if you are in the hood or need something to do - please come out and help beautify east austin [...]
gardenposse was in my hood last nite! that is if the weather didn't postpone their evening activities. we had rain, sleet and more sleet and then some snow (but i was asleep already).
i will walk over a block to see if they got their' [...]
i like being in the hands of whiskey.
WE JUST HAD A SUCCESSFUL WALK!!!!
** this is the part in the story where i hit send in my email program**
SORRY I PREMATURED ON THAT.
blame the whiskey
first time to walk BOTH dogs together in the new hood.
went fantastic. we didn't go super' [...]
shameless plug: greg works on the animation for these with Bob Sabiston and team in austin.
we are in our new (to us) old little house! no stove or sink. but its coming along. i have campstove french press [...]
HARLEM NYC. ELECTION DAY. NUFF SAID!
ok, i'll say a bit more. it was amazing. i was up on the 3rd floor of my friends brownstone they stay at and tired' [...]
my bad.
¡yo voté amigos! ándale! don't wait. git er done. pass it on! lets have something to really celebrate next tuesday. i'll be in NYC and i wanna hear some screaming. in happiness, not in horror!
*idea stolen from my Oregonian friend jason sager, who also let the goats down. [...]
greg is part of the animator team here in austin that animates the GET YOUR WAR ON comic strip each week on 236.com
"yo yo that sound like doug from IT!"
i love these...
see all of them here - 236.com GET YOUR WAR ON Get the latest news satire and [...]
this is ezra caldwell. a dear friend that lives in NYC. he is a good man with a big heart. in fact, he now has a port going directly to his heart. he has cancer. this is where they will administer the chemo. straight to his [...]
hello friends. i have survived wandering septum surgery. it was not pretty. or easy. or without its complications. but that is behind us. lets talk about nose bleeds. like the kind that looks like a horror movie. and how bout pain meds. when you take so many you hallucinate and [...]
maybe it was this time. i got this black-eye not from a proper knife fight....but from going over the handlebars on my mountainbike at the greenbelt and landing eyeball first on a protruding root [...]
happy day four. good tidings to you from a red-checkered apron, a dog and a micro-small couch. can someone pass me a beer por favor.
p.s. if you love attic ted [...]
there is much injustice in this world. it can become overwhelming at times. being a cyclist, i feel like it gives us all a little better understanding and empathy for others that bear the toll of unfair treatment, in whatever form it takes and however it [...]
its looking like a good weekend. more stuff than you can shake a cycling pro at. temps will be soaring into the 100's. scorched earth in full effect. what's a little blistering. lets ride bikes. this is gonna be fun.
THURSDAY CRITS
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
The Driveway
Races start at 5:30pm. [...]
you've heard of slow food, the slow movement, and slow down now, which even has the slow blog. you are only allowed to read one sentence a day.
a year ago i tried to do some slow. and found, slow aint always easy. i dunno why. just' [...]
as in Saturday, MAY 31.
from yellow bike - Celebrate the work of Austin’s grassroots bicycle community and join us for bike related fun, including gold sprints and yellow bike races, a raffle and silent auction art show, live music by Magnifico, Foot Patrol, along with No Big Deal, Blackholicus, and [...]
there was an incident a couple posts down about a computer theft from the Yellow Bike Shop on 51st, which ended tragically in the death of Argos.
He was the beloved friend and family member of 2 of the volunteers working there that evening. Argos chased [...]
this kid passed me the other day and pointed and made monkey sounds. i told him his mamma wears combat boots. i coudn't think of anything better. then i thought, if his mamma wears combat boots and has a monkey kid on a bike, i bet' [...]
hard times last week at yellow bike on 51st. danny m. sent an email about some kids in the shop stealing the laptop, and the shop coordinators dog, argos, chasing after them onto 51st where he was hit by a car and killed. argos owners, Russell and Dalea, are obviously [...]
they have a skid contest in this movie. check out that kid's grin.
and the mother of classic bicycle safety films. one got fat. terrifying and funny, yeah. creepy voiceover, definitely. i would have liked to been around the table when this movie idea got dreamed up.
' [...]
