Cycling, Shameless self promotion

Oh Boy! GnG T-Shirts!

5 Comments 17 August 2011

The painted fingernail thing happened almost by accident last year. You see, I can be a grubby, lazy little SOB and one day while observing my dirty fingernails, I thought how clever it would be just to hide the dirt with polish. How convenient for ‘cross season! I picked a bright red color that matched [...]

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Life

29,000 Dead Children

4 Comments 08 August 2011

There’s a lot of shitty news these days, huh? I feel like it just piles and piles and comes flying so fast you can hardly keep track of it. I’ll admit, it barely affects me anymore (in stark contrast to my early twenties when I would sob for three miles walking to work after passing [...]

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Full Width, Life

Home Sweet Hillbilly

4 Comments 05 August 2011

Sal laughed and said, “Heidi, stop drinking out of those mason jars – we have real glasses… We aren’t hillbillies.” “Speak for yourself.” I replied. We went up to see my parents and brought a tent so we could camp in front of the cabin, which is fairly small for four adult-sized human beings. We [...]

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Cycling, Full Width, Travel

Tour de Victoria: A Very Long Bike Ride with Friendly Strangers

5 Comments 01 June 2011

Second Chances for the Land of Queenie Here is what I used to know about Victoria: Tea Queen Parliament Big gardens I could care less about Buskers (god, I even hate that word) Boats and water ferries Bad trip with college boyfriend and his mom involving tea, previously mentioned dumb gardens and a Christmas Shoppe [...]

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Internet Machete

Internet Machete: Silicon Lips and Hot Dates

Comments Off 27 April 2011

I went into the internet jungle with a big knife and cut you down some cool shit. Wield These at Next Weird Bike-Networking Function Weird, useful and green bike facts. Zinester’s Guide to Portland (and beyond) This Zinester’s Guide to Portland by Microcosm Publishing is rife with little typos and adorable spelling errors. Get over [...]

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Music

Music Love Tuesday: The National, Radical Face, Western States Motel, The Naked and the Famous and The Eels

7 Comments 26 April 2011

The National’s new song, Exile Vilify has been kicking my ass for the past few days. In the spirit of that and other ass-kicking songs-of-late (at least for me). Here’s some musical love. Exile Vilify by The National Welcome Home by Radical Face: Powerlines by The Western States Motel: Young Blood by The Naked and [...]

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