March 2011
balloonbiker asked: Are you still looking for another bike? Have you considered the Trek Allant? This review makes them sound pretty snazzy: http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2011/03/allant-treks-best-bicycle.html
Girls Suck, Edition 5.7
datebynumbers:
After the millionth time of immediately deleting a message on OkCupid, I thought you might get a peak at why I might as well just delete my account because I’m a total bitch.
Reasons I do not respond based on screen names alone:
- inclusion of animals such as stallion, wolf, gorilla
- any copout name such as “insert-name-here” or “cleverusername” because no, that is not...
MadWard Adventures →
As Bike Nerd calls an end to his time on the road, another couple starts riding around the country.
that's what shea said: On calling off a wedding →
matthewknell:
sheasylvia:
On Friday evening, Aaron and I called off the wedding. (He blogged about it earlier this morning.)
The details behind it aren’t for public consumption, but here’s what I will tell you: calling off a wedding a week before the big event seems impossibly difficult. But marrying someone when your…
Thoughts, prayers, hugs and love are with you today! :(
Hugs, hugs...
Artist + Household Objects + Wire = This | The Big... →
“So, it’s obvious I am jealous?” cue the ego deflation. “Uh, yes. Majorly. You’re...”
– Good Vibrations Magazine: Sex Bloggers, Erotica, Toy Contests and Sex Ed Advice
“taeblog said: Clearly this is being organized by the under 21 contingent of...”
– Hello! I Just want to remind you that in three days, March 26, 2001, is the tumblr meetup at Millennium Park.
Oh, good point. I’ll stay home and nap.
shiro13 asked: Hello! I Just want to remind you that in three days, March 26, 2001, is the tumblr meetup at Millennium Park. We are planning to meet at the benches and tables by The Bean at 2:45pm. So far the weather will be high 36 degree and party cloudy. Since it will be a cold day, I don’t think anyone will want to socialize outside so please recommend a place that is warm for us to talk to each...
P.S. Party is at Matilda
If you want to ride bikes with me, meet me at the Ravenswood Metra stop at 6:30 with a bike.
If you just want to drink with me, meet me at Matilda between 7PM and way too late.
Now I'm 34
Today is my birthday.
It’s my twin’s birthday, too, yeah.
littletinyfish:
Edgewater Elementary School Parents Want Student Home Schooled Over Peanut Allergy
“Wait said the 6-year-old’s peanut allergy is so severe it is considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. To protect the girl, students in her class at Edgewater Elementary School are required to wash their hands before entering the classroom in the morning and after lunch,...
“Might it be true, as we sometimes feared on the commute home, that we were...”
– Joshua Ferris - Then We Came to the End
I just started this chronicle of the mundane life inside a Chicago advertising agency, which was published in 2008, before jobs stopped being something we took for granted. I don’t know if it’s callous or insensitive to worry about the monotony of our jobs,...
I do love
My tumblr bike friends and all their helpful advice.
Now I want to go get my sit bones measured, even though it sounds like something I should have done at a spa instead of at a bike shop.
newbie riding question →
newbie riding question A friend asked me this today and I said, “I don’t know…. I’ll ask tumblr.” How do you pick a new saddle for your bike if you can’t sit on them? How do you know what won’t hurt without dropping $200 on a bunch of different saddles?
It is for casual, upright riding - she’s just doing 1-3 mile commutes. Not aggressive at all.
newbie riding question
A friend asked me this today and I said, “I don’t know…. I’ll ask tumblr.”
How do you pick a new saddle for your bike if you can’t sit on them? How do you know what won’t hurt without dropping $200 on a bunch of different saddles?
two for four
jasminedavila:
I had four in-person interviews in the last four weeks. I’ve already gotten no’s from the first two. I was a little surprised by one rejection, not so much by the other.
I had a bit of a low moment Wednesday morning, which is when I got the most recent rejection. It was in the form of a voicemail message. I sent an email to my HR contact, thanking them for their consideration,...
3/17-18/2011
fuckyeahirodemybike:
Dear Dual Mode Commuting,
I love you. I love knowing that for a 2.5 mile ride, I can wear anything. I love that I don’t have to eat breakfast before I leave the house. I love that if I miss the 8:01 train, I can get the 8:09, 8:31 or 8:50 and still be to my desk by 9:15 at the latest.
I love having a chill ride at the end of my work day, but not worrying if the lunch I had...
“Japan is among the many non-American nations that recognize that government is...”
– ginandtacos.com » Blog Archive » CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
smutandeggs:
I got to talk to my sister for the first time in a week and half. This is the sister who is a teacher and also works at a state run mental health crisis center and who’s husband is a city union worker. I found out this past Sunday she’s trying to move her family to Denver, CO and away from the all the BS here in Wisconsin.
It breaks my heart.
Her kids are upset and when I just...
avoiding destruction
Hiding at my fav bar, avoiding the destruction waiting for me at home.
burst pipe
ceiling waterfall started at 230 this morning and hasn’t stopped.
1 tag
47 pages
and no end in site
“If we’re not the right candidate for the position, and you realize that during...”
– You Should Be Getting Me a Drink Now: A Manga Carta for interviewers
(read the whole thing)
(via jasmined) 