climbing aside, at the top–take a moment. Sometimes you just stand stunned and speechless, out of breath, with bike at hand.
Sure, you just murdered that hill, but the view takes full control of you.
Kevin and Corey
Scripps Ranch Lookout, San Diego
25.February.2012
worth checking out the original of Kevin on both of these…
Scripps Ranch Blvd. between Mira Mesa Blvd. and Spring Canyon Rd.
Kevin and Corey laying down asphalt.
25.February.2012
I’ve ridden in and around Miramar-Scripps Ranch area before, but I’d never ventured down Pomerado Road which is definitely the highlight of this ride. The climb is right around 11 miles, and I don’t know if that’s what made it so difficult, but sizing it up against Torrey Pines and Juan St–it doesn’t seem to compare at first. It’s pretty gradual, so I’m not sure if it’s because of the location in the ride, or if we were just all drained at the time. Pedometer says it’s roughly 500ft in 2 miles, and you definitely got that slow, flat tire feel going up the first 200-300 feet. It might’ve been that we started from a dead light as well, instead of a rolling start. Whatever, it was pretty slow going up, but well worth it at the top. Coming back down wasn’t as sketch as I’d expected, although fewer cars–maybe on an early sunday morning, would’ve been nice. Can’t wait to ride this route again.
In traffic with Kevin, Victoria, and Corey
24.February.2012
35mm
Endless Lines to follow, none of them really interest me though. Hoped to get a feel for the magnitude of this thing, thankfully it wasn’t one of those “buzzing” power lines. I can only imagine being in the next Final Destination, as soon as I pressed the shutter button and created some sort of chain reaction, resulting in the collapse of the tower. Taken in the early evening, and despite any glowing of the metal from the sun, it wasn’t warm at all.
Looking up a high voltage power line tower in Saratoga, CA. Voigtlander Prominent 1, Ultron 50mm F2.0, Kodak Gold 200.
18/35
24.February.2012
Fun.’s album has been out for a while now but it seems to have been making rounds recently with Some Nights.
23.February.2012
art installation at CLICS, UCSD.
March 1 Reclaim Education
No history, no self. Know history, know self.
23.February.2012
brocolli.
ground turkey and brocolli, because there’s such a thing as too much pasta.
23.February.2012
seek simplicity, and doubt it.
My final essay for History of 20th Century Life Sciences.
22.February.2012
Orzo, sauteed cauliflower, chicken broth, onions, roasted sunflower seeds, lemon juice, crumbled feta,
22.February.2012
vons
I needed some Feta for the cauliflower I was going to make for lunch. Lycra run.
22.February.2012
old town ride
I missed the Sunday Ride, so I made it up with a ride to Old Town with Ungly and Corey. I was hoping for a larger turn out because of the 3 day weekend, but I guess most were either catching up on sleep and other things, or everyone’s weekend schedule was mixed around.
The awesome feeling you get after being the first person to throw something into a new trash bag.
22.February.2012
google it
transitive verb: To use the Google search engine to obtain information as a person on the World Wide Web.
22.February.2012
warm water, sugar, dish soap
after a long week of studying for cell bio, mo bio, and drug psych, I had a 3 day weekend to take a catch my breath and stretch my legs–until finals get started up. I don’t want to make this a long paragraph about school but I realized it last quarter, and my friend couldn’t have been more blunt about it–to summarize: school can be easy, we’re the ones making it hard for ourselves.
sticky.
big bubble
21.February.2012
saturday mornings
That’s my stomach grumbling at the sight of the last bite.
Cannot. Will not, go wrong. Warm toast, peanut butter, and cold banana slices.
21.February.2012
ucsd telemedicine: cleft lip and palate surgery
I put off sleeping-in this past weekend to attend a 3 hour Telemedicine Event at the new Telemedicine Center in the Medical School. Of course I wish I’d gotten some of that sleep I missed out on, back… but the new things I learned were well worth the baggy eyes the next day. This event–a Telemedicine Surgery was the first I’d heard about, and promoted by UCSD Biological Sciences. What drew me in was that it was a) Surgery taking place in Tijuana via Telemedicine here, and b) A Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery. I’d been down to Ensenada for a cleft lip and palate clinic, but didn’t get a chance to observe the actual surgery as I got placed in a different room. I took this opportunity to see how things were done from the perspective of a Medical group instead of the Dental side of things. The group watching and interacting was made up of mostly undergraduates, a few medical students here and there, and was directed by one retired/one attending plastic surgeon. Telemedicine is built around sharing ideas, building camaraderie, and educating others.
