Rides and Races - DC Pirates' Pillages and Plunders

and watch that suicidal cardinal repeatedly fly into the window.

NO WAY! That cardinal is still alive? Last time I was out at Hanes was over a month ago, and that bird was doing the same damn thing. The little guy must have a skull of steel, he was hitting the window pretty frickin' hard.

In other news.

Guess who won not one, but two spots in the Fixed Gear Gallery's Best Bikes of 2005?

None other than one Miss Eisenhardt and her 3Renhso.

Lets give Julie and Okashii a big round of applause!

She placed 5th in "Best Track."

And, drumroll please....................1st in "Best Gal's Bike."

Okashii was competing against over 1,400 other beautiful bikes as well.

Congratulations kid.

so you guys are going to kill me, but i am working on things with the richmond dude ryan. i went there over the weekend, completely forgetting about shock trauma in the meantime. stuff is pretty is alright at this point. he is going to fix my bike up for me and give it back to me.

she will be mine again. oh yes. she will be mine.
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f93/ohlola/bluebike.jpg

so youre going to dump him as soon as you get it back, right?

nah. i'm gonna keep him around. i do love the kid to death. things have made a sharp turnaround.

Damn, I remember that cardinal too! It is still hammering that window? Maybw we should make it our mascot.

WatchItBurn, glad to hear that things are perking up for ya!

So anyone for a few laps today?

Damn, I remember that cardinal too! It is still hammering that window? Maybw we should make it our mascot.

WatchItBurn, glad to hear that things are perking up for ya!

So anyone for a few laps today?

Wow, I had no idea that the cardinal was famous... It is definitely one determined little bird, that's for sure.

BTW: off topic,

I'm looking at a trip to IKEA later today. Anyone interested from downtown should email me at poopncow@tmail.com

Since proteus bikes is 1/2 mile from IKEA, this will put us back on topic

Pcow.. (and anyone else)
I'm down for some laps

I'll be suiting up over the next half hour and will try and make it into the district by 11:30

give me a call and we'll meet up

oh and one more thing..
I made a new mallet.

come see it's debut along with the new black label sparks @:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v385/TinkTank/black-label.jpg

word narnia goofball dogballs

gigidy

Oh, btw, US Debute

Are any of you guys going to Slaughterama in Richmond?

I am planning on coming out on Wednesday. Emphasis on planning.

Slaughterama? please do tell

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f93/ohlola/slaughteramaflyer.jpg

Look for the return of this pancake and cheese pirate soon. I may be slow, but I will be slow on a bike and thats all that matter.

In other news, I am moving to Cap Hill. 12th and Constitution NE. I will have everyone over for a pre-ride meal after we get settled. I am a trustworthy person and if I say I will feed you, I will feed you.

Lastly to end this post on a bike related note:

I have an old 80's 10 speed that I don't know if I am moving. I was thinking of converting her at some time, but never did. She does not run so well.(The chain skips)

Anyone want to help me fix her up, or convert to Fixed and sell/trade/learn about bike with other pirates? Just a thought.

April is a long ways away. Don't let us forget and some of us will show!

Boog: Hope you'll be riding soon. Cap hill on 12th is pretty sweet, as long as you don't keep the other pirates hungery like your BF.

And you know my thoughts about wrenching and building stuff.

yeah i posted that 2 pages ago.

kenny, i'll help convert it, make it your beater bike/Emo's fixed gear?

p.s. i'm buying pnc a ****in dictionary for christmas this year.

Nice! (http://www.1lesscar.com/shirts/blackflag.html)

Spud has one of those T's I think.

Nate and I talk about turning the bike in to a three speed for him. The other idea was to turn it in to a community fixed bike.

I don't care very much, I just want to play with bike stuff and learn about bikes.

I don't care very much, I just want to play with bike stuff and learn about bikes.

