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bike stupid

June 14th, 2009 3 Comments

TweetMy parents are both typically Japanese…and not. They’re typically rarely [overtly, at least] proud of their daughters’ accomplishments. But they managed to skip the “parent stupid” phase where everything their children did was endearing and adorable. Maybe our faults were pretty blatant from the beginning. Maybe they didn’t want to be “those parents.” Maybe they […]

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fearless

April 25th, 2009 2 Comments

TweetLast summer, I encountered my first pack of roadies. Plodding home from work, mostly zoned out, a male voice behind my ear called out: “On your left.” As those words hit my brain, I instantly found myself floating in a sea of matching spandex. Six or seven cyclists drew up alongside me before passing by […]

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no competition

March 28th, 2009 5 Comments

TweetNothing gets me up Heartbreak Hill faster than another cyclist with gears. I once climbed that thing so fast I had to juggle basic life tasks like “trying to breathe” while coughing, gasping, and trying not to fall over. Nothing, apparently, makes me pedal faster than seeing another cyclist up ahead of me. Yesterday afternoon […]

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