and life changes not you, life changes not you.

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IPHONE....last night i was at the sweet old small ships and i ran into a couple students of mine rocking the new iphone. i didnt get to use it but i did watch him maneuver through it. its sweet as expected. i forgot to ask him if it has apple care which i am sure it does...$599 for the phone...you almost have to get the apple care.


below is a tree frog i found while pruning a japanese maple. it just hung out all day there while i worked around him. he did puff himself up a bit when i took the photos to make himself look bigger in case i wanted to throw down with him. but i just let him chill.



went on my third ride today. awesome day. really feeling great on the bike. 29ers and $4000+ bikes are showing up all over the place. i still like the 26in but as far a geometries i like salsas 29er set up. had a new kid, andrew rademacher, on the trails today and he showed some great talent and strength. fast through the twisty flats and techy downhills.

happy fourth of july weekend..

well i lagged behind....so you got ahead

so knog has been making these things called frogs for sometime now and i finally got myself a pair. todd and missy picked up a two pair as well. they are perfect for those night rides to the bar, easy to switch bikes, and BRIGHT! they now a make 5 LED model(bullfrog or something) but i figured one is just fine.





RIDING.. went on my second ride of the year tonight with jason and jason. it was fast and fun. they decided to start riding big chainring and the pace was fun. it was all i could do to keep them in eyesight but it was perfect. i am hoping to do at least one of those rides a week. oh. new platform pedals for the kelly and a new refurbished ipod shuffle. i waited to long to buy that shuffle but im glad i finally got it...OH I BOUGHT IT AT MACMINDED...OF COURSE. speaking of apple...iphone comes out friday and there were people waiting in line for it today. HA! i hope someone i know will get one. as for me..im happy with the phone i got.

anyway, laisla patio after riding. its not the perfect patio....but im sure to spend my share of time there.

oh...update on the garden....i didnt plant a single thing.









here are some photos of the place amy and adam had their party at. it was one fun party and i loved the studio they picked...including the garden off the back of the patio and the FOOD! thanks for the great time adam and amy and congrats. i look forward to visiting you both soon. find me a good winter job and i just might stay.

the way doors can open and people just walk in

two great songs:

bright eyes' lime tree:

find song here:
bowsplusarrows

and

daniel johnston's worried shoes

find the mp3 by daniel johnstons and a version done by daniel smith and sufjan stevens here along with other great songs.. ie...beck...true love will find you in the end and bright eyes...devil town which daniel johnston originally wrote and performed.

LALalalalAlHAlallAlAAllAA!

what could be more fun than riding bmx bikes with animal masks on? i could take a good hour or two of that right now.

bat for lashes-whats a girl to do.

I climbed the hill, I wanted to look down on you.

another beautiful day in the shenango valley. i quit work and went for my second run since february and it was a punishing run. my legs were so sore and tight that i decided to walk the rest of the way home. after going home, eating and showering i stopped by my sisters to check out her new chestnut cabinet. from there a stroll around town and i decided to go grocery shopping.




my staples consist of yogurt(stoney fields is by far the best), cottage cheese(always throwing around brands, usually something cheap), fruit smoothie drinks from bolthouse, chocolate(dark), wheat thins, bananas, peanut butter(smuckers natural).

anyway. no cloth bags... i should get a couple. ive seen a few cool ones. i am getting sick of storing all of those plastic bags to take back to the store. which reminds me....hermitage no longer has a recycling program... can anyone tell me what happened to that??

anyway the grocery ride was sweet. i was able to store my bike in the beer depot(too bad i couldnt take a case of beer too, i need a trailer). i love that bike.

after the store i stopped by bobs and taught him how to maneuver the menu on his new lcd he got for fathers day. it was between a olevia and a view sonic and we went with view sonic for two reasons... digital tuner and design. he seems to like it. i wish this picture of his antenna was better but it was absolutely hilarious in person.

you, youre awesome!

so yeah. do any readers even watch these videos?? let me know for my curiosity is maxed. actually i would say why are you even reading what i am typing now but i have found that i read some pretty stupid and meaningless stuff just because its part of my routine when i get on the computer. "well lets see what old so and so is pissed off about today" or "i wonder when the next time one of my music blogs is going to post something, i hope its something sweet" or "so and so is really putting in the miles, hes a way better rider than i am, damnit! let see how many hours he spent on his bike today. holy shit! i havent put in that many miles in over six months. he wins."

anyway. i enjoyed this one.

this strange plan is random at best.

today i actually had a nice stroll on the bike. although it was to a couple customers houses to look at new jobs i snapped a few photos along the way. i thought it would be nice to have some photos instead of the lame videos nobody probably watches/listens to anyway.


bike lanes in hermitage, they are just like the sidewalks...show up out of nowhere and end just the same.


blue heron. king of lake julia. i guess pond owners buy heron decoys or water gadgets that spray water at anything near it to keep all their precious pond fish from being eaten by these nobles. i saw this great bird along with an abundance of fish at the park.



this guy. loses at least one branch a year(probably from drunk drivers or lawn mowers who are high). there is just something about this plant that ive always liked. i wonder how many more years he can take the abuse.



anyway. it was nice to be on the bike. the weather has been great. i even got a run in a few days ago. a slow start and a short distance but it was a start. im looking forward to spending some time with some friends i havent seen in a while... heath, jason, paula, jason, bob, tim and definately looking forward to seeing kennerdale...i guess there are new trails i havent been on and about everybody i ride with are sure to be waiting for me at the top of the hill. damn.

these things take forever, i especially am slow....

a great find, thanks for sharing:

good videos have been few and far between but this one wasnt too bad and the song was decent too.

currently i am sitting in the front yard and the raccoon decided to come out from the storm sewer. pretty neat having the raccoon become skeptical of you and eventually trust you enough to go about its nightly walks.

i see the wasp on the length of my arm

i called lori today to find out she has a litter of carmel kittens under her porch. anyone who knows a good home for them or just one of them please get ahold of me. lori is torn.

i was watching a video of sufjan from blogotheque and i thought i would share it along with some of his other performances. enjoy.

you have good friends...

yesterday was john mcconnells birthday and we headed to north country. as always...great beer great food. their supplier changed the brand for squidilicious and its not so squidilicious anymore.

anyway. we had a great time and from there went to coney island which surprisingly had 20 or so taps with some great beers such as hoptical illusion and number 9.

happy birthday john. be thankful i didnt post the lame picture of you passed out in the car.






so a friend of mine had an ugly sweater party some time ago and i didnt get to go. after seeing the photos i keep my eye out for ugly sweaters. joe spotted this bad boy at tj maxx.. notice the rat tail that is braided. a potential winner but only if you grew a matching rat tail when you wore it.

all due respect was meant and all

the pennies that come in handy

Eleni mandell is playing with great lake swimmers this weekend in pittsburgh. here is a video of hers and find more of her music here

although she has a sound like other female artists i like, i havent fell in love with her music. out of the five songs i have heard of hers, this one wins:

my cheeks will dry off in the sun

unfortunately a bird had picked this tree to build its nest and lay its eggs and when i picked it up to plant it the eggs fell out and busted. better luck next year.


craving this place....


check out hickeys corner -he just tells it how it is, its "AMAZING" and "SPECIAL". .

had some sushi and some excellent cold stone rip off ice cream on friday in cranberry. she called it cream flavored ice cream.. its amazing all of the flavors they have these days.

work is going well. it finally rained there today. i have this week to get a majority of things wrapped up. looking forward to that.

gn all.