sometimes you have to take the bad with the bad

So yesterday when I get home there are two messages on my machine. 1. Is Eric from the Harley shop saying the rear axle is messed up and asking if I have an extended warranty. You never want to hear a mechanic ask if you have an extended warranty. Only bad news can come from that. 2. Is Tom from the Harley shop who also mentions I need a new front tire.

Luckily I have the extended warranty. Hopefully it covers the rear axle. However the part they need will need to be ordered and probably won't be there until Tuesday (who can say when it will be installed and finished). Lovely. To sum up, I've been riding on two bald tires, the rear axle is hosed, I'll have to rent a car or bum a ride until at least Tuesday, and even with the warranty, all this will cost way more than I have. Happy Holidays.

Finished Snow. Need to start planning my next read. It's off to the library tomorrow. We'll see. I like just picking up something I know nothing about. But you take your chances doing that and I won't read a bad book. That's just time I'll never get back.

A book I read some time ago, House of Sand and Fog is now a movie. It was a good book, kind of weird in the "heroine" is not someone I really liked and the "villain" was someone who was only doing the best thing for his family. Interesting to see how the movie turns out. Jennifer Connelly fits with what I imagined the main character, but Ben Kingsley does not fit at all. I'll see it and try to work past my prejudices.

More people should try that with their lives.

l'm without motorized transportation

Put my bike in the shop yesterday. Besides all the other stuff they check and replace at 10,000 miles, I also getting new brakes and a new rear tire. This will cost me about $350-$500. Merry Christmas, Truman!

Still reading Snow. I wish I could just read for about 4 hours straight. I'm tired of reading an hour at a time. Just when I start really getting into it, time to go back to work or go to bed.

Maybe I'm just "old-fashioned"

But when people are driving tons of metal at 60mph, they shouldn't be reading the paper or applying makeup. Maybe because I ride a motorcycle, I tend to focus only on what's going on around me on the road. (I know, it's kind of hard to even listen to the radio if you don't have one. Not to mention how hard it is to put on makeup while wearing a helmet. Although the lady in front of me was able to put on makeup while wearing a helmet of hair).

I need a haircut. I need to put my bike in the shop for maintenance. I need a vacation and I need more money. Other than that, I'm all set.

I don't like Birthdays

Except for mine. Are birthdays celebrated the world over? Except for those religions that don't celebrate any holidays. My birthday always depresses me. I think birthdays are better for making resolutions than New Years though.

I feel like I've been busy. This weekend I don't remember doing anything important, but I still feel like I'm rushed and haven't had a chance to relax in a while. I need more vacation time.

My favorite web-writer is back. I missed TMQ while he was out. I guess he wasn't out near as long as Mike Vick though.

I should really do something to make this blog more cool. I'm too lazy to even post here on the weekend. Don't guess there's much chance I will do anything to make the site better. My stupid posts will have to be entertainment enough.

I almost forgot to post this

This weekend I was so forgetful. I would hear something, understand it, and then forget it in 2 seconds. I'm glad I didn't have anything really important to do. Probably would have cut off a finger or something and then said "I forgot what I was supposed to be cutting. That finger was sticking out too far anyways."

I'm sure all kinds of interesting things happened, but as noted above, I've forgotten what they were.

Still reading Snow.... I didn't even realize it was already a movie. I can't see how it would be a movie I would like. Too much jumping around in space and time in the book.

On week 2 of my "mass-building" stage of working out. I'm sure I've gotten massively massive.