gulp - sh, sh, sh, sh

one of the most nerve wracking bike related things for me is cutting a steer tube. i look and mark and measure and mark again. then, when it comes time to cut i still sweat it (and have been known to reassemble everything again just to verify my marks). i feel like dr. jacobsen, robin's doc at marshfield, who whenever using a particularly difficult saw during surgery would sing the danish national anthem. the problem is, i don't know the danish national anthem so i sing the next obvious choice: pussy control by prince.

the front end is assembled and i started to run the rear brake cable last night as well. this was after i serviced my mtb and road bike (i was procrastinating the steer tube cut). so, a very nice evening spent doing bike stuff.

a very curious thing happened last night - it rained. i'm pretty notorious for sleeping through storms, dogs moving about, children crying - but since the sound had become so foreign it roused me from my slumber. it was like listening to music - a very sweet melody.

'time trials' tonight - the format actually switches on a 3 week cycle (short track, short track relay and time trial) - i think tonight is a tt. then, tomorrow i end my streak. i don't feel to terribly bad about it, i do need a little break.

i've been here half a day and have nothing to show for it yet. too many meetings!

happy wednesday.