Friday, May 25, 2007

she's back on the market men!!!!

if you're a single male, this blog is for you. i don't want anyone @ all to think that i'm auctioning off women on this site. i don't need anymore federal probes and random investigations prying into my personal life, however; i do know a good break up when i see one. and as a favor for you guys out there, i have taken this opportunity to share with you a good deal. in fact, think of this as a great stock tip that uncle julian just gave you. we've all had breakups and makeups...well this young lady just had both twice, and she's finally dropped her worthless baggage. i've been dumped...no seriously...i know many of you are gasping for air because it comes as a complete and utter shock to your little systems, however; once upon a time a chic threw me to the wolves. so i know how the guy, mr.notsoperfect, feels, however; he's been a complete idiot, and unfortunately has gotten what he deserved. it's a shame because now i am putting her, shira, out on to the open market for you, my audience of 90% single males. let me give you a little background. i met shira @ one of those 'go power, authority, leadership' schools for the comany XYZ that we work for so faithfully. i noticed then that her brain power was something on the large scale. in fact, it hurt my head to think about all the complex processes and algorithms that were generating in her noggin. but, anyways, once we got passed that i saw that she's a pretty cool chic who really enjoys cosier food, and talks funny because she's from chicago. she was currently dating mr. notsoperfect, who at the time i referred to as mr. perfect because the guy seemed to have it all. he spent his spare time rescuing animals who were on the endangered species list, singing old war ballads to sunken war vets in nursing homes, washing the main of old horses who were past their prime, working out foreign peace policies with those participating in NATO, and when he got extra time...he even greeted at Wal-Mart for free. This guy scholastically made most of us look stupid, and just seemed...well ya know...pretty flawless. well, his biggest flaw was that he had shira as a trophy to go along with his accomplishments instead of a buddy, and girlfriend. so, she did what no one thought she could do, kicked him to the curb, and now is out there...waiting for one of you to dial her number. i am willing to sell it to any of you for $2K. I do apologize for the obvious, and ridiculous extortion, however; i need a new set of wheels. enjoy the holiday!

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

little turkeys, baby turkeys, turkilets

back in franklin,nc...i was inspired to head out to tsalli from cara's blog about the 24 hr championships. there are obviously positives to being in franklin which are: 1) tsalli 2) watching eric die of allergies 3) watching eric fall off the bike 4) looking for organic food in franklin.

1) i have to say that generally i am a total free range chicken when it comes to mountain biking. in fact, i never upgraded bikes just because i don't want to feel guilty for never riding. i accepted the tsalli challenge. descender i am not -- i had several 'near misses' on corners that overlooked the beautiful 1500ft drop to the lake below. however, i was impressed that i was climbing like a billy goat on cocaine(i just stopped to image such as site...amazing what goat are capable of on narcotics). i give the descender award to Deleon, who went down hill like a bowling ball in San Francisco. It was amazing. we were chased down by some wild turkeys when we got too close to the turkey kids. they were cute...little bitty guys. eric, aka, i cannot feel my legs mcgee, had considerable trouble after a powerful start. i believe some complications in shifting led him to flip over the handlebars, superman style...and scrap up his various appendages. after it was all said and done i saw some chic about to go in the woods...a true hippie girl, with a skateboard helmet...ya for real, but i'm sure she rocked it.


2) ole eric's allergies apparently locked him up. his eyes this morning were slimmed shut like a newborn. now, this fit in perfectly for my date with the king...bk's coffee and breakfast sandwich were on my list. i know, i know...non-organic...but that crap does not exists in franklin! apparently, this is like the hub of the universe when it comes to organic herbs, and organic dog food...but just plain ole people food never made the list. sorry, i did not have time to plant a garden on my 3 day stay here in HighFrustoseCornSyrupVILLE. by the way, i did let eric know that his allergies are a direct result of a lack of fruits and vegetables. since we have eaten nothing but junk(and i finish off my bk breakfast delight), i can assure you that his stomach is totally corroded with nothing but the worst.
BIKE STUFF: ahhh, monday's the crit. i have not raced in a while, so i hope i don't sleep through the first 10 laps.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

"of course i did not go out to eat"

