Monday, March 24, 2008
Formula 1
A temporada de 2008 da Formula 1 ja comecou e esse ano o campeonato vai ser ainda mais equilibrado. O Kuba nunca gostou muito de F1, mas depois que o Robert Kubica (Polones!!) entrou ele nao perde uma corrida.
The 2008 season of Formula 1 has started and this year the championship will be more "even". Kuba never really liked F1 but since Polish driver Robert Kubica started racing, Kuba does not miss a Grand Prix.
To me, this year is even more special since my friend Lucas Di Grassi is now the third driver for Renault. Congratulations Lucas! We will be cheering for you!
Como o Lucas nao ta correndo esse ano ainda...
Esse ano tem muitos pilotos bons. Gosto do estilo do Sebastian Vettel, mas acho que nao da pra ele competir com uma Ferrari ou McLaren. Heikki Kovalainen eh uma promessa e claro, todos estao de olho no Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso e Felipe Massa. Temos 3 Brasileiros esse ano: Felipe Massa, Rubens Barrichello e o Nelsinho Piquet.
Eu nao sei bem pra quem eu to torcendo... como diz uma amiga minha (que acabou de descobrir o que eh F1), "Vou torcer pro mais bonito".. hahah
But since Lucas is not racing this year...
There are lots of good drivers and it is hard to pick just one. I really like Sebastian Vettel's style but his car is just not good enough to compete with Ferrari and McLaren. Heikki Kovalainen is a big promise for this year. And of course, everybody is watching Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. This year we also have 3 Brazilian drivers: Felipe Massa, Nelsinho Piquet and Rubens Barrichello.
I am not sure who I am cheering for... As a friend of mine says: "I will pick the hottest one".. hahaha
Webber is certainly a good choice in that category.
Mais Neve!! video
When I uploaded the pictures of Sugar Bowl resort with Bruno I did not post the video I made...
E esse eh o video do resort Squaw Valley onde fomos com o Tio do Kuba - Marek.
And I also forgot to post the video of Squaw Valley resort. We went there with Marek, Kuba's uncle
Kirkwood - e nao foi a ultima vez...
Last weekend we went skiing again but this time we went to Kirkwood, also in California. A friend from my work goes to Kirkwood all the time so we decided to go with him this weekend. Everything was going wrong... the day before we went to a store here in Sacramento to buy discount tickets for the resort: they were out!! So the next day we went to the resort anyway and when we got there... they were out of power! Great, nothing was working. Somehow they managed to open 4 lifts (out of 12) and we were able to ski. The best part... since they were out of power for a while, they gave us a 50% discount on the lift ticket, a pass for another day (any day!) and 3 free drinks at the bar. That's what I am talking about!!! Good customer service!
O clima estava bom: parcialmente nublado e friozinho (bom porque assim a neve nao derrete) e muita neve - tinha nevado na noite anterior.
The weather was nice: partially sunny, snow, FRESH POWDER!!!
Monday, March 10, 2008
Aniversario - B-day
Marcin, Kuba e Mike
Marcin e "zona" (se fala jo-na em Polones = esposa) Amanda.
Kuba e Elise
Windsurf - 2 de marco!
First windsurfing day of the year: March 2nd! Very early. It is winter in California and the water is freezing still! But... it was windy and we just could not resist!
Sugar Bowl com o Bruno
Essa foi a ultima vez que a gente foi esquiar com o Bruno (amigo de Niteroi). Quando estava nevando a gente nunca ia pra Tahoe, mas esse ano falou em nevasca a gente comeca a preparar o carro. Corrente pras rodas, todo o equipamento pra esquiar, muuuuitos casacos...
Tava nevando bastante e ventando mas mesmo assim valeu a pena. Vou colocar o video depois.
This was the last time we went snowboarding/skiing with Bruno, a friend from Brazil. This year whenever we heard "blizzard" in the forecast we started packing the car with ski stuff. Used to be that we only went to the mountains on sunny days. Not this year!
It was snowing and it was windy. But it was worth it. Videos will be posted later.
Treinando pra maratona
Have I told you what Jakub got me for Christmas? Gym membership!! Ha-ha-ha.. I already heard the jokes. For the past 2 months I have been going to the gym almost every day and I decided to start running more seriously and perhaps run a marathon by the end of the year. I have been running 4x a week and so far, the furthest I have ran was 11 miles and a little bit (18 km) and if I remember correctly it took me 1h 33 min... Not too bad but I still have to improve a lot to be able to run a marathon. On the other hand, for someone who could barely run 5 miles 2 months ago, I think I am doing okay. Anyway... keep cheering me on! I will get there someday!
(Pictures taken by the American River parkway next to our house)