01.31.06
laundry room—directions for the 3rd stage of tour da chicago. out of the dryer, in one piece. didn't help much—I got lost anyway.

01.30.06
my new road frame. aluminum with carbon bits by dedacciai—a steal at $300. on the walk home a lady asked if I was alright... she might have thought I got my wheels and parts stolen.

01.29.06
chinatown—the chinese new year's parade from the red line platform. this year's roster includes bagpipes and kilts.

01.28.06
jeffrey wat's bike in douglas park, right before patching up his flat. riding the route for tomorrow's stage of the tour da chicago.

01.27.06
panic shot—our colander, while doing the dishes.

01.26.06
diseased bamboo, the rest of this group are fine. it's supposed to be bad luck to group them in even numbers—when this goes we'll have to split up the rest.

01.25.06
resi's beer stueb on irving park road. team-mates near the end of the night. german sausages.

01.24.06
over-torqued the bottle cap. I've had this 64 oz. jug for a couple of years, from when we were lost in the suburbs—the guy in a water store wouldn't give us directions unless we bought something.

01.23.06
somehow twinkies made it to the office snack drawer. not a good thing. really not a good thing.

01.22.06
battlescar, tour da chicago. took a spill on the icy lakefront while trying to avoid another racer who biffed in front of me. landed on all fours and slid for a few feet, ninja-style. kinda cool, feeling it now.

01.21.06
cork collection, going up on the wall. plenty of concha y toros to go around. those'll eventually be replaced—I hope.

01.20.06
our new platform bed. it arrived on tuesday, unassembled, in an 8'x2'x2' box weighing 114.4 lbs. it waits patiently for assembly on saturday.

01.19.06
evan farrar's blown-out forehead at the fireside grill.

01.18.06
a rosemary cutting in a plastic champagne glass. everyone at work started taking bits off of a bush we got for a shoot. I put fishbowl water in mine.

01.17.06
part of our first cooked meal in our new kitchen setup.

01.16.06
signage seen by thousands of people, everyday, on the red line.

01.15.06
schaumburg, illlinois.

01.14.06
lake front path, near hyde park. some new variety of weed.

01.13.06
metra station, hyde park. figuring out the late night schedule in an enclosed, heated waiting room on the platform. nice.

01.12.06
it's like spring out—warm, sun's out, sky's all blue. dirty brown line windows.

01.11.06
the rock n' roll mcdonald's in the river north district. used to be single story, now twice the heavenly goodness. and bright.

01.10.06
looking down from the brown line station on chicago avenue.

01.09.06
goose island brewery on clybourn. josh radlein, val brostrom, tim hayes, sean gauvreau, and marcus moore at the tail end of the xXx racing team meeting.

01.08.06
calibrating my monitor—the only thing productive I did today.

01.07.06
new saigon, broadway and argyle. good food and a friendly, chatty owner—talks away as we slurp our food and nod. for the new year they got new table cloth that says grow flowers all over.

01.06.06
smorkin' labbits. comes anatomically correct with smokes, stubble, and buttholes.

01.05.06
office fridge. found a stash of la fin du monde in the creamer bin. strange—considering there isn't a shortage of alcohol in this place. maybe this is magic beer.

01.04.06
contact lenses tend to irritate my eyes. should really try to wear them more than a few times a month. several times I tried to push up a non-existent pair of eyeglasses.

01.03.06
early morning dishes. going back to work after a two week holiday vacation consisting mostly of food, sleep, and video games—in that order. gained five pounds.

01.02.06
home, 8am. crappy weather, back to sleep.

01.01.06
red line train to the loop, between belmont and fullerton.