Talk Now

Ok folks, talk now or forever hold your peace.

My original thought was when I move home Arsbars gets deleted. Many years ago Arsbars was created when I lived in Columbia, SC... far far away from home, living with someone I didn't communicate very well with (not their fault, or my fault but a fact.) I've been writing on arsbars for 5 years. I've been BLOGGING for about 9, yes before blogging was a word.

So, comment no or forever deal with my decision. Should I keep arsbars? Should arsbars become my do everything site and RideCharlotte.com go away? Should I got back to word press?

Comments start now and go through Monday night.

Friday

Back to regular scheduled program. Server went fritz, opps. Been posting a decent amount over at RideCharlotte.com

Try that for a while. For now I got an Xtracycle in the mail so I have camping, photos and rides to take.

Sunday

"I think I'll bag that trip for two
And pack it up to Kakadu.
Honey, it's not for the weather
Or the lack of loving you.
I got all this in between
Something I could not foresee.
All the deals I made don't matter
If I can't just let you be.

Gone again gone again
There ain't no way I'm gonna let this heart mend
Gone again" - Indigo Girls

There's a town up north on my mind. Home is where my heart is. Schooling to be had. Travels to be made. The next 6 months will be a whirlwind of travel, climate change, more education and hopefully better climbing legs.

Yes - I'm moving again. After Christmas I will be moving back up north. Home. Annapolis, Maryland. I'll be taking classes, riding my bike, helping my parents and loving a gorgeous woman with two wonderful kids. I never know what life is bringing my way. If you are dear friend this is a fact you should now. I'm 23 and I have many things to see. To learn. To take photos of. To experience life before life experiences me.

My dear mom sent a good thought my way this morning.
"What if you don't know what you should know or when you should know it? Is that necessarily wrong if you keep changing your mind?"

Roger that.

Saturday

Dinner party, friends, good game of cards (my brain hurts now) and it's time for bed.

Friday

Friday = Wednesday in actuality for me.

Today wasn't a bad day. Lack of water and food for most the day made me a bit cranky but no one complained too much. Errands for most the morning and then normal bike shop stuff. Signs being made and inventory put on the floor.

Had a commuter buddy for the first time today. A co-worker from the shop rode from Matthews, NC (15 miles east) on the bus this morning to Uptown. We synced uptown and caught the bus to Davidson, NC (20 miles north) and then rode the 5 miles to work from Davidson to the shop. The last part bus/ride is my daily commute. I was glad to be able to share some insight and time with someone on my commute. He drives roughly 90 miles per day in his car or motorcycle/scooter so even if he can do this commute 3 times a week he will really be saving money. (And being green.)

Another step forward in my mind. I'm pretty certain if I didn't do this commute daily he wouldn't of even allowed it to pass through his mind. On this note of commuting. I am attending a meeting, on Monday, with Ingersoll Rand at their headquarters to promote commuting and cycling. Many details to nail out before Monday but the idea is bi-modal commuting, company encouragement, maps and maybe cycling safety/mechanic classes.

Is it wrong that at 9pm I'm in bed? A CD to make and then I'm hitting the sack.

Thursday

Twin Six sale. Stock up on jerseys, tshirts and goods for the holiday season.

All 2008 T-shirts = $15
All 2008 jerseys = $45
Select socks = $8 to $10
Tons of bottles = $5

Buy me good things for xmas or my birthday (November 13th.)

On that fun note, chilly commute. First chilly commute of the fall season. Felt amazing. Long day at work. Broken helmet, broken shoes, broken toe, all of that good stuff. The cold is allergies now (I hope) and I'm not so needy (thank god.)

There's a lot of work to catch up on for work and work. Signing off. Roger? Roger.

Wednesday

Xtracycle is in my dreams. Wiki's are going to be written, video's taken and instructions for all of you out there with no mechanical sense. Right now I'm trying to figure out SRAM's Dual Drive hubs vs Nuvinci hubs. I don't want to run a front derailleur and crank so now I'm am left thinking of other thoughts. Rohloff would be cool, but very expensive..


Oh - I'm sitting back at Dunkin Donuts, no styrofoam this day, posting up and researching my next attack on commuter-ism.