Archive for May, 2004

Anyone else excited?

Thursday, May 27th, 2004

John (UK dude I bought some luggage off via eBay) sent this one through
to me, it’s the Silvrettan Pass between Bludenz and Landeck, Austria.
Note the little wisps of tarmac you can spot all the way down. Imagine
that on a sunny day by bike. I wonder if it’s as challenging as […]

Autumn leaves

Friday, May 21st, 2004

An impending winter in Melbourne looks docile enough. I wonder what’s happening in Bangkok…

Shameless plug

Monday, May 17th, 2004

They give me free beer, I post photos of their product. I think that’s fair.

Seriously, though, it was a wicked little setup they had at The Public House. Surplus quantities of beer, duck soup, unidentifiable little meatball things and even appropriately attired Asian girls. All very lovely and conducive to getting […]

Good thing I’m not superstitious

Saturday, May 15th, 2004

I felt that I hadn’t really done the job properly in crashing the Aprilia on Tuesday, so I rounded off an unco-ordinated week by crashing my bicycle last night.

As per the protocol, it happened a couple of streets away from home, replete with witnesses to my expletives whilst still sliding along the road. […]

They don’t lie about new tyres

Tuesday, May 11th, 2004

“Yeah just be careful scrubbing that tyre in as you go” says the tyre-fitting guy.

Yeah I’m careful. Always.

Brain completely in neutral I turn right into Langridge St, see the green light to get over Hoddle and think “yep”. Twist the throttle and ***scrape***. The bike is on it’s right hand side 180 […]

Cobbs

Thursday, May 6th, 2004

Always in May..

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

I begin looking at the local rental listings and decide whether I really am too cold for someone paying $90 / week. Generally I conclude “No. ” And buy a heater.

I do love this house, and yeah it is dirt cheap. But I am struggling with the cold nights already. I […]

Try this

Tuesday, May 4th, 2004

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