Well what to say? Been a while since I updated, but not
much going on.
I went to the UK to see my family and friends, saw the
Reading Festival which was great. The Pixies were better then
when I saw them here in October, but Queens of the Stone
Age stole the show. I'd never been a fan of theirs until then,
I liked the Dwarves, though. QOTSA is playing here in October and I won't miss them.
There was a lot of tension in London right after the
subway bombings. It really wasn't a good time to be there.
I wonder if the UK will ever be the same after that.
After the UK went home to California and we went
on our annual trip to the Baja. It was fun but we decided next
year we would surf elsewhere..maybe Costa Rica or elsewhere in Central America. Since we roughed it and slept
in a camper for a week we got our hair cut short. The principle being just wake up and throw water in your hair. Plus
the sand fleas on the beach are pretty bad, so less hair means less worry. My grandmother insisted we get our hair
cut short before we came back into the house, she treated us
like we were homeless or something. Since my grandfather
died she has become ..well, tyrannical about the house being
clean. My brother in law calls her the hygiene Nazi. She gets
her house cleaned 3 times a week and also cleans it herself.
I guess she just has to keep herself busy. I came back with
my hair cut the shortest it has ever been - people at work
asked if I'd joined the military. Me join the military? No way..
I have the utmost respect for those in the military, but I'm too
undisciplined. I can barely wake up at 8am..let alone 5am when they do.
I've decided it's time to grow up and get rid of some stuff. I've never been comfortable with riding my motorcycle since my accident. In Florida they just ride differently, and a no helmet law doesn't help. For example,
one thing I see riders do down here is ride the bumper of a
car -get really close. Most people in a car panic and slam on
the brakes because they don't know how to deal with that.
The result is you hit the car. I was taught to stay back and
let the cars speed up, change lanes, etc..they're bigger then
you and more protected. So I'm selling one and possibly both of my motorcycles. In the rare chance anyone here is interested, email me and I can send you pictures, etc.. I've
had some buyers but they backed out. Both of my bikes are
Suzuki crotchrockets if anyone is interested.
I gained 15 pounds in 3 weeks whilst on vacation.
Too much ale and unhealthy British food, I suppose. Been going to the gym every nite since I got back and on my regular diet again. It's amazing how falling out of a routine for
a short time can change things. Since I got back, just been
catching up on work and school. I went to a party at lilacdreams recently which was pretty..well,
interesting. She's a 'friend' of mine here so mum's the word
on that..but I hope to be invited back.
Since nothing going on in Tampa (as usual), think
I'll head down to Miami for Sunday and Monday. I have off
work Monday for comp time since I worked last weekend.
Might be the last motorcycle ride down Alligator Alley for me..
I love going 90 mph down that stretch of road. I would take the car the company gave me but this week got a warning
on the mileage. They said it was too high- I never knew there
were any restrictions on it until now. Gotta love corporate
America. Always moving the goalposts without warning.
Late,
I just found out I'll get my day in court against the SOB
who hit me on my motorcycle. Yes, the drunk who ran the red
light and nearly killed me, then took off. Much thanks to the
people who followed him and held him until the police arrived.
No thanks though to the judge who let him out on bail despite
this being his 3rd DWI..I think I've said it here before but
the reason why the trial is happening 1 1/2 years after the
accident is because he jumped bail and fled to Georgia. Then,
he got pulled over in Georgia and voila...sent back to Fla.
This guy is no criminal mastermind..he had crystal meth in
his car in Georgia. So when Florida is done with him he has to
go back there to stand trial. He has a prior record and my
attornye has said he will do a few years..I'm not vindictive,
but I look forward to seeing him in court.
much going on.
I went to the UK to see my family and friends, saw the
Reading Festival which was great. The Pixies were better then
when I saw them here in October, but Queens of the Stone
Age stole the show. I'd never been a fan of theirs until then,
I liked the Dwarves, though. QOTSA is playing here in October and I won't miss them.
There was a lot of tension in London right after the
subway bombings. It really wasn't a good time to be there.
I wonder if the UK will ever be the same after that.
After the UK went home to California and we went
on our annual trip to the Baja. It was fun but we decided next
year we would surf elsewhere..maybe Costa Rica or elsewhere in Central America. Since we roughed it and slept
in a camper for a week we got our hair cut short. The principle being just wake up and throw water in your hair. Plus
the sand fleas on the beach are pretty bad, so less hair means less worry. My grandmother insisted we get our hair
cut short before we came back into the house, she treated us
like we were homeless or something. Since my grandfather
died she has become ..well, tyrannical about the house being
clean. My brother in law calls her the hygiene Nazi. She gets
her house cleaned 3 times a week and also cleans it herself.
I guess she just has to keep herself busy. I came back with
my hair cut the shortest it has ever been - people at work
asked if I'd joined the military. Me join the military? No way..
I have the utmost respect for those in the military, but I'm too
undisciplined. I can barely wake up at 8am..let alone 5am when they do.
I've decided it's time to grow up and get rid of some stuff. I've never been comfortable with riding my motorcycle since my accident. In Florida they just ride differently, and a no helmet law doesn't help. For example,
one thing I see riders do down here is ride the bumper of a
car -get really close. Most people in a car panic and slam on
the brakes because they don't know how to deal with that.
The result is you hit the car. I was taught to stay back and
let the cars speed up, change lanes, etc..they're bigger then
you and more protected. So I'm selling one and possibly both of my motorcycles. In the rare chance anyone here is interested, email me and I can send you pictures, etc.. I've
had some buyers but they backed out. Both of my bikes are
Suzuki crotchrockets if anyone is interested.
I gained 15 pounds in 3 weeks whilst on vacation.
Too much ale and unhealthy British food, I suppose. Been going to the gym every nite since I got back and on my regular diet again. It's amazing how falling out of a routine for
a short time can change things. Since I got back, just been
catching up on work and school. I went to a party at lilacdreams recently which was pretty..well,
interesting. She's a 'friend' of mine here so mum's the word
on that..but I hope to be invited back.
Since nothing going on in Tampa (as usual), think
I'll head down to Miami for Sunday and Monday. I have off
work Monday for comp time since I worked last weekend.
Might be the last motorcycle ride down Alligator Alley for me..
I love going 90 mph down that stretch of road. I would take the car the company gave me but this week got a warning
on the mileage. They said it was too high- I never knew there
were any restrictions on it until now. Gotta love corporate
America. Always moving the goalposts without warning.
Late,
I just found out I'll get my day in court against the SOB
who hit me on my motorcycle. Yes, the drunk who ran the red
light and nearly killed me, then took off. Much thanks to the
people who followed him and held him until the police arrived.
No thanks though to the judge who let him out on bail despite
this being his 3rd DWI..I think I've said it here before but
the reason why the trial is happening 1 1/2 years after the
accident is because he jumped bail and fled to Georgia. Then,
he got pulled over in Georgia and voila...sent back to Fla.
This guy is no criminal mastermind..he had crystal meth in
his car in Georgia. So when Florida is done with him he has to
go back there to stand trial. He has a prior record and my
attornye has said he will do a few years..I'm not vindictive,
but I look forward to seeing him in court.
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Glad to hear you're getting the system to work for you, people who wreck motorcycles suck.