Feaverish

Three things that made me appreciate life today:

• drinking a full pot of coffee before 8AM
• Modest Mouse’s Summer (sometimes it’s called “Untitled,” but whatever it’s the eighth track on the album)
• finding out only after trying to stop at a busy intersection that my brakes weren’t attached properly

Also, I ordered a new bike bag today. It’s one of these. Oh heck, I’ll just put up a picture. Pretty slick, what? Mine’s gonna be black, though, not blue. Best feature: authentic seatbelt buckle lets you take the bag off without having to pull it over your head. Now when I get in street fights I’ll be able to throw down that much quicker.

Oh, and I learned that I’m “goofy-shouldered.” I had no idea there even was such a thing, but after getting all kinds of confused while trying on bags at the bike shop yesterday, a kind employee explained that I would need a right- (or goofy-) shouldered bag.

Anyway, here’s a little self-portrait (with bike) I made on a Post-it™ note while I was on the phone with local bike shops inquiring as to the availability of goofy-shouldered bags (conclusion: none available). Note that although the shoulder strap is in fact over the right (or “goofy”) shoulder, it does not at any point encircle the torso. In the three-dimensional world, this would be unsafe.

Technical Note:
Comments are finally working as they should. After unsuccessfully asking for help at the WordPress support forums (and under several different aliases — 1337poledancer, sexymacluvinchick, hotforyoumattmullenweg — which I thought would increase the likelihood of a response), I finally just gave in and switched to an entirely new theme, which I then had to completely restyle using my old stylesheet and whatnot. Like, I know!