Amanda Miller

University of Wyoming Collegiate Races (and more)

I will edit this later, but just wanted to let my readers know I am alive.

The road race and TTT on Saturday in Laramie, WY this past weekend was canceled due to a blizzard (??). So Carol and I headed back to FoCo, picked up our non-collegiate kits, and jetted down to Deer Trail (east of Denver). We arrived to horizontally blowing snow. Stupid snow wouldn’t stop following us! Anyway, I’ll do more of a race re-cap later, but for now I ended up 5th in a field of 25-30 riders.

Sunday was the collegiate criterium in Laramie, WY. This past weekend was conference finals. There wasn’t any snow on Sunday, just coldness. A brief recap – I sprinted for the pack finish and won (4th place). Julia was off the front solo and Tirrel was in between her and the main pack with another team’s rider.

I wrapped up the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference overall title. What does that mean? I got this super cool jersey, a medal, and call-ups for nationals (I think/hope anyway). The CSU team dominated conference and won by almost double the amount of points (I think we had somewhere around 14,000 and CU had around 8,000).

This weekend there isn’t much going on, at least collegiately. There’s a mountain bike race in Buena Vista, CO and some local races near Denver/Boulder. Don’t think it’d be wise to do the mountain bike race a week before nationals.

Things are starting to wind down, and get crazy. Nationals is just around the corner, with finals for classes starting the Monday after (actually I moved one of my finals to the Friday of the TTT). Anyway, time to get back to the books. I’ll try to post more later. Thanks for stopping by!

University of Wyoming Collegiate Races (and more)

I will edit this later, but just wanted to let my readers know I am alive.

The road race and TTT on Saturday in Laramie, WY this past weekend was canceled due to a blizzard (??). So Carol and I headed back to FoCo, picked up our non-collegiate kits, and jetted down to Deer Trail (east of Denver). We arrived to horizontally blowing snow. Stupid snow wouldn’t stop following us! Anyway, I’ll do more of a race re-cap later, but for now I ended up 5th in a field of 25-30 riders.

Sunday was the collegiate criterium in Laramie, WY. This past weekend was conference finals. There wasn’t any snow on Sunday, just coldness. A brief recap – I sprinted for the pack finish and won (4th place). Julia was off the front solo and Tirrel was in between her and the main pack with another team’s rider.

I wrapped up the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cycling Conference overall title. What does that mean? I got this super cool jersey, a medal, and call-ups for nationals (I think/hope anyway). The CSU team dominated conference and won by almost double the amount of points (I think we had somewhere around 14,000 and CU had around 8,000).

This weekend there isn’t much going on, at least collegiately. There’s a mountain bike race in Buena Vista, CO and some local races near Denver/Boulder. Don’t think it’d be wise to do the mountain bike race a week before nationals.

Things are starting to wind down, and get crazy. Nationals is just around the corner, with finals for classes starting the Monday after (actually I moved one of my finals to the Friday of the TTT). Anyway, time to get back to the books. I’ll try to post more later. Thanks for stopping by!

Sea Otter Classic

Well I survived the trip to California. It was my first time out there. California is an amazing place, I just wish the weather had cooperated better for us. Megan and I arrived at the host house around 11:30 Thursday night. Julia was already there because she drove down with Chris and Alex on Wednesday. The host mom was up waiting for us. This place was the nicest house I’ve ever been in. The neighborhood was up in the hills (I call them hills because they were only around 1400feet). The host dad is an architect, and it showed. Heated floors, wooden floors, walls, ceilings, all the new technology, etc. Amazing! The host family was super nice too!
Flying over the Rockies.

The Grand Canyon???
That’s downtown L.A. somewhere in there.

The host houses living room (sorry it’s kind of blurry).
A view from the porch at the host house.
A view from the front of the house.

