| Dear Diary |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|06:23 am] |
I left in such hast that i forgot to mention i was taking a road trip. Yep. Did that. A solid week of dancing will get you in shape if you pass on the party. I saw a ton of stuff; freak bikes in Reno. Yep.
Computers broken so i won't be around to blog much.
Untill Further Notice - Have Fun
and.. this.
http://www.soulrecoverysystems.com/
pretty neat |
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| what makes reno so cool?.. |
[Oct. 30th, 2009|11:01 am] |
tall circus bike, trade for Mt Dew (Greg & McCarran area)
Date: 2009-10-29, 1:22PM PDT
Reply to: sale-qbg4n-1443268633@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
I found this bike abandoned on Spice Islands drive. I fixed the tire and now I want to trade it for a 12 pack of Mountain Dew. 250-3644 - Location: Greg & McCarran area
- it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests
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| just couldn't help myself.. |
[Oct. 16th, 2009|12:01 pm] |
A warning, to seekers on the path of BiKenDo; <i>Do not falter on your path of the mandatory 5 laps, because in truth there are only 2 laps and if you are carried by your olfactory temptation to a place of fried delight AS THERE WILL ONLY SADNESS, for there will only be a line a vast as any you have ever seen and NatureBoy has other things he could be doing. He'll leave, you won't get any delicous secrets or deadly snacks of the ninja and as the true master knows Nature Boy will feed you a doughnut when you need one, damnit.
Anyhow
In The Manual of Modern Mentalism is is highly recomended that you google your reading to heat things up untill you've got yourself stoked and kindled. Mo Rocca asks the question Do you Google Yourself?
The answer is tottaly no!
I just Chromed myself and it's way faster. |
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| Oct 9, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. US PDT |
[Oct. 8th, 2009|07:13 pm] |
- You can lead a horse to water, but you can't ride it on the moon.
I've dreamt of this for a long time; We're blowing up the moon. More accurately, we're bombing it- twice. For Water? You might be able to see a dust plume on the south node at 4:30 a.m. US PDT this Friday. What else can i say?
MOON BOMBING is an anagram for GNOMON BIMBO
A Gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. Gnomon (γνώμων) is an ancient Greek word meaning "indicator", "one who discerns," or "that which reveals." It has been applied in many fields including mathematics and literature. Gnomon is the name given to an aesthetic process utilized by James Joyce in his set of short stories Dubliners, whereby the whole of the character is revealed by a single part.
See you at the moon bombing,
WRINKLED OVERFLOW OR DEFT HERO
[that's my anagram and legal name now]
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| FBF 2 = Bikendo Agian! |
[Sep. 25th, 2009|10:55 pm] |
Fall has arrived, and that means another chance to name an event after the season, which leaves us with either Freak Bike Fall or Drinky Bicycle Autmun. No telling which one they'll finally settle on, but Nature Boy is conducting another VeloDefense Class.
10/11/09
11:11am brunch @ Black Sheep Bakery NE 19th ave at Glisan, N of Sandy Blvd.
Followed by Bike-Endo with Nature Boy at Buckman Field
Front Stance. Back Stance. Repeat.
[Nature Boy has been scheduled to work on 10/11 - does this mean no class? only attendance will tell] |
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| Now you Know.. and knowing is half the battle. |
[Sep. 25th, 2009|10:21 pm] |
When i was a teenager I spent hours on the internet sampling streams of subversive media and exploring what was a new fairly unregulated experiment in communication. This could have been a bad thing, but it wasn't. As it turns out, much of the information I found was relevant, and the vastness of the knowledge base has only grown since back when computers communicated amongst themselves with audible modem love-calls and static.
Back then there was no Youtube, howstuffworks, or instructables. There wasn't even google and people used AOL. Crazy now to think what leaps and bounds we've made. But the real point of this post is that i want you to watch this video..
My favorite part is when the ticker at the bottom reads,"Largest Anglo-Saxon Gold Hoard ever found!"
This one [here] is pretty exciting too, not because it's thrilling to watched the blue power ranger get stuffed into a car by some guys in camo- but because nobody can tell who or what those uniforms represent. Who ya gonna point your finger at now ACLU?? |
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| THE GREATEST SHOW IS EARTH or MULTI-PURPOSE FOOL |
[Sep. 23rd, 2009|01:53 am] |
It's the time of year when 'summer people' either settle in to one of Portlands various boroughs or head elsewhere for fairer weather. I can't wait for all the free mulch that falls from the trees though it can make a side road slippery pretty quick. [fruits been good to!]
Also in fall news, Here Comes a Big Black Cloud is back in town from some kinda cross countrie tour. This time the had less clowns sitting around on top of their amps, to save space- I hear it got so sweaty in the van that they lost a member in the southern heat, which is a euphemism for New Orleans had lots of tempting pin ball machines. None of them looked like they had post traumatic stress, and They even brought my amp back in one piece so i think it was a success.
The only tour I've been on recently is a walking tour- mostly of north east portland. I spent the spring building up a garden, and hauling parts of whatever else it is i allegedly do. On June 28th I resolved to stop riding my bike. I do admit to a few lapses in the diet but it seemed a fair break after years of increasing worn machines being used to haul a wide array of cumbersome objects and collections. and in the after glow of my pedestrian meditation i can still strongly suggest that you find a bike for yourself and ride around looking for stuff to make into cooler stuff. Sooo, now i ride me bike again. Next up on the chopping block is either the internet or potable water. |
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| Foreclosure Salesman |
[Sep. 22nd, 2009|03:41 am] |
Took a dog to the vet. Got her vaccinated against the 'animal control' people and the 'mail' man.
