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on friday natalie and i ate burgers and watched "sexy beast", which was great. ben kingsley was fantastic as a completely insane guy, and ian mcshane (who i recognized from the old "lovejoy" series) was also good in a supporting role.

saturday morning i headed over to marin with jeremy and denise to run the dipsea trail. we decided to start from muir woods instead of mill valley because 10 miles sounded better than 14.
it was sunny when we left the mission, but we drove into the fog on our way across the bridge, and stayed there. we parked and headed up the trail in the mist, and as we climbed it gradually got lighter, until we came out of the trees into the open, and found ourselves above the fog. the view was fantastic; the entire bay area spread out around us, blanketed in fog, with tree-covered hills poking up above it. once we headed down towards stinson beach we encountered the fog again, but it had mostly cleared by the time we reached the top of the climb on our way back.

when i got home natalie helped me install a roof-rack and bicycle attachments on the car, and then we tried to round up some folks to go down to zeitgeist for some beers, but everyone was busy, so instead we took the dog to the park and sat on the grass and people-watched and drank beer there.

on sunday i rode over to marin and did 4 laps around the headlands loop, and by the fourth time up that hill i was so tired i didn't think i would make it. when i got home i was a zombie, and all i felt capable of was sitting on the couch like a lump, which was rewarding in its own way.