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Day 139: Fareless Commute

April 30, 2010 by Mister Viddy

I am posting on the westbound MAX and I have not paid my fare to ride. I am a criminal but also a victim. A victim of poor maintenance and dated technology.

Tags: Blogging, Commuting, Public Transportation, Writing

Posted in Commentary, Oregon Local, Writing |

Day 89: Oregon, MAX and the Rain

March 11, 2010 by Mister Viddy

If it’s March and it’s Oregon it must mean, (gasp!) rain. Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain and I love Oregon but this entire week has been hellish at work so when I ended up staying late tonight I was not entirely pleased to find myself standing in the rain getting soaked. But it is what it is. If nothing else, I have another photograph to add to my collection. Fellow Oregonians, remember, summer is a mere 4 months away. Maybe.

Tags: Commuting, MAX, Oregon, Photography, Public Transportation

Posted in Cell Phone Photography, Flickr, Oregon Local, Photography, Writing |

Day 88: One Headlight

March 10, 2010 by Mister Viddy

I feel good. Today was an absolutely shitty day at work and I almost threw my computer through the window but once 6pm rolled around and I was out the door things improved tremendously. The bike ride home from work was so enjoyable now that I have a proper headlight to light my path. I’m speaking of course of the Cygolite Pace 135 headlight that I recently scored on sale at Performance Bike. Seriously, this single light kicks ass. I no longer feel like I am risking life and limb when I ride through the near pitch black sections of my route home. As I said once before, I now look forward to riding at night. I don’t know why I waited so long to get a serious headlight for my bicycle.

And as an added bonus, Google added a new biking tool to their already awesome map!

Tags: Bicycle, Commuting, Cycling, Cyclist, Oregon

Posted in Cycling, Oregon Local, Writing |

Day 83: Yet Another Bikeless Day

March 5, 2010 by Mister Viddy

Bicycle withdrawal is starting to settle in. I was almost certain that I had a spare tube sitting at home but when I looked I realized that I’m still going to have to wait until tomorrow to get my rear tube replace. This has been the worst year on record for me when it comes to getting flats while riding. It’s insane, especially this last instance because it was a brand new tube and it was supposed to be puncture resistant. I cannot handle not riding my bike on a daily basis. So my Lemond is now sitting at home on its back awaiting repair.

Adding insult to injury is the fact that the last few days have been ideal cycling weather and I’ve been relegated to riding the train to and from work. So I’m a bit depressed but holding out for tomorrow.

I will look at it this way, spring is just around the corner and I am looking forward to many months of beautiful bicycle riding. I really want to pull the fenders off of my Lemond Fillmore, they are functional and necessary but also ugly as shit. So there it is, now you know the rest of the story…

Tags: Bicycles, Bike, Commuting, Cycling, Cyclist

Posted in Commentary, Cycling, Writing |