I got into BERKELEY!!!!!

I got a call tonight, the day before the decision release date! Berkeley class sizes are only 240 kids, so I am absolutely beside myself that I got in! Still in a little shock....

What a process. I am still waiting to hear from Darden, Wharton (waitlisted), and Columbia, but cant really think of any reason to pass up this awesome WEST Coast opportunity!

Say Anything

Motivation is an interesting topic. Yesterday, for some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to take a route next to the bay out to the Contes ride (shore drive). Wick, T-karnes, and myself left my house with a posting of 29 degrees on the temp indicator. I am 100% certain that I lost time of my life for putting in those 40 miles. It was a cold that is difficult to comprehend. You would sweat, and then a wind would crush my desire to ride further as a chill spread through my body. So the rest of yesterday and all of today have been a state of unhappiness and just feeling sick. I was supposed to ride with K-dogg and am sorry that I missed it. Turns out, he was sick all week. Maybe I was lucky by only having two days of un-greatness.

A year long project is coming to completion. The below TT rig is finally disc complete. Only a couple more bits and I'll have a dream bike. I am excited to learn this discipline. In so many ways, Time Trialing is the purest form of riding--that and getting your 6-inch trail bike on at San Diego's Noble Canyon. The absolute best moments of my riding life have been at Noble Canyon.

Lastly, this Tuesday is a huge day for me. This is the first time since 1994 that I have had to make a decision about my career (that was senior year in HS by the way). So I am praying that I score acceptance and get a very nice offer of admission to Berkeley. Tuesday is going to be really good or really bad.

The couple pics below are just some fun rides from the past. First is a moab pic with a white rimmed wheel before white was rage.

This pic is Noble canyon runout after a symphonic section of flow.

Sometimes, technical clothing is whats in the back of a friends car. Who keeps a sweater like this in their car?

PROPS

Just to be on this team is an accomplishment. My friend Tyler (front left) is looking good in the team photo. Keep ridin kid and who knows what'll happen. Just remember us little guys!

Read more about tyler: http://www.hincapieracing.com/

Or check out his blog at http://www.tkarnesblog.blogspot.com/

Tuesday is the Decision day for Berkeley and then Friday the 1st is Darden (UVA's) decision day. I have been unable to sleep I am so anxious.

Berkeley MBA

I am at mcarren and hate to admit that I already checked on southwest
how much it would cost to push my flight back one day. Las vegas
layovers aside, my trip was very productive.

I was able to stay at a friends house while she and her boyfriend
enjoyed their weekend pass at Heavenly. That in itself should give
you an idea about some I'd the differences Haas offers- no class on
Fridays! Anyway, I enjoyed dinner in downtown Berkeley on Friday
niight and then a viewing of Cloverfield.

A friend borrowed my truck and managed to lock the keys in the truck
as it was running. So I lost a good 16 mins of the movie but enjoyed
it otherwise. Nothing more than movie entertainment.

I woke up Saturday and spent a couple hours preparing for my
interview. I walked to the Berkeley school and found 100 other
applicants ampere for super saturday. I ran into another Annapolis
kid and enjoyed sharing stories with him.

After a brief intro to the day, we had lunch with a student. Then,
two hours of informational sessions. Finally, I had my interview. My
interviewer was a cal under Grad who went to work for the haas school
right after graduation. She was at least 4 years younger than me so
that was a little awkward. But it was an enjoyable experience because
I love telling sea stories. Most of them incredible and she was
easily amused. I believe that worked in my favor.

After the interview, we toured the school and then went to a mixer at
a local hotel. Cool.

I really like the feel of haas and am excited about jan 29--decision
day.

Most of you know that the west coast suits me and my mentality. It
would be an awesome place to go to school. One of their slogans is
confidence without arrogance. That makes a lot of sense to me.

Also cool to note is that this entire blog posting was completed via
my cell phone. Communications are improving on the world daily.

Decisions release dates: Berkeley-jan 29, UVA (darden)--feb 1.

No full throttle or coke this year!

What a beautiful clock tower on the Berkeley campus!

Cal clock tower at sunset

CAL BOUND!

I am off to Berkeley tomorrow to interview on Sat. Wish me luck!