thanks for all the kind words guys! i like the new bike idea! i kind of have a hankering for a fancy pants modern light bike. at condor they said they might sell me one of their rapha team track frames. and i'm going to have an excess trip budget. hmmm. then i'll get a trainer and ride it in that until i can support weight with my shoulder. hmm... something to ponder.

i'll take you guys up on the offers, i should have you guys over when i get back! woot!

keith can i ship my bike to cavern? the front wheel is out of true but i think it's fine otherwise. i can't carry it now or ride it anyway though so i was thinking of getting a bike store to box it up and just ship it home.

german healthcare rules. i didn't wait at all, not even for tests they actually kept a close watch on me and i made friends with everyone they were so nice. they held my bike for me in emerge. the food was good! aside from the pain, the ambulance ride was actually pretty cool. intravenous pain killers rule.

the cops came to the scene and took real statements. i got copies of the driver's contact info and insurance numbers as police documents. the police also came to hospital and waited for me to be more lucid before confirming my statement and cheching if i was ok. and get this: the driver's insurance is supposed to pay my medical bills because she was at fault. I have travel health insurance which will cover it otherwise but still! makes sense. and i was treated as a vehicle.

i love berlin. it's such a drag that i can't ride here anymore because it's beautiful. there are bike lanes everywhere and the traffic isn't bad at all. it actually moves. beautiful city. i could live here (after learning german).

sorry for my weird sentence srtucture, it takes so much longer typing with one hand! auf weinersen