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I sorta kind of suck

At blogging.

I know, it's been over a month.
Well, I'm making a May 3rd, resolution.
Gonna post at least twice a week.

I'm sitting here drinking my coffee, starting to get ready for Kautzky.
I can't wait.
I love track racing.

Oh, Morning,

Why art thou so rude?
You push away the blanket of night all too quickly.
You extend the sun's glistening rays down to the earth,
They penetrate the darkness, they shine through my window,
Rousing me from my blissful slumber.
I do not wish to get up, but I must.
For it is morning, thus it is expected of me.
Oh, Morning,
Why art thou so rude?

Cranial-posterior Inversion

I seem to be encountering a lot of people who have this condition lately, so I figured that I might list a few symptoms so that those of you that have it may find out early and stop the condition from progressing.
Symptoms of Cranial-posterior Inversion include, but are not limited to:

1. Talking over people or not listening to them when they speak.
2. Pretending like you know something when you really don't.
3. Viewing some one as inferior to you based on denominators such as, age, race, gender, or sexual orientation.
4. Basing your opinion of someone on preconceived notions of their personality.
5. Expecting immediate responses from people when you ask them a question, whether it be in conversation, over text, email or IM.
6. Creating unnecessary conflict.
7. Not complying to a reasonable request when asked politely.
   
8. Putting in your head phones while someone is trying to talk to you.
9. Bludgeoning the horse to death on every single subject of conversation.
10. Being hypocritical.
11. Littering.
12. Asking someone's opinion and then getting offended because they didn't tell you what you wanted to hear.
13. Saying one thing, while meaning another.
14. Continuing to ask a question when someone tells you either they don't know, or don't feel comfortable telling you the answer.
15. Going to an event that includes a lot of walking wearing high heels. (can you say retarded)
16. Wearing Uggs, particularly when in combination with a short skirt or shorts. Can you say UGGly?
17. Thinking that batting your eyelashes is cute, it's not, you look stupid.
18. Smoking cigarettes right outside a bike shop when you are an employee at that bike shop.
19. Smoking cigarettes in general, it's not just you you're killing with your nasty smoke; you're killing me and poor little Suzy-Joe, and Johnny, and Billy-Bob too. In others words, you're killing other people with your second hand smoke. EW.
    
20. Wearing spandex when you know that you are obese, especially when said spandex is beige.
21. Insisting that you're right even when there is plenty of evidence showing that you're wrong.
22. Assuming someone can't do something even when you've never seen them try.
    

If you have any of these symptoms you may have Cranial-posterior Inversion and should see your physician immediately
If more symptoms are discovered they will be added to this list to aid you in your diagnosis.

What Would Weaver Do? [WWWD?]

NAHBS

I had the pleasure of attending the North American Handmade Bicycle Show.

There I saw bikes like these pretty pink ones by Ellsworth,

and this sweet lady's one by Ruegamer

and this one comprised of horns, twigs and other natural resources by Calfee

There were also bikes like the beautiful one by Lynskey Customs

Look! The wheels match!

And of course there were some beautifully lugged Waterfords.

And there were some awesome Deda bars.

But where did the Deda people go?

Sram had robots made of components.

And Roark Titanium Customs had gorgeous titanium bicycles.

Roark also had this.

Note the detail; little mesh butterflies on the frame,

Butterfly cutout wheels,

And of course, purple sparkly logo.

Then there were the cheese graders. This is the mountain version, and apparently mud does not get lodged in the gaps, the only time when it would is when the mud is thicker than the gaps, in which case, it is said that you would only be weighed down as much as you would be on a normal mountain bike.

And BME made the road version.

The architecture was apparently inspired by that of a bridge.

BME also had one of several versions of the bamboo bicycle.

And then, there was this.

The chain ring isn't even visible from the other side.

With exception of the handle bars, the widest point on this bike is 8mm.

Not to mention the awesome paint job...

If you were unfortunate enough to miss the chance to go,
you really missed out.

Team Ride

I arose early this morning, greeted by a thick fog settled comfortably over the earth. I broke my fast with a lovely meal of eggs and turkey bacon, and then I donned the garb of the cyclist and headed out the door.
Once I arrived at the Sunset Athletic Club I mounted my trusty aluminum steed and rode circles in the parking lot. A spandex clad crowd soon began to gather and at the time of half past nine we rode off into the fog.
The pace started off easy, but was then slowed to a crawl, apparently 15 miles an hour is just too fast. We coasted through the fog with our blinky lights flashing, for visibility is key.
When we finally arrived at the store the fog had lifted and the sun shone brightly down on us. We figured we were safe from the weather and all the blinky lights were turned off. We then set out for our journey home.
We began climb and fog started settling on the earth's surface once again. It only got worse and worse. At some points I could only see about five feet in front of me. This as you can imagine, causes problems in a large group of riders. In fact there were several mishaps today, but surprisingly, none related to the fog.
We all finished the ride with a sigh of relief.

Also,
Get Well to Scott McElroy

Oh, My! Was it Windy Today!

Today I headed out for a ride with the team. It was rather windy, as well as very wet. I've decided one of my new pet peeves are people who ride in large groups with only half fenders. You know? The kind that are angled just right so that they keep the culprit dry while spraying you in the face with road grit? Yeah... That's just rude... Good thing the fender in question belongs to a person I like. Yeah, you know who you are, and yes, my fender is better.

I noticed today that on team rides there is a large variety nutrients consumed. Potatoes, fig bars, cliff bars, apples, dates. Even a little nibble of chocolate here and there.
Any other peculiar favorites?