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First Biking Event
On Saturday, I'll be climbing into a blue fairy costume and going for a 31 mile bike ride. This may sound modest to all you real cyclists out there, but this will be the longest ride I will have ever done in one go. In a costume, no less! And 'cause I'm an idiot I'll be wearing my big ass butterfly wings. :) At least they match my bike. I'll try to ( Read more... ) -
Disaster!
True, all and out disaster struck this weekend... My bike's been getting harder and harder to ride - shifting so badly (sometimes not at all) that I've picked my main gear and stayed in it for the last month or two. Then just the last several rides I noticed a clicking in my chain when when I pedaled. I opened my Book o' Basic Bike Repair and did ( Read more... ) -
A question of style!
So I mentioned that biking my commute and errands has a number of downsides - here's a funny one. In order to ride in comfort, I own padded bike shorts, with a little chamois inside, designed to protect my bottom from.. wear and tear, as it were. I biked for a month without these and, lemme tell you, I am a -fan-. The length of my rides (so far!) ( Read more... ) -
A Completely True Story
On my way home from school the other day, I was chased by a pack of wild dogs ( Read more... ) -
The hefty cyclist...
They call male cyclists who weigh 200 lbs or more "Clydesdales", which I rather like. I've been bouncing around referring to myself as a Mini-Clydesdale for the last couple weeks... Being as I don't weigh over 200 lbs but I'm definitely a short, solidly built critter, made for the durables rather than speed (much like my mighty steed, the 16-year ( Read more... ) -
On cycling...
So with my ankle still being finicky (oh, fussy ankle) and my return to running progressing... not as I'd like it to, I decided to try my hand at biking. After braving the dark recesses of That Area Behind the Couch Where We Keep Our Stuff, fighting off roving tribes of dust bunnies, I cornered my little blue bike behind the foozeball table and ( Read more... ) -
8.8 Miles out of Bag End...
I'm deep into the Green Hill Country and can hardly see Hobbiton through the slopes. I'm hoping to get to the Birch Grove tonight but that's another 2.2 miles. *sleeves rolled up* Got some walking to do ( Read more... ) -
Oh the geekiness
So starting about Monday, some friends and I are going to walk to Rivendell. You know, we'll start at Bag End and held out, following in the footsteps of those brave hobbits who've come before us. Don't worry, we'll pack plenty of lembas wafers and clean undies... we'll be back soon, don't worry!
... What, why are you looking at me like that? :P In ( Read more... ) -
MATH and SCIENCE!
Sometimes I'll be sitting there, doing my math work and all of a sudden 2/3 of the information will settle itself into a beautiful, perfect pattern in my brain. This is a sudden, staggering moment where I know if I can just get that last third of the information to fall into place, I will Understand something significant and magical about the ( Read more... ) -
My stepmother's rum cake...
I have half a rum cake. This rum cake is so good, so delicious that the last time I shared a slice with a man he proposed. This rum cake is powerful, powerful stuff and must never, ever fall into the wrong hands.
That's why I'm eating the whole thing myself. :D