tRoPpMaNn-On A wIrE

After three days with a cold? Ugh, I feel like ass after 20 miles.

the cleveland is a shithole, and it is.

selma blaire is hot.

this city gives me the creeps.

there isnt a convenient bike store anywhere NEAR downtown cleveland.

Traditional xmas eve dinner, pizza. Tommy’s pizza.

I have got to tel youl, I used to love it here. Seriously. Chicago has been a great learning experience and been well worth the time. However, ever since I returned from Curacao my need to be here has pretty much gone out the window.

So, for various reasons I have stayed here (bike team, bands, Carla, convenience, etc.) Those are all the wrong reasons if you aren’t really happy with the logistics of the place you live.

What it comes down to is winter. I used to just tolerate it. Now? I hate it. Loathe, if you will. I have been riding in this stuff for years now. I, frankly, am going to lose it on someone if I have to stay here through another one. So, in order to keep my out of jail or u-locking some blue collar cooler than now hipster, the plans to leave have begun.

There have been two choices running around my head for place to move, San Diego and Islamorada, FL. I just spent four days in San Diego. I have been to the Florida Keys many times. I have to say after spending some time in San Diego that my decisions has turned toward Southern California. Weather, biking, velodrome, cost of living, proximity to diving and Asia have all contributed to this place being the place to hang my hat for a while.

So, I am getting the plans together. Consolidating possessions has been the first order of business. Well, getting rid of possessions is a better way to put it. Saving up bank to get there is the next step and that is well in hand at the moment.

Yep, it’s time to go. The when is starting to get cloudy. March? Now? August? This is the hard one. I think figuring that one out is going to be the hardest. Once the holidays are past, plans will be put into action.

With change comes bigger change. Leaving the Facebook status the way it is until I am done moving. I should be using the blog more anyway. The news will be here.

I have to tell you, it was really hard getting on that plane on Sunday. Riding to the loop in 17 degree weather? Well, that just topped it off for me.

Chicago can eat it.

I AM loving every minute of it. There is one thing this town is missing and that is a GREAT vegie restaurant, like Green Zebra.

I road my ass off today, remember there are many hills in there:

It was raining and warm. I am really enjoying it here.

expat is thrown around a lot lately…..

got sacked yesterday…meh…my opinion of the situation probably doesnt match that of others…we’ll just leave it at that. fly to dc to grab the roaming soma…the roam is done for a while…sad sad sad…

fin

she said you’ll
find your way home
on the road

in your own time….

nope

alone at the pearly gates…

but fucking impressive anyway.