This is essentially my first video that i’ve cut together like this (other than some really boring videos of me walking around Austin), but i’m really enjoying it and looking forward to learning more.

The Coldsprints was a lot of fun although i left early because i was so tired. Next time, i’d like to try it, but i was “still recovering from my accident”.

Lately, i’ve been building up a touring / commuter bike from a Bianchi Premio frame i had lying around. It has enough clearance for a cyclocross tire, but no brake bosses, which only slightly concerns me. My roommate has been coming across all of these great components on craigslist and sending them my way, so i’ve gotten shimano ultegra integrated shifter levers for $85 (practically new, its crazy) and an xt rear derailleur for $20. With the ultegra front derailleur and 36 spoke wheelset that came with the $60 frame, i can just drop another $200 and have myself a nice commuter. In order to get it running, i’ll need:

• 9 speed chain
• 9 speed cassette
• brake cables
• shifter cables
• bar tape

and then i’ll need to get a few more things to make it comfy and super useful:

• Topeak rack
• Topeak trunk bag
• Ortlieb Panniers
• a new saddle, although i don’t know what type yet

in other news, its looking like i’m definitely going to be in DC this summer which means that i will be hemorrhaging books, musical instruments, clothes, bike parts, bikes, etc. if anyone knows of someone that might want a 15 inch swr la series bass amp and sdgr active pickup bass, or a purple singlespeed bianchi, or really large black and white photos of america’s most beautiful places, let me know.

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Above: The Credit Crisis Explained!

There is more where that came from:

Little Red Riding Hood, the Animated Infographic Story

27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis

How Much Water Do You Use?

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A few weeks ago, my black and white film from japan, new zealand, and australia was finally processed.

its about time i took a few hours to customize my own wordpress theme for this blog. after all the work on other people’s sites, i’m starting to get a craving to work on my own.

In other news, i wrecked my purple bianchi single-speed the other morning on my way to work. i was going a bit too fast on the sidewalk, so, when i sped through an intersection and came up the ramp, i ended up in the grass. my front wheel got caught up between the grass and the sidewalk of the concrete and i flew into the street going about 20mph. i had my helmet on, but scratched up my face, hit my knee and bent my handlebars pretty badly.

What did i learn from this? if i’m going to ride on the sidewalk, i should go slowly, or else ride in the street. usually i do ride in the street, but i was (obviously) in a hurry. oh, and if i get in an accident before work, i should go home. when i got to work, i was so wonky i couldn’t function very well.

anyway, i’m now on twitter, so, if you are really interested in what i am doing, i might remember to tweet about it.

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