
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Zombieland 5K

Running is hard, there is no coasting. The ground beats my body and joints, and my lungs feel like clenched fists. I'm at the edge of anaerobic after the first three blocks, still.
Mental toughness is harder. I am striving to catch my second wind now because I have a long way to go and a lot to do - when the zombies come I must be ready.

Monday, April 19, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The Fantastic Mr. Fox

Sean and I spent a bunch of time oohing and aahing and tightening and taping last night. We agreed; the graphics look pretty cool actually - in a racer bike kind of way. Today after some final position tweaks I was off to the Greenway and the lakes.
Carbon deadens road chatter better than steel I would say - I was very comfortable. That bike climbs and sprints like no other I've ever ridden. I barely noticed dreaded mountain bike slogging hills. I went from sidewalk to speed-of-traffic on Lyndale in a quarter block - if you've got the legs for it, I bet you could go 60 miles an hour. Strong west wind today, but riding into it didn't completely suck, it just was what it was - in my mind's eye the sculpted scalpel blade frame tubes were cutting through it like a white hot knife.
It's a dream, I'm really really liking it.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
I've never had a lot of love for the great Trek bicycle making company, but I'm feeling it more tonight. This is a sexy bike, it's beautiful, the curves, and sweeps, are sensual. Every aspect of the frame is obviously highly engineered. It's light. I think the wheelset weighs the same as the rest of the bike.
The packaging is the most confidence-inspiring I've ever seen. Bubble-wrapped, foam-tube-zip-tied and blocked, and strapped to the side of the double wall cardboard. The boxing is almost as highly engineered as the bike itself. It's not just another bike in a box.
It's a thing of beauty, it makes you want to touch.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
ArtCrank 2010 - Be Your Own Engine
My favorite poster there was not for sale though - yes, the Nice Ride poster from the new MPLS bike share program (only available with $75 year membership). I talked to dude (Jake) for a while, he said contact him at his office at the Midtown and he'd see what he could do - wink wink. But he wouldn't budge tonight. He seemed like a smart guy, interesting angle to open at a place where no one would ever buy his product, but all would totally support it.
I'm very curious what you guys got.
I totally rocked on see and be seen, I am the old master at move thought the crowd as if you don't care. This gorgeous 30-something bike helmet Nordic amazon w/boyfriend gave me a long look and I fell in love for a few seconds. Another older dark haired followed and bumped, I pretended not to notice. I'm already in love with another. Very fun.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Dinosaur Rock Guitar - Heavy music geeks only!

I stumbled across it in a search result again today, and I call your attention to it now, for one specific set of pages that are truly vintage-metal-guitar-geeky. The "Guitar Alchemy" section. There they have very detailed and insightful analysis of a particular player's style, influences, strengths and weaknesses, as well as specific technical signatures, sound, equipment, essential recordings and "dinosaur credentials".
The rest of the site seems to be a bigger framework than the content it contains - and the pictures suck throughout. I don't know why they bury the alchemy section three links deep, for my money it's by far the best part. Alchemy/Guitar Alchemy/A through Z.
They have a funny description they occasionally apply when analyzing one of these masters, if they get distinctly slower and mellower in the second half of their long careers. They say they have "ALD". Alex Lifeson Disease. Gary Moore has it.
Sean and Randy at least will enjoy this - fuck you all, metal rules.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Queen News of the World 1977

Buddy, you're a boy make a big noise playing in the street. Gonna be a big man some day. Got mud on your face. Big disgrace. Some body better put you back into your place. We will we will rock you.
Here - top 20 all time album. FLAC files love Foobar2000, download it, all versions are free, open source. It's my ipod manager too- ask me how.
SIDI Genius 6.6 2010

Oh, and I'm officially changing my blog slogan from "photos first text later" to things I've purchased or am planning to purchase.
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