"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in biking, Costumes and disguises, Fashion/Sewing stuff, Hercules, Party, Photo entries on Apr 6th, 2011
I’m pretty much ready for the Kansas City Tweed Ride. I’ve got an awesome bike: And now I have an awesome outfit: The outfit has many parts, none of which were originally planned to go together, but all of which actually do. There are three things I didn’t make. 1. Blouse (GAP) 2. Socks (Target) [...]
Posted in "Greenie II", Adventures, biking, Party, Utter Silliness on Feb 22nd, 2011
Massive big fun at ChrisGo’s Urban Cyclocross race. My only goal had been to get completely filthy. I pretty much completely ate it in the practice lap, and then collected splashback for the next four laps, so by the time it was all over, I made crunching noises when I moved. Fortunately, those jeans I [...]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Party, Playing With Weather on Feb 3rd, 2011
I know Photoshopped lens-flare (and perhaps lens-flare in general) is considered incredibly naff, but I swear this happened by accident, and I don’t care how much of a technical fault it is, I think it looks pretty cool in this context. I was going back through my Flickr account and deleting some crap pictures and [...]
Posted in Adventures, Art Projects & Making Things, dumb things I have done, Dumpster Diving, Other Bike Stuff, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness on Jul 13th, 2010
Well, well, well, well, well! Another Regatta has passed with no deaths, arrests, or maulings by invasive Asiatic Carp, so I guess we can chalk up yet another successful run down the Missouri. So last Thursday evening, our back porch looked like this. My neighbors love me. On Wednesday night, I was prowling throughout Strawberry [...]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, bike commuting, dumb things I have done, Gratuitous Cussing, Other Bike Stuff, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness, videos, You have got to be kidding me! on Jul 4th, 2010
On my way home from work today, I rode past some very busy fireworks stands in the West Bottoms. If you know Kansas City, you might know about James Street and the half dozen or so semi-abandond buildings that become explosives emporia in the week leading up to Independence day. Being as today is The [...]
Posted in Distractions, dumb things I have done, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans, Utter Silliness on Mar 29th, 2010
I decided to not do the Dirty Kanza 200 this year. As it turns out, I really didn’t have that much fun the last two times I did it, and for pity’s sake, riding 200 miles alone on the dusty dirt roads of the Ass-Back of Kansas is optional. So, I’ve decided that I’m going [...]
Posted in Adventures, Other Bike Stuff, Party, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Jan 2nd, 2010
So proclaimed Max, with perhaps a touch of pride. The past week’s snow made for super-sweet ski-biking, and last night a bunch of us dragged our contraptions out to Museum Hill and did what cabin-fevered mid-westerners do best…dumb things! The big, goofy red-and-yellow rig is Joel’s latest creation. Battered and weatherbeaten, “The Goat” is one [...]
Posted in Adventures, biking, dumb things I have done, Party, Photo entries, Utter Silliness on Nov 15th, 2009
Half of a grocery cart, laden with a passenger, being towed behind a bicycle makes a pretty distinctive sound. A grinding, rattling, metallic rumble, sometimes accented with whoops, yelps, shrieks, and cursing. Like this, basically. We’d convened on Friday night as planned in Korruption, a fine and choice dive bar in the West Bottoms. It’s [...]
Posted in Adventures, dumb things I have done, Party, Trashboat Shenanigans on Nov 11th, 2009
I know I’ve mentioned it, but the ad-hoc chariot races are on for Friday. It’s so official, there’s even a Facebook thingy for it. I’m so stoked I can hardly think straight…this is top quality stupidity on offer here. Then on Saturday, the season opener for the KC Roller Sprints kicks off at Harling’s. Should [...]
Posted in Adventures, biking, Party on Nov 7th, 2009
Christi just got a frisbee that has a little LED light thingy in the middle of it. What this means is that this frisbee can be lit up at night and the more die-hard (and nutty) Friz enthusiasts can now play Friz even after the Daylight Saving time change. We tested this theory this evening [...]
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