"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in bike commuting, biking, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on May 15th, 2008
I’ve come to the conclusion that I pretty much don’t give a crap about what other cyclists do. I don’t care if they wear a helmet, if they stop for lights, if they ride on the sidewalk, if they’re tighter than a boiled owl, riding up the wrong side of the street at 11:00 a.m. […]
Posted in bike commuting, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on May 7th, 2008
Within the cycling community Bike To Work Week generates quite a bit of buzz. There are all sorts of promos, events, competitions, and celebrations centered around the simple act of riding a bicycle for basic transportation. While I obviously support the notion of biking to work, errand-running, and pleasure, I can’t seem to drum up […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Apr 22nd, 2008
I’m updating from Joel’s computer. Not too long after I got my computer back from the shop, it punked out again. It turns out that at the time it croaked on account of a no-good hard-drive, the motherboard was on its way out, too. In a way it’s a mercy that my computer broke down […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Apr 15th, 2008
Well, I guess events of today could be classified as The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. 1. Good: I finally got my bank card. Woo! I probably won’t switch banks super-soon, since it would be an ENORMOUS pain in the ass. More so than going a month without a bank card. 2. Bad: I […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Oh, for fuck's sake on Apr 11th, 2008
Oh yes, I am ever and ever so annoyed! Still no bank card. Once again, the fucking thing was returned without notice. I just happened to be so lucky as to get to the bank just before closing to learn this. Apparently, they are going to hold it at the office for me. The department […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Oh, for fuck's sake, Work/career (vague as to avoid doocing) on Apr 7th, 2008
(I’m still working out a few snags with my cable modem, so the pics and write-up from Ouachita will have to wait) – In the meantime: I’ve had a couple of experiences just recently that have brought to my attention how much of customer-service is simply the application of good communication. It is now almost […]
Posted in grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, meta on Mar 29th, 2008
Things which suck and things which do not suck: I haven’t written in an age for two reasons in particular. #1 would be that my computer is still in the shop, so I only get the chance to update if I am at Joel’s house, and up until this past Tuesday, his father and stepmother […]
Posted in Distractions, dumb things I have done, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Utter Silliness, videos on Mar 2nd, 2008
I’ve been considering earworms just lately, because I’ve had one or another of them stuck in my head constantly for the past two weeks or so. It started with Morning Coffee, a sweet, wistful, decade-old Japanese bubblegum pop hit from the first incarnation of the wildly popular and enduring Morning Musume. The song is all […]
Posted in bike commuting, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching, Playing With Weather on Feb 21st, 2008
Man, the weather this week has just been loathesome. It was booger-freezing weather for the first half of the week, then sleet today. I guess it’s supposed to be snowy tomorrow, which is fine by me. Beats freezing-ass cold with wind (Tuesday) and snow tends not to soak in, nor form a crust over your […]
Posted in books, grumbles gripes and pointless bitching on Feb 20th, 2008
Most highschoolers aren’t the most discerning of folks. I know my tastes during that phase of my life were pretty awful, not that they aren’t questionable to this day. Still, kids know what they like and don’t like, and I don’t think I’m going very far out on a limb to say that most kids […]