This handsome fellow? He's the only pro in our family...photographer, fancy New York Artist...and cousin...DELL"EATALITTLECATORSOMETHING"MILAN


so here's the deal, in marriage certain deals are made. let me give you an example. you may say, "hey, i'll take the garbage out on Wednesdays, and you brush the dogs teeth, and pick up the dry cleaning." Fair deal...however, for all of your daters, these things don't apply. Sure your boy/girlfriend might come over and like take the garbage out or put your dishes away, but let's just be Frank and Mary with each other, that's charity work. it's what i'd like to call, 'just cause i felt like it and you have not annoyed me lately' work. it's nothing expected. but when you sign the contract in blood, and say "I DO...well...yes, I DO" then, you have jobs to do in the household. buckle your seat belts ladies. so, one thing that always comes up before the starting gun shot of marriage is money. that's right...casssssssshhh, dollar dollar bilz yaw. It was the ODB who said, "cash rules everyrthing arond me c.r.e.a.m. Get the money dolla dolla bill y'all!" and that's no joke. So in the game of marriage, when every man learns that they should have just blown their life savings before getting hitched, they realize that the check card has a chip link to their wives brains. All debits and credits actually go the brain of the wife before they clear and go to the bank. Many of you did not know that. I'm just here to enlighten the blind. Here's a flashlight. So, there is a term I love to use called, "Tim Grahaming It" or "Dang, I just pulled a Tim Graham" or "better pack a good lunch, don't make me mess up and TG it today." The term came from a real life fellow and a really good buddy of mine, whose name will remain a hidden. Don't question me. Short story long...Graham has one of the same passions I do. FOOD. FOOD, and more FOOD. In fact, we both love it so much that we quiver when talking about it. I've been there in the trenches with this guy down in Charleston. The crowd watched silently while we pounded piece after piece, plate after plate into our throats. You don't know the true character of a man, until you see him hunch over in pain, stand up, go over to the rail on the outside deck, puke half of his meal up, and eat a couple of fries off a total strangers plate on the way back to his own table, and order another order of cheese sticks. Graham is made of steel. Anyways, his addiction has lead to some real complications with the wife. They have made a deal. Basically, Graham's not suppose to eat a bunch junk(wherever we ate downtown Charlotte where they kept re-using the grease to make the burgers...man it was good), and when he says that he's not eating out....he's not suppose to eat out. it's a deal, shake hands, high five, paper...rock...you get the point. Anyways, on multiple occasions, he's broken the rules. He told his wife, "of course I did not buy Bo-Jangles...Jason bought it for everyone" It was unfortunate at my birthday dinner that night when we remarked about the kindness of Graham who had bought everyone in the office Bo-Jangles...with those really nice rolls with the cream all over them..YIKES...anyways...he took some verbal beatings...but even while he was being raked over the coals, he still had enough man in him to look over at me, and give me one wink just to say, "ohhh ya...and i'll do it again." And yes he did. Listen, the guy does not even lie. He's super honest, but food turns his into a madman. Jason witnessed the conversation Graham had with his wife, "Of course, I'm not going out...we're just going to best buy..okay, see ya later"...(hangs up the phone) "yo, guys...where are we eating? I'm starving" and just like that...the phrase "TIM GRAHAMING" it was born. Some of you cannot relate to this because there's no budget in your house...or you're single. But most of you know exactly what I'm talking about...probably because you're busy right now shoving a Big Mac into your mouth, wondering how you're going to explain the charge on you Discover Card. Monte Albon for life.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

