:: Brrrreeeeeeaaaaaauuuuuuuu.....

Four beauty shots.
Two beauties.
From two angles.
I brought her in to work on Friday. She waited patiently.

How about a feel good story. So I was just twisting and turning around residential streets practicing my starts and stops and signaling. I remembered I wanted to get some better pics of the ride so I found a nice green park and parked beside it. I noticed the dude in his garage checking me out and once I started taking pictures he made his way over.

We end up chattin' about the bike and he mentions the show/series Long Way Round, starring Ewan McGregor (sp?). I'd heard of it before and thought it looked and sounded interesting but didn't care enough to try and find it. Ken, (dude), offers to burn me a copy of it and then does so. Also gives me the newest series Long Way Down.

He was the one to think to take a picture of me on the bike. Goodstuff. A note about riding: it's become quite fun and I'm feeling more and more comfortable all the time. I'm going to buy a tinted visor though as I can't stand the bright sun. I have vampire eyes. The bags are their capes.

*bzzzzzzzop*

:: New Ride

So I have my new bike.

Sexy. I know.

I'm going to get some good pictures of her outside of my underground parking lot as soon as I can. I picked her up Tuesday after work. My first time riding a bike (myself) with an engine attached to it was taking this home. I was extremely nervous.

I had to think of it all day and I didn't know for sure whether she was even going to be ready for me. She was. But I had to wait 20-30 minutes for them to get it set to go. The wait was painful. I could barely stay still. It would have been easier to just show up and go. It was like when I waited for a big basketball game. Anxious that it could go wrong, excited that it could go awesome.

Welllllllllll.... I learned a lot about motorcycles in the commercial parking lots of Blackfoot Motorsports and it's neighboring businesses very quickly. Luckily she's easy to start because she's easy to stall too. After many laps I wondered if I may need to just go back to the Dealership and get her another day but I had to try the real streets. I had mastered stopping and control was fine so I knew I could always just pull off the road if I didn't like what was happening. I just had to make sure I could get her to go again once she's stops.

I made it. No stalls. No problems. Right to my parking stall at home. VERY thrilling.

Now I've spend the last few days riding in laps of my underground parking structure starting and stopping and turning in patterns around the cement pillars. I feel very comfortable now. The biggest thing I'm working on now is proper signaling as I keep forgetting to turn my blinkers off.

If you see me riding and you think I'm going to turn left. I could be, but maybe I already did.

Anyway. I smile and jump and giggle now. I like her. A lot. Here's the dating service that introduced us.
http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/uk/en/index.html
She's the R 1200 GS Enduro. The UK site is the best for pics and info.

What's that! It's huge!
Me and my partner decide it's a female peacock. Turns out it's a male pheasant.
And doesn't like me as he shuffles behind a tree.

My helmet fits much better with my new haircut.

:: Bike

I have one. More later.

:: Soaked In Gasoline,

No match.



Right down to the wood.

:: Project

One day a few weeks ago I started working out how to get more counter space and how to have it so I can prepare dinner and watch sports at the same time.
This is the opening from my kitchen into my living room. This was also my first design of how I can simply attach a board to the ledge without it being permanent. This idea was tried and didn't work due to the hooks not being strong enough to hold the counter top. I ended up using quite a large and heavy counter.
So I had to hold the center of gravity of the counter better. The only way to do this efficiently (self weight and cost) was to use wires and hooks.
Also a better system for keeping the board level was required for my second try. Friggin' broccoli kept falling off before.So I made it.And it suits my needs. Fruition. These grappling hook like coat hangers worked perfectly.Probably the only problem is the lack of a top corner of wood to cap the counter, causing the wire to 'ride' the sill edge unprotected.
It causes damage. Tim actually gave me the idea of using some sort of metal 'L' bar to cap the edge. This is a great idea as we use this at work a lot and to get a little for us will be easy and solve the problem, quick-snap. Also it will chrome up the kitchen a little.
I still have to get the metal but here's the almost end result. It does what I want and can be removed easily for added kitchen space or left for added counter space.
Set sky interlude.
Went for a ride yesterday. A little hot for my liking but this shady section was wicked. And the bugs aren't quite alive yet. Next week they should suck.
Ooo. Secret pool. Secret view of known pool, anyway. Because someone made that dock and there is a path leading to it.
Find the deer.
I see you too, deer.

:: Oh Deer

Mmmmmmm. Slaw dog. Coleslaw, chili, mustard. S o g o o d.
She sees me. These two look like they're up to no good. After a quick nap under the tree they prove they were up to nothing. Still cool.
The arc.
Meh.
Looks rough. Rocky, even.
It's Good!
Sky rockets in flight, I could use some afternoon delight.
Part glass worker, part photographer, all pizza-loving-ninja-turtle look-a-like.
Clear way clouds, it's showtime.
Silver lining? I'm still looking.

Luis and Deer have a competitive staring contest.
I eat deer for breakfast. In cereal form. But with soy instead of milk. Vector instead of deer.




Everyday ends
I need to find a reason
To enjoy the next