Hello, internet journal. It's been a real long time since I've updated. Sorry for the neglect. We live in our house now. Ask questions and I'll answer in long-form, but I really don't know what else to say.

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I'm supposed to write an "artist's statement" today. I need to write it by midnight tonight, and I have nowhere to start. No clue what to put in something like that. There are questions I'm supposed to answer, but they're so vague and non-directional that I don't even know what they're asking. Have any of you written something like this before? ( Read more... )

I tried to get into the appropriate mood by getting drunk before the show. I drank a beer, and two shots of whiskey. I expected plenty of songs that I didn't know, after all we've only listened to the 90's music ( Read more... )

another 15.13 mile ride today. on the mountain bike it's more than it seems. my wrists are killing me, but everything else feels good. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2647376

I was sort of filled up all week preparing for one thing or another and biking was pushed to the back of my brain. I actually took the mountain bike out and rode 15.5 miles today. This makes my weekly total the 20miles I was aiming for, but not the 5-miles-4-days thing that I was going for with consistency. Next week's goal, should it be warm, is ( Read more... )

So I rode my bike. I slept until 11:30 trying to avoid it. I had to fix the brakes first and pump up the tires. I did both, easily. I went out and rode for 4.2 miles. I don't have a computer, so I just sort of guessed how far I went. Tomorrow, weather permitting, I plan on lengthening it just a bit before work.

Even though it's cold, even though I haven't ridden a bike since November (or, was it December?), even though I don't want to, I'm going to ride my mountain bike on Monday. I'm promising myself that I'll take it easy and I'll only make myself ride for 5 miles. If it's too cold or gross out after that, I can give up. If I'm too out of shape after ( Read more... )

Truth be told, I'm pretty nervous about doing all this. At first, I just wanted to go on a long supported bike ride. Then I read about MS and this seemed not only like a crazy time, but also like a worthy cause. The MS150 was my first choice, because there was "no way I could do a 5-day bike trip." I registered for the 150 before I realized that it ( Read more... )

Hey, guys. I've decided to go on a long-ass bike ride to help find a reason and a cure for MS. I don't personally know anyone suffering from MS, but I do know people who have someone in their lives who are severely challenged due to a debilitating disease that is seemingly spontaneous and horrific. Go read about it, then donate hereI'll be ( Read more... )