The Dark Side

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This video is nothing short of amazing. This kid literally has no eyeballs, yet he can rollerblade, play video games and foosball, and identify objects by echo location like a dolphin!

I took some time to enjoy the sunset today. I missed all of the great ones we had last week because I was too busy working working working. But today I’m wrapping up a few days of mental relaxation.

The pointy hill on the right is Sugarloaf. I can almost see Paul’s house. Hi Paul!

The picture below is my self portrait today.

And here we have another non-standard Flatirons shot to add to my collection.

I really want to get back into posting regularly on this blog. I haven’t been am going to post more random images more frequently. Preferably attached to corny titles. Maybe I should have alliterated and called this entry Halfa Horse Head.

I don’t have any new photos to post. My excuse is that my desktop monitor blew up, and I’m sticking to it.

The funny part is that I’ve been wondering about how accurately the color calibration on the ol’ Lacie Electron Blue 22 has been working lately. Pictures on it seem really bright and really green compared to my laptop.  I was at the photo printer yesterday picking up photos, and I inquired about how much color balancing they have to do to my photos. I told them that I was asking because I didn’t quite trust my monitor, and that I sort of wanted a new one. That night, out of nowhere, the thing just blew up. Dead. Moral: Be careful what you wish for.

“If you are ultimately going to do something important that will make a real difference…do it now”

Howard Wight

It isn’t every day that I learn of a new extreme sport. But when I do you can be certain that I’ll be there to document it. Particularly if it involves combining athleticism with alcoholism. And if you thought I was excited, well Jen Baer went so far as to design a logo to honor the spectacle. Apparently this bootleg event occurs 2 or 3 times a year in Boulder. It also has a national following, and you can check out the official rules and results at www.beermile.com. The basic gist is that you slam a beer, run a quarter mile, and repeat four times. The winning time was 6:45, which is pretty damn fast to just drink 4 beers, let alone run a mile in the midst.

Here are the male and female winners, slobbering their way to victory. They shall remain nameless to protect their indignity.

So a good time was had by all, even by photographers who don’t like to run. Think you can hang? Well get training for next year’s events!

You gotta love the crazy cross fans that come out to support this little ol’ fringe sport of cycling.  You also gotta love Boulder in November; sunny dry and 70 degrees.  Not exactly your hard core ‘cross weather, but it sure made for a fine day to drink beer in the park.

Ryan Trebon and Katie Compton flat out rode away from the Pro Men’s and Women’s fields, which made the races a bit anti-climactic.  Here they are, throwin’ down.

There were a couple guys who were bunnyhopping the barrier sections again.  I didn’t catch any carnage on this day however.

Chris Horner was out enjoying his off season, and placed solidly in the top 10 on this non-technical course.  He always looks like he is having a great time!

Colorado was left off of the Crank Brothers US Gran Prix of Cyclocross this year, but that didn’t stop world class racing action to come to the cycling hotbed. Most of the top racers in the country came to duke it out on two different courses this past Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s Redline Cup was held at the Boulder Reservoir under windy conditions. Katie Compton and Ryan Trebon destroyed their respective fields and rode away by large margins.

Here is Tree-farm running away from everyone.

Not only was it windy, but it was DUSTY!

My favorite racer of the weekend was Pink Hat. GO PINK HAT! If you are going to get smoked than it can be a wise strategy to wear pink argyle socks to show that you really didn’t give a shit anyway, because there are clearly some Dale’s to drink at the finish line!

So, in order to get this photo with a fisheye lens I was laying on the ground just inside of the post at the apex of the corner. Which means guys were passing roughly 4 inches from my camera. They probably thought I was an idiot. Maybe I am.

And finally we have Todd Wells showing how a bunnyhop sequence looks when done right. This is of course opposed to Jeremy Powers’ fine display of aerial acrobatics shown in the previous blog entry!

This past week Jonas Olmsted and I went up to the University of Colorado Boulder campus to lay down some more of the foundation for what will be the Club Entrepreneur Boulder Chapter. I’d write more, but I have to get my stuff together to head to Moab this weekend for the annual Ellsworth Moab weekend. Desert pictures are in our future!

Amendment:  For various reasons, including my own stupidity, the Moab trek has been canceled.   But that means I can attend the Boulder Cup cyclocross races!