a small piece of me on the Kansas Speedway, woot

Since my paid account expired, I pretty much just look at LJ on my iPod app. And posting on that is super janky. Ack.

I do read pretty often though, so I know how you lot are doing. Some exciting stuff going on for my F-list! Mostly good things, too, thank the Lord.

Keep on keepin' on!

Timing the Laramie Duathlon! I finally uploaded pictures!

Also my paid account expired. Eh.

The End.

Fuck you, that's my name!

4 years ago, for...prosperity?

I voted today! It was hot as balls but I rode my bike and had sweaty helmet hair. Haha. After I voted, I put the sticker on my bike helmet! On a non-sweaty part, of course.

Also, the real earth-shattering detail for me about today is....I changed my party affiliation! Or...I am now affiliated with a party. When I first registered, I felt edgy and punk rock about being independent. Haha. Now, I am old and things that the city council and local representatives do matter to me, and affect my everyday life. It's easy to be an asshole when you're young and don't know if you'll be living in the same city or state for much longer. These days I want to get my hand in the shark-infested pond, my balls in the wine dipping party, my...vote in the local elections. Hahaha.

So now, a week before my 28th birthday, I feel like a real live adult. Or something.

I had a crazy, emotional, awesome, weird, busy week. I went to Utah to see family that I hadn't seen since my dad died. The Mountain Bike Series had it's last race. The weather has gotten notably colder.

Yet I still have that feeling I had in early June, like, taking a big breath to get ready for a huge plunge. And while I feel that, I still have that feeling of cold beer going down my tired throat after the Grinder, the Dead Dog, the Enduro and now the Series. It's weird!

I have been so busy (in the best way) this summer that now that it's ending, it's weird! I'm kind of mourning all that stuff I worked my ass off to do. I kind of miss being stressed out...kind of. :) Our (our being the Laramie Mountain Bike Series) big bbq party (with KEGS) is tomorrow. That ought to be fun, and full of closure or some shit. I get so bummed out after the Series ends.

There's still one big (?) race on the 26th. I thought it was going to be a bit low-key, but it's looking pretty serious. I'm not too worried. I just have to head up registration and timing and figure those details out. It shouldn't be too hard, just a bit more intense than I originally thought.

Two days after that race is my birthday. My goll dern Golden Birthday. 28 on the 28th. I should do something awesome that day.

Damn you, August!

RIP Tony Sly! A dude whose music I've loved for a long-ass time. I'm lucky I still have that crusty Pokemon shirt that I wore to the Warped Tour ages ago, still bearing Tony's signature in black Sharpie. Dang.

Some of Tony's lyrics, which are oddly appropriate:

It's too late to talk to you
And it's too soon to say good-bye
Listen where ever you may be
You still live inside my mind

Something tells me that you are free again
In a place that feels like home

It's never easy to understand
Why memories hold our hand
But people let go

Here is my shirt that he signed:

Here is a link to my tumblr pics from today: http://highplainsflotsam.tumblr.com/post/28232999872/my-day-at-the-laramie-enduro-i-was-a-gatekeeper

I will put more deetz here later. I'm just too derped out to do it now!

I can tell you how that water smells, it's wake patterns and the wildlife (both aquatic and fauna/flora) that live in this specific area.

I might get to drive back through this place next month. This is Flaming Gorge, where I spent about...a third of my life.

A bit bittersweet.

I've had a few slow days in the work department lately. This is due to the Tour de Wyoming, which is not occurring around here! (but there is a big race in just over a week that will be keeping me pretty busy)

Anyway. I've been bumming around at home a lot this week. It's been...uh, boring. Haha. Especially while Seth is at work. So I like to hassle the pigs a bit. It's always so ideal in their room! Warm in the winter, cool in the summer. They have the best room in the house, the lucky bastards. Since they have that great stable temperature, they tend to nap at the same time in the day. Which is early afternoon. When I am all alone and bored at that time and I go to bother the pigs and THEY are all napping, it is only natural that I join them.

So I go turn on the fan in the bedroom, which blows into the pig room a little to help keep things cool in there, and it gets super quiet in our house for a few hours. Haha. It's pretty silly but also kind of cute. When I wake up and the pigs are up, I give them treats. How adorable.

There's that story! I will not be napping with the pigs today as I actually have some work! Woot! Seth is leaving for his last work camping trip of the summer. He will be back on Monday. I'm glad I have stuff to do while he is gone, otherwise it gets pretty booooring for almost 4 days without him. His last trip happened during the Dead Dog, so I was too busy to notice that he was gone, lol.

Bah. Anyway. *sips coffee* Cheers!