Micael Blatchford Races for the Gold!

Race times are now posted, Michael will be racing in the second heat.

Click on the link to see the line-up:
http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/CT/C51D/CTM401900.shtml#CTM401


Visit Michael's website
http://www.michaelblatchford.com/michaelblatchford.com/Welcome.html


The coverage of Track Cycling will air on USA Network

Team Sprints
Friday, August 15
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

200 m Time Trials (Qualifier)
Saturday, August 16
7:30 a.m. t0 11:00 a.m

Sprint - 1/16 - 1/8 rounds
Sunday, August 17
7:30 a.m. t0 11:00 a.m

Sprint - 1/4 Finals
Monday, August 18
1:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. (online)
11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Sprint - Finals
Tuesday, August 19
11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.


Photo by Megan Somerville

Photo by Megan Somerville

Photo by Megan Somerville

Additional pictures from the Today Show photo shoot! To view all the photos, type Michael Blatchford in the search box.
http://www.jamd.com/image/g/82211149

GO FOR THE GOLD MICHAEL!!!

I’m terribly behind posting this! The Olympics is already well underway and I haven’t asked all of you to join in supporting and cheering on Michael Blatchford go for the gold!

Michael Blatchford trained with my daughters for years and now he is in Bejing competing in two events for Track Cycling, the Team Sprint and Matched Sprints, Friday he has his first race, the 200m time trial! Michael and his team currently hold the American record for the Team Sprint.


GO MICHAEL!!

School Shopping & Kayaking Again!

We went to downtown LA for some back to school shopping at the American Apparel outlet store. Then we headed down to Sunset Beach and spent the afternoon kayaking again! This time a few friends came along, Antony, Steve, and Angela. I decided to have my own kayak, which was harder! I know my arms will be hurting tomorrow!

Antony, Steve, and Ryan

Ryan and Loren

Loren and Angela

I had to take a picture of this guy and his dog! How cute!

We stopped at a beach so they could swim.

Loren suggested they jump off the bridge. Loren decided it was too scary to jump once she got there!

Finally Antony talked Loren into jumping!

Another busy week

Another busy week -- making patterns for the new line at work, grading homework, school, Megan leaving for school on Friday morning, Ryan finishing up his entrance exams for FIDM (he’s in!), and Loren’s friend, Angela, coming to visit. When it rains it pours at the Somervilles!

I meant to post the rest of my pictures from Comic Con this weekend, but watching the Olympics has thrown me off, hopefully I will have them up by tonight.

We took a drive down PCH and had dinner Mo’s Barbeque in Huntington Beach last night. Afterwards we took a walk on the pier.

Another Rejection Letter

I happened to check my PO Box this morning -- another rejection letter! This agent didn't bother to address it to me, just a standard form letter. It makes me wonder if she took the time to look at my query letter and the sample of my work I painstakingly worked on, not very professional in my opinion!

Kayaking in Sunset Beach

One moment I was napping and watching Moonstruck. The next thing I knew, I was roped into Kayaking in Sunset Beach! The girls came up with the wild idea, my son and I didn't want to go, but we were guilted into it. I'm not the best swimmer, I'd be the one capsized in the bay. All went well, I actually had fun. We ended up racing back to the shore, of course Ryan won with little effort.

Movie Review

An Education

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson

I went with my girlfriends to a pre-screening of, An Education, at Raleigh studios. We were told we were the first test audience to see the movie. The movie was very good and then after the movie we were asked to stay after for a Q & A.

Without giving anything away the movie is about a young woman's coming of age in the 60's in suburban England. Her parents, especially the father wants her to attend Oxford, but she meets a man almost twice her age who charms her as well as her family.