tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54560732012-02-24T12:17:40.327-07:00Random Thoughts and Mindless RamblingsFrazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-15302229866008309032011-05-08T09:42:00.005-06:002011-05-08T13:13:20.221-06:00

Just a couple of photos of the bike as I head to the grocery store on a beautiful Sunday morning in May.A better shot of the handlebars and gripsInsulated Earth Tote bags from resueit.com hold a ton of groceriesI wasn't able to get a picture that really showed the fact that the bike is brown.

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-17910448799017426672011-05-07T14:40:00.004-06:002011-05-07T16:04:59.105-06:00

The cork grips have been shellacked (and 3 cm cut off of the right grip to accommodate the twist shifter.) I've installed them on the bike, and they look fantastic. They match the Brooks Honey saddle really well. Here are some quick photos:Right GripLeft GripAlso, I finally got a chance to take a bit of a longer ride on the bike today. Not a really long one, but I went up to Capitol Hill to A

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-67445452630460336262011-05-01T11:48:00.008-06:002011-05-01T12:20:35.960-06:00

The Breezer arrived this week, and it is all built up - except I haven't put the cork grips on yet (I still need to get some Shellac) and I ran into some issues with the Porteur Rack. Want to see?Look!It's a box!With a bike in it!Let's peek inside, shall we?Here is is pulled out of the box. The rear wheel, chaincase, stem, rack, wiring, lights and brakes are all installed. I needed to install the

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-63587198786371375732011-04-27T08:36:00.003-06:002011-04-27T08:39:33.263-06:00

I worked from home yesterday (the bike came - more on that later) and Pilot sweetly slept on my lap while I worked. Aaaw, good boy!

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-8144199791502535132011-04-24T10:25:00.001-06:002011-04-24T10:27:57.585-06:00

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-82193631138079874852011-04-22T11:28:00.002-06:002011-04-22T11:31:12.687-06:00

The new bike is on its way, and will arrive on Tuesday, yay!The saddle, pedals and kickstand have arrived, along with a bottle cage.The handlebars arrive on MondayThe VO Porteur rack also arrives on Tuesday - whee!This weekend: sewing leathers onto the half-clips and bottle cage!I'm excited!

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-65059953726732591362011-04-20T14:31:00.005-06:002011-04-20T14:37:26.383-06:00

I just ordered one of these!Of course I will be making some changes to it:Brooks B67 - HoneyVelo Orange Touring Pedals with Half ClipsNorth Road Handlebars with Shellacked Cork GripsDual Leg KickstandVelo Orange Porteur RackI'll probably change that rack out at some point to a silver one to match the porteur.I'm horribly excited to use the Nuvinci N360!

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-61874363123381240132007-01-15T15:04:00.000-07:002007-01-15T15:05:43.854-07:00

I like red

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-16908035926808315592007-01-01T19:09:00.000-07:002007-01-01T19:30:55.543-07:00

Happy New Year, all.So, as of yesterday I have been smoke free for two full months. Yay!I have also gained 20 pounds - boo! I was twenty pounds overweight to begin with, so I need to lose 40 pounds.So starting to-morrow we have some new rules:No more fucking soda, is the first rule. Regular, diet, doesn't matter. Water is the beverage for me. Maybe some herbal or green teas (though I am a bit

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1164143287320078922006-11-21T13:59:00.000-07:002006-11-21T14:08:07.330-07:00

So I jumped the gun a little bit and quit smoking on Halloween, three weeks ago today. The timing seemed right, and I decided to seize the moment rather than wait.The detox was...interesting. Mild hallucinations, a sensation of bugs crawling on my skin, a cold, numb feeling in my throat and lungs (this is finally starting to go away) and a fair amount of bitchiness. It truly was not as bad as I

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1162258077573207622006-10-30T17:59:00.000-07:002006-10-30T18:30:16.110-07:00

So here we go again:I'd like to go back in time and kick my 20-year-old ass. I was 20 when I started smoking. Why did I do this? Because I was young and stupid. I knew that smoking was bad for you, but decided to go ahead and do it anyway. I guess I thought I could just quit if I felt like it. A week later I was up to a pack a day. 16 years later I smoke between 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 packs a day. I've

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1127933685113052932005-09-28T12:37:00.000-06:002005-09-28T12:54:45.166-06:00

It's been a very exciting week. One week ago today BBC Radio 2 premiered Kate Bush's new single. Leading up to the premiere I felt like a kid waiting for Christmas. After having Christmas not happen for 12 years. After obsessively playing the the song over and over for a week it became available as a download from iTunes. Aah, to hear it in a quality format was wonderful.I love the song, it is

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1114735089807426092005-04-28T18:38:00.000-06:002005-04-28T18:38:09.806-06:00

I'm just testing a Dashboard Widget called Dash Blog that supposedly serves as a quick interface for posting.Does it work?Let's find out

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1102738401753504002004-12-10T21:00:00.000-07:002004-12-10T23:29:40.860-07:00

Do you ever want to smack your friends? I mean, you like them, you care about them, you want them to stay your friends, but every once in a while you just want to smack the shit out of them. I'm in the process of quitting smoking. I am doing it very slowly, I'm down to 8 cigarettes a day after 3 weeks (I used to smoke 1 to 1 1/2 packs a day.) I have a schedule all planned out that takes me

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1099503180631169202004-11-03T10:30:00.000-07:002004-11-03T10:33:00.630-07:00

Fuck That's all I have to say

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1094689703401877842004-09-08T18:04:00.000-06:002004-09-08T18:28:23.400-06:00

Do you ever feel like just opting out? Telling the 21st century to take a hike and simplifying everything? Internet, e-mail, telephones, cellphones, pagers, Palm Pilots, blackberries, etc..... It gets really annoying. Driving home from work tonight (.8 miles) I saw 32 people on cellphones either in their cars or walking down the street. Now personally, the very last thing I want to do after

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1094345487383697132004-09-04T18:36:00.000-06:002004-09-04T18:53:12.593-06:00

I really want to get a pet chincilla, or a rabbit. I've been doing lots of research, looking into cages, diets, breeds, etc.... I am under no circumstances allowed to purchase one of these animals. I have a dog, a cat, and three aquariums. The dog, Martini, is an American Rat Terrier. She is sweet and wonderful - but a bit of an attention whore. She follows wherever I go, and her entire goal

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1094149866343284892004-09-02T12:30:00.000-06:002004-09-02T12:35:05.740-06:00

I'm in Hell today! Hell! If I had access to Thermonuclear Warheads I would destroy humanity. No Big Loss

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1094107000693022182004-09-02T00:32:00.000-06:002004-09-02T00:46:45.716-06:00

Okay kids, it's late and I don't have much time. I've been having trouble signing into the server to upload content onto my website since I changed hosts. I can log on - but only in a read only mode. *looks at Doug* So for now - this is it. Eventually I hope to get this resolved and put some actual content on here, but for the time being the blog will have to do. Better than an ad for Apache

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1054850089103395382003-06-05T15:54:00.000-06:002003-06-05T15:54:49.100-06:00

You know blackberry brandy and diet orange soda taste pretty good together

Frazzled Glispanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456073.post-1054848713801723962003-06-05T15:31:00.000-06:002003-06-05T15:31:53.810-06:00

I threw my back out today - unfun! But!!!! I took a Vicodin and washed it down with some Blackberry Brandy (the only booze I had in the house) and now I am feeling fine and dandy!!!

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