Reading between the lines.

I had my yearly review yesterday, and amidst the positive comments I started to have this nagging feeling. I was told about how the new guys we are hiring have been in the bike business for like eight years, and my boss kept repeating the fact that she was having the screws put to her. And as much as she likes her core group of employees, she would hate to see someone lose their insurance because she could not afford to keep them at the end of the season. (hint maybe?) Again and again she used that phrase "having the screws put to her", because it's not going to be her fault when the diabetic with the heart condition loses his health care because he's not as much as a tool as the bros that he works with. I can read between the lines, job security and seniority don't mean dick.

figure 1. read between these lines.

Valentine's Day Romance

The big V-day was spent with Colleen, my current NSLP(non-sexual life partner). Let's just say that according to someone I have heard about...
this,

plus this,

plus this,

plus this,

and three more hours of this,

and this,

...equals a good time.
At least that's what I've heard.

MY MIND IS OFFICIALLY BLOWN!

For all my diabetic readers out there, I want you to know that the future is now! Check out this article.
Totally amazing right?

figure 1. very stoked to get some new ink.

UFOs, ghosts, and bigfoot oh my!

This past Saturday, me, Colleen, and Renee, decided to take a drive to Trout Lake, Wa. It's a sleepy little town at the foot of Mt. Adams known for its outdoor adventure, UFO sightings, Ghost stories, and what the hell let's throw bigfoot in there as well. You can't have the pacific northwest without sasquatch. It only took a couple of hours to get there and the drive was quite pleasant and scenic. Since we are portland idiots though, we didn't think about how much snow was going to be up there this time of year. I'm talking 2 to 3 feet in some places, so we didn't have the proper gear to do any adventuring outside of the car.(did i mention we suck).

figure 1. Main St. Trout Lake

Not one to give up on adventure so easily, I invented a new winter olympic event. I call it The Car Sled. Basically you're in your car at the top of a slight downhill. the roads have sort of been plowed but there is a 4 foot wall of snow on either side of the street. You turn off the car and put it in neutral then let your foot off of the brake. The goal is to see how far you can roll/slide before you are going too fast to stop. The loser just might end up here. The winner gets treated to liver and onions at the Logs Restaurant afterward.

figure 2. this plus a blizzard = saturday night on the town.

And on a final note, though the three of us were properly lubed, nobody got anal probed. So despite fanning the flames of olympic dreams there was a slight feeling of disappointment on the car ride home that night.

Man of the Future

I work at a bike shop, and what that really means is that during this time of the year, I spend a lot of time on the confuser browsing the interweb. Right now, I am listening/watching this thing for Trek dealer employees called Trek University. To emphasize just how exciting that is let me tell you that I am also checking my Okstupid profile, my work email, drinking coffee and writing this post on this blog. I'm a multi-tasking friggin master of the universe!

figure 1. Just imagine there's cup of coffee in his left hand and that the little red dude is the internet.

New Vampire movie

I admit, I'm a big fan of vampire movies. And even though I know that they are going to suck(HA!), I'll still watch everyone that is made. That's why I was so pleasantly surprised by this new Swedish flick, Let the Right One In. Check it.

New favorite show

Watch this. Consider it a commandment straight from god into my head and through my keyboard into your eyes.