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Top o' the week

Another week in the books, this one amounting to just short of 120 miles on the legs. That's what happens when you put 2 long runs in one week so not really any change in the mileage. I feel like I'm adjusting to the work and weather. Probably going to hit a workout manana as a prelude to watching what is set to be a hugely important and exciting ride up Le Alpe D'Huez.
I caught Hellboy 2 yesterday, which was fine, and because The Dark Knight was being overrun but what was most disturbing was the selection of previews they aired before the film. The list included a Toby Keith film where he shoots up a bunch of Mexicans with some other country singer, then there was a horror movie ad called Quarantine where as far as I could see they just shot the thing in the dark and in this all to common jarring, jumpy manner. At this point, I turned my attention to my Milk Dud box because I was more stimulated by it than the freaking movie screen. Anyway, I maintain that Guillermo Del Toro presents a cool stylized form of animation and while Hellboy is a comic adaptation, it was nicely done while paling in comparison to something like his Pan's Labrynth.
The thermostat has definately been cranked up but it seems to be drier so I think I can make it although if I crack, there's a possibility I could head to the Pagosa Springs/ Durango area for a few days at the end of the week.

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