1.07.2010
1.06.2010
New Years Res.
In 2009 I wanted to quit drinking soda, win a bike race, establish stronger base-miles when training, and keep everything on point. Check, check, check, and I guess...check. In the spirit of stepping my game up I wrote my New Years Resolution/Goals for 2010. Should be a very busy and exciting year...
Take care of my car.
It doesn't get driven very often, but I was definitely lacking on routine maintenance last year. I plan on driving out to LA and AZ a lot this year for races, so my car needs to be ready to go.
Expand music collection.
Vinyl or CD it doesn't matter, I didn't buy as much last year as I would of liked. I've got a list the length of my arm, of records I need! I'm diving more and more into the hip-hop realm, mostly 90's, and would like to pick some more up.
Save money.
I spent close to 4 grand on bikes last year! Totally worth it but it put me in a hole many times. I think this brings me to my next resolution...
Stay in more.
Why spend so much money on drinks when I can just buy a bottle and have company over? Right? Right!
Travel more.
I already have a few trips lined up.
Get back on track with school.
Balancing school, work, riding, and life is the ultimate goal for this year.
Take care of my car.
It doesn't get driven very often, but I was definitely lacking on routine maintenance last year. I plan on driving out to LA and AZ a lot this year for races, so my car needs to be ready to go.
Expand music collection.
Vinyl or CD it doesn't matter, I didn't buy as much last year as I would of liked. I've got a list the length of my arm, of records I need! I'm diving more and more into the hip-hop realm, mostly 90's, and would like to pick some more up.
Save money.
I spent close to 4 grand on bikes last year! Totally worth it but it put me in a hole many times. I think this brings me to my next resolution...
Stay in more.
Why spend so much money on drinks when I can just buy a bottle and have company over? Right? Right!
Travel more.
I already have a few trips lined up.
Get back on track with school.
I finally figured out what degree/major to aim for.
Balancing school, work, riding, and life is the ultimate goal for this year.
1.02.2010
ATDI
I have been thinking about this post for a while.
Normally I always keep my Facebook IM app off. Often times, I would leave Facebook open but continue onto other tabs, then an IM notification would catch my eye and get me completely sidetracked. But that app did bring me one lovely surprise.
After falling asleep one night, I awoke to a single instant-message from Bryan Novelo. It was a link to an article: a show review from an El Paso, TX quintet. That band was At the Drive-In. I love ATDI, and no one knows this more than Bryan. They played a tiny coffee shop in Germany. The footage is bare-bones; a single camera with decent sound, but you can see that something incredible was happening. The band had so much energy and heart, it would have been surreal to see that band in that setting. The article is interesting and the videos are beautiful. I was late for work that day because of it.
Normally I always keep my Facebook IM app off. Often times, I would leave Facebook open but continue onto other tabs, then an IM notification would catch my eye and get me completely sidetracked. But that app did bring me one lovely surprise.
After falling asleep one night, I awoke to a single instant-message from Bryan Novelo. It was a link to an article: a show review from an El Paso, TX quintet. That band was At the Drive-In. I love ATDI, and no one knows this more than Bryan. They played a tiny coffee shop in Germany. The footage is bare-bones; a single camera with decent sound, but you can see that something incredible was happening. The band had so much energy and heart, it would have been surreal to see that band in that setting. The article is interesting and the videos are beautiful. I was late for work that day because of it.
1.01.2010
12.27.2009
12.19.2009
12.15.2009
Sunny Sunday Track Day
Finally getting comfortable on the track. Working on getting some good base training during the off season. There's no better way to spend a Sunday than to drive out to LA with Ian and Danny. Collection of photos from past trips...
12.10.2009
TOP 50 RECORDS of 2009
Here it is, My Top 50 Records of 2009. Enjoy.
1. Dirty Projectors “ Bitte Orca”
2. Grizzly Bear “Veckatimest”
3. Animal Collective “Merriweather Post Pavilion”
4. Atlas Sound “Logos”
5. Pains of Being Pure at Heart “Pains of Being Pure At Heart”
6. Phoenix “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”
7. Fuck Buttons “Tarot Sport”
8. Neon Indian “ Psychic Chasms”
9. Bibío “Ambivalence Avenue”
10. Lotus Plaza “The Floodlight Collective”
11. Destroyer “Bay of Pigs EP”
12. Cold Cave “Love Come Close LP/Death Come Close EP”
13. Air “Love 2”
14. Shark Speed “Sea Sick Music”
15. Delorean “Ayrton Sienna EP”
16. Nosaj Thing “Drift”
17. Burial / Four Tet Slip “Wolf Cub & Moth”
18. Lamb of God “The Wrath”
19. Deerhunter “Rainwater Cassette Exchange”
20. Dinosaur Jr. “Farm”
21. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “It's Blitz!”
