10.31.05
chris mullins, handling product for a table-top shoot. he wears gloves because these items happen to be mens thongs just worn by models for a long, hot outdoor shoot.

10.30.05
dinner at the hopleaf. there were too many beers listed on the menu. when my turn came, I picked the first one I could confidently pronounce.

10.29.05
100% crop. it's disheartening to see the camera putz out — it's taken all the journal images so far. guess I'll use it 'til it's repaired or replaced. I just don't like buying things more than once.

10.28.05
campfire, tristan's paved backyard. first time we've tried this — I guess it would've been better to have a fire pit. went through nine logs.

10.27.05
riding on the car-free mccormick bus way. we had to "hop" a fence to get there, so faces are blurred to avoid incrimination. sam with the no-handed trackstand.

10.26.05
steel bicycle spokes. rebuilding the wheel on my commuter.

10.25.05
free tuesdays at the MCA. gelacio arias lit up by the flavin exhibit.

10.24.05
waiting at the doctor's office...

10.23.05
tako, behind the bar, at tanoshi on clark street. not to be confused with taco.

10.22.05
beer goggles. the night started with an alleycat and ended like this. the kids placed well — tristan won the skids (after we told him, repeatedly, that he didn't stand a chance). go T go!!!

10.21.05
dunkin' donuts bagel — breakfast from work. there is a strange crust growing on the bottom.

10.20.05
campagnolo pista hubs, laced but not tensioned. naz came over to learn wheelbuilding. we couldn't finish it in one night.

10.19.05
why is it, that when you run out of toilet paper, it becomes the hardest thing to remember to get?

10.18.05
bakery in chinatown. naz, tristan, and val trying to make up their minds.

10.17.05
picked up a knuckle bear from rotofugi on chicago avenue. it's a capsule toy — you never know what's inside. I'm happy with this one — he's tough. last one I got had a fur coat.

10.16.05
water ring. we meant to get groceries at trader joe's, ended up having a filipino dinner at the fishpond.

10.15.05
kenosha, wisconsin. tristan doing trackstands by lake michgan after spending the day at the velodrome. lots of bugs over there, inhaled a couple through my nose.

10.14.05
beer. picked up on the way home from dinner — the place we went to, hama matsu on clark, is byob and we were too hungry grab the booze beforehand.

10.13.05
tank noodle on argyle and broadway. authentic vietnamese food, one of the better places in the area. and the waitstaff wears camo.

10.12.05
red line, argyle stop. had my first spill on a fixed gear bike earlier in the morning, decided to train to work instead.

10.11.05
tim hayes' bike, built with gold components. messin' around in some desolate part of the fulton market area.

10.10.05
washing machine, in the basement of our building. a real panic shot, almost forgot to take a picture today.

10.09.05
sulfur mask — good for the skin, smells like eggs.

10.08.05
lake michigan from kenilworth, taken minutes before the sam falbo / katie platz' lakeshore wedding.

10.07.05
redline on north avenue, facing south. on my way to meet up with billie for dinner and a movie.

10.06.05
two hours of troubleshooting + two hours of tech support + a random hunch that I had a bad ethernet cable = wireless network. yay!

10.05.05
escalator at compusa. stopped at the michigan avenue location to pick up a wireless router.

10.04.05
breakfast cereal. I accidentally poured soy creamer instead of soy milk.

10.03.05
pause cafe, back view. with no reception at home, I've been going to there for wi-fi and phone calls. the last week's updates were posted from there.

10.02.05
leaving tokyo marina on clark street. not very authentic but a value nonetheless. I had a craving for protein (fish) after a lousy day at the track.

10.01.05
I moved to the states, in '91, with seven of these shirts. wore them almost every day. today the last of the set was turned into a rag.