...tell him the liberator who destroyed my property has realigned my perception

i almost waited too long to write this blog. i'm about 75% near losing the whole thing outta my brain. it's 10:41pm, and i have not left work yet, so i thought...why not spend a little time with the audience i've grown to love .
so listen, we all know erik saunders right. for those of you who are not of the cycling persuasion, just humor me and shake your head as if erik was the fellow who dated your sister for 4 months in high school and dumped her when he found out about her infectious warts, weird inner ear dysfunction, and nasal congestion that often led to hacking noises. she deserved it because erik is a smooth fellow. here is is pictured giving it all for the Ofoto team. that's called the pain face. and for those of you who are familiar with the title of this blog and which movie it came from...erik is rested very unhappily in his pain cave. now, this erik saunders is not to be confused with the youth below who is one of america's most wanted. i hate to feature him on this blog, but it is really used for your protection, and as a good example of what little erik's can grow up to be without the warm loving arms of cycling wrapped around them...along with heart rate monitors. don't do dope kids. back to the story...so you might wonder why good ole erik would be doing appearing on this blog. well, i do consider his role on the documentary "PRO" to be a good piece of journalism. besides, there are not too many other cyclists out there that can ride and blog as well as he does. wait, i forgot, Mark WhattheHekman writes a decent one. Scratch what I said above. But, on tuesday night as I arrived in my white shirt and tie, fresh outta corporate slavery to the Dixie fairgrounds for some crit action, i saw good ole ES, chillin over by EL PRESIDENTE's ride(please refer to other blogs to learn more about the exciting and cheese filled life of EL PRESIDENTE). Apparently, some deal had been made in which ES would allow the PRESIDENT to ride his TIME during the crit. Folks, should I remind you that the easter bunny has never been proven to be true, most leprechauns are don't own a pot of gold and are in serious credit card debt for back-taxes, the tooth fairy was @ some pointed ruled out because of her low attention to detail and inability to deliver on time...however, the magical bike of erik saunders has never failed anyone...the President mounted the bike of magic and road ride off the front of the race, into the break, and just for giggles and crossword puzzles, went ahead and lapped the dang field. now, folks do you believe in magic? erik saunders may not be magical. his lazy chilled out mystic might not inspire pixie dust, and a big wand with a star on the end with sparkles coming out of it. but dang it, when you hop aboard the TIME that erik saunders rides, you are about to get a win...okay okay, and maybe you won't win, but at least you'll get second. and hey, let's just say that second is not your thing, and you just finish way back in the pack, or even get dropped because let's face it, not very many of you including myself actual can win a race. let's just be Frank and Mary about this whole thing, most of you have trouble not getting dropped on lap 2, and for those of you who do last, you want it to end before you even line up. let's just be real about the matter, for those of you who have never even gotten on a bike, you're probably wondering what all the hype is about. who wants to ride 3-5 hrs a day training like a madman with lycra rammed up your butt, while your IPOD feeds you the same garbage it has for the last 3 days because you're way to lazy to change it, and you constantly eat so much food, but because of your not so fat figure, most people think that you're tossing it up in the bathroom stall...my answer to that? because, one trip around any course on the magical bike of erik saunders can turn the wasting, office geek, loser, mathematician, encyclopedia reader, mr. ed re-run watching loser...into a podium junkie waving both hands in the air while the podium chics give him the one/two kiss. we salute you EL PRESIDENTE...now where's my money for blocking while you road off the front punk?

