long time coming...

This past evening I took my friend, karalyn, out to dinner to celebrate her birthday - oct. 22nd was the actual day, but being I had plans... We went to our usual restaurant of choice, Ras Kassa - the best ethiopian restaurant I've personally been to, at 2111 30th St. in boulder. It's been a long time coming. We were enjoying samosas and waiting for the main course consisting of butternut squash and beef tips in mango sauce, trying to remember the last time we had gotten together for dinner. Turns out, we believe it to be my birthday over a year ago. Much too long, we decided; but with her living up in the mountains and me now in denver, it is difficult to get together, especially when we both use public transportation to get to and from work.

ode to mister s

friday 10.22.04
patricia's friend bridgette invited us over friday evening for a touch of apple pie, cheesecake and apple cider, to partly celebrate b's birthday and mostly for some pumpkin carving acion. in the photo, the one on the left of the spider is p's creation and the one on the right is an ode to a friend who now resides in ohio.

auction at a wedding

On Saturday, 10.23.04, I attended one of P's friend's wedding in Gennesee, just outside of Golden, CO. The chapel was beautiful. The windows behind the altar captured the view of snow capped mountains along the Continental Divide perfectly. After a nice ceremony, it was down to Red Rocks for the reception; again, wonderful views of Red Rocks from the restaurant nestled against the Red Rocks Park.

Possibly the most interesting thing I've ever experienced at a wedding was when time came to give away the garter belt. Instead of the run-of-the-mill 'hey, all the bachelors come to the center of the room' action, they auctioned the garter belt off. No kidding. A full on auction with the 1980 national auctioneer champion leading the show. Incredible. I believe the bidding started at 1000USD - started by one of the CEO's of Chipotle (the bride was employed by the gourmet (fast food) burrito franchise); and, more or less, ended when the father of the groom stepped up, very business-like, and brought the bidding to a halt at 3500 USD. So crazy... never seen anything like it at a wedding - full on auction... even had an assistant working the room to point out who was bidding and to promote higher bids. Crazy.

foto op

About two months ago, freelance writer Christie Aschwanden contacted me regarding a profile article she was writing for BICYCLING MAGAZINE. I guess BICYCLING does a profile on some aspect of cycling in each issue and for the JAN/FEB issue they were interested in writing a profile on a bike messenger. So after an interview and a few emails later... I was contacted by the photographer to be a model for a 1.5 hours. It was quite intersting- to witness the amount of equipment that he brought with him to take about 30 photos. Anyway, out in November 2004, there'll be an article about yours truly and life (for the past 5 years) as a messenger.

fotoshop

quiet day in the office, thought i'd take some time and play with photoshop. mind everyone, i'm no expert and it's just wasting time in the office.

new glasses

so after about two years of suffering through scratched and foggy lenses, i used my copay with insurance through work to get my eyes examined and purchased myself a new pair of googoles. needless to say, the prescription and lenses are giving me a bit of the dizzies. i picked up the glasses around 7:30pm, 10.19.04, and after walking around a bit, hopped on the bike to ride home. Needless to say, I was a bit thrown off riding home, so I switched back to my old glasses just to make sure I got home safe and sound (the ride being about 15 minutes).

test

hello. thought i'd launch myself into the foray of blogging so everyone can read what i do with my life... granted it's not that exciting, but i'll try and make it so. this'll probably serve as both text and random photos that are a snapshot into my life as it is ever changing. thanks for visiting.