Wake-up call for Friday morning wasn’t too early. Our race wasn’t until 12:08 so we had time to sleep in. The host family has a pet wild turkey (ok so maybe it’s not a pet, but it lives on their property). It was wondering around the yard when we woke up. The three of us packed our road bikes into the rental car and headed down to the Laguna Seca Speedway. It was less than 15miles from our host house. Friday was the nicest of the 3 days. Temperatures hovered in the 60’s and the sun came out for a little while. It wasn’t too windy, but it could have been that the course was pretty sheltered. There was lots of climbing in the race. Two bigger climbs and a couple false flats and power climbs. Once we made it to the loop, we did 5 laps. The race was right at 47miles long, and I heard rumors of near 5000feet of climbing for the entire race. I stayed near the front of the pack for 2/3 the race. The field was small (20ish), but full of big names. I rode on Tina Pic’s wheel for quite a while. Kelly Benjamin, Laura Van Gilder, Dotsie Bausch, and many others. Things picked up toward the end of the race. A group of 3 rolled off the front. I started to fade. I was able to hang on to the pack until the final 2-mile climb. The first mile of it was ok, but once we hit the steep section in the last mile, I lost contact with the group. It was shattered though, and I could see riders all over the road ahead of me. My teammate Megan pulled off a 6th place finish though. Very impressive considering the competition. I came in 14th, beating Laura and Kelly (ok, so I know they were saving it for Saturday’s race, but still, it’s a once in a lifetime thing right?? haha). It was a tough race, and I knew the circuit race was going to be brutal. I even changed my goal of finishing the race to making it half-way through.
Laguna Seca Speedway.

So the circuit race was on Saturday. We were off at 10:15. It was super cold and windy. I think it was in the 40’s with 20mph wind. The race was on the Laguna Seca Speedway. It was crazy. The same people showed up from the road race, plus another 40 riders. Cheerwine, Colavita, Team Tibco, Vanderkitten, Proman, and several other teams were in full force. Megan, Julia, and I were just hoping to hang on. The race started off tame. We went up a climb that was pretty gradual but kicked up at the top. This is were the Queen of the Mountain competition took place every 5 laps. Then we descended down the corkscrew into a cross wind. It was scary and I always found myself at the back of the pack. Luckily they almost always sat up at the bottom. Eventually I got dropped with a few other riders after an acceleration and some gapping on the hill. A few laps later, the moto-ref tried to pull us even though the pack was literally less than 100feet ahead of us. We finally made contact with the pack. They had definitely sat up, probably because a rider from all the big teams had made the break that was up the road. Laps kept passing by and my legs started to feel the climb. On one lap I got gapped again from the field. This time I couldn’t catch back on. I was alone, and knew it was pointless to try and chase by myself in the wind. So I came around the start/finish line and pulled myself. 5 laps to go. I met my goal! I figured I should probably save a little energy for the mountain bike race on Sunday anyway. Megan stayed in the field and duked it out in the finish for 19th place. In the money!! Sweet!
Pre-race – “Guys, what were we thinking?”
The line-up in the Pro/1/2 NRC circuit race.
Hanging out at the back of the pack as we headed up the hill.
That was hard…
Megan and Julia post-race.

Sunday was the earliest race of the weekend. My race took off at 9:02am after being delayed 30minutes for some reason. My mountain bike wasn’t in great working condition after my crash at Fruita. I couldn’t get the brakes adjusted right and the shifting was off. At this point, I really didn’t care. So I lined up for the expert women 19-29 race. I saw fellow Iowan, Becca Finley, there as well. Crazy running into her there! Our race was just shy of 20miles. I hadn’t pre-ridden the course so knew I was in for a treat. The race started on the speedway. We kept a good pace but all stuck together. Most of the trail was double track, but the single track sections were sweet. There was a few sandy sections that were a bit sketchy. I took the lead as soon as we hit the dirt. I got caught on a decent and told the girl I didn’t know the trail. So I sat on her wheel for a while. We passed a lot of people from prior age groups. This helped us put a gap on the rest of the riders. Finally, we came to a steep single track hill and I came around the girl and never looked back. There was a ton of climbing in this race, which I think worked to my advantage considering I didn’t know the trail and was extremely slow through the single track and sandy sections. I rode with a girl from a younger age group for quite a while and kept asking her how much further the finish was. Finally we came to the last climb. Then it was pretty much all downhill back to the start/finish on the speedway. I won the race, putting just under 3minutes on 2nd place. I was pleased, considering the previous races hadn’t gone so well for me.
Podium for expert women 19-29.

