Speaking of bags, my Rambler's been amazing. Until I searched for them a week into owning the bag, I didn't even know it had rails.

Nothing but love for Mission Workshop. Maybe someday I'll get to try out a mess by chrome.

i love my MW vandal too, but the man, my neck can only take so much no the right side these days...
whoa is me.....

In my case, I just use the credit card to buy stuff online or around town but pay it off at each statement. It's just when all the purchases on credit hit my own money I realize how the little stuff adds up. I generally work my butt off in the summer so I can focus on school during the rest of the year instead of balancing jobs so the whole school year is a bit of a budgeting exercise. Admittedly I probably could've budgeted better the first half of the year (note the new frame and fork :P) but over break I'm going to get some hours in the detail bay to re-up my cash flow.

Grats! Living debt free is the only way to live imho. The only debt I have is my mortgage. But I don't see many alternatives there.

yeah, that's usually when my big bike purchases were made too.

Nice and sunny, so I rode about 30 miles. Water bottle froze -- good thing I didn't get too thirsty.

I sanded fourteen tables down that had been finished about twenty years ago, only to get asked to stain them the same color they were before. Lame. Also, I had an amazing lunch that was mostly free because the chef found out we were all restaurant people and sent out tons of extra courses. After work I went downtown, had a drink with a friend, and picked up my new Sambas. Came home, made pizza for dinner, talked to a friend that just relapsed on heroin and says he's cleaned up again and is coming up to visit me next week, then I did some reading. It's been a pretty ok day.

2 hours at fencing practice, then home to succumb to the desire for the Leader 722 (green!). will be a frame swap w/ the stock parts on my '11 Sputnik that i let my LBS talk me into getting in too large a frame. *sigh*

luckily we have a local charity that takes parts and teaches underprivileged kids to how to build bikes.

Today I realized my Kilo has a 3/32" chain. Time to cancel a chainwhip order return a cog.

On the plus side, I'm happy that I'll be using the same tools on my FG as my road bike.

My dad does some work for MIT as an interviewer, and today someone emailed with an interview request. They spelled "you," "u." That's not getting you into MIT dude.

I would send a recommendation to that person's high school to send him all the way back to 1st grade.

Today I sup'd a sqrl with substantial success.
Me right now:
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Multi-panel jpeg? Come on now!

isn't that the same one as the gif where he grows the super saiyan hair?

awesome.

and another 62 degree morning here in north jersey. rain, rain, rain. (but warm)

Really can't stand Phelps.

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Multi-panel gifpegs.

Got a call from the shop installing my forks saying the bottom needs to be faced. That since chroming them they'll no longer fit without risking a loose headset. He doesn't even have a facing tool so he's not trying to make a buck

Yes.

Two minutes (or less) with a file takes care of that problem.

agreed, or a vibrating palm sander.

He made me all paranoid about "if i get it uneven". Is it really that simple?

Yes. Another easy solution is to heat up the crown race - causing it to expand slightly - before installing it.