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Entries Tagged as 'friends'
the currency of friendship
May 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hanging out, road rides
Tommy was one of my closest friends my junior year of college. Accidental neighbors, I had outwardly rolled my eyes while bracing myself for a year filled with drunken, slurred shouting and loud music. Not that I knew the guy, then, but I’d heard enough and seen him around. Tall, with dark hair and classically [...]
stumbling in stilettos
April 14th, 2010 · 2 Comments · general stuff, hanging out
Track bikes are to ‘cross frames what stilettos are to Crocs. Not everyone can wear them, much less wear them well. To a good portion of the population, the distinctly sharp shoe is simply impracticality in its most feminist-inhibiting form. To others, heels that tower ever higher, ever more constrictive, are something of an art [...]
in limbo
February 19th, 2010 · 7 Comments · fixing stuff, general stuff
To be honest, it was sort of hard to even look at my track bike the past few days. It’s more than a little embarrassing to admit, but this time last year, I hardly knew what a derailleur looked like. I naively thought that only things with cogs and lockrings mattered. Sure, I had friends [...]
bottled martinis
December 7th, 2009 · 4 Comments · bike shops, general stuff, hanging out
Having realized that Dragonforce in the morning can only get you so far on the rollers, I have shamelessly embraced Hulu like a fat kid clutches onto his prized sack of Halloween candy. Somehow, when you’re on the rollers and the sun hasn’t come out yet, it’s perfectly okay to start your day with a [...]
labored breathing
September 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · hanging out, road rides, training
Freshman year of college, my neighbor used to get it on with his girlfriend at the weirdest time of day. In the early afternoon hours, my room mate would point to the wall and we would hear labored grunting. From him. His girlfriend remained ominously silent. It was sort of creepy. Too bad I make [...]
gage & desoto
May 19th, 2009 · 3 Comments · drop offs, handmade goodies, hanging out, style
I love “Zoolander.” Maybe that’s why designers scare me. Okay, not really. Designers have always been sort of intimidating. I have this image of them as being self-absorbed and a little crazy. A slightly socially awkward drama queen whose erratic behavior is only forgiven due to the ability to create, cut, and sew beautiful things [...]
Tags:boston cycling cap·friends·gage & desoto·mike spriggs·nyc·nyc velo
work + play
April 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · general stuff, new bike day
There seem to be two kinds of law students here: those that share their personal lives with each other and make normal friends, and those that keep work and play distinct. I clearly fall within the latter. In the past two years, I’ve perfected the art of putting off social events until it starts to [...]
biek friendz!
March 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · general stuff, hanging out
Last night, I went home with a guy I had just met. Actually we parted ways about 200ft after getting on our respective bikes, but I’d been eyeing his bike for a while. A red ‘cross Alan; it used to be locked up at the bike rack near the parking lot. I recently switched to [...]
Tags:alan·bike·friends·hanging out·international bicycle center·riding
perfectly dreary
March 19th, 2009 · No Comments · general stuff
Spring might have finally arrived in Boston; and I, always fashionably late, am just trying to start this whole “training” thing. It’s probably sort of misguided, having only 1.5 bikes, both being fixed. There’s really no way I’m going to be able to keep up with anything with gears. But, I figure, I might as [...]