Sea Otter is an awesome event and I plan to go back next year. We were able to be tourist while we were there and went to the Monterey Aquarium. It was pretty neat. I wish the weather would have been nicer, but I’ll take the cold over rain any day. That’s pretty much all I have to say about that. It was neat being at the same event as some of the top riders in the world. Definitely a learning experience, and I thank everyone who helped me get there this year.
Jelly fish at the aquarium.
A really big turtle.
The Pacific Ocean!!
Kelp forest.
You could pet this little guy.

Next up is collegiate conference finals in Laramie, Wyoming this weekend. Should be windy…Wyoming is always windy…ugh!!! Take care!!
-A

Sea Otter Classic

Well I survived the trip to California. It was my first time out there. California is an amazing place, I just wish the weather had cooperated better for us. Megan and I arrived at the host house around 11:30 Thursday night. Julia was already there because she drove down with Chris and Alex on Wednesday. The host mom was up waiting for us. This place was the nicest house I’ve ever been in. The neighborhood was up in the hills (I call them hills because they were only around 1400feet). The host dad is an architect, and it showed. Heated floors, wooden floors, walls, ceilings, all the new technology, etc. Amazing! The host family was super nice too!
Flying over the Rockies.

The Grand Canyon???
That’s downtown L.A. somewhere in there.

The host houses living room (sorry it’s kind of blurry).
A view from the porch at the host house.
A view from the front of the house.

Wake-up call for Friday morning wasn’t too early. Our race wasn’t until 12:08 so we had time to sleep in. The host family has a pet wild turkey (ok so maybe it’s not a pet, but it lives on their property). It was wondering around the yard when we woke up. The three of us packed our road bikes into the rental car and headed down to the Laguna Seca Speedway. It was less than 15miles from our host house. Friday was the nicest of the 3 days. Temperatures hovered in the 60’s and the sun came out for a little while. It wasn’t too windy, but it could have been that the course was pretty sheltered. There was lots of climbing in the race. Two bigger climbs and a couple false flats and power climbs. Once we made it to the loop, we did 5 laps. The race was right at 47miles long, and I heard rumors of near 5000feet of climbing for the entire race. I stayed near the front of the pack for 2/3 the race. The field was small (20ish), but full of big names. I rode on Tina Pic’s wheel for quite a while. Kelly Benjamin, Laura Van Gilder, Dotsie Bausch, and many others. Things picked up toward the end of the race. A group of 3 rolled off the front. I started to fade. I was able to hang on to the pack until the final 2-mile climb. The first mile of it was ok, but once we hit the steep section in the last mile, I lost contact with the group. It was shattered though, and I could see riders all over the road ahead of me. My teammate Megan pulled off a 6th place finish though. Very impressive considering the competition. I came in 14th, beating Laura and Kelly (ok, so I know they were saving it for Saturday’s race, but still, it’s a once in a lifetime thing right?? haha). It was a tough race, and I knew the circuit race was going to be brutal. I even changed my goal of finishing the race to making it half-way through.
Laguna Seca Speedway.

So the circuit race was on Saturday. We were off at 10:15. It was super cold and windy. I think it was in the 40’s with 20mph wind. The race was on the Laguna Seca Speedway. It was crazy. The same people showed up from the road race, plus another 40 riders. Cheerwine, Colavita, Team Tibco, Vanderkitten, Proman, and several other teams were in full force. Megan, Julia, and I were just hoping to hang on. The race started off tame. We went up a climb that was pretty gradual but kicked up at the top. This is were the Queen of the Mountain competition took place every 5 laps. Then we descended down the corkscrew into a cross wind. It was scary and I always found myself at the back of the pack. Luckily they almost always sat up at the bottom. Eventually I got dropped with a few other riders after an acceleration and some gapping on the hill. A few laps later, the moto-ref tried to pull us even though the pack was literally less than 100feet ahead of us. We finally made contact with the pack. They had definitely sat up, probably because a rider from all the big teams had made the break that was up the road. Laps kept passing by and my legs started to feel the climb. On one lap I got gapped again from the field. This time I couldn’t catch back on. I was alone, and knew it was pointless to try and chase by myself in the wind. So I came around the start/finish line and pulled myself. 5 laps to go. I met my goal! I figured I should probably save a little energy for the mountain bike race on Sunday anyway. Megan stayed in the field and duked it out in the finish for 19th place. In the money!! Sweet!
Pre-race – “Guys, what were we thinking?”
The line-up in the Pro/1/2 NRC circuit race.
Hanging out at the back of the pack as we headed up the hill.
That was hard…
Megan and Julia post-race.

