So, I've been on vacation for the past 3 weeks, and in the meanwhile, I sent my bike to the frame painter. I haven't even touched a bike in the past three weeks. I've been dying to ride around. So I get it back today, all assembled and everything. I'm riding home from the shop, and a notice a car coming up on me real fast. We (the car and I) are both making for the next lane over as our lane is ending and we have to merge. So, being all happy go lucky because I finally got my bike back, I decide to apply some hand brake and let the car go first. Next thing I know, I do an endo, flip over the handlebars and land right on my head and my shoulder.

It seems that the wrench who reassembled the bike after the paintjob decided my brakes were too slack. Applying the amount of force to the brake lever that I judged to be appropriate given the circumstances (my speed plus stopping distance) was way too much! Now my shoulder is f*cked. I can barely move it, even after taking a ton of pain killers, two shots of vodka, and icing it down for a good two hours (my elbow, forearm, wrist, and knee are also not feeling great, but nowhere near as bad as my shoulder). This blows. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention: After I took that spill, I had to drag my ass to the curb and just sit for 15 minutes before I was able to work my arm in a semi-normal manner, and then I had to ride 5 miles home with only one arm!

On the plus side, though, I did get my bike back. I'm trying to stay positive.