I'm a wimp

I broke my collar and I haven't been on my bike for months. Big George breaks his collar bone while racing in the Tour de France and he keeps on racing! He rode on for many days! He refused to get an x-ray cuz he knew they wouldn't let him finish the Tour!

I'm no doctor but I think his break isn't as bad as mine...

George's x-ray => http://twitgoo.com/1xn55

As you can see its a crack in his bone. Mine was a full break with the bone overlapping. Now I wish I had mine to post online. :)

I was on TV last night

Well not really. The Real World DC moved in to Dupont Circle a bit ago and they have been filming. Most of DC ignores them but a decent percentage heckles them and another sizable percentage seeks them out for 5 seconds of MTV fame. Apparently I was in the later percentage last night because we went to a bar where one of them "works". One of our group also happens to know a bartender. The camera crew was outside standing around. The place was packed. We think we spotted the cast member who was "working" there and his fellow cast member who was hanging out with him. After we had about one drink they left and the place thinned out. It was definitely not the most fun I've ever had. I can't remember the last time I drank Miller Lite but it was handed to me.

I think even if I got on the Real World I wouldn't watch it.

sunny with a wall of water ahead

As I walked from the bus after work today I experienced an interesting weather event. I was walking up the street, the sun was out, and the temperature was about perfect. Then all of the sudden it started to pour down rain about 50 feet in front of me. I stopped in my tracks and tried to focus in on this demarcation line. It was coming down in buckets on one side, and sunny, and dry as a bone on my side. My next reaction was to look up but doing so I noticed the wall of rain was coming towards me rather quickly. I throw on my raincoat before I was able to study the sky. They were big rain drops. And the sun kept shining. Of course as soon as I got to my building it was over. I wish I could have taken a pic of that wall of rain while it was right in front of me.

beer stock running low

After traveling and breaking my collarbone my beer stock has dwindled. Not a bad thing though. I was getting to many beers that didn’t store well. Been sharing some fine bottles with females lately which isn’t a bad thing. I've got a little room for food in my fridge again.

today's beer stock archived
current beer stock

UPDATE 7/26: I hit Rick's Wine and Gourmet and Total Wine & More today...

• Lindemans - Framboise - 750ml
• Sierra Nevada - Summerfest - 6 pack
• Harpoon - Leviathan Imperial IPA - 4 pack
• Rogue - Somer Orange Honey Ale - 22oz
• Rogue - Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale - 22oz
• Heavy - Seas The Big DIPA - 22oz
• Fuller's - Vintage Ale 2008 - 0.5 l

Mandy visits DC again

Our favorite Mandy from the ‘burg came to visit Matt and I in DC on Saturday. She had to boogie back that night so no crazy partying. Mandy wanted to do the tourist thing and check out an exhibit at the art museum. We walked from the White House to the WWII memorial to the Lincoln Memorial and then all the way back up the mall to the art museum. She was all about the medieval manuscript exhibit. Matt and I rested our legs. It was a nice day to walk around the mall. I haven’t been in the National Gallery of Art in years.

I hope to visit Mandy in Charlottesville while checking out the Brew Ridge Trail.

Snowboard meet-up

The snowboard meet-up group had an off-season happy hour. This irish bar they like to go to is huge with 3 big areas. We often get free appetizers. They even had Stone and Backdraft Brown if I remember correctly. I had to convince the waitress though; apparently it’s not their most popular selections. I ate some free food and had a good time. About 20 or so people showed up. A few familiar faces from last year. I’m looking forward to a few big trips next year with the group.

Kirby was in town

Kirby was in town as she bounced between NYC with Lisa and Detroit for a workshop. As usual she is busy all day and it's not until 10 or so that she is ready to relax with me. And as usual we got ful with Lisa in the morning. Best breakfast ever. After dinner with her parents she was off again that evening on her way back to Colombia.