I have a really good idea

Lets plan a nearly (and probably will wind up at) 300km ride on Monday to celebrate the solsitice and do something really insane on the bike.

And the week before? Lets pick up a 3rd job, but keep doing the other two because you have to. Oh and also get ready for the culmination of a year of dance for the oldest.

Same week.

At least waking up every morning before 5am should make Monday easier. Even if I'm a zombie. But hey, zombies can be something other than slow right?

Was going to tweet but decided not to... calling it pulling a ShopKitty. Working all the jobs because all the bills. Getting shot down for wanting to be able to spend, all be it a very extravagant for me but reasonable, $250 was motivating. Or something.

So. i'm cooked.

But 10 years ago I showed up in RI and spent a week in orientation/working, and then heading back to my Brother's place and helping him demo/remodel his mother in law's kitchen.

Back at both, but this time working at the bike shop, dealing with flakey scopes and constantly managing systems even remotely while I'm at two other jobs. So yeah. I'm back working with my brother. I've got a ton of vacation days I'll never use. Might as well take half a day if my work schedule will let me and and help him. He's got way more work than he can get done so any help means maybe he can get another job done and maybe get everyone's stuff finished.

BTW being ambidexterous is very helpful when the screw shooter fucks up right handed but works perfectly left handed.

ALso noted that my hands were fucked 10 years ago dealing with plaster and slats and demo/remodel. Now? I dunno they're pretty impervious now. All the bikes, the wrenching, the cooking, the chopping, the working with the hands.

I should be pulling a chip and doing some housework right now. But I'm physically wrecked after this week. Mental broken. Not so much in a bad place like usual but more a holy fuck i'm too tired to give a shit.

Kind of Ominous leading into Monday. Every one of the Prov velo guys who tentatively said they'd join have bailed. Maybe Brian will stil join and help guide the last stretch. But Still.

Given this week Monday is insane. But actually even more energizing. I'm looking forward to the challenge. I haven't had a day off the bike all month, I'm exhausted, but I'm so stoked that JLSCX is going to join in this most insane of mental attempts.

I've got a few things I think I can turn into a food cache handelbar bag. Weather keeps shifting. I was excited for the overcast rain, but now, hey no rain i guess is okay. I'll have to sunscreen up I guess.

Phone batter issue...  would be great to have that Magellen/Shimano fivehundred whatever computer tracking the route instead but hey, whatever, I think I can probably run on just GPS and cell (no 3/4G) and survive with the external battery. Maybe. Or just fuck it all and airplane mode and take a couple photos at each of the hills.

Toying with food ideas still. Absolutely have to make some GeWilli's duh. JLSCX mentioned making a batch of rice cakes, so we'll see what else we need. Maybe shit we just have to stop and get ice cream if we pass a creamery. That might delay everything a bit though.

gleekdon called me 'Thor' today at the shop, i guess the hair is long enough now. Another link to 10 years ago. Long haired GeWilli showed up here in RI back then. 10 years ago.  Whikked fat (245# legs w/o any muscle all fat). 38" waist.  Now pretty stable at the 34...

Dinner...  making...  writing between prep steps....

Can't stop... would like to stop.

But then that's rim brake life for you.

Hydro Disc is the dream.

no?

Pretty sure Gary Klein would have put them on every bike if they were a viable technology while he was still in charge.

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