I got this new shift at work you see, around the same time my blog went to hell. It means I’m gainfully employed with a barbaric 40 hour work week. It’s my first ‘straight’ job in years and it’s taking it’s toll on my creative expression. I can relate to art school grads who lose their way when they start stripping to pay the rent and end up sacrificing their art for the endless cycle of needing bikini wax and dermatological bleach to excel in their industry and, in turn, needing to hug the pole to pay of the “company store” (pharmacy).

Maybe, it’s not that bad, but I do have to start at 5:00AM. The good thing about the shift (aside from having my work day wrapped up at 1:00 in the afternoon) is that there is SFA for supervision and not much to supervise me doing. Alright! What better time take care of my bloggeur duties than first thing in the morning when creative juices are literally oozing out of freethinkers (that what’s crusted to the corner of your eye when you wake up late), though, I must admit I’m more inclined to read blogs than to work on my own before the sun comes up.

I haven’t been all together slacking. I’ve done some killer MTB events and races that I will reflect on eventually here, became an uncle (a super cool and easy thing to do), did some trail work, made some new friends. Yes sir, I have been a busy boy.

I’ve been keeping up on my reading of blogs. It’s waaaay easier. Here are some of my excuses for not making the most of my mornings.

Bike Snob NYC – Pretty much the best thing going on the innernettes, aside from Latvian barely legal blanket burrito reaction videos. Those kill me!

All Hail the Black Market – Mostly work safe, all awesome. Buy a hat from the evil Mayor of Drunkingham and get radtarded.

Rantwick – A fellow Canuck with fine northern sensibilties and a penchant for foul weather riding.

Up in Alaska – Great journals and reflections the unarguably epicest epics ever epicated. Iditarod, The Great Divide race, her average afternoon hike.

Bike Lemming – Insightful and clever with great training tips.

50k Loop – A life of bike geekery on the peninsula.

Fat Cyclist – If this guy were doing any more good, he’d be healing people by jack slapping them.

Check this stuff out. I'm looking forward currently to lunch buffet at the Indian joint and then an after dark burn off on the bike. I suggest you do the same with your own respective local mauw fest, invite some friends so your all equally fueled and then try to kill each other at your own respective ride.

It's good to be back.