22. Converge “Axe to Fall”
23. Volcano Choir “Unmap”
24. Russian Circles “Geneva”
25. Memory Tapes “Seek Magic”
26. Riceboy Sleeps “Riceboy Sleeps”
27. Girls “Album”
28. Andrew Bird “Noble Beast”
29. Mark Kozelek “Lost Verses LIVE”
30. Raekwon “Only Built for Cuban Linx II”
31. Kurt Vile “Childish Prodigy”
32. DOOM “Born Into This”
33. Polvo “In Prisim”
34. Built to Spill “There Is No Enemy”
35. Discovery “LP”
36. The Clientele “Bonfires on the Heath”
37. Dizzee Rascal “Tongue n’ Cheek”
38. NO AGE “ Losing Feeling”
39. Wilco “Wilco”
40. Royksopp “Junior”
41. Monsters of Folk “Monsters of Folk”
42. The Dodos “Time To Die”
43. Lightning Bolt “Earthly Delights”
44. CFCF “Continent”
45. Kings of Convenience “Declaration on Dependence”
46. Basement jaxx “Scars”
47. Jookabox “Dead Zone Boys”
48. Simian Mobile Disco “Temporary Pleasures”
49. Six Organs of Admittance “Luminous Night”
50. YACHT “See Mystery Lights”
1. Dirty Projectors “ Bitte Orca”
2. Grizzly Bear “Veckatimest”
3. Animal Collective “Merriweather Post Pavilion”
4. Atlas Sound “Logos”
5. Pains of Being Pure at Heart “Pains of Being Pure At Heart”
6. Phoenix “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”
7. Fuck Buttons “Tarot Sport”
8. Neon Indian “ Psychic Chasms”
9. Bibío “Ambivalence Avenue”
10. Lotus Plaza “The Floodlight Collective”
11. Destroyer “Bay of Pigs EP”
12. Cold Cave “Love Come Close LP/Death Come Close EP”
13. Air “Love 2”
14. Shark Speed “Sea Sick Music”
15. Delorean “Ayrton Sienna EP”
16. Nosaj Thing “Drift”
17. Burial / Four Tet Slip “Wolf Cub & Moth”
18. Lamb of God “The Wrath”
19. Deerhunter “Rainwater Cassette Exchange”
20. Dinosaur Jr. “Farm”
21. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “It's Blitz!”
22. Converge “Axe to Fall”
23. Volcano Choir “Unmap”
24. Russian Circles “Geneva”
25. Memory Tapes “Seek Magic”
26. Riceboy Sleeps “Riceboy Sleeps”
27. Girls “Album”
28. Andrew Bird “Noble Beast”
29. Mark Kozelek “Lost Verses LIVE”
30. Raekwon “Only Built for Cuban Linx II”
31. Kurt Vile “Childish Prodigy”
32. DOOM “Born Into This”
33. Polvo “In Prisim”
34. Built to Spill “There Is No Enemy”
35. Discovery “LP”
36. The Clientele “Bonfires on the Heath”
37. Dizzee Rascal “Tongue n’ Cheek”
38. NO AGE “ Losing Feeling”
39. Wilco “Wilco”
40. Royksopp “Junior”
41. Monsters of Folk “Monsters of Folk”
42. The Dodos “Time To Die”
43. Lightning Bolt “Earthly Delights”
44. CFCF “Continent”
45. Kings of Convenience “Declaration on Dependence”
46. Basement jaxx “Scars”
47. Jookabox “Dead Zone Boys”
48. Simian Mobile Disco “Temporary Pleasures”
49. Six Organs of Admittance “Luminous Night”
50. YACHT “See Mystery Lights”
12.07.2009
ARGON 18 KRYPTON
New Bike Day Vol 2. Time to step my game up. I'm now entering the world of road cycling. Special thanks to Danny Kam @ NuVision Cyclery, Matthew, and MASH for collaborating and making this bike happen.
2010 Argon 18 Krypton.
HM Carbon Fiber frameset, Campagnolo Athena 11 groupo, Fulcrum 7 race wheels...specs
I rode around downtown and let Aaron do his thing...set here
2010 Argon 18 Krypton.
HM Carbon Fiber frameset, Campagnolo Athena 11 groupo, Fulcrum 7 race wheels...specs
I rode around downtown and let Aaron do his thing...set here
12.03.2009
It's all about moving units.
I had heard a brief tidbit about this on NPR but it looks like the Federal Trade Commission are forcing disclosures when bloggers review something they got for free. Not a super big deal but you can understand how some people would flip...
Beginning today, bloggers, Twitterers, and others who write online reviews or endorse products using new media must disclose it when they receive free merchandise or payment for writing about an item. The guidelines update the FTC’s 1980 guide addressing the use of testimonials in advertising, remapping marketing rules for the digital realm, where it’s hard to know if the exclamatory musings of fashion hounds and best-disposable-diaper posts by suburban moms are inspired by a great product or a free product.
Full article...boston [dot] com
Beginning today, bloggers, Twitterers, and others who write online reviews or endorse products using new media must disclose it when they receive free merchandise or payment for writing about an item. The guidelines update the FTC’s 1980 guide addressing the use of testimonials in advertising, remapping marketing rules for the digital realm, where it’s hard to know if the exclamatory musings of fashion hounds and best-disposable-diaper posts by suburban moms are inspired by a great product or a free product.
Full article...boston [dot] com
11.29.2009
i am twenty two
In the spirit of every birthday post (i am 20 and i am 21) I will title this one similarly. Strange to think I have had this blog going for this long...
I tried to go to LA today for track training, but I guess everyone else decided too as well. The Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday is a crazy one. Traffic pushed our destination-arrival-time further and further back. So Danny, Ian, and I flipped around and enjoyed a lazy sunny Sunday. A decent amount of riding was put on this week, but my birthday/turkey day week was a bit too hectic to really push it. It's a sign of the pace to come for the rest of the year.
Sigur Ros 'Frozen Sea 7LP box-set' is keeping me in a good winter mood.
I had my birthday @ Downtown Lounge, with birthday twin Bianca. photo cred goes to Aaron Garcia
I tried to go to LA today for track training, but I guess everyone else decided too as well. The Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday is a crazy one. Traffic pushed our destination-arrival-time further and further back. So Danny, Ian, and I flipped around and enjoyed a lazy sunny Sunday. A decent amount of riding was put on this week, but my birthday/turkey day week was a bit too hectic to really push it. It's a sign of the pace to come for the rest of the year.
Sigur Ros 'Frozen Sea 7LP box-set' is keeping me in a good winter mood.
I had my birthday @ Downtown Lounge, with birthday twin Bianca. photo cred goes to Aaron Garcia
11.23.2009
11.13.2009
11.11.2009
TYCHO Coastal Brake 12"
Tycho is an superb musician and artist. His ambient-trip-hop-electroinca music is beyond words. Sounds and bleeps blend and melt into each other until it builds into a frantic crescendo. Absolutely perfect soundtrack for late-night bike rides or quiet reading sessions. I've turned quite a few friends onto this wonderful sound, it's nice to have a connotation with something so positive and moving.
When he's not setting the mood with his music, his alter-ego ISO50 creates prints/shirts/artwork that reflects his sound: the two platforms flow together perfectly. I've purchased two of his prints and they are the center piece for my room. The frame company I brought it to nearly flipped when they saw his work. I came back with his CD and they agreed: it fits.
Three years after his last full-length and two years after his last EP, Tycho his back with a new 12". Only 1000 copies will be made and the first 50 will be signed and numbered. Pre-order it.
ISO50 Prints...
11.04.2009
not-so-weekly-update post
I skipped my evening class to hang out with Danny Kam at Starbucks. I got a black coffee. We talked about all sorts of crazy things: art, coffee, cycling, wine, school, and all things awesome. I am all for breaking routines. It makes my days exciting. On the way home I put my legs on autopilot and let my mind wander. Quirky tangents, rants, vents, and ideas were flowing with my smooth cadence...
Little projects and ideas keep my head busy at night. I'm slowly putting together my TOP 50 RECORDS OF 2009 List. Unless something mind blowing comes out of nowhere it's a close toss up for record of the year: Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Fuck Buttons and Animal Collective. We shall see how that pans out.
Concerts for this month: Leonard Cohen, Converge, Jim Ward (Sparta, ATDI, Streetcar)
Also working on getting my NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS in place. I did a pretty good job sticking with mine this year. No more drinking soda, stepping my game up in cycling, and collecting more records. Easy enough...
Don't let the city you are in determine who you are, take everything in and create your own perfect harmony. I feel I could be happy anywhere. I'm just ecstatic for every day I get and the people I get to share it with.
Little projects and ideas keep my head busy at night. I'm slowly putting together my TOP 50 RECORDS OF 2009 List. Unless something mind blowing comes out of nowhere it's a close toss up for record of the year: Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Fuck Buttons and Animal Collective. We shall see how that pans out.
Concerts for this month: Leonard Cohen, Converge, Jim Ward (Sparta, ATDI, Streetcar)
Also working on getting my NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS in place. I did a pretty good job sticking with mine this year. No more drinking soda, stepping my game up in cycling, and collecting more records. Easy enough...
Don't let the city you are in determine who you are, take everything in and create your own perfect harmony. I feel I could be happy anywhere. I'm just ecstatic for every day I get and the people I get to share it with.
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