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Old 01-30-13, 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
Today I did a wet 34 miles. Locked into the most perfect trackstand ever at a stoplight, and there blew a mighty wind. it was no longer the most perfect trackstand, and my new Bellweather tights have a hole in the knee because I couldn't clip out in time.
ouch. sucks. i think i was riding into that wind on the way to work, but hey, bonus, it was a tailwind on the way home. i looked at my ride on mapmyride and as soon as i turned with the wind to my back (vs. at 90 deg, side-on) speed jumped up like 5 mph.
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Originally Posted by Adrian_
Today I found a gray hair, but I just turned 17 a month ago...Looked it up on th interwebs and theres a possibility I could have some serious **** orr it could just be genetics.
Are you asian?

I had an asian friend start going gray in middle school
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Originally Posted by Adrian_
Today I found a gray hair, but I just turned 17 a month ago...Looked it up on th interwebs and theres a possibility I could have some serious **** orr it could just be genetics.
At my pace, I'll be bald before I go grey. Started losing hair in 9th grade.
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I went to school with a dude that got a round patch of grey hair @ about 16 YO. It was pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by EpicSchwinn
Are you asian?

I had an asian friend start going gray in middle school
Costa Rican, Puerto Rican parents.
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Some people just grey early.
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Originally Posted by Jared.
So then, would this be the cheapest option?
https://store.apple.com/us/product/MD...usb-superdrive

Hook that up to comp, hook comp up to TV?
I LOL'd hard. Just because it's an apple computer doesn't mean you have to buy an apple made accessory. Any non-Apple external would also work just as well, if not most likely better; you can probably get a non - apple blue ray r/w external for that price.
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Old 01-30-13, 10:58 PM
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Today I found out that I get to play with the LA Philharmonic this summer with the Santa Clara Vanguard. Stoked.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I went to school with a dude that got a round patch of grey hair @ about 16 YO. It was pretty cool.
Kid I had a class with has that, right on the side of his head. Little bigger than a $.50 piece. My hairline has been receding since I was like 15. My hair, and everyone's hair in my family, is brown. In my beard, I have a whole mess of red hairs, and on one end of my mustache, one hair that is stark white and incredibly thick.

Dafuq, genes.

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Today I found out that I get to play with the LA Philharmonic this summer with the Santa Clara Vanguard. Stoked.
Dude. Thats huge. I can only imagine your level of being stoked. Congrats on that!
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Originally Posted by Street rider
Dude. Thats huge. I can only imagine your level of being stoked. Congrats on that!
1812 overture!
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That is awesome, congrats.
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Old 01-30-13, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
Today I found out that I get to play with the LA Philharmonic this summer with the Santa Clara Vanguard. Stoked.
Dude... that's friggin awesome.

Today I did intervals and one leg drills on the trainer.

What a miserable ass time.

Also, it's funny to see how sloppy the 12 o'clock of each leg's pedal stroke is.
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Originally Posted by Adrian_
Costa Rican, Puerto Rican parents.
How does that work? Puerto Rican parents had you in Costa Rica and then you immigrated to the United States?

Just got done spending about 4 months in Costa Rica. What a beautiful country and friendly people.
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Originally Posted by EpicSchwinn
How does that work? Puerto Rican parents had you in Costa Rica and then you immigrated to the United States?

Just got done spending about 4 months in Costa Rica. What a beautiful country and friendly people.
I took it to mean one parent was Puerto Rican, and the other was Costa Rican.
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Old 01-30-13, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Nagrom_
I took it to mean one parent was Puerto Rican, and the other was Costa Rican.
This^. I was born in UhMericuhh.

Originally Posted by EpicSchwinn
Just got done spending about 4 months in Costa Rica. What a beautiful country and friendly people.
I might be staying over there for a few weeks in the summer. My Grandma (CR side) always talks about how nice it is.

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Originally Posted by Leukybear
I LOL'd hard. Just because it's an apple computer doesn't mean you have to buy an apple made accessory. Any non-Apple external would also work just as well, if not most likely better; you can probably get a non - apple blue ray r/w external for that price.
First Google link. I don't do Macs. I have one iPad and I don't even like it. I also haven't watched a DVD in a few years.
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Originally Posted by Jared.
First Google link. I don't do Macs. I have one iPad and I don't even like it. I also haven't watched a DVD in a few years.
Don't worry about it.

I was just trying to convey that many people misconceptualize this and apple happens to capitalize big time.
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TIL: I want my other bikes. Visiting home next month, and I swear a vow of truthiness I will not come back to LA without at least one biek.
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today i am still sick since sunday, i cannot breath out of my friggin nose. Atleast my whole body doesnt ache and im not getting hot and cold spells anymore.
Make it go away
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today i was excited to test my new free fender on my rain bike

apparently this storm that was scheduled for 10 pm last night is happening now as i woke up.
wind gusts at 60 mph thats somehow moving the water around in my toilet bowl, and has knocked the power out 4 times in the last half hour

guess im driving.
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Originally Posted by Dannihilator
Some people just grey early.
This.

Don't worry dude.
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
Today I found out that I get to play with the LA Philharmonic this summer with the Santa Clara Vanguard. Stoked.
So dope, congrats! What do you play? I minored in trumpet in college.

Today was my first ride to work of the year. I've been sick on and off since Christmas and after successfully installing new Paselas on the geared biek (thanks Scrod!), I couldn't wait. But man, dat wind. I literally got blown to a standstill. Pause.
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You dudes are hilarious with trying to solve my mac mini dilemma. My entire twitter feed last night was the same thing and then my boyfriend (who is an Expert at an Apple Store) basically insisted that he's gonna buy me an Apple TV tomorrow. And I'm gonna borrow a PS2 from him or another friend for DVD playing. Plus I get to play Katamari Damacy, so win-win!
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i really really want it to be tuesday so i can have my bike parts
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