You don’t realize just how internet-dependent you are until you don’t have it.  Being without it for 36 hours made me realize just how much I appreciate being constantly connected.  It took a while to catch up once I got the connection back.  So let’s review a bit.  Before heading to Corvallis last Wednesday night, I made enchiladas that I thought were worth sharing.

Starts out fairly normal with ground beef (venison in this case), onions, green onions, and taco seasoning which I made from scratch in this case.

The twist comes from the enchilada sauce.  It’s comprised of cream of chicken soup, yogurt, and shredded cheese.

Throw some tomatoes on top, and you’ve got yourself a meal!

Next up over the weekend came the first collegiate races of the season, which I got to volunteer and spectate at, as opposed to race in.  Saturday was spent racing around doing Karey’s bidding.  My goal was to do as much as possible to keep her sane throughout the day.  Race organizing is stressful, but she did a great job.  I got to drive a follow car for one of the races, which is a fun job if you enjoy watching cycling races play out.  Plus I enjoyed watching the dash in my aunt’s Prius as I got nearly 60MPG average during the race.

The weather cooperated for most of the day until right before the team time trial was to begin.  I got poured on while in the middle of setting up some road signs.  It was a rare soaking rain, as opposed to typical Oregon drizzle.

Sunday I headed to Oregon State’s campus to watch and photograph the collegiate criterium.  I had fun trying to get some tough angles and using a slower shutter speed that required perfect panning to get good shots.  When I got it right, however, they turned out great.

Adam’s 1-man cycling training camp is of to an okay start.  I got out and rode for about an hour today, but it wasn’t particularly enjoyable in 40 degree weather with rain.  Instead I came back and did a bodyweight workout, watched a movie, and got caught up online.  Tomorrow I hope to go out for a much longer ride.

Oh, and then there’s the cats.

They’re… well, cats.  When I want to play, they’re not up for it, but when I’m doing my best to ignore them they can’t get enough attention.  Jinx did a great job of standing on my head to wake me up this morning though.  I won’t be needing an alarm this week.