just got back from one of the best rides of my life.
i rented such a nice bianchi road bike this morning, this thing cost more than my life literally. for 30 euro i have it for 24hrs. it is a little bit scary because they dont have damage or theft insurance and so i cant let this thing out of my sight for 2 seconds because they might just kill me because i know i cannot afford this bike under any circumstances. anyways. i just rode to Fiesole (there are pictures of this place a few posts down). it is about 20 miles away and i knew it was going to be a tough ride but i had no idea i would be literally riding up a mountain! it was ridiculous. i thought i was going to die literally and considered turning back a couple times. haha. but i made it! unfortunately my digital camera is dead so i shot film so itll take some time before the photos come out. oh man i feel SO GOOD! i explained to this guy how riding is a love hate relationship. i left the shop at noon and it is 2 pm right now so not that bad time wise! coming down was so worth the hell going up. words cannot describe it at all. i am going to nap and then go and ride again this evening most likely. god best day of my life! and i get the bike till 11:30 tomorrow so i can go on a morning ride! :-D
so good!
happy summer everyone! you are all sleeping or up very early. oh man :-D thats just me right now. :-D
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
i am having serious riding withdrawls. haha. but!
the program director is letting me have a bike a student left last year, it might be a piece but its free and i am getting the lock in a little bit. i am stoked! at least i can pedal a bit until i find something better. :-)
edit: oh yeah check this out too! haha so jealous of everyone at home and there bikes but hey i will make do with what i can!
MACAFRAMA Trailer from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
the program director is letting me have a bike a student left last year, it might be a piece but its free and i am getting the lock in a little bit. i am stoked! at least i can pedal a bit until i find something better. :-)
edit: oh yeah check this out too! haha so jealous of everyone at home and there bikes but hey i will make do with what i can!
MACAFRAMA Trailer from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
:-)
alright well they have bombarded us with stuff this last weekend i am just pooped today.
i started classes today and even though i may think otherwise i am still so jet lagged.
i wake up fine but around 4:30 or so it hits me hard and i cannot help but fall asleep.
i was going to try so hard today to not nap so i could fall asleep at a reasonable hour tonight.
nope. passed out. ha. i dont care i have had a great day. well. i haven't done much. classes were alright. italian was great because everything i had learned the other semester finally started coming back and i am able to make conversation on the street much better. i went to look for a bike today. but forgot that around lunchtime here places close sporadically and you never know when a place will open or close. it will be different everyday and hardly any places have hours posted. oh well just something i will have to get used to. although i have gotten nothing done that i meant to do, i have had a great day. it poured today. lightning thunder and everything. i have loved skype and aim today
...... okay after that sentence i had this huge paragraph, or several explaining everything in the set of pictures i am about to post and just everything i did this weekend. how i felt, what i saw, my experiences and what not. well i wrote that all, and then saved this post and was going to add the photos later. well i am adding the photos right now and accidentally deleted all of that and then this gay thing decided to automatically save it so, here is like a fraction of that for explanation.....
first shots are from Fiesole, a town outside of florence with a nice museum as well as some ancient roman and etruscan ruins.
second are from Sienna, gorgeous town with a beautifull cathedral that i attended mass at. great experience and i also got an incredible sandwich, played with some dogs, some kids, played on a playground, envied someones bike, got lost, etc.
third are from san gimignano another city about an hour outside florence known for its white wine and also frozen in time.
i had previously went into insane detail about this whole trip but like i said it got deleted and just dont feel like retyping it i am sorry. :-)
FIESOLE
this is actually across the street from the house and this guy actually has these faces everywhere. the graffiti here is cool that way. fun cool stuff, not gang garbage scribbles.
il duomo
a good friend i made
my roommate and his girlfriend (lucky pieces of shit)
my other friend the stump
SIENNA
got the best sandwich of my life here
SAN GIMIGNANO
ok well i have school now this week and then well i dont know. lots of people here are crazy rich and are going to paris or prague or somewhere insane over every weekend. i am just chillin here. more photos coming soon.
