,
he was mad serious about that
rain cloud approaching us in the distance
notice how dry the dash is here:
...and
then
how
*not*
dry
it
is
HERE: **
first,
there was
drizzle: we took cover under a gas station,
and
filled-up while we were there.
[btw...fill-up = $1.50] then came the *big guns*we called 'the guy' and told him we were stranded, waiting for the hurricane to pass:listen to *the boyf* here,
and watch him do the telephone pee-pee dance:

thunder, lightning...the works!
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then...
suddenly...
clear skies,
rainbow.
funny how that works.
*yay*yay*yay*

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so...i don't know if this post counts towards Part II of the LGRaB Summer Games [if it does, it's late by a couple of days anyway...whoops!!]...

...but, it was great.

The whole thing. Great.

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Happy Wednesday.

back from a *mini-weekend-getaway*

whew!

i'm back, ya'll.

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the boyf and i

took a mini-weekend-getaway

to Williamsburg, Virginia,

far away from college stuff,

far away from subbing things,

and FAR AWAY from chores and family drama!

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here were

some

highlights:

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i got a kick out of the fact

that the boyf
doesn't drive with his new shoes.

he had to change into them once out of the car.

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i picked some grass...
...to feed a horse!
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dinner,
night 1
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the beer we drank:
the crabs we ate:
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breakfast,
day 2
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my *half-n-half* tower:
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sheriff Tomas

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was up close & personal with actual bald eagles.

they were huge. i never knew how big they were!

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the best roller coaster @ Busch Gardens, VA:

Griffon

teetering on the edge...then...AHHHHHH!!!!

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Tomas was in deep thought over this conversation:

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when we were on the tram-lift thing:

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bumper cars!

think i'm cheesin'??

a little bit bumpin', and then my never-quiet mouth:

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104-degrees outfit:

light & airy

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now, back to the grind...

...which really isn't even all that grindy.

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July college class, & cleanin' lots and lots of kitten poop.

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i can deal with that.

it is **SuMMeR** after all.

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Happy TUESday.

*last night* Italian night

went to the fair for a little while again last night.

it was Italian night.

a band was playing.
see video:

it was nice.
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we're off for a mini-getaway weekend until Monday
tooooo...
Williamsburg, VA,
Busch Gardens
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we'll talk when i get back.
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happy Saturday, Sunday, Monday
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la la la la la la la la!

LGRaB Summer Games - 3rd entry - book about *cycling*

in celebration of the

1) completion of my killer June college class

and

2) the end of yet another year of subbing and successful networking,

I

decided

to treat myself to

a mani/pedi

after work yesterday

and

buy myself

a fun new

*bike book*:

i needed a book about cycling to read

as one of the bulleted challenges of the

second round of the LGRaB Summer Games

[first round completed challenges blogged about here and here]

i chose this book because i'm obsessed with

language, and how people put into words

feelings & thoughts on things i love.

in short, i love quotes. more specifically, i love good quotes,

and so many of them about biking are found

in this little *lasagna square* of a book.

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i also thought,

rather than a book i'd have to read cover to cover

to gain the full story and/or message/plot,

i could pick this up whenever to

get a quick dose of inspiration,

and

now i have a resource for

many many *bike quotes*

[categorized by bike-topic]

to use in future posts.

*yay*
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i even brought the book out to dinner last night

where the boyf and i took turns reading to each other,

and

laughing at the oh-so-true snippets.

in between reading,

we noshed on reeeeaaaally bland chicken francese:

and

oh-so-watered-down

chicken parmesan:

yeah. sucks when food looks good, but sucks.

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later on,

i read some more in bed.

i put my *Clark Kent* glasses on

for atmosphere. hee hee.

first quote i thought i'd share:
"Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short, as you feel. But ride." -- Eddy Merckx
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oh!
and here's my
*special treat*
mani:
Can you guess the name of the nail polish color??
Is it:
a) too cool for school bus
b) too intense mac'n'cheese
c) mango lover
d) pull over taxi
e) banana explosion
f) okay O.J.

g) egg yolk

h) cheesey doodles
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What'd'ya think??!!??!!

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P.S. --
the babies are eating like champs,
and are getting so big!

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okay. that's it.

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Friday, Friday, loviedovies.

*jumping up and down on my bed*

my soul-stifling June college class

is done.

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today and tomorrow -- subbing,

then done.

my SuMMeR is almost HERE...

my two favorite months of the year

are approaching.

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i am so looking forward to

the beach,

and worrying only about

how i'm going to catch the next wave

and keep soakin' salt-water-drenched hair out of my face:

oh, SuMMeR, you are so near.
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Love you.

*quicksand*

my college class is quicksand,

slowly devouring my being.

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i go to class,

helpless to do anything but sit and wait for 7 o'clock,

for the whole circus act to be over.
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i have my huge, final project due tomorrow.

it's been sucking the life and the vibrancy from my mood,

the time i savor for my beloved running and biking,

the color from my face [no, literally it has. i look so God damn pale.]

and...

..what else?

i can't think.

[another side-effect of sham college.]

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i wanna salsa dance.

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i wanna get my ass on my bike.

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i want it to be Thursday already.

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**[deep sigh]**

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happy Tuesday, i guess.

lots of *f* words...[it's not what you think]

i wanna wear a flirty, floaty, floral dress like it's nobody's freakin' business.
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i wanna wear a flirty, floaty, floral dress like it's nobody's freakin' business, then

fancy family and friends and my flowery frock

fixin' a bowl of fruit salad.

i want to attend a fiesta...

...wearin' my fabulous, flirty, floaty, floral dress like it's nobody's freakin' business.

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oh, yeah...

..and happy first day of my favorite season!