Away Message

I should have left a better away message. I've been busy with I can't even say what. I wanted to post about how the South claims to be more hospitable than the North, but they're really not. I wanted to paraphrase Enid's rant from "Ghost World", stating that in the North things are more in the open and in the South they hide behind false sincerity and "bless their hearts". I wanted to, but didn't like the way it was coming out.

Today I want to write about how I bought a 1970's Raleigh Sports bike and how I like it so much more than my other bike (which I'm now hoping to sell). Last night the chain felt like it slipped a couple of times, the whole bike bucked, and I was flung to the ground. Fortunately I know how to take a fall and only lightly scraped up my arm. I think the tension on the internal geared hub was off and that caused it to slip back and forth between actually being in gear and being in total freewheel. Either way, it's enough for me to decide to take it in for a $30 tune-up.

I can't wait to get my bike back. Now that it's fall the weather is perfect for riding a bike. It's not oppressively hot and humid, it's not too cold, and gas is still ridiculously priced.

I'm still waiting to hear from my old boss. He says he might have a place for me. That'd mean moving back up North sooner than I had planned, but it would mean immediately being settled back in. There's no place like home, you know?