there hasnt been much going on.. surprise surprise.
i wrecked on my bike the other day.. it wasnt bad but i got scraped the fuck up. heres the story:
I was riding up the Lovejoy Ramp.. you know where it connects to the Broadway Bridge? And you know those joints on bridges that let the concerete expand and contract? Well... i've never really thought about them as being something to watch out for.. and the one perpendicular to the ramp and parallel to the bridge was all filled with dirt.. so i didnt think that it was something my tire could get stuck in... so i make a move nd t to ride across the ramp in front of a turning car.. they were't too close and i would have made it.. i keep my eyes on the sidewalk im going to when all of a sudden ny front tire gets caught and the slides out from undneith m... i landed on my right elbow and then my momentum caused mt to summersault. someone asked me if i was okay.. which was nice i gues.. im all scraped up now.. but its not too bad. it just sucks.
but thats not the end of it. seiously.. this was the worse commute home EVER....
i am then riding down the hill (which isnt really a hill.. more of a downgrade) on interstate by the Widmer Bros. Brewery.. im going pretty fast.. maybe about 30mph when i try to shift gears. My rear derailure gets caught in my back tire.. in the spokes.. the derailure twists around and gets lodgedzqwwwwwwwww (result of cat on keyboard) in my tire... i start fishtailing.. i try hard to stay up... i start sliding sideways for a bit and then i finally come to a stop. i was so glad i didnt fall... i probably would have been run over and also gotten some very very bad road rash. i couldnt even push my bike because my tire was locked up... so i had to tear off the derailure. but luckily a bus was right behind me.. so i just threw it on the bus rack and rode the bus home.
and then the next day i was 1/2 hour late for work.. THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK! i am NEVER late unless its something i cant control (like waiting 45 mins on he broadway bridge while those damn navy ships left) so if you'e 1/2 late or more for work they count it as an unexcused absence.. and you gt written up... 3 writeups for being late in 90 days is grounds for termination. but the secoind time i was only 25 mins late.. so i didnt get written up. but 3 less than 30 min late deals equals a writeup.. and the write ups... yadda yadda yadda.
the cats are playing alot nowadays.. YAY! too bad it from 12-3am and involves using my face as a step stool to get to the window above our bed.
and they shit alot... the litter box is FULL.. completely full... twice a day.
and their shit stinks.
we're having a party at the end of the month... more details later.
im going to go play with my french now.
i wrecked on my bike the other day.. it wasnt bad but i got scraped the fuck up. heres the story:
I was riding up the Lovejoy Ramp.. you know where it connects to the Broadway Bridge? And you know those joints on bridges that let the concerete expand and contract? Well... i've never really thought about them as being something to watch out for.. and the one perpendicular to the ramp and parallel to the bridge was all filled with dirt.. so i didnt think that it was something my tire could get stuck in... so i make a move nd t to ride across the ramp in front of a turning car.. they were't too close and i would have made it.. i keep my eyes on the sidewalk im going to when all of a sudden ny front tire gets caught and the slides out from undneith m... i landed on my right elbow and then my momentum caused mt to summersault. someone asked me if i was okay.. which was nice i gues.. im all scraped up now.. but its not too bad. it just sucks.
but thats not the end of it. seiously.. this was the worse commute home EVER....
i am then riding down the hill (which isnt really a hill.. more of a downgrade) on interstate by the Widmer Bros. Brewery.. im going pretty fast.. maybe about 30mph when i try to shift gears. My rear derailure gets caught in my back tire.. in the spokes.. the derailure twists around and gets lodgedzqwwwwwwwww (result of cat on keyboard) in my tire... i start fishtailing.. i try hard to stay up... i start sliding sideways for a bit and then i finally come to a stop. i was so glad i didnt fall... i probably would have been run over and also gotten some very very bad road rash. i couldnt even push my bike because my tire was locked up... so i had to tear off the derailure. but luckily a bus was right behind me.. so i just threw it on the bus rack and rode the bus home.
and then the next day i was 1/2 hour late for work.. THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEK! i am NEVER late unless its something i cant control (like waiting 45 mins on he broadway bridge while those damn navy ships left) so if you'e 1/2 late or more for work they count it as an unexcused absence.. and you gt written up... 3 writeups for being late in 90 days is grounds for termination. but the secoind time i was only 25 mins late.. so i didnt get written up. but 3 less than 30 min late deals equals a writeup.. and the write ups... yadda yadda yadda.
the cats are playing alot nowadays.. YAY! too bad it from 12-3am and involves using my face as a step stool to get to the window above our bed.
and they shit alot... the litter box is FULL.. completely full... twice a day.
and their shit stinks.
we're having a party at the end of the month... more details later.
im going to go play with my french now.