Wenatchee and finals

So this is a short post because really, I'm just avoiding a final paper that's due in 5 hours. It may or may not have much to do with bike racing.
Some of us went to race the Wenatchee omnium this past weekend. According to vet of the race Mr. B. Chaddock it was boatloads of fun so some of us who either

A) didn't have much work for finals at this point or
B) were unrealistic about their abilities or willingness to do lots of work either at the race or this (Monday) morning after the race before their 4pm due date

decided to go.

The four of us (Ben, Andy, Kendi, and myself Duncan) packed ourselves, our gear, and 6 bikes into Andy's frequently-used car and headed out from Walla Walla for the final race (sort of) of the collegiate season.
Some of the highlights have nothing to do whatsoever with bike racing and they include:

107.3 FM: The Yakima Valley's PARTY STATION.
Given, we were listening in on a Friday night but STILL, absolutely awesome music, mostly hip-hop mashups and remixes. Actually it's really good right now as well (11 AM on a Monday morning), live streaming found here. I still can't believe there is a radio station devoted to this, especially in Yakima of all places.

Other cool things:
The grocery store. We found some screaming deals on both consumables and entertainment (DVD's).

Very nice glass beer mugs and T-shirts for every registered racer.

Dusty's burgers. They may be many times more expensive than Mac-Do but a medium fries and double bacon cheeseburger was more than enough food and tasted many times better. I need at least twice that many hamburger patties at a normal fast food place to satiate my hunger after a road race as beastly as the Wenatchee course.

Our hosts (the Valaas family) were awesome, thanks so much for welcoming us in and breaking in to the neighbor's house to find us some comfy floor space.

The races were fun too, someone else will probably write up a report and I need to get back to my other essay but suffice to say it was hot, the crit under the lights was awesome, the road race was BRUTAL, Ian McKissick is a lot faster than me in a time trial, and all of us need a little break from racing.