Life Is A Pigsty

Well, I don't know about life, but my apartment sure as hell is, and today I have to clean it. Although admittedly, I am not looking forward to it. I cleaned out my storage unit last weekend and moved what I just couldn't throw away or donate into my 600 sq ft apartment with predicted results. I managed to carve out a path to get to the bathroom, TV, desk, bed and kitchen, but it's a narrow path with lots of things to step over and around. The cats are enjoying it because it's like a little obstacle course with lots of hiding places.

My plans with Dani for the weekend fell through, so in looking for something to do, I found the Providence Bridge Pedal. There are three routes that take you over 6, 8 or 11 bridges, each route gradually longer than the last. The 11 bridge route is 37 miles and since I am a major badass (see Holy God and related posts) of course I'm doing the 37 mile route. I'm sure it will be a laid back ride. Hell, the biggest concern I have at the moment is getting up at 4:45 a.m. to ride downtown for the start at 6.

The Twilight Criterium race last night was pretty awesome. The course was short and the riders were hauling ass - most laps registering at 30 mph. With that kind of speed, accidents in corners were inevitable and boy did they happen - single rider accidents and multiple rider accidents, where one rider would come unglued in a corner and slide like a bowling ball into several competitors. It was ugly and scary. Below are a few pictures I took, but you'll notice they all look like ghosts because they are moving so damn fast and my iPhone isn't exactly a digital SLR.

The Boy Racer

Well, I haven't been riding as much as I would like or really need to. I did a short 26 mile ride last Saturday that I'll do again tomorrow, but try to extend it a bit or maybe do it twice. It's a really nice ride that takes me in the reverse direction of the Seattle to Portland route and up and over the St John's bridge, which is a really pretty and super-high up bridge. Here are a few pics.























Tonight I'm heading downtown for the Twilight Criterium race (as a spectator, not a participant.) It's a tiny half mile course that the website says takes riders just over a minute to complete one lap. Which means these riders will be hauling ass, so it should be exciting to watch.

Anyone interested in the environment should check out the latest issue of E Magazine. The cover story is about the amount of pollution animals raised for food produce, but not how you think. See it here.

I signed up for Facebook recently at the persistent nagging of a friend of mine who now lives in DC. I haven't done a lot with it, but if you're on Facebook, look me up here.

I also signed up for Twitter, see me here. You can also see my updates on the front of this blog. Although I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing and why I need it.

I was listening to a This American Life podcast recently and they featured band called Mates of State. They were really good, so I bought their most recent album - which is terrific. You should check them out. Here's a video from their most recent album.