Southern California - So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!

I think I could take him once we get past the pier. :p;)

Thanks for asking, V. 10-14 days at least, then I can start spinning as soon as I get my foot position resolved. At least I didn't rupture anything.



what pedals are you using?

Good morning socal balla's..

yooo

was a nice warm morning for a change, felt almost summerish

Wasabi!

It was still cold at 4:00AM though... I did my bike commute today and wore my fleece tights (with knee warmers underneath even) and long sleeve UA shirt under my commuting jersey and shorts...

I was supposed to head to the pool this morning, but this bathroom remodel is kicking my butt. And I'm SUPPOSED to do my first tri Saturday. Well, at least it's only a 500m swim....

I was supposed to head to the pool this morning, but this bathroom remodel is kicking my butt. And I'm SUPPOSED to do my first tri Saturday. Well, at least it's only a 500m swim....
Only?

Only?

meters, not miles...

I know. :lol:

500m is still not short, at least not for me...

Wasabi!

It was still cold at 4:00AM though... I did my bike commute today and wore my fleece tights (with knee warmers underneath even) and long sleeve UA shirt under my commuting jersey and shorts...

I was still sleeping at 4am, got out at about 6:15 and felt nice. Commuted to work after my ride too. Was funny wearing normal pants rolled up for my 4mile commute:p

I know. :lol:

500m is still not short, at least not for me...

Well it's not exactly short for me either, but I'm confortable doing up to 800m non-stop in the pool. Fortunatey it's a wetsuit swim in a flat bay (race is at Fiesta Island, swim in E. Mission Bay), so if I just relax and take it easy, the the only real hazard will be the yucky water...

I do want to get one more session in the pool in before Saturday, however.

I'm back to eating right, no more ice cream or cookies or anything fun. :mad:

Oh, for cry eye, quit your whining. That's my department. :p And I'm on Weight Watchers. Day Two. And I"M HUNGRY :mad::( :cry:

No, I'm going to stare at it and punish myself.

It won't work. You'll just eat your way around it. Trust me as I've tried that tactic myself. They had Yummy's cupcakes here - my favorite, the Snowball - and I just walked on out of the kitchen to get away from them. I'm hungry enough without the punishment. :rolleyes::p

Jason, I gave up thinking in 1965 and have not missed it one bit. The amount of brainpower I exert to decide whether to eat ice cream is surprisingly low, in fact the answer is always yes.

See now, ice cream is something I can always pass on. I'm lucky that way. I never want a pint of it (or a bowl really). The only time I want it is if it's BR peanut butter chocolate on a sugar cone or Coldstone's with all the gooey stuff mixed in.

But the cupcakes or brownies....I would accept being obese and swimming in a tub of those if it wasn't for this cycling thing I just have to do.

just had a toasted pop tart....hold me over til after my lunch ride.

Oh, for cry eye, quit your whining. That's my department. :p And I'm on Weight Watchers. Day Two. And I"M HUNGRY :mad::( :cry:

Someone else ate the so I didn't get a chance to... :(

Sonia's home today, she's a little under the weather.

See now, ice cream is something I can always pass on. I'm lucky that way. I never want a pint of it (or a bowl really). The only time I want it is if it's BR peanut butter chocolate on a sugar cone or Coldstone's with all the gooey stuff mixed in.

But the cupcakes or brownies....I would accept being obese and swimming in a tub of those if it wasn't for this cycling thing I just have to do.

We found a cupcake store in Pasadena here on Arroyo and tried to go on Sunday. They had their door opened, but were closed.

BTW, the new Wholefoods opened on Arroyo and it looks nice, but the city of Pasadena did some really moronic things with the traffic light they placed in front of it. If I was older I'd write them a letter complaining.

We found a cupcake store in Pasadena here on Arroyo and tried to go on Sunday. They had their door opened, but were closed.

BTW, the new Wholefoods opened on Arroyo and it looks nice, but the city of Pasadena did some really moronic things with the traffic light they placed in front of it. If I was older I'd write them a letter complaining.

You mean DOTS? That place is evil. I stay far away due to the mini cupcakes. Come to think of it, cupcakes are my favorite thing in the world, but the icing has to be very sweet. Nothing more disappointing than a cupcake with that creamy frosting that isn't sweet. What the hell is up with that? Porto's cupcakes are awful! As are the Oinkster's. Yummy's are to die for and Dots are right up there with them.

Sigh. If only I were skinny. :(

As for Wholefoods - so overpriced. I get pissed at the one in Glendale all the time. Highway robbery! :mad:

We found a cupcake store in Pasadena here on Arroyo and tried to go on Sunday. They had their door opened, but were closed.


A friend of mine got them for her birthday party a while back-- they were good. It's a good thing that I'm more into salty/spicy foods than cake and cupcakes.

A friend of mine got them for her birthday party a while back-- they were good. It's a good thing that I'm more into salty/spicy foods than cake and cupcakes.

Hey, Duck. :) I want to try that Chinese place you rave about. The hot dish thingy. I prefer salty/spicy too, actually, but I can't turn down a cupcake.

Hey, Duck. :) I want to try that Chinese place you rave about. The hot dish thingy. I prefer salty/spicy too, actually, but I can't turn down a cupcake.

I should have called you when we went to the Hunan place (Hunan King or something like that) around the corner from it on sunday. It's less greasy than the sichuan place and I think the food is a little better, but it doesn't have the special sichuan peppers than make your tongue tingle. It's pretty hot, but a different sort than the sichuan. We tried another really good Hunan place a couple weeks ago before Lucha. It was less hot but very tasty.