I echo this sentiment, I don't want to be the jerk who hijacks this project so I'm gonna leave it up to the rest of The Pirates to make the final call. It would be great if this became the Nathan's Three Speed Beater Project, but that has started to seem abhorantly, discustingly, and reprhensably selfish of me.

yarrr, i'll wear it tomorrow night

I echo this sentiment, I don't want to be the jerk who hijacks this project so I'm gonna leave it up to the rest of The Pirates to make the final call. It would be great if this became the Nathan's Three Speed Beater Project, but that has started to seem abhorantly, discustingly, and reprhensably selfish of me.

That is so self serving! There is a dictionary headed towards your head the next time you show your face. If that doesn't work, the follow up smack will come in the form of a greasy Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub.

I'll contribute said hub to the project, if that is the direction we are going. Otherwise, you know about the 12 step program I'm a going thru.

welcome home Julie!

t's true. my name is julie. and i'm a pirate. and i'm back.

thank you, spud. perhaps you aught to come over and finish the hoegarten (and margaritas!)... there's still some bollywood left... though not tonight, since i'm already longing for sleep right now and there are hours to go...

and daibutsusan, thanks for noticing my recent award. i got a spoke card for it. i'm now rolling with a card that says "voted the best gal's bike in 2005" or somesuch. (inserting which made me notice that my spokes are waaaaay too loose.)

yeah the hoe garden! and i've been wanting a margarita for a week or so

dude. we might have to have the second annual tri-state margarita rally... but maybe after it warms up a little...

yeah, its been decepitively sunny the past few days.
i'm getting excited about Cardozo Hot Nights!

There is a dictionary headed towards your head the next time you show your face.
king of comedy you are.

Anyhoooooogarten! (mmmy favorite, by the by.) Welcome back, Julie! Wemissedya!

tomorrow night, post polo party at julies with margaritas and hoegarten?

ok, but if i fall asleep (10 1/2 hour time change) y'all aren't allowed to draw **** on me, ok?

i'll bring the sharpie errr...snacks

uh, pot, kettle, etc.

It was meant to be Fe'ic

I'll bring superglue, err the *oddly* shaped pretzils. Ok, maybe I"ll just bring my awesome self.

yeah i was cruisin the bay of e last night and didnt see any new pretzil...did it survive?

yeah i was cruisin the bay of e last night and didnt see any new pretzil...did it survive?
Alas, weeping, I must report that it was not meant to be. The freak pretzil's, er, appendage broke off.

bike polo tomorrow? same time/place?

(i got my new clipless pedals so i'll be MAD clickity! woo woo!)

yes same time same place same pirate channel

snow polo!

not. it's stopped snowing already, and the Live Julie's Desk Weather Forcast, accurate for one block from Sherwood, is that everything has melted and is being rained on.

you meteorologists are all the same

Rain sucks ... it eats the clips on my ... clip ... less ... shoes ... ??


... someone's gotta explain to me how you call shoes you clip into pedals with clipless ...

the word for the cage-thingeys on platform pedals is "clips"
hence, no cages = clipless

weather update: cold, but no precipitation
julie update: sick again. 50% chance of participation.

i call those [clipless] cycling shoes...the part on the shoe that clicks into clipless pedals is called the cleat.

julie update: sick again. 50% chance of participation.

Oh man, I new this would happen. You've got the bird flu don't you. I knew it man, she's patient zero! She'll kill us all, man! Game over. GAME OVER!

http://www.thebeacongroup.ca/uploaded_images/over-724837.jpg

*tee hee* I admit it, on the customs form that said "have you been around livestock" i said no, since the cows, donkeys, camels, dogs, and chickens in the street are more just pedestrians than livestock...
http://static.flickr.com/33/97434449_745388ac3b.jpg
maybe it's mad cow disease.

Rincewind8 update: Modeling software training. 0 to 3% chance of participation. :(

How much training do you need to model software?

I mean,Tink can teach you how to walk in heels. :D