bacon. bonanza.

Marathon Monday = Christmas in April

How to make this week any better? Two words. Bacon. Beer.

Yes, it’s true..

It’s as if this was my own birthday party so thoughtfully planned out by complete strangers. Not on my birthday.

Questions that linger:
- will this hold up to the original baconfest, the one Skybil and I discovered before it was even cool to like bacon?
- how much bacon is too much bacon? Unlike beer, which gives you a pretty good indication on when you should be put in timeout.
- why am I racing at Dartmouth the next day? Not even sure why I’m going at all. If you recall, this was the scene of my most horrific crash to date. (And shockingly, that was NOT the elbow fracture).
- how do I top my outfit from Halloween?

green. gladiator.

Who knew that Tom Boonen, the green jersey winner of the 2007 Tour de France and resident cycling hunk, did such awesome product sponsorship spots?

Randomly, I came across the back cover of an old CycleSport magazine, I have no idea how this ad went unnoticed for so long:

And why it is not prominently featured via internet search is beyond me. Hopefully this post helps resolve that issue.

This just reaffirms that Belgium is the producer of great things: Tom Boonen, Ridley bikes, waffles and beer.

marathon. monday.

How to race a crit. Or, not.

“it’s always better breaking at inappropriate times so that the rest of the field considers you slightly insane.” -A-dub

This weekend was a double dose of everything — double the races (cycling and running), double the P rey’s (D ana and J enny). Yes, The Twin was in Boston for the marathon to cheer on CB.

First things first: The marathon expo. Like a kid in a candy shop, it was complete sensory overload. The initial stop was at Nike, of course.

Yes, the LunaRacer are the same shoes that yours truly wore in the NYC Half Marathon last summer. They are light as a feather and look like a spaceship. Kara Goucher wore them in the NYC Marathon in the fall too. Oh, and she’s a 10K runner turned successful marathoner.. should I be taking the hint too?

Adidas = official apparel sponsor = 21 years of marathon jackets on display. Another shot. Pretty impressive.

Marathon Monday: We're ready.

After dropping CB off at the shuttle buses at an ungodly hour Monday morning, The Twin and I went back to bed. After our early morning nap, we took our breakfast provisions to Heartbreak Hill and proceeded to wait for the elites and CB to come tearing down the course.

First came the women:

Kara’s race strategy? “Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait SPRINT!” Apparently the race pace was a little slow (if you can call a sub 6-min marathon pace slow), and Kara took third. Not bad considering it’s her 2nd marathon ever. Ryan Hall took 3rd for the elite men. Go America.

And Chris destroyed the elusive 3-hour milestone by more than 5 min. It should be noted that Chris’ marathon success can only be attributed to the forced watching of The Ewok Adventure the night before (i.e. Prey Twin favorite movie of all time).

YUB YUB

We didn’t have time to watch the highly anticipated sequel, The Battle for Endor, but we’re sure that it’s being cued up on Chris’ Netflix as we speak.

My cycling race plan for this weekend? “Maybe we can have a makeup marathon party before the MIT crit and then throw drunken attacks that weave and go slowly and fade rapidly.” Yes, I think we have a winner.

Now, wrapping up life as a graduate student and trying to figure out what to do with my future. I am open to your suggestions..

go. green.

Kiss me.. I’m Italian?

Let the real Irish along with the fair weathered and pretend Irish have their day.. at least it involves green beer. We will totally hop on that bandwagon.

pool. pong.

From: Ryan
Date: Sep 14, 2007 10:59 AM
Subject: Pong
To: “Cybil”, “Rachel”, “Marijka”
Cc: dpnation@gmail.com

Perhaps it is time to give Dana her “hope all is well” gift.

Oh wait, did I spoil the surprise?
http://www.portopong.com/

busy. bee.

Okay, who thought b-school was a good idea?

Random updates while I have a second to breathe:

CP has put me in her Fave 5. Somehow, she thinks I must be a drunk or something, I have no idea where she gets that impression: “Your icon for myfaves is a frothy mug of beer. hahahahaha!”

First Clambake ever. I’m soooo New England. Check out what I had for lunch:

Skybil’s advice: “WOW! Don’t suck the heads, you need to work up to that!”
Also, her opinion of the Boston Creme Pie we had for dessert: “Two words: Over rated!” (we thinks someone is jealous)

My second is up, back to work..

after. math.

BaconFest II

Surprise theme: BACONNNNNNNN!

save. sweetwater.

From Kevin:

The Georgia Dept of Revenue is trying to enact restrictions to small breweries and the tours they give. I’m told that Sweetwater was completely different this past Friday because of the proposed changes. They have lessened the amount of beer they serve and super restricted the hours of operation. The most they’ll be allowed to serve on a tour is 16 oz ounces (eight 2 oz servings) ! My understanding is that the owner of a bunch of Atlanta bars (Hand in Hand, Neighbors, Fox and Hound, etc) thinks Sweetwater is taking away his precious happy hour business so he’s placed a lawsuit against them.

To read more and write an email (by 10 AM) to the Department of Revenue, visit http://sweetwaterbrew.com/about.php?section=news. And be sure to click on the Tours link to see the reduced hours of operation.

pong. partner.

I have found a new beer pong partner:

and slightly related:
Auto response from guyzbliss: beer pong/bong practice @ dan’s!