Next time we go to one I'll give you a call.

Next time we go to one I'll give you a call.

Yes, please. :) I'll try to join. But I'll warn you. I have NO "hot" tastebuds in my mouth. When ordering, I have eaten hot spices that others will pass out from and felt nothing. Kind of sucks, actually. But there are a few spices that I can feel. I love it when that happens and if I get a runny nose along with it, all the better.

If Hunan is what I think it is, then there's the Hunan chicken rice plate/bowl that is quite popular. Chicken w/(Chinese/Asian?) mushroom on top of rice. The whole thing is baked/steamed(?) together, so the chicken sauce flows down into the rice. The rice itself will become a little oily, but it tastes very good. :D

Yes, please. :) I'll try to join. But I'll warn you. I have NO "hot" tastebuds in my mouth. When ordering, I have eaten hot spices that others will pass out from and felt nothing. Kind of sucks, actually. But there are a few spices that I can feel. I love it when that happens and if I get a runny nose along with it, all the better.

Maybe you're a bird? Birds arent' sensitive to capsaicin so they can munch on hot peppers all day with impunity.

for new places it's best when we go with someone who speaks chinese and can say "yes, I would like you to kill all my friends with the spicyness". At Chung King I think they know us pretty well now.

If Hunan is what I think it is, then there's the Hunan chicken rice plate/bowl that is quite popular. Chicken w/(Chinese/Asian?) mushroom on top of rice. The whole thing is baked/steamed(?) together, so the chicken sauce flows down into the rice. The rice itself will become a little oily, but it tastes very good. :D

Now I'm hungry again!!!!! :cry:

Maybe you're a bird? Birds arent' sensitive to capsaicin so they can munch on hot peppers all day with impunity.

for new places it's best when we go with someone who speaks chinese and can say "yes, I would like you to kill all my friends with the spicyness". At Chung King I think they know us pretty well now.

Maybe. I have feathers in strange places and dream of flying.:p

Yes, oh yes, oh yes...I want to go to Chung King. Tell them, "give us death by spices!" :D

you guys are making me hungry with this food talk

you guys are making me hungry with this food talk

Don't blame us. You're the one who ate a toasted square of Sugar-Lard with Sugar-Lard icing for breakfast. Not much in that to hold ya over till lunch. :rolleyes::p

As for Wholefoods - so overpriced. I get pissed at the one in Glendale all the time. Highway robbery! :mad:

I go into the one near me occasionally and usually end up leaving and going to the TJ's across the street.

Wayyy too expensive for the same things.

Don't blame us. You're the one who ate a toasted square of Sugar-Lard with Sugar-Lard icing for breakfast. Not much in that to hold ya over till lunch. :rolleyes::p

pop tarts are yummy:D Only sutable vending machine breakfest food here. Been drinking water to hold down my tummy:o

pop tarts are yummy:D Only sutable vending machine breakfest food here. Been drinking water to hold down my tummy:o

You, young man, should be packing a more nutritional breakfast. Might I suggest a PB&H (organic honey) and an apple, or some string cheese and two hard-boiled eggs. Even a bowl of sugar-filled cereal would be better as it will most likely be enriched with vitamins and the milk will give you calcium, protein and vitamin D.

you guys are making me hungry with this food talk

It's making me hungry, too, and I had leftovers from the Hunan place last night for dinner (and again tonight...)

I had leftover steak from the Coco Palm yesterday for breakfast.

Today i've got kimchi bowl noodles for lunch...

sprinting with and drafting off of traffic is fun and really seems to impress people. i may try it on the freeway one day.

sprinting with and drafting off of traffic is fun and really seems to impress people. i may try it on the freeway one day.

:eek: Don't you dare. That's dangerous, you know. :rolleyes:

something has to be done to make this more exciting.

Well, death and dismemberment isn't exactly exciting to most folks, Chuckles. :rolleyes: BE CAREFUL! Besides, you are all lean and mean now, and can go fly up them there mountains, can't you?

something has to be done to make this more exciting.

Try it with your pants down.

now that i'm working a normal job i can only do stuff like that on weekends. during the week the new thing is drafting buses.

Try it with your pants down.

i wasn't wearing pants.

Drafting buses is alot of fun. There's nothing like being able to break the 30mph barrier on an almost 30lbs bike. :D

Try it with your pants down.

And if you do, let me know, and I'll join you. :D

i may try base jumping. now that looks like fun.

i wasn't wearing pants.

Still not safe!

Pics? :D

Drafting buses is alot of fun. There's nothing like being able to break the 30mph barrier on an almost 30lbs bike. :D

30 is atually pretty easy. it's the sustained 40mph stuff that makes it really fun.

Still not safe!

Pics? :D

you asked for it. NSFW (http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/forum/attachments/off-topic/4237-yamaha-fz6-vs-suzuki-sv650-vs-suzuki-gs500-56k-big-ass1.jpg)

working :(


but still riding.

What is the job?

What is the job?

the job is miserable.

you asked for it. NSFW (http://www.motorcycle-journal.com/forum/attachments/off-topic/4237-yamaha-fz6-vs-suzuki-sv650-vs-suzuki-gs500-56k-big-ass1.jpg)

I didn't say to post a pic of my butt. :rolleyes::p

sprinting with and drafting off of traffic is fun and really seems to impress people. i may try it on the freeway one day.

Wat up :D? We still have a ride to put together one of these days.