Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Random Greatest Things About the Weekend (by Jayne)





In no particular order:
  • The hospitality of Tink and Mike (well, ok, this is #1)
  • "Skip" the Kashmiri cabdriver: "My GPS has never let me down."
  • Seven yellow jerseys on the wall of Mellow Johnny's
  • The staff of Mellow Johnny's giving me a beer after my talk. And it was a Sierra Nevada.
  • Having one ear feel 30 degrees colder than the other on the Rosedale Ride due to 30 mph crosswind
  • Sandy's leg warmers
  • Preston's leg warmers
  • Riding for Jose
  • Jalapeno stuffed with cheese and wrapped with bacon after Rosedale Ride
  • Pork sandwich after Rosedale Ride
  • Tink's instructions to me on how to heat water in the microwave
  • Chili queso fries at Shady Grove
  • Missing the thunderstorm on the Friday ride because I was asleep after 24 hours of travel
  • Getting to know Cake, Mia, Danielle, Gail, Suzy, Hannah, Jody, and other tri-ers I met for the first time. Insanely cool crew.
  • Selling all my books!
  • Toy Joy: the most amazing toy store ever. I want to do all my Xmas shopping there
  • The roasted nut bar at the Mother Ship, staffed by Sir Real. So much cooler than tossing salmon around. (Sorry Seattle)
  • Icing my knee instead of walking/wogging the Capitol 10k. Well, ok, that wasn't so great, but I enjoyed watching Legally Blonde while icing.
  • WW Tri-ers recipe book!
  • Constant flash of cameras giving paparazzi like feel of celebrity for everyone
  • Getting my nose THIS CLOSE to a Shakespeare First Folio. 1623. A book from 1623. And not just any book. That book. Unbelievable.
  • Garden gnomes in burnt orange at the UT Coop
  • Mike and Tink's house margaritas
  • Austin white limestone
  • The view from the Oasis
  • Perfect Meltdown floating on Chambord
  • Baby Elise - the happiest damn kid I have ever met
  • The entire book's worth of ribald tri-girl conversation at Saturday night's party - none of which I can remember now. Oh, for an audio recorder.

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