Sunday was the earliest race of the weekend. My race took off at 9:02am after being delayed 30minutes for some reason. My mountain bike wasn’t in great working condition after my crash at Fruita. I couldn’t get the brakes adjusted right and the shifting was off. At this point, I really didn’t care. So I lined up for the expert women 19-29 race. I saw fellow Iowan, Becca Finley, there as well. Crazy running into her there! Our race was just shy of 20miles. I hadn’t pre-ridden the course so knew I was in for a treat. The race started on the speedway. We kept a good pace but all stuck together. Most of the trail was double track, but the single track sections were sweet. There was a few sandy sections that were a bit sketchy. I took the lead as soon as we hit the dirt. I got caught on a decent and told the girl I didn’t know the trail. So I sat on her wheel for a while. We passed a lot of people from prior age groups. This helped us put a gap on the rest of the riders. Finally, we came to a steep single track hill and I came around the girl and never looked back. There was a ton of climbing in this race, which I think worked to my advantage considering I didn’t know the trail and was extremely slow through the single track and sandy sections. I rode with a girl from a younger age group for quite a while and kept asking her how much further the finish was. Finally we came to the last climb. Then it was pretty much all downhill back to the start/finish on the speedway. I won the race, putting just under 3minutes on 2nd place. I was pleased, considering the previous races hadn’t gone so well for me.
Podium for expert women 19-29.

Sea Otter is an awesome event and I plan to go back next year. We were able to be tourist while we were there and went to the Monterey Aquarium. It was pretty neat. I wish the weather would have been nicer, but I’ll take the cold over rain any day. That’s pretty much all I have to say about that. It was neat being at the same event as some of the top riders in the world. Definitely a learning experience, and I thank everyone who helped me get there this year.
Jelly fish at the aquarium.
A really big turtle.
The Pacific Ocean!!
Kelp forest.
You could pet this little guy.

Next up is collegiate conference finals in Laramie, Wyoming this weekend. Should be windy…Wyoming is always windy…ugh!!! Take care!!
-A

DIA to SAN to SJC

Right now we are in San Diego, CA waiting for a flight to San Jose, CA to take off. Things have been running smoothly so far. The weather is awesome and the scenery is beautiful. Still haven’t seen the ocean yet…tomorrow hopefully. Flying over the Rocky Mountains was a pretty cool sight, even though there were clouds. We flew over some desert too. It was amazing to see how much the landscape changed over a short period of time (flying at least). Anyway, just thought I’d update. Why? Because I’m bored and have free internet access. More to come (given we have internet access at the host housing). The road race is tomorrow. Supposed to be a tough and fast course. I’ll try to post pictures and a recap later. Have a good night!
-A

DIA to SAN to SJC

Right now we are in San Diego, CA waiting for a flight to San Jose, CA to take off. Things have been running smoothly so far. The weather is awesome and the scenery is beautiful. Still haven’t seen the ocean yet…tomorrow hopefully. Flying over the Rocky Mountains was a pretty cool sight, even though there were clouds. We flew over some desert too. It was amazing to see how much the landscape changed over a short period of time (flying at least). Anyway, just thought I’d update. Why? Because I’m bored and have free internet access. More to come (given we have internet access at the host housing). The road race is tomorrow. Supposed to be a tough and fast course. I’ll try to post pictures and a recap later. Have a good night!
-A

MSC#1 Rabbit Valley Rally

Ok, I know, it’s a bit over due. I’ve been busy this week trying to get things in order for Sea Otter. Last weekend I headed to Fruita, CO for the first Mountain States Cup race of the year. We arrived on Saturday to pre-ride the course. SWEET! I think this tops any trail I’ve ridden. The race course took place on the Western Rim trail via Trail 2 and the Kokopelli Trail. I’ve never ridden in this area before, so the scenery was new. The trail was fast and fun. Words don’t do justice, neither do pictures. I’d recommend heading to this trail anytime you are in the Fruita/Grand Junction/Moab region. Here’s some pictures I took during the pre-ride:

Sorry I didn’t get a picture of my Vanderkitten kit. I completely forgot about it on race day. It did get lots of comments though!!

