{"id":105,"date":"2004-05-03T22:45:05","date_gmt":"2004-05-04T05:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/wordpress\/?p=105"},"modified":"2004-05-03T22:45:05","modified_gmt":"2004-05-04T05:45:05","slug":"i-heart-chico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/blog\/2004\/05\/03\/i-heart-chico\/","title":{"rendered":"I heart Chico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The alarm went off at 9:00am, and my heart lept out of my chest.  I hate that alarm clock.  I reluctantly got out of bed and slammed my fist down on the snooze bar.  I stood there for a moment quietly contemplating whether or not to stay up or go back to bed.  With a sigh I turned the alarm off and began my day.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast and a shower I rode my bike to school.  It was already 85 degrees at 9:30am.  Shit.  I&#8217;m still not used to this weather.  I grew up in the Bay Area and lived in Long Beach for 10 years.  This 100 degrees every day for six months bullshit isn&#8217;t something I&#8217;m ever going to like.  By the time I got to school I was even more hot; and I was thirsty.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped off at the waystation and bought two liters of bottled water.  I walked outside and guzzled the first one, then put the second one in my book bag.  I went to class.<\/p>\n<p>My three classes today were awesome.  I sat in the back of the room and talked to my favorite girls.  We laughed and made plans for lunch.  I felt pretty good.<\/p>\n<p>We went to Kona&#8217;s and bought a couple of sammiches; then took them down to the amphitheater by the creek.  We sat in the sun&#8211;it was 95 degrees&#8211;and talked.  I love my two blonde surfer girls from SoCal.  I&#8217;m really going to miss them when we&#8217;ve all graduated and gone our seperate ways.<\/p>\n<p>After school I rode my bike home in the sweltering heat.  I took careful notice of the greenery turning not-so-green.  Summer is almost here.  The heat is certainly here&#8230;  soon everything will be brown and dead.  I rode hard the rest of the way, and my heart was pounding by the time I got home.<\/p>\n<p>Holy shit my apartment is an oven.  It had to have been 110 in there.  I changed into my gym clothes quickly and raced off to Chico Sports Club.  Today was my heavy lifting day&#8211;all upper body.  Heavy weights, low reps.  I&#8217;m trying to build muscle.  So far, after 3 weeks back in the gym, I can tell the difference.  I did my 30 minutes on the treadmill, drank my gallon of water, and drove home.<\/p>\n<p>After a small meal of tri-tip and rice I grabbed my golf clubs and headed off to the driving range.  I hit the jumbo bucket (125 balls) and took my time.  There was a class there of young ladies learning how to play.  One of the girls was giving me the eye and smiling from ear to ear.  I smiled back and finished up.<\/p>\n<p>By now it was 6pm and the temperature was still in the mid 90s.  I bought a big ol&#8217; can of Coors Light and drove five minutes up the road to my favorite spot by the river.  I jumped in&#8211;beer and clothes and all&#8211;and immediately cooled off.  I carefully waded over to &#8220;the spot&#8221;.  There is a rock formation underwater that resembles a lawn chair.  I can sit comfortably, lean back, and let the cool water flow over my shoulders, torso and legs.  As I sipped my beer I watched all the cute girls float down the river in their innertubes.  I soaked until my beer was gone, then I drove home.<\/p>\n<p>Back at the apartment I started the charcoal and made some patties out of the ground beef I bought at the local market.  I sat outside and watched the sun set, eating my burger and sipping a beer.<\/p>\n<p>What a fantastic day!  I love this town.  I&#8217;m really going to miss it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The alarm went off at 9:00am, and my heart lept out of my chest. I hate that alarm clock. I reluctantly got out of bed and slammed my fist down on the snooze bar. I stood there for a moment quietly contemplating whether or not to stay up or go back to bed. 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