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Entries from February 2010

velo bento – feb. 25, 2010

February 25th, 2010 3 Comments

TweetA few days ago, Mike sent me a link to this Friskies commercial which is probably the trippiest thing I’ve seen this year. Apparently someone tweeted it, claiming that it might be better than Avatar. I believe it [I haven’t seen Avatar yet!]. I remembered that video yesterday, with the turkeys bowing down and the […]

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a mixed bag

February 24th, 2010 3 Comments

TweetOther than the whole addiction to work thing, my mom and I are not that similar. She’ll mention that we are when both of us are somehow awake at 3am, pursuing our passions, but at first glance, I’m much more my father’s daughter. On the other hand, people don’t have a hard time recognizing my […]

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pumping iron

February 22nd, 2010 8 Comments

TweetI really love that everyone’s referring to my unnamed friend in Friday’s post as “Mr. 15-25hours.” Hilarious. You guys know how to make me laugh. And while that email initially had me whimpering in a corner, I was totally okay not training this weekend. Even when it was in the 40s and gorgeous out. Even […]

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in limbo

February 19th, 2010 6 Comments

TweetTo be honest, it was sort of hard to even look at my track bike the past few days. It’s more than a little embarrassing to admit, but this time last year, I hardly knew what a derailleur looked like. I naively thought that only things with cogs and lockrings mattered. Sure, I had friends […]

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snow pas

February 17th, 2010 8 Comments

TweetAs much as I absolutely love my sweatpants, when uncertain about the appropriate dress code for an occasion or event, I err on the side of caution. I will always overdress. Not to the point of looking absurd; just in a conservative sort of way. What can I say? I’m Japanese and come from a […]

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