Why We Ride

<h2>Why We Ride ⇢</h2>

Once freed of your steel cage you are thrust into the world to experience a broader existence unfettered by HEPA filters and climate control. Your nose will get a vivid introduction to skunk roadkill and diesel exhaust, but will also revel in bread baking and plants blooming. Your body will feel the thousand tiny impacts of raindrops and absorb the buffeting of the wind. Your skin will feel the gently warming temperature as you crest a hill and drop to the valley floor below. You are no longer huddled behind a wheel disconnected from nature. It's Lawrence of Arabia in Cinerama versus a daguerreotype of a camel.

On my route home from work, right after the freeway exit, is some form of bakery. Either doughnuts or bread. It's commercial and sweet smelling. But every time I exit the 880, I smell fresh baked goods. Only on a bike.

Syndicated 2008-07-06 18:38:22 from RedProcess

Smash TV

I was out on my usual East Bay weekend route this morning, the one that takes me to Orinda, Bear Creek Road, and Alhambra Valley Road. Two things made it a more eventful ride than it would have otherwise been.

The hunt for a petrol station, when you're miles from running on fumes, tends to bring awareness of previously untraveled roads, and knowledge of where certain roads lead. In the hills, detour signs are apparently left up longer than they need to be.

Also, as I hurtled along Bear Creek Road, I noticed the above smashed up television on the side of the road. A McDonalds bag and bottle full of stones were scattered nearby.

Syndicated 2008-06-30 05:34:29 from RedProcess

Backlog Unblocked

I've had a bit of a photo uploading backlog, which now appears to be all caught up. Going back a month to my Berryessa ride, a couple other rides, a beach birthday, and a couple CC events. Phew!

Since OSX now supports the RAW format my XSi produces, and Aperture now runs smoothly, I have little excuse to create such a backlog again. I just need to continue taking more photos, of course.

Syndicated 2008-06-27 04:54:01 from RedProcess

Still Lost

21 days later, and I just wrapped up LOST season 2. Can I get through the third before the month is out? Possibly, but I'm not going to be determined about it.

There's little point in me dissecting the series, I'm late to the party, and the dissection has been done, several times already). But while lots of things don't, and may never get explained, there is plenty of lore development and character intersection to keep it interesting.

DHARMA and Hanso, what's going on there? There's already been one character intersection between DHARMA and the Oceanic survivors. Two, if you count Desmond and Jack.

Syndicated 2008-06-23 06:26:20 from RedProcess

His name is Gilbert

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An experiment with multiple jointed limbs in the Spore Creature Creator.

Syndicated 2008-06-22 07:47:06 from RedProcess