Sub Marina > Quiznos > Subway

No offense Subway or Quiznos, but Sub Marina is the business. I love their sandwiches, and I love the fact I can get alfalfa sprouts on a sandwich. Quiznos... if I factored in the broccoli cheese soup, you might win. Subway is cool because they're the only non-heinz dill chip pickles I'll eat. I am apparently hungry right now, since I'd normally never bother writing a blog entry about food.

Visited Dad for the weekend.

It felt strange heading down to visit and actually driving my car. I've been working hard to convert myself to using the bike as primary transport; this week I am going to go grocery shopping on the bike; hopefully my saddlebags will be sufficient - gotta remember to balance them! I really enjoy the mileage I get on the SV... I'm a big guy but the little twin seems un-fazed by it. I'm thinking that by the time the weather starts heating up after winter I am going to need some better gloves; I have either Mechanix mesh gloves (no abrasion protection), some Alpinestars leather gloves (no airflow, no insulation), and some winter gloves that'd be great riding in the snow, but kill any sense of feel I might have had. I'm pretty happy with my waterproof Alpinestars boots, except for when the water main by home busted and I had to ride through peg-deep water; the water splashed up to my waist, ran down my legs, and filled up my boots. Waterproof = water didn't drain out on its own.

Neighbor Randy's Birthday

My parents' neighborhood is strange... Everyone talks to each other, we all throw barbecues and so on. The neighbor straight across from my parents, Randy, is sort of a fixture; he's always there to help out when anyone needs it, and this weekend was his birthday (50th!) so the neighborhood threw him a party. It was neat; we all got plastered and played poker. To be honest, I had never played poker before- I would have done a much better job of learning the game if I hadn't been 60% of the way through a bottle of Bushmills. I had a few good hands, but things like probability and reading people faded pretty quickly; when I got tired of playing I shed my chips over the course of 4 hands so as not to be obvious about it and excused myself. I guess it's a fun game, but I should learn how to play properly before going back into a game like that.

Rode the SV to work today...

Bought a GoPro HD Hero

It's amazing! Wide angle (170 degrees) 5 megapixel stills, or up to 1080p hd video. I am in love with this gizmo! I'll attach a pic or two. I realized quickly that my 2 and 4gb SD cards were insufficient! Looking now for a Class 4 or Class 6 SDHC card so I can actually record 1080p without dropping frames. Good luck, me!

Family Christmas was a lot of fun!

Adam and Meghan brought Leland by Dad's house; so much fun! It was nice to see them; I'm so out of the loop sometimes. By the way... Leland zooming down the street on a gokart wearing a Transformers BumbleBee helmet? Priceless.

Bought a bike today...

2007 Suzuki SV 650s in blue. I likes it. It's not the fastest thing in the world, but I certainly enjoy the torque. It's too quiet though; that's easy enough to fix, part of the purchase includes a Yoshimura slipon, so, can't wait for that to come in.. That's Ryan, the dude that sold it to me - thanks Ryan! Thanks Oceanside Cycle Supply!