Saturday, May 5, 2007

even the homeless are worried about hyper-tension

let's just rewind to last night in the beginning so as to not miss a thing.
#1 - our newest teammate steven was in a terrible wreck which gave him 46 stitches, and an eye that is royally messed up...along with a fractured wrist. look at the pictures of his bike. you have to remember, that i'm not turning the wheel...that's just how it is. ah man, i did not see the wreck because i was up front destroying my body trying to get rid of all not so fit individuals. they neutralized the race twice, and your humble narrator ended up getting placed back with the common folk resulting in a field finish. i spent the good portion of my night in the hospital after i watched the ladies race roll out. LVW blew that junk up. i did also shake hands with mandybrushlesscarwashlozano although she did not win, as she said she would. So, Steven I hope you have a really fast recovery and get back to racing so I can cat up.
what? what? oohhh, so this is the best part of this whole blog(and, i wish i had a picture). i pulled up to a stop light. i could see in the distance the shadow of one who i would assume to be homeless. i know, i know...stereotypes. i mean, someone would probably conclude that i stole the bike i was riding because of the same stereotypes, bla bla bla. i apologize to any i have offended in the making of this blog. moving on...so i could see the guy trying to go up to each car, but it's obvious that they were trying hard not to make eye contact. i know you've all done it. so he started coming up to my car, and i locked him in with my eyes. i mean seriously. you know how you are taught in all those business how-to-do-presentation classes...oh ya, i put the "i want you, the audience member to hear what i'm about to say, because i'm trying hard to sell you something, and regardless of the fact that i've got 17 pounds of rhetorical bullpoop coming out of my mouth, i still want you to eat it up and try to tell me that i don't know what i'm talking about because at that point, i promise i will redirect your question to someone else less qualified so i look smart" stare on him. so, he ran over to my car. now, i did not roll down the window simply because...well, because i don't even roll it down for the cops. i normally just crack it, and slide my license out. i mean, it's not like anything i do or say will get me out of my ticket. i'm a black man; there's not sympathy when it comes to the 5.0. back to the story...i could barely hear him talking, but it sounded like he was saying, "i got bad deal at starbucks, soy milk and nestle quick are a bad combination...that's baby making music." i obviously, asked him to repeat himself, at which time he made a clearer presentation: Yo dude, i'm hungry...gimme some food so i can get something to eat. So, i said, "are you sure you're hungry?" (stupid question, but my sub-conscience sent a message back to my regular brain and told me that that was an attempt to buy time) so, i said, dude, i'm about to hook you up....so i reached over in the seat beside me and grabbed a container of some of my favorite food, sweet potato quesadillas. AHAHHGGHHH!!! i offered up just the most...ahhg..tell you what...words cannot express the meal. anyways, i proudly handed it out of the car with the biggest grin on my face. he replies, "what is that?" are you kidding me? the guy just told me that he's homeless, and he's asking me what it was that he was about to get. dang it, if i hand a nicely prepared roll of cat poop out of the window in plastic dish...DIG IN! so, i was a little hurt ya know. i mean, i could name zillions of people who would have indian thumb wrestled me to the point of cramped fingers for that meal. so i told him what it was, and he said, "ah, forget it dude, i can't have greasy food...can't you just give me a couple of dollars?" I replied, "dude, it's not greasy, it's ORGANIC, fantastico mi amigo" he countered, "naw man, i have stomach ulcers...can't eat that stuff" Are you kidding me? was someone filming this for a reality tv show. first he did not know what it was, then he's telling me that because of various issues he's having lately, he's been forced to change his diet over to something a little healthier. now, listen...i'm all for keeping the world a healthier place. i like to recycle...but...ahhgg...what's the use. anyways, i would like to go back to his other statement, "could you just give me a couple of dollar?" where on this earth, besides the backdoor discounts I get @ the Hendersonville, NC Co-Op, could you ever get something that won't hurt your ulcers or be greasy for 3 bucks? please someone speak up right now, and let me know just where this mystery place is because the only place i saw in walking distance was churches chicken, and i forgot the last time my cholesterol didn't get rocked at iglesia de pollo. so, anyways, i rolled home after racing like a turd, and having my teammate steven take a nasty crash....on to saturday which saw me once again pulverize myself on the front and in the breaks to only finish top 20. oh well, at least it pays the entry fee. eric, you know what to do.

Friday, May 4, 2007

mcdonald's coffee 86 the HFCS

have you seen a clockwork orange? i'm thinking of the part where they wedged alex's eyes open with the little metal device. that's about how i've felt for the past 2 nights here in luxurious hendersonville, nc. love the town, hate the sleeping performance i've had. last night apparently there was a donkey and aardvark riding contest in the room directly above room 130. at one point i did hear someone say, "and that's why we duct tape their mouths!" no comment. anyways, i have suffered to the tune of 5 hours of sleep max for the past 2 night. in fact, i just now feel asleep. apparently when your head falls that hard into the laptop, it makes a loud enough smack to wake up the person working beside you. i guess i'll go to the race in spartanburg with the F12-F5 keys imprinted on my skin. speaking of racing, Orr Rd beat me senseless on Tuesday. i was being yelled at by a 3rd grader because i let a gap open up. what's the use.
One of my buddies is currently in the getting married process. this basically means that i forgot the exact date, i know he's not at work, and i know he's about to get married, or is, or decided at the last minute to run for the hills. Brandon, i wish you luck in your new marriage. and, as my present to you, i would like to give you a list of things not to say in the next 10 years:
- i love u just as much as my bike, if not more
- i figured you'd want to know the truth about your cellulite
- i thought i'd just eat out and save you the trouble of making dinner
- no really, i spit it out because it was hot, not because it's terrible
- your mother's always seem fat
- she's just a chic i work with, seriously...she just calls this late because she doesn't want to wake you up
- you should be proud of me for hanging this poster up at work and not at home
- you cannot put a price on safety...that's why my new frame cost $8K
- i was trying to read julian's blog, but somehow i typed in maxim.com
- i got the wrong angle on the podium girl's check, and ended up kissing her in the mouth..bad aim i guess
Enough...
i'd like to close with 2 very classic phrases from Anchor Man.

"HMMMMMMM, that's baby making music"

"uhhhhh, milk was a bad idea"