The event began with a little background of the department, and briefing on the surgery itself. After we finally got connected with the hospital in Mexico, we were brought to the waiting room while they set up for the surgery. We got to interact with the surgeon as well as some patients… more learning. There was basically a camera in the front of the room, as well as the back of the room. Two monitors in the front to display their camera, as well as any supplemental information on the other monitor.
20.February.2012
picture pointing with Corey, Mike, and Stanley
To be honest, sometimes we all get caught up in our own fears and stressful times. Personally, it’s school that gets me tangled up in a mess most of the time and all too often I forget about the simple things I’ve learned back at home during High School. If I had to be specific–High School Cross Country. That team taught me so much, and more than anything, my coach subtly instilled so many ethical values in me that I fear for those who didn’t take as much out of their four years with him. I won’t rattle off the list, but I couldn’t be more fortunate to be able to look back on those times.
What I’m trying to say is that my image of a nice guy tends to become clouded in times of adversity. I won’t say it exactly makes me the guy to be avoided, but it doesn’t feel right. Recently, I’ve looked to some of my friends I probably too often overlook, and come to realize that I need to shake up my vision now and then. I need to remember to think simply, instead of letting my fears and worries get in the way. For me, it’s about slowing down in life, and remembering the good things–like being a genuine nice guy. Everyone welcomes that in their lives, it’s unique. This, is what brings me happiness at the end of the day. Be more like that.
“It’s nice to be great, but far greater to be nice” (LongGreenLine).
20.February.2012
tea station
Friday night Group Wait at Tea Station, San Diego:
Brothers
It was my first time eating food at Tea Station, since I normally just get drinks at these kind of places. Countless people have told me to try the brick toast at least once in my life. It’s always gotten by me, how a place can make a menu item out of a piece of toast, and sell it for 3-5 dollars. I decided to suck up the inflated prices at Tea Station and enjoy the atmosphere with good friends for once. “There goes groceries for a week.” It’s not often I wind up going out with these three guys for food on a Friday night. With our schedules filling up and priorities piling up, quality time spent with old friends always time well spent.
Sweet Butter Brick Toast and Lychee Milk Tea for me.
Verdict? The Milk Tea was good and the Brick Toast was good. What more am I supposed to say? I don’t nearly go out and get milk tea enough to make a valid comparison.
Mike says, “No soup for you.”
20.February.2012
Mike’s place to watch To Live and Ride LA, watch Stanley K.O. on the chair and catch up with Kevin and David who can’t find time to come out on Fridays anymore. As always, when with Stanley or Mike, new tech becomes involved. Mike had just received in the mail his new mechanical keyboard with “cherry” keys? and Stanley got all giggly over the new TI calculator with full color lcd screen. Mike, I don’t get how easily you make the switch look–from a normal laser tracking mouse on-the-go, to a stationary trackball mouse on the desk.
View from Corey’s 13th floor penthouse suite in The Village at UCSD.
20.February.2012
fridays at four found us riding a lazy campus loop to stretch legs and get people riding their bikes again, instead of just standing around. By the time 6 rolled around, there were just a few left so we decided to head over to the bike shop and wait for stanley and mike to close up before heading out to get some food at utc.
That’s… five specials with extra meat please.
Mike’s time spent with Stanley is starting to show. He’s got the wu-do goin’ strong.
19.February.2012
my apples
My Apples-to-Apples draw.
Industrious, Spicy, Luxurious, Awesome, Expensive, Courageous.
19.February.2012
mint train
Thursday night–after a week full of midterms, my PDS meeting ran short and I was able to walk out with left over pizza–double win situation.
Pretty much, add dark chocolate, peanut butter, nuts, mint, or caramel to any pre-established candy bar, and you’ve got yourself made.
Hershey’s Air Delight x Trypophobia.
