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| TodayHere's a great comic (more of a truth in this particular one): http://www.bunny-comic.com/?id=1189 - hover the mouse over the image till you see the "alt" text pop up in a little yellow box.
I'm meeting about a dozen people up in Boulder Canyon to go climbing this morning. It should be great. I'm just nervous because I think some of them have absolutely no clue what they are doing.
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| New MusicPicked up a few CDs the other day. "Viva la Vida" is a great album, and "We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things" is good so far (haven't listened to much of it other than the song featuring Colbie Caillat. I also picked up a collection of Bob Marley for some fun in the car driving back to Nashville.
I'm currently gearing up for the drive if you can't tell/haven't talked to me lately. It's gonna be a long road, and I plan on having my laptop strapped into the seat next to me with about 8 hours of music queued up, so hopefully I won't get too bored. If you are on t-mobile or just my cell number at all, call me on the road if you get a chance. I promise I'll be very happy to hear from anyone at all.
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| PhotosI have taken about 2600 photos with my digital camera since I bought it last fall. Basic math: 2600 / 24 (pics per roll) * $15 (developing at the only shop I've ever had consistently do a good job - thanks Wolfe Camera, btw) = about $1625.00. That's a big savings considering the camera only cost me around $600 and has more than paid for itself.
My favorite shots are up on Facebook, though I don't have all the best ones on, and some of what I have up are not very good at all. They do tell a story if they are up there though. Take a look some time if you haven't.
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| For the Beauty of the EarthI could not put into better words my bike ride this afternoon than the first few verses of this song: For the Beauty of the Earth. Here's the trip info:
- Start: My apartment
- End: North entrance of Red Rocks past Morrison
- Length: 17 miles total
- Duration: Just under 1 hour travel time. I did stop to show an energy bar and watch the river for a few minutes
- Top Speed: 30.5 MPH, downhill of course
- Car Speed Limits Broken: managed 27 in a 25 zone (just barely missed meeting that sign close up - cars don't know how to share the road)
- Jerks: only one person told me to "try the sidewalk, asshole" - his truck was about to break down, so he wasn't in a good mood
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| Squeals of Glee!Yes, it finally arrived today. REI called me about 10:00 MDT to let me know my bike had arrived. I stopped in at a co-worker's place and fixed a few computer issues after working 10 hours (had to beat everyone else in to do some server migration work). Then I went by REI and finished all the receiving paperwork and had the bike sized!
When I got home, I was so happy to have it, I did some work I needed to take care of and as soon as the temperature dropped below 90 degrees F, I dropped everything and took the bike out for a spin. I need to pull the accessories off my old bike and get the speedomiter calibrated, but other than that, I'm all set. It was so amazing how much of a difference quality parts make. I love my old bike for all the memories we've made together, but in the end, it's just a stiff, low cost department store bike. It served me well on flat land for over 10 years, and now, it's time for an upgrade.
The bike is the Novara Ponderosa, from REI. They had to ship it in from New Mexico because most of the stores and the warehouse are sold out of the large frame. It's discontinued and being cleared, so I got a good deal on it, and am so happy with the level of detail and precision it has. The shifters work perfectly, the gear ratios are like sipping sugar water, they make the ride so sweet, and the disk breaks are perfect for all the down hill I have planned.
I rode over to one of the largest hills near my apartment and made light work getting up and had a blast flying back down the other side on a dirt path. It was too easy! I rode around the bike bath that runs toward downtown until it got dark and I had to turn around. I pulled out my head lamp and attached it to my helmet so I could see where I was going and be seen by others. I don't plan on doing too much night riding during most of the year, but when it's this hot out, I can't help but want to go after dark. There's just a lot of bugs out around dusk, and I had little bits and pieces of tiny creatures splattered all over me by the time I got away from the bike trail (and the stream it ran along that attracted all the bugs).
Long story short, the bike was two weeks late being delivered, but now that I have it, I am happy that I waited instead of canceling.
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