Sunday was the cross country race. The weather couldn’t have been better. A little breeze, not a cloud in the sky, and temperatures in the 70’s. The women expert 19-29 took off at 12:18pm. Our race was 2miles long. I jumped from the gun and was able to get a pretty decent gap. I was maintaining my lead, but could see a Tough Girl in the distance. About 5 miles in there was a tricky, short decent. I had ridden it before, and knew what line to take. But for some reason, I completely screwed it up. I made it down most of the hill, then I crashed. I got up and scrambled for my water bottle. By that time, I could see the 2nd place rider getting ready to come down the hill. I quickly moved out of the way. I hopped back on my bike and took off. I heard this noise coming from the front of my bike. Crap, I broke a spoke. Fortunately it wasn’t in the way of things, so I kept riding. I also began to notice my brake was rubbing. Luckily the climbing part of the race wasn’t for a while. I made my way back up to first place and kept pushing. Once we started climbing, I pretty much blew up. Nothing like going uphill with your front brake on. I got passed by the 2nd place rider again. Next things I knew, two more riders passed me. On a short uphill, I dropped my chain and got passed by 2 more riders. Now I was in 5th place. The race was almost over, so I kept going. I was able to pull off 5th place with a time just over 1hr 30minutes. I was alright with my finishing place. I missed the podium by one place. That kind of stuff happens though. I feel like I could have had the shot at first place though. It’s hard to tell. I went out hard, and then settled into a place. 2nd place wasn’t too far behind me, so who knows how the race would have played out if I hadn’t crashed. Anyway, that’s about all for now. I’m glad I pre-rode the course. It was awesome to enjoy the scenery.

I leave tomorrow afternoon for Sea Otter. The road race is Friday, circuit race Saturday, and cross country race Sunday. Should be a good time. I’ve never been to the west coast, so it’s going to be an adventure! Thanks for reading!
-A

MSC#1 Rabbit Valley Rally

Ok, I know, it’s a bit over due. I’ve been busy this week trying to get things in order for Sea Otter. Last weekend I headed to Fruita, CO for the first Mountain States Cup race of the year. We arrived on Saturday to pre-ride the course. SWEET! I think this tops any trail I’ve ridden. The race course took place on the Western Rim trail via Trail 2 and the Kokopelli Trail. I’ve never ridden in this area before, so the scenery was new. The trail was fast and fun. Words don’t do justice, neither do pictures. I’d recommend heading to this trail anytime you are in the Fruita/Grand Junction/Moab region. Here’s some pictures I took during the pre-ride:

Sorry I didn’t get a picture of my Vanderkitten kit. I completely forgot about it on race day. It did get lots of comments though!!

Sunday was the cross country race. The weather couldn’t have been better. A little breeze, not a cloud in the sky, and temperatures in the 70’s. The women expert 19-29 took off at 12:18pm. Our race was 2miles long. I jumped from the gun and was able to get a pretty decent gap. I was maintaining my lead, but could see a Tough Girl in the distance. About 5 miles in there was a tricky, short decent. I had ridden it before, and knew what line to take. But for some reason, I completely screwed it up. I made it down most of the hill, then I crashed. I got up and scrambled for my water bottle. By that time, I could see the 2nd place rider getting ready to come down the hill. I quickly moved out of the way. I hopped back on my bike and took off. I heard this noise coming from the front of my bike. Crap, I broke a spoke. Fortunately it wasn’t in the way of things, so I kept riding. I also began to notice my brake was rubbing. Luckily the climbing part of the race wasn’t for a while. I made my way back up to first place and kept pushing. Once we started climbing, I pretty much blew up. Nothing like going uphill with your front brake on. I got passed by the 2nd place rider again. Next things I knew, two more riders passed me. On a short uphill, I dropped my chain and got passed by 2 more riders. Now I was in 5th place. The race was almost over, so I kept going. I was able to pull off 5th place with a time just over 1hr 30minutes. I was alright with my finishing place. I missed the podium by one place. That kind of stuff happens though. I feel like I could have had the shot at first place though. It’s hard to tell. I went out hard, and then settled into a place. 2nd place wasn’t too far behind me, so who knows how the race would have played out if I hadn’t crashed. Anyway, that’s about all for now. I’m glad I pre-rode the course. It was awesome to enjoy the scenery.

