Man. My blog sucks. All I’m knitting right now is baby stuff, and while I’ve finished a blanket and a sweater in the last few weeks and am well into the next blanket (almost done the third ball of six), none of those have been given away yet and many of the impending mothers read this blog. I like to keep some element of surprise involved.
Life in general is pretty dull – not bad, just dull. (Isn’t this just making you rush to your bloglines to subscribe? Yeah, I know. Sorry.) The weather is gorgeous – I’m writing this from my back yard where my laptop and my knitting and I are sitting on a blanket in the grass. God, FINALLY. It’s so nice out that Jamie and I, after finishing up testing out Wii Play (which is pretty fun), went for a bike ride. A brief one, because I’m trying to condition my butt in a gradual sort of fashion in the hopes of being able to ride my bike to work during the Fringe.
In the absence of any knitting to show you, I took a picture of my bike. I got it last year as a belated Christmas present – Jamie and my mother bought me the same thing for Christmas so I got a bike a few months later as a replacement.
It’s a very pretty bike. My two favourite things about it are the shocks in the front, which are so awesome I can’t believe I ever survived riding a bike without shocks, given the state of the potholes around here, and the fact that it’s such a nice shiny red. I like red bikes.
I didn’t ride it much last summer, because I’m a big lazy-ass, but this year I would genuinely like to try. If I can get to riding to work by August, I will be really happy.
It needs a name, though. I was going to call it Firebolt but that doesn’t feel like a proper name – it’s a brand name. (Yes, I’m a dork.) Any suggestions?
I promise there will be more interesting content soon. I’ve actually changed my knitting plans a little bit and am knitting non stop on the second blanket, because I’ve changed my mind about who gets which one and that really puts the pressure on. By the time I go to Cuba I should be working on me-knitting again, at least for a while. There are still three more babies to knit for after that but the next one in line isn’t until July (yes, that’s a new one), so I should hopefully be able to finish a few things before that and actually have some content. Really. I promise.


May 7, 2007 at 8:37 pm
The “Nimbus 3000″?
May 8, 2007 at 5:30 am
Red bikes go faster! (I own 3–all are red.) If you ride a little bit at a time, your rear will get used to it. Other things that help are padded pants/shorts and women’s specific seats. How far away is work?
May 14, 2007 at 6:07 pm
Sorry things are so dull for you right now! I’m catching up on posts from commenters at my blogiversary contest, and just wanted to let you know I think your blog is great! I love the Cultural Tours you take your socks on, and I’ve already added you to my Google Reader.
I hope the new red bike makes everything more exciting for you!
December 15, 2007 at 9:19 am
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce