i'm back!

what a week!

i thought last week was tough... but this was the big one.

the holiday crunch, plus i got totally and completely beaten into the ground by a sickness.
it's still lingering, but it's at least under control now.

thurday, i couldn't get out of bed until 4pm... and even then i only made it as far as the couch.
ugh.

anyway, the week is over, and i am back.

i bet strats thinks i am blowing off her tag, but it's not true; i was just delirious for a few days.

so, i was tagged once before, by tuffy of all people. hilarity ensued.

this time, well, we'll see, but i doubt it.

five things you never knew about (dis):

1. i've managed to make it to cat 3 on the road without hitting the pavement. i think that is special. i attribute my success to my amazing bike handling skills acquired from bike messengering. ...but maybe i'm just lucky. ...or maybe i don't take enough chances...
   
2. i don't knock on wood. i do buy into karma to some extent, but if i say something that would deserve a knock on wood, well, i rather face it head on then try to prevent it with voodoo.
3. i became a vegetarian in 1994. never looked back. my girlfriend at the time was one, and convinced me that it was a good idea. the relationship lasted 3 months. she was eating meat as soon as 6 months later.
4. i honestly think that by now there is espresso flowing through my veins, where the blood should be.
5. i like to collect accessories. belts, scarves, hats, gloves... i have so many of each of those things it's scary. cologne too. i have even more belt buckles than belts....
   it's worse with cycling gear. dear god.

i'm not tagging anyone else. because i've never been allowed to play in any of those reindeer games.