taking the good with the bad.

the last week has had quite a few ups and downs.

i apologise for not being a better virtual friend via the blog, but i have been dealing with all of this.

[in actuality, the (dis)pencer is not sorry for the lack of updates. he just says that to appear as though he gives a rats ass what you think. -ed.]

let's start;

for whatever reason the holiday season has been quite slow at my work, and i found out thursday that they need to cut one of my shifts. ugh.
also, due to financials they cannot continue to sponsor lgr this season. double ugh.
cons; 1, pros; 0

saturday night i hooked up with big matt, and we went to the varsity to see a friends band play. it was their record release show, and they had gotten a nice write-up in the city pages. so it was packed. sold out. we couldn't get in. boo.
cons; 2, pros; 0

after failing to get into the show we decided to go to the sponsors bar in ne mpls, and salvage the evening. it was not too crowded, and we had some good conversation. i don't get to kick it with matt as much as i should.
cons; 2, pros; 1

then super rookie showed up, unexpectedly.
cons; 3, pros; 1

but hotpinkevil was with him.
cons; 3, pros; 2

after receiving an insider tip, i took a close look at my road bike, and discovered a decent sized crack in the non-drive chainstay, and a smaller one on the drive side chainstay. ugh.
my cold cold heart almost broke right there.
cons; 4, pros; 2

after a brief chat with lgr's most awesome sponsor, and masi guru, masi guy; i was all set up with a brand spanking new frame! holy crap.
cons; 4, pros; 3

...then he informed me that it was going to be the full carbon 3vc model!
i was literally speechless for a few days, as love and happiness, and bunnies, and crap like that spewed from me.
(hence the silent treatment on the blog. seriously, you would have barfed. i was way too happy).
cons; 4, pros; 4

then, sunday night i went to the wu-tang concert at first ave, with katrina and los.
we were invited by method man to the after-party at the chambers hotel, but we already had plans so we just told him to call us next time he was in town.
cons; 4, pros; 5

monday i had to start riding the trainer for real.
cons; 5, pros; 5

tuesday katrina had her wallet stolen. no cash in it, but all the other stuff you don't want to lose.
boy that sucked. still does...
cons; 6, pros; 5

wednesday lgr was (yes, again) written up in a major media publication.
sometimes i am just floored by how rad we are.
cons; 6, pros; 6

so after a roller coaster week, i guess technically i broke even.

but, things are looking good into the future, i am looking forward to some big changes in the following months. and most importantly, i am looking forward to my totally bitchin' new frame!!

thanks so much masi bicycles! and masi guy!