A Ride

So last night was pretty rough. I went to pick Jess up from work last night with plans to go night riding. We did everything right. I packed the helmets, shoes, socks, tights, jerseys, and so on an so forth. I even remembered the lights and batteries. We grabbed food to go, ate at the trail head, froze our butts off as we changed and were good to go. Until I realized that my front tire was flat. And I had forgotten my floor pump. So I sat there with a mini-hand pump trying to inflate a 2.3 tire. Yeah right.

I don't think I have ever been as angry with the world as I was last night. Just ask Jess. You see riding is my emotional vent. And I mean riding, not sitting on a bike locked into a trainer. And I haven't gotten to ride much lately, though my stress level is through the roof. Between Katelyn's accident, Jess needing to find, me having "fun" at work, and so-on-and-so-forth, I have been racking up the stress knots in my back. I was furious to the point beating my self up.

I did what I had to do. I called David, canceled our workout and fixed my flat tire. And man did I ride. I don't think I have gotten that much relief from a bike ride.


So life is almost good again. But please keep Katelyn in your prayers and thoughts. And for those of you who actually pay attention to my ramblings, here is a snippet of whats coming next.

Damn it!

So I am already addicted to one online comic (Yehuda Moon). While Sarah was up over her winter break, she and Jess stayed up until 2 a.m. reading Questionable Content. I really don't need another website to check everyday. Nor do I need over a thousand comics to read over this weekend. But guess what I have been doing for the past hour. Yeah, catching up on QC. Here's is a link to my favorite one yet. QC If you like art/have a basic understanding of art history, you will enjoy this. If PG is your thing, just ignore it. Enjoy.

A Friend

Some of you reading this might already know this. A friend of Jess and mine was involved in a car accident about a week before Christmas.

Katelyn was Jess' "Sociology Twin", dorm neighbor, and trailer mate over the past few years. For me Katelyn was a traveling companion in Italy and a fellow art freak in college. She is also a friend. A friend who will tell it like it is and take no b.s. A staunch vegetarian, Katelyn used to buy meat that was about to expire to paint. When she complained to me that if felt wrong to buy meat. So Jared and I (at that point living in the trailer that Katelyn and Jess would later share) began taking our spoiled meat over to Emory for her to photograph. For Katelyn I once carried a slightly rancid fish across campus!

Katelyn has been in a coma since the accident. She seems to be making some progress, but as with anything this traumatic, there are good days and bad days. If you read this and are the praying type, please pray. If not, then keep her in you thoughts.

Here's to a great friend.

The Rules

This is a link to a post on another blog. Normally I wouldn't do this, but I found this and realized that others should read it. We cyclist must spread the gospel of the bike. I particularly like Rule #6 and #12. So please read on and enjoy.

The Rules

A Great Short Film

Race Day: A short film with Irina Kalentieva 



I think this short clip sums up how it feels to be a racer right before a race. It also doesn't help that it is a wonderfully shot film. I hope you all enjoy it.