Recent content by elizabeth

What is your native language? What other languages have you studied? And are these three the options because of availability, or you've narrowed it down to these? I've studied all three - Spanish and Russian formally, Italian not too seriously on my own. I didn't find any really difficult...

What scares me is that I do know what it means and I barely have an interest in cars, never mind trucks and all the details.

I know a few people who have used it for Spanish and French and been pleased with the results. Depending on your ability with languages, I do think a certain level of proficiency can be reached with self-study, especially for reading and speaking at a level that might be understood but not...

Libertine Seguros, I love your language talk. The one thing I really stumble on in French grammar is some uses of "du" - I've found a middle ground between "de" and "du" to cover myself either way. This reminds me of David Sedaris' story in Me Talk Pretty One Day, living in France, trying...

I read this a year or so ago. Very strong book. I second the recommendation.

Are there any you would recommend, for a non-mechanically-inclined total novice? And the same question here, what would be some good brands to look at for a beginner, on the lower budget end? Probably looking at a total budget of around 1000-1200 USD, including basic gear. I'm hoping to get...

The post I was just about to make. No yellow wristbands, pink ribbons, what-have-you in my history.

I've done a little digging around on the ratio question, most sites I've seen give the 3:1 or 4:1 ratio. The comparisons were being made by HRM or calories burned, and qualified with the fact that the profile of the ride could make a big difference in the ratio.

Krebs, your photos always leave me hungry. I'm not much of a meat-eater so I suppose something would be lost, but just the broth for the birria sounds delicious. Edit: Do you ever make tortillas? Or just wait for the home=made from your neighbors? I've been wanting to make my own for a...

I was in Århus a few years ago. I was already infatuated with road racing, but that's where I decided I wanted to live in a place where I could really use a bike for transportation. If I'm remembering correctly, there's a fair-sized hill around the art museum - I was always impressed watching...

This season has been the first I've really started diving into a lot of the off-road politics of the sport and am still learning who's who. I understand Ashenden's selection here; what is the history of Hermine and Parisotto that has you thinking it may be them? Or is it more by elimination of...

Ha - same as running then.:D The chocolate milk is immediate. I usually can't eat until about 30 minutes after finishing a run. When I'm ready for food, bananas, oranges, cookies, or pizza work well for me, with more chocolate milk nearby.

I hadn't seen this before. I'm tempted to keep a printed copy on me. Real cycling fans are few and far between where I live and and most people buy into Lance being great just for being an American and a cancer survivor.

Same here. What distance/time on a bike usally starts requiring a recovery drink?