i started classes today and even though i may think otherwise i am still so jet lagged.
i wake up fine but around 4:30 or so it hits me hard and i cannot help but fall asleep.
i was going to try so hard today to not nap so i could fall asleep at a reasonable hour tonight.
nope. passed out. ha. i dont care i have had a great day. well. i haven't done much. classes were alright. italian was great because everything i had learned the other semester finally started coming back and i am able to make conversation on the street much better. i went to look for a bike today. but forgot that around lunchtime here places close sporadically and you never know when a place will open or close. it will be different everyday and hardly any places have hours posted. oh well just something i will have to get used to. although i have gotten nothing done that i meant to do, i have had a great day. it poured today. lightning thunder and everything. i have loved skype and aim today
...... okay after that sentence i had this huge paragraph, or several explaining everything in the set of pictures i am about to post and just everything i did this weekend. how i felt, what i saw, my experiences and what not. well i wrote that all, and then saved this post and was going to add the photos later. well i am adding the photos right now and accidentally deleted all of that and then this gay thing decided to automatically save it so, here is like a fraction of that for explanation.....
first shots are from Fiesole, a town outside of florence with a nice museum as well as some ancient roman and etruscan ruins.
second are from Sienna, gorgeous town with a beautifull cathedral that i attended mass at. great experience and i also got an incredible sandwich, played with some dogs, some kids, played on a playground, envied someones bike, got lost, etc.
third are from san gimignano another city about an hour outside florence known for its white wine and also frozen in time.
i had previously went into insane detail about this whole trip but like i said it got deleted and just dont feel like retyping it i am sorry. :-)
FIESOLE
this is actually across the street from the house and this guy actually has these faces everywhere. the graffiti here is cool that way. fun cool stuff, not gang garbage scribbles.
il duomo
a good friend i made
my roommate and his girlfriend (lucky pieces of shit)
my other friend the stump
SIENNA
got the best sandwich of my life here
SAN GIMIGNANO
ok well i have school now this week and then well i dont know. lots of people here are crazy rich and are going to paris or prague or somewhere insane over every weekend. i am just chillin here. more photos coming soon.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
"http://jtylerhelms.com/films/allineed...
Edited with footage from the 1996 French film "Microcosmos". The sensual pace and delicate melody of the song reminded me of a world much smaller than ours, with all the love and violence we experience. All credits go to the film and Radiohead. Hope you like."
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
good stuff
... okay and check this out.. photo diary of Hedi Slimane... no words. just lots and lots of photos. good place to kill some time and s ee nice images
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
listen to "Future" - by CUT COPY
today has been good. i have been in a fairly good mood all day even thought i had a lot of tedious things to do. i guess i just got up on the right side of the bed today.
here are some things to check out
A-Frame Bodyboard Magazine is a web based magazine put out by the guys of 805bbr. This is the fifth installment an has some amazing images and cool stories. check it out.(and yes that is westward and yes that is completely insane and i wonder what the hell i was doing the day it got stupid like that.)
MACAFRAMA Trailer from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
this is the trailer for the new macaframa video that is going to be released this summer?
check out there other clips on youtube. these guys are taking it to another level as far as cinematography, editing and riding. i am determined to learn how to do the last skid in the trailer. SO GOOD!
here are some things to check out
A-Frame Bodyboard Magazine is a web based magazine put out by the guys of 805bbr. This is the fifth installment an has some amazing images and cool stories. check it out.(and yes that is westward and yes that is completely insane and i wonder what the hell i was doing the day it got stupid like that.)MACAFRAMA Trailer from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
this is the trailer for the new macaframa video that is going to be released this summer?
check out there other clips on youtube. these guys are taking it to another level as far as cinematography, editing and riding. i am determined to learn how to do the last skid in the trailer. SO GOOD!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
today after 6pm has been perfect 3/12/08
a whole shit ton of pictures from the past few months.... in no particular order at all.. just good stuff. most of it is shit i couldnt do while riding. if i am riding most likely its not my bike. this evening was perfect. (disregard the date on the post. real date is what i wrote.)
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