Nothing but old news.
I was so excited to move on from Sea Otter that I completely forgot to recap my Nostradomic predictions for what would happen at the Otter in 2009… like every Otter before it.
-It was freezing in the morning and sweltering all day.
-I missed plenty of shots because I could only recognize a handful of world cuppers in their new kits.
-I walked at least 5 miles a day, or so it felt. Nothing was close together.
-Never even tried to cross the pits this year but still had plenty of “Hey, what you been up to in the off season… ok… cool… well, see ya later” type conversations anyway.
-Plenty of boring new parts with bold new graphics. Plenty of bike checks done by that stupid lake, some at least done ironically this year.
-The podiums were extremely weak.
-The dual stunt was scheduled at the same time as pro dh racing… good call dipshits. At least it wasn’t windy for that.
-I never used to media center except to steal drinks for everyone else. The wi-fi seemed decent this year. I never went in to see if some dill-hole was shooting medium-format-digital-back product shots and boring everyone to death with his bland photography and tales of how much money it was raking it.
-5000 photographers took the same 9 shots as every other year. Three photographers did something interesting and fresh.
-I did get sick though not nearly as bad as previous years. This was by far my healthiest Sea Otter.
so… I was pretty much right. Any monkey with a typewriter or an iphone would have made the same predicitons and been just as correct.
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You know who is a swell guy? Justin from Lucent Productions. He does damn good work. I loved his bit for the Fox video contest a couple years ago. While everyone else was trying to re-make Old World Disorder, Justin made something with heart and you can see that same love for cycling in all his videos. Like this one. While we may not be full on bros, I can tell you he’s a-okay.
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I’ve been snuck up on by stealthy Priuses (priii?) in parking lots and neighborhood streets for the last few years, especially in Boulder. But I don’t know if it warrants a full on mega-budget study. I agree with engadget though, we should all drive around with windows down yelling “VROOOM VROOOM” noises anyway.
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Today’s stupid shit things I’m supposed to be friends with on the internets: Being On Fire, Procrastination, Seattle.