Found some bikes.
Found a cleaning wizard, he cleans everything about there times, it's weird because i found him in my hallway about 5 mins before he was hired and i still don't know how to spell his name.
Found myself thinking,"It's Ok to have a blog about your girlfriend- if she's a bike"
Then, in retrospect, i decided that 'bicycle' sounds more lady-like.
If i had a direct link between my brain and the internet i could afford to blog about half the things i think. Instead- You get what you paid for.
I can't afford to pay for anything anymore. I saw this craigslist ad for a job locking people out of their foreclosed homes. I was seriously considering it when i got to a line reading, "You must have a Digital camera and computer literate are MANDATORY ," I was considering it even though it's amoral, but then i thought better off it. Though it would be funny if a job foreclosing on homes was the leverage required to buy a house for a stable of bikes and people to ride them.
I get to feeling down about not being able to make it to all the birthdays and bad ideas that my friends have. Eventually i get to seeing 'em though and it tends to cheer me up. I didn't know i was house shopping when i started this blog. The only reason i keep it around is so i don't forget. [hahaha, i think that's really funny]
Have a nice day. |
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| Bling Bling - Clown cultivates fungi |
[Sep. 13th, 2009|11:51 am] |
Portlands short summer is showing it's first signs of giving way to the steady drizzle we call fall, winter, and spring. My corn and peppers are ready in time but that's a minor mention as the myco garden is well on it's way too.
 
As you can see from these photos; I'm a bad photographer with a lousy camera, but i'm also the owner of some fancy mushroom logs that i incubated at home.
These Fir Oysters spawned quickly, beating other varietys that were started a good nine months prior. They've all been on at least one bike ride around the neighborhood but they prefer a sheltered spot that gets some regular rain and very little sun. If the slugs don't get them first we'll have mushrooms for years to come. Slugs are a major problem in the business of growing your own food, but you can eat slugs too!
The scanner took a turn for the worst mid-session, so maybe I'll get back to it with more photos when this machines in a better mood. Happy hunting.. |
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| Feminism don't fail me now. |
[Sep. 11th, 2009|01:40 pm] |
SO I Saw a face book callout to feminist artists,
"Yo, feminist artists in Oregon: check this out! I wish I could apply."
Turns out though after some reading it's only for women artists.
website reads: "The McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, Oregon's leading social justice funder, is proud to announce a call to women artists in Oregon."
So I say something reactionary like, "this is sexist,"
and she reads said post of "this is sexist" and writes
"Do you really want to have this conversation Will?
Having an opportunity available to women artists is not "sexism" because sexism is the systematic oppression based on gender. While you could make an argument for this being gender based discrimination, it's not sexism, because men are not systematically oppressed based on their gender.
If you look at the art world, there are significantly more women than men in art school. However, there are FAR more successful male artists in the world. Women artists are discriminated against over and over. If you'd like a more thorough analysis of this with accurate statistics, I recommend checking out the Guerrilla Girls website: http://www.guerrillagirls.com/"
so i write, "I'll take my "never been systematically oppresed" and leave then. I got excited when i saw a call for feminist artists turns out it was a call for women artists, again."
but ohh i meant so much more. I've been working for the feminine spirit since i can remember. I've raised kids, painted in water colors, and been beaten up for being a fag enough to get really good at getting beat up. Teaches you alot and makes the hyperbolic statements so annoying.
YES it's sexist and YES i want to have this conversation. The accuracy of statistics is generally measured by how much you or I or any of us agree with them. They must be accurate if they fit right into my world view for sure. and YET it's not that simple somehow. Feminism is not just for you bitches that got vaginas at birth. I've never been systematically oppresed ever, because they gave ME magic powers when the cut the end of my dick off... but some how still the prison population consists mostly of men..
..and now to be nice and concise and not badger any of you with my accurate statistics.
a catchy little tune..
Stay tuned for a backlog of photos and such. |
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| $5 clown shits at 'Last Thursday'! |
[Jun. 25th, 2009|02:20 pm] |
Yep, that's right,
Shirt Reads:
"Alberta Street Clown Army says US out of Alberta"
Original artwork from Tiago deJerk and printing by local punks.
Get Em at Last Thursday. |
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| Bikendo 101 |
[Jun. 21st, 2009|07:35 pm] |
We had a little bicycle self defense class.
Bikes can be cumbersome if your not prepared.
But Nature Boy showed us some basics and everybody was really stoked to do it again.
This is me stretching up before running away from the fight.
Next workshop.. could be Clown-Fu or Giggle Boxing? |
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| Cirque do Cycling Crash |
[Jun. 14th, 2009|07:28 am] |
Ok, so I and the oregonian both thought that the irondelles were a great excuse to talk about the cirque do cycling. yeah? well none of use foresaw a day time nakid ride crashing the parade. Much to the objection to some pedestrians but no police a daytime pedalpalooza ride led a smiling mob of nakid protesters to the registration required 3rd wave gentrification fun bike parade. Bikeportland.org has pictures and stuff.
Now that that's over I'm having mixed feelings about the 'all girl' revolution, but can't say I'm not waiting for it. I'm also thinking we might be taking the naked ride a little literally, but I'm still up from all that activity last night and things might be clear after some sleep, probably. |
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