Mr. A and Danny are practicing for their arrival in ATL tonite.. they’re gonna need their A-game against the pros on Team VickBall. Perhaps we will find Mr. A a nice young chap at Halo during the Esperanza party. Well, in the least he can help me pick out an outfit (sorry, Dan, I’m assuming he’s hardwired for this sort of thing).

vickball. vicktacular.

End of the season BBQ/pool party is ON! Check the evite for deets (non-exclusive – if you didn’t play, you should still come).

Bring something to grill, something to swim in, and something involving beer, like your A-game. Pong and funnel will be represented. Special out of town guests include Mr. A and Danny!!

Saturday, June 16th @ Pleasantville.

Vicktacular. Awards.

Compiled by Kyle. Feel free to cast your vote, add a nomination or suggest another award!

Best Injury
A. Kyle’s knees
B. Dana’s elbow
C. Marnie’s quad

Best Collision
A. Kyle and Jen T.
B. Wes and Faris
C. Dana and ground

Best Alcoholic Moment
A. Wes’ champagne funnel
B. Wes’ beer funnel before kicking a home run
C. Olivia and Faris chug off in front of 8-year-olds

Best Accessory
A. Boom’s tights
B. Dana’s “I love carbs” wristband
C. Curt’s microphone

Anti-Cal Ripken Award
A. Taylor
B. Deb Lesin and Olivia
C. Karen ShiZam

Worst Idea of the Year
A. 10 a.m. games
B. Kyle guaranteeing victory
C. This picture

Worst Placement of Jersey Number
A. Manav (way up on his collarbone, near the armpit)
B. Kyle (way down on his rib cage)

Most Valuable Player
A. Wes
B. Kevin
C. Ken

Smells Like Team Spirit Award
A. Daddypants
B. Curt
C. Bailey

Most Satisfying Victory
A. The first one
B. The second one, in the cold against the a-holes in extra innings
C. The rainy one

champagne. funnel.

Updated VickBall pics from this past weekend.

We’re so classy, we don’t funnel beer, we funnel champagne. I mean what else would you do at 10 in the morning?

kickball!

Video of Wes doing the champagne funnel here. [pass: vickball]

goodmorning. gift.

What a great way to start off the morning.. a surprise koozy gifting for taking the Brit to Opening Day last week! I will be extra klassy sitting in the VP’s seats behind homeplate at the Cubs game.

Opening Day

Also, it was the coldest. day. ever. Not even the beer kept us warm.

did someone say bacon?

BaconFest pics are up! Thanks to Greg for supplying the rest.

baconfest

bacon. fest.

… was delicious.

Check Greg’s blog for the abbreviated version.. full albums to come soon. Oh, and kickball ones too. Greatest. Day. Ever.

morale. builder.

Rebel2524: so happy i made the daily blog in dpnation
Rebel2524: seriously, what a morale boost

Rebel2524: yeah you are pretty much insane

Auto response from SPOON10: getting up at 6am for the ING marathon.. why, why why??

Rebel2524: just as an FYI
Rebel2524: good luck though
Rebel2524: if it helps, i just finished my 11th beer

photographic. evidence.

CGW’s bday

weekend pics are up.. a nice reminder as to what actually happened.

the. aftermath.

[Cybil, pre-wine incident]

In honor of the late Richard Jeni, this great quote: “I always look for a woman who has a tattoo. I see a woman with a tattoo, and I’m thinking, OK, here’s a gal who’s capable of making a decision she’ll regret in the future.”

SPOON10: i need to recollect my life from your house
Cybil: I KNOW IT
Cybil: It was soooo funny to me walking thru the house the next day. There’s Dana’s cape, beer funnel, plaid flask, beer pong table, etc
SPOON10: i’ve practically moved in!
Cybil: I KNOW
Cybil: It was like a retarded alcholic moved in!

“Do you remember eating Airborne tablets?”

“Why Dana, WHY?!”

Cybil: I totally forgot Lauren’s kickworm move on the dance floor
Cybil: I just saw her bellyflop on the floor
Cybil: and then everyone went quiet

“Why did you leave so early?”
“It was 3am”
“Oh.”

“Greg, this is Michael”
“She’s introduced us four times now”
“Let’s just humor her”

“Hey, do you remember dancing with Michael Ryan?”

 

“I woke up in the morning and my hand was all red. I was thinking: did I cut myself???

Nope. Jello.”Cybil: It was like a retarded alcholic moved in!
dwilliams: you mean another one
dwilliams: Okay here’s the sad thing, other than the fact that i didn’t know that anyone actually bought a beer pong table,
dwilliams: the only thing on the list that’s surprising is the CAPE
dwilliams: the rest makes perfect sense

 

Many many classic moment occurred

I wish i remembered most of them

beer. label.

Greg’s version of productivity.. beer labels of all his friends.

and yes, this is my coworker. She’s not bitter at all.

we are the champions..

Trivia Champs!

We beat a table of 15 brain surgeons for the title (and the paid bartab). Also, I’m totally undefeated in trivia. Well, technically that was my first time playing, but I’m already thinking retirement.. I can only go down from here.

PS doesn’t CW look a little too excited in this pic?
PPS don’t worry, trivia friends, I’ll be back from the left coast just in time to make my appearance.