tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post1782151770991992541..comments2024-03-07T18:38:58.284-08:00Comments on kidchamp dot net: laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03429404210444847213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-69404411060884367842008-09-09T14:55:03.000-07:002008-09-09T14:55:03.000-07:00Good. David accused me of selling out, since I che...Good. David accused me of selling out, since I checked my irony at the door on a visit to Café Gratitude with a friend (Their food is great. Well mostly. Some of it tastes like actual dirt. But usually it's pretty easy to guess). Then lots of sun, the camera Obscura, and a trip to the Marin Headlands. Sadly, David would also not go salsa dancing with me, when a old friend I ran into on the street told me about his gig. But! I will overcome. One of these weekends.Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-26761809078748287362008-09-09T15:57:42.000-07:002008-09-09T15:57:42.000-07:00The weekend was nice. My friend Bob just became a...The weekend was nice. My friend Bob just became a pop -- please welcome to The Show young Cooper James Ives, coming to us at 8lbs 10oz (yowza). Born a Yankees fan, which can't be helped, but word is he is super-cute. All are well.<br /><br />Only down note is that Ma is royally peeved at the Obama campaign for not hooking her up with buttons per her request. She seems to get, however, that there are bigger problems in the world than not getting Obama merch.<br /><br />And sorry to burst your bubble, but blood banks here in Chicago have high-end cookies/crackers and full bottles of Vitamin Water in the fridge. Lap of luxury, I tell ya.tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-24360796224158605572008-09-09T22:15:13.000-07:002008-09-09T22:15:13.000-07:00weekend, meh, how 'bout just sunday? hung with...weekend, meh, how 'bout just sunday? hung with audrey (pal from 5th grade, just moved back to so cal from atlanta). we hiked, her stepmom made us lunch, we napped, her dad bought us wahoo's. pretty dang awesome if you ask me. next sunday will be half over by the time i get to you, thank you 6-hour flight and 3-hour time difference. let us dine somewhere magnificent to make up for it--you know that those blue potato chips aren't going to stave the hunger!saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-3680168204048835402008-09-10T11:45:23.000-07:002008-09-10T11:45:23.000-07:00my weekend included a closely fought and rather br...my weekend included a closely fought and rather brutal indoor soccer league game. we won, 5-4 - i scored one goal and suffered a mild rug burn from being pushed to the turf. people: this is supposed to be the "C" league - mildly competitive, not the fucking NFL.<br /><br />on sunday i rode in my first cycling century (the flattest century in the east [tfce]) - 100 miles (actually, 102) through southeastern MA and RI's east bay. lots of scenic ocean views. the first 50 miles or so were not too bad - i'd been "training" by doing 50 mile rides every sunday with the local club. the worst stretches were miles 50-60 and 75-90 - not coincidentally, the miles just after rest stops. i think my body thought the ride had ended each time i stopped. it took the better part of the day - 6:45 on the bike, 7:30 overall, and i averaged 15.1 mph, which isn't too far off the pace i usually set for shorter rides.jacobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-87392852640712214292008-09-10T13:19:43.000-07:002008-09-10T13:19:43.000-07:00@meg: wait, how is raw food selling out? i would t...@meg: wait, how is raw food selling out? i would think you'd get big points for sustainability, or at least for gumption (i've done the raw thing a few times out here, and i am not a big fan, even though i'm the sort of person who gets cravings for broccoli rather than chocolate). i give you points for gumption.<br /><br />@tom:i think moveon will give her a free sticker, no? i don't want to ask, as i just got off of their radar a few months ago, but the opportunity is out there, i think. i had to cough up an extra buck for a button at the thing in williamsburg, but since i was doing my downmarket liberal impression of scrooge on christmas day anyway, it was okay.<br /><br />unrelated but scary: in the course of researching a story for the ladymag, i just learned that there are 384,000 google results for <i>barack obama antichrist</i>. this country, i tell you.<br /><br />@sara: magnificent dining, check. as it turns out, joe will not have to go to DC next week, so we can frolic like children of the all-night diner.<br /><br />@jacob: you are a machine! also, you should know that because i love you, i will not be wearing an '80s-looking black velvet marc jacobs dress with zipper epaulets to your wedding. just barely.laurennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-64291186922694368932008-09-10T15:15:16.000-07:002008-09-10T15:15:16.000-07:00ah, yes, but there are 407,000 results for john mc...ah, yes, but there are 407,000 results for john mccain antichrist. i'm just sayin' ...saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-58841262037006544872008-09-11T15:47:29.000-07:002008-09-11T15:47:29.000-07:00Raw food isn't selling out (you must come next...Raw food isn't selling out (you must come next time you are out. I swear it is delish, and I like steak). Checking my irony at the door is selling out, since I was reminded that we are in fact, 'bringing the irony BACK.' But you have to check it at the door, for gods sake. You order in affirmations and answer a question of the day. You'd be too peeved to eat if you didn't. You do feel sort of yoga-ed out by the time you leave though, if you roll with it.Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134668.post-22688516220262374222008-09-11T21:29:35.000-07:002008-09-11T21:29:35.000-07:00i was just reading about Cafe Gratitude's proj...i was just reading about Cafe Gratitude's project to outdo Jared the Subway Guy: http://www.mayibefrankmovie.com/<br />and thinking i ought to check that place out...<br /><br />last time i was in SF, i made the mistake of tuning into AM talk radio and heard a host describe Obama as "absolute evil incarnate." followed by a caller who congratulated him on "telling the truth about this frightening man." it's enough to make one sign up to canvass for Obama-Biden all October...enjelaninoreply@blogger.com