FRIDAY, MAY 16. BIKE TO WORK DAY. 7AM-9AM. or as i like to call it, ride around austin and eat free food day. i mean, why discriminate against those without jobs or places to be before 9am?
live free or die. that's what the sticker on his bike said.
my grandma used to scratch out her head in any photo or group photo. we'd go to visit her in Kentucky and she'd make such a fuss bout getting her picture taken. cuz she knew she'd have to get a hold of it and scratch her head out eventually. it' [...]
pie supports mammas. and in honor of today, he puts a scarf on and lays down on a cushy pillow. tula, on the other hand, prefers not to put anything on top of her head.
reptile Kama Sutra.
ooooo baby i love your way......every day......wanna be with you night and day....something something something....everyday....
im getting back on this horse. thanks for checking in every now and then. i appreciate it. as usual, there is a lot going on in austin - bicycle related. and otherwise. many friends doing good things for the community. we have a city council election happening right now. and [...]
my friend kate knitted this hat for me. I love it and don't get to wear it enough. it was 31 riding in to sxswi this morning. I'm downtown with the geeks and rats.
shuffle on over and vote today. then caucus later. what are the rules? can you caucus and drink beer? if two steppin is involved....i see no other way....
maybe it was just a little indigestion.
sewing for satan. i made team bean bags for my co-workers. will [...]
today for your entertainment and education, we have a misshapen heart in need of surgical correction. cheese knife and petrified frog will assist.
happy MLK daY. my little nothing much but the sentiment is big: in remembrance of today....
we need mlk now. we could use his dream again. is obama him? no. but.... i feel like he has the [...]
doing my part to save the polar bear. bring this one to me. he makes me swoon. i can teach him to like salsa. he can swim in the springs.
new slogan - the lone star state: compadres of the polar bears.
see i think that i've been posting every day. my brain goes through these little stories of the day and whatnot - have them all laid out. with photos and catchy titles. i mean, is it my fault that thinking a post and it not appearing in your blog has [...]
in our party hats. have fun out there. im gonna go roast some chestnuts. fire. [...]
does anybody else procrastinate? are there people out there like me? and if so, whats that about? you see.....as i write this, i am procrastinating what i need to get done in order to get out of the house tomorrow. we have a small little family gathering where i have [...]
these are the times when my freakshow extra arm i usually hide comes in handy. [...]
i have been listening to samamidon lately. i like his homemade video saro.
as well as tribulation [...]
so i have knitted a little heart. next i want to figure out how to knit a real heart. with chambers and arteries. they can use them in surgery. knitted heart says happy day to you.
so bruce and claire put on a lovely dinner for some of us when ezra was in town learning how to build bicycle frames from our own man of the weld whitney moyer. we were all discussing how many times folks have yelled out stuff at us as [...]
so bruce and claire put on a lovely dinner for some of us when ezra was in town learning how to build bicycle frames from our own man of the weld whitney moyer. we were all discussing how many times folks have yelled out stuff at us as [...]
i predict this smog blog will resurrect itself here shortly and start working again. i hired this lady to start updating it. she showed up blood-stained, but otherwise, neatly groomed.
currently i'm listening to patton oswalt. we went to see him when he came to the comedy club place in austin. remember bill hicks? its not really like that. but sorta. never understood why bill hicks had to die.
i got to the rickshaw downlow glow DJ blastin bike [...]
my dog has a hard time with calendars.
he's getting a little ahead of himself....
for the past three weeks i rode by this every morning at 5:40am.
this is what guadalupe looks like [...]
i have a pair of pants that i wear alot. i think they are north face or patagonia. they are durable on the bike and comfy. but in order to wear them i have to zip, button 2 buttons, and tie.
i think that is overkill for an adult pair [...]
i got to put my feet up for a bit today. just now started storming in austin. its been cool here. like fall. but i know not to be fooled by this. it will warm up again -- hell sometimes [...]
i am up at 5am today. the pie threw up twice, and on the second time i decided i'd had enough glob. poor guy. he drinks too much water.
so 5am isn't so bad. but its 6:22 and the sun is still nowhere to be found. wtf. should i be concerned? [...]
i picked up some tips during the procedure. im going to start with knitting needles and screwdrivers. keep things simple.
so ya. the procedure was very quick and surreal. i took the 2 vicodin 1hr before. we got there and they put me [...]
i will be posting a couple wisdom teeths on craigslist friday afternoon. never used. don't say i didn't give you a heads up.
what is this stuff i keep hearing about dry socket shit. c'mon. stop it. don't say socket. i have [...]
update. this photo was taken by AARON TEASDALE of adventure cycling.
the Great Divide Race is going on now. It started June 15 on the Montana/Canadian border.
They ride the Great Divide Mountain Bike route to New Mexico - 2,490 miles and over 200,000 feet [...]
absolutely nothing for this lady. one day a segment of the population of the human race will evolve into having no legs. maybe some shunts. stubs. or feet will evolve into round nubs that can be fitted into some contraption that will roll you around everywhere. this isn't my photo. [...]
Debra Prokop lived in our neighborhood. she was stuck by a car and killed at Ave G & 44th on may 20, 2001. since her death, many have kept the spray-painted memorial for her fresh.
I didn't know her. she was a gardener for several neighbors and a part of our [...]
i heard a word and the word is moonlite cruze 10pm wednesday, MAY 2nd congregate at lamar ped bridge.
to start off the full moon week, we had a crazy woman drive down our street at what one neighbor described as 60mph, run a stop [...]
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