"If you can't be pretty, you might as well cause trouble" – Florence King
Posted in bike commuting, Fashion on Oct 25th, 2007
The ones who didn’t wear bloomers, that is, and who clung tenaciously to skirt wearing. How, in an era when it was considered racy to show anything above your ankle, did they manage to ride bikes in skirts without showing everything up to mid-thigh? I ask this question because I was wearing a skirt today […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, dumb things I have done, Playing With Weather, Schwinn Suburban on Sep 19th, 2007
Man, I had about the best ride home that I’ve had in ages. It was raining, and the temperature was just about perfect. I was on my singlespeed road bike, and the stars aligned, the elements balanced, and it was jut fucking awesome is all. It was one of those nights when traffic was playing […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, Distractions, dumb things I have done, Fashion, Imports from old blogs on Jun 29th, 2006
As some of you might have gathered, I like to ride bikes…a lot. Having and riding a bike has been a pretty big component of my life for most of my life. And I think this has given me a different relationship with my body than many women have. I started really riding with a […]
Posted in Adventures, bike commuting, biking, dumb things I have done, Imports from old blogs, Mountain Biking on Jun 27th, 2006
Audrey, don’t tell Mom, PLEASE! So, Monday night, I played Friz for a couple of hours, which got a little rowdy, and per expectation, I fell off my bike a few times, but I didn’t personally incur any major injuries. Actually, only one injury of note took place, when Static re-sprained his wrist. I bruised […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, dumb things I have done, Imports from old blogs on Jun 26th, 2006
When you realize, halfway to work, that you’re wearing two different shoes and you’ve forgotten your I.D. badge, what do you do? In my case, I soldiered on, knowing I’d look like an utter doofus and have my bag searched at the building entrance. I figured I’d rather be on time and look like a […]
Posted in Art Projects & Making Things, bike commuting, dumb things I have done, Imports from old blogs, Schwinn Suburban, Utter Silliness on Jun 9th, 2006
I haul all sorts of shit, either strapped to myself or a package rack. This is about the best way I’ve come up with to tote a wheel. Bunjie around the rim, then crossed over to one of the straps that holds the bag shut. Do the same on the opposite side of the rim, […]
Posted in bike commuting, biking, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries on Mar 14th, 2006
The front wheel on my ’73 Schwinn Suburban is out of round, so until I either get a truing stand or get access to one, this bike is off the streets. I guess it happened last Thursday. I came out of work to find the front tire flat, so I changed it in the parking […]
Posted in bike commuting, Fashion, Garden, Home Improvements, Imports from old blogs, Sewing on Mar 6th, 2006
Well, well, what’s been up… Hah, quite a bit, really. I’m starting to get over my winter blahs, thanks to the weather having been so nice lately and the days getting longer. Moreover, I’ve imposed upon myself several projects to change things up a bit so I won’t be so bored, grumpy, dull, and frustrated. […]
Posted in bike commuting, Imports from old blogs, Playing With Weather on Dec 7th, 2005
The title of this entry is for the benefit of my sister, who reads my LJ, and who might talk to Mom before I do next. Don’t need to make Mom worry 😉 Anyway. I had the longest damn 3.5-mile bike ride of my fucking life this afternoon. We got something on the order of […]
Posted in bike commuting, Imports from old blogs, Photo entries, Playing With Weather, Trek 800 on Dec 3rd, 2005
Well, this is my much-beloved Old Reliable mountain bike. The ten-ton Trek. The first picture was from last spring, before I started doing stuff like putting bottle cages on it. It just had blinky lights, and I think it still had the bar-end rearview mirror, which it no longer has. It kept getting knocked off […]