hurry hurry

Plans be damned, I have started commuting by bike as of this morning. Let's give this a few days before I process my impressions, although they have been (very) positive so far...

can.not.wait

Oh, yeah, the concerts should be good too

3+3+3

kingaspain

Reaching your goals is pretty simple really:

- download the new EP by that artist you love
- realize that you still haven't seen him live
- find out that he's playing a show next week
- book a ticket online

The rest*, as they say, is just details


*: the gig being a 3-hour drive away, working all day before going, having another full day of work the next day,...

Hopes And Dreams

Labor Day Wkd - rooooaaaad trip

Labor Day 2010 from Matt on Vimeo.

too far gone

at around 5pm today, my bike commuting project has officially made its way from chimera to almost certain reality, as I have ordered a Kona road bike from the fantastic folks at West End Bicycles. It will take 10 days or so to get here, so for now I will still be part of the motorized masses, but the transition is now tantalizingly close. Scouting of potential commuting routes has started, hopefully the mostly awful hurricane season weather we've been having recently will disappear by then. Well it probably won't, but after 3 years in London I'm not gonna start worrying about a few raindrops. And if there's one thing I've acquired from running during that time, it might not be excessive mental fortitude, but it's definitely a trove of all-weather gear.

balance?

second day of bikexperementing, second ridiculous fall. At least it happened near the end of my ride, not halfway-through like yesterday, although the fact that I fell less than 100 yards from my building entrance can't be good for my street cred. Not to worry though, the bike is fine, my leg got the brunt of it. Other than that the ride was great, just a chance to explore some neighborhood streets that my runs haven't taken me through. Definitely still excited about the commuting project right now, although it will probably involve non-clipless pedals...