Out of new ideas

Finally saw a preview for that new Transformers movie. Kind of make me feel old when I think I used to watch this cartoon when I was a kid. Growing up in the 80's (when all cartoons were for selling toys) I can't get away from the idea that we are rehashing twenty year old ideas in the hope of pushing a bunch of crap on the new generation of kids. Our there really so few original ideas out there that we have to repackage old marketing cartoons to sell stuff to the youth demographic of today. Still waiting on the GI Joe and Thundercats movies.

This being said, I will probably go and see this soon after it is released :)

Dead Bodies

Just got back from a weekend in Las Vegas where I had the chance to check out Bodies: The Exhibition at the Tropicana. At first I thought this was going to be some mundane tourist trap but I have to admit it was quite sublime. I've always been a big fan of Gunther Von Hagens (who has nothing to do with this exhibition) and my recent surgical adventures made seeing all the exposed bones nerves and muscles even more fascinating. I would say this is worth a look if you happen to be in any of the cities it is showing. Take the kids.

Stuff That Sucks

You never see these things coming. About a week ago during a long training ride on my mountain bike I blew a front tire and crashed hard. After standing up and shaking off the crash I realized that I was bleeding profusely and that my right arm was making odd popping sounds when I would bend it. After a trip to the hospital I was told that I had a massive fracture in my right elbow that I would need surgery to repair it.

Now about a week later I am feeling better and, aside from being a little stiff, am back to normal and looking forward to start training for some summer MTB races.

Wanted to thank Dr Prieto at SportsMed in SF for the wires and staples and Anna for all the help and the Lasagna.

Ride on.