Adventures in Onionism

Probably more for my own benefit than yours, I'm updating my draft 2016 schedule: April 1, Barkley Marathons (application, lottery Dec 25) April 9, Lake Sonoma 50 (lottery Dec 1-10) April 23, Zane Grey 50 (signed up) June 25-26, Western States (lottery, entered) July 9, Capitol Reef 50/100 (100 held only if sufficient interest) July 15-16, Hardrock 100 (lottery, entered) August 6, Angeles Crest 100 (signed up) August 20, Waldo 100K (lottery Feb 15-24) September 17, Plain 100 September 24-25, Mogollon Monster October 15, Euchre Bar Massacre Maybe also: BAOC Orienteering Events March 19, 4MPH Challenge May 14, MeOw Marathons Bone Tempest I got into Zane Grey and put in for Western States. Maybe because I've been traveling to dreary London for work and not running, I'm not looking forward to many races, but there's time for that to change. This new 50K in Mendocino sounds really nice, but conflicts with Zane Grey. US Skyrunning lists a Taho...

I went from London to Miami to present some food stamps research at a public policy conference. Gf drove down, and we stayed in Wynwood, a very cool industrial/art neighborhood. I would have liked to see Little Havana as well, but Wynwood had more than enough to entertain us. We AirBnB'd a cool studio, but the bedroom shared a wall with a heavy metal show that went till 1AM, so they're not getting a five-star review. Mural in progress Bored with all the incredible street art Zebra Corner Scribbly Corner Colorful Corner Boyband Auditions The food was disappointing, but the bathroom door made up for it Exactly how I feel Three of my favorite things Admiring the walls Female Scientists Downtown after the conference I'd be interested to learn more about Miami's urban planning. How does a neighborhood like Wynwood, where practically every surface is co...

I went to London for about five days. It was great to see old friends, but I believe that I did not see the sun the entire time I was there. I led a session on research replication at Mozilla's open web/open science MozFest event and met some new folks for work. Art Kenya Friends River Thames World Press Photo Exhibit Read the caption Tate Modern--one of the few that I really liked Corner Poop Honestly, I was pretty disappointed by the Tate Modern. I love the Hirshhorn, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis was rad, but very few pieces in the Tate really did it for me, including the Rothko Seagram murals . London's already dreary enough, I don't need art to drag me further down. Gf insisted I see a play. Judi Dench is in a Kenneth Branagh production of Winter's Tale, but it only runs a few nights a week, so I saw Billy Elliot instead. Although I generally dislike the glut of sequels/reboots/remakes in movies, and think that...

George got dressed up for Hawaii on Halloween. Gf went as Notorious RBG, but she lives in Florida so no one appreciated the greatness. I of course did nothing, because I couldn't find a wetsuit vest on short notice .