I leave tomorrow afternoon for Sea Otter. The road race is Friday, circuit race Saturday, and cross country race Sunday. Should be a good time. I’ve never been to the west coast, so it’s going to be an adventure! Thanks for reading!
-A

Random

I don’t know what to do with myself right now, so I’m blogging . For once, I don’t have any homework. Actually, I could be studying, but I’ve done enough of that this week…so for now it’s time to relax.

The weather is weird here in Colorado. I don’t quite understand it. This morning it snowed quite a bit. Now there’s no snow on the ground. It’s supposed to be in the mid 50’s-60’s this weekend.

Heading to Fruita on Saturday. Weather is looking to be awesome. Clear skies and highs in the 70’s! They didn’t get the amount of precipitation that we did, so I’m sure the trails will be fast. It’s going to be an interesting race. The race is on the National MTB calendar, so I’m sure the competition will be stiff. A few names that are preregistered are Nat Ross, Georgia Gould (but in the Men’s Semi-Pro race), Kristin Danielson, Katie Compton, and Kelli Emmett. I’m signed up for the expert race, thankfully! Still looks like a stacked field. Roughly 15 people are preregistered. Quite a few Tough Girls are signed up. Not quite sure how this race is going to go, given I haven’t raced my mountain bike since October. I won’t tell you how many times I’ve been on my mountain bike since then, but I can definitely count it on one hand…lol.

In other news, this season could be an interesting one. Why? Well keep reading this blog, and maybe you’ll eventually find out . I really don’t know what’s to come in the future, but I’ve got the ball rolling at least.

I’m looking into some new tires for the mountain bike and need advice. We have an awesome sponsorship through Kenda tires for the Vanderkitten developmental mountain bike team. I was thinking about the Small Block Eights, King of Traction (for those muddy races…aka collegiate nationals), and/or the Nevgals. Does anyone reading this blog have any input on either of these tires? If so, it would be greatly appreciated if you’d leave a comment with some information. Thanks!

I think that’s all I have to talk about really. Here’s some pictures from last weekends crit in Golden.

This is stolen from Megan’s blog. All smiles…not sure why…shouldn’t we be racing?

The break-away heading up the hill.

The finish. Megan, are you smiling?

That’s all for now. Look for updates this weekend…with lots of pictures (if I don’t forget my camera)!
-A

Random

I don’t know what to do with myself right now, so I’m blogging . For once, I don’t have any homework. Actually, I could be studying, but I’ve done enough of that this week…so for now it’s time to relax.

The weather is weird here in Colorado. I don’t quite understand it. This morning it snowed quite a bit. Now there’s no snow on the ground. It’s supposed to be in the mid 50’s-60’s this weekend.

Heading to Fruita on Saturday. Weather is looking to be awesome. Clear skies and highs in the 70’s! They didn’t get the amount of precipitation that we did, so I’m sure the trails will be fast. It’s going to be an interesting race. The race is on the National MTB calendar, so I’m sure the competition will be stiff. A few names that are preregistered are Nat Ross, Georgia Gould (but in the Men’s Semi-Pro race), Kristin Danielson, Katie Compton, and Kelli Emmett. I’m signed up for the expert race, thankfully! Still looks like a stacked field. Roughly 15 people are preregistered. Quite a few Tough Girls are signed up. Not quite sure how this race is going to go, given I haven’t raced my mountain bike since October. I won’t tell you how many times I’ve been on my mountain bike since then, but I can definitely count it on one hand…lol.

In other news, this season could be an interesting one. Why? Well keep reading this blog, and maybe you’ll eventually find out . I really don’t know what’s to come in the future, but I’ve got the ball rolling at least.

I’m looking into some new tires for the mountain bike and need advice. We have an awesome sponsorship through Kenda tires for the Vanderkitten developmental mountain bike team. I was thinking about the Small Block Eights, King of Traction (for those muddy races…aka collegiate nationals), and/or the Nevgals. Does anyone reading this blog have any input on either of these tires? If so, it would be greatly appreciated if you’d leave a comment with some information. Thanks!

I think that’s all I have to talk about really. Here’s some pictures from last weekends crit in Golden.

This is stolen from Megan’s blog. All smiles…not sure why…shouldn’t we be racing?

The break-away heading up the hill.

The finish. Megan, are you smiling?

That’s all for now. Look for updates this weekend…with lots of pictures (if I don’t forget my camera)!
-A