Winter Preview (and a Spring Delay)

hello there winter fans!

well, december has born down upon us yet again (it's the 3rd, if my calculations are correct), and that means it's that wonderful time of year where magical yet annoying things happen at shopping malls everywhere. that would be off-site parking for employees. and so, for the rest of the year (which is almost blessedly over) i will not be allowed to occupy a parking space at bellevue square while i am working. luckily, i have a solution to this problem that still lets me avoid the dreaded metro.

have you guessed yet? has that fact that i'm writing about this topic on my blog about motorcycles helped?

that's right, for the next month, i will be riding to work (at least in bellevue), on the bike in all weathers except for snow (see earlier post). yeehaw. as i have also already stated in an earlier post, i really don't mind this that much, but i have never done it on a consistent basis, so we'll see how this goes. it's like an experiment. that i can't end.

so, as a little preview for my wintertime adventures on two wheels, i put together all of the gear i will be putting on and taking off twice (minimum, more if i work my evening gig) every day:

(sorry about the forced perspective. i had a hard time fitting everything in the frame.)

keep in mind, this is only my outerwear, and does not include my work clothes, nor any long underwear i may be sporting if the temperature drops into the 30s. and yes, those are chaps. and yes, i look good in them.

as for part two of this post, it is rather melancholy, as it always is when things get postponed. i am sadly referring to my planned florida trip. it has become impossible to take enough time off in april to make the trek. but, it is only postponed, not canceled.

it's a bittersweet postponement, though. my schedule has filled because i am (unofficially) managing my hurling team next season. i haven't been elected yet, but i'm the only candidate, so go figure. that means i'll be busy at least twice a week and almost every weekend from march through the beginning of september. that makes cross-country trips difficult.

as i said, though, it is not canceled. i'm looking at rescheduling for september, after the hurling national tournament. the tournament is in san francisco, which means i can trailer vixen (along with a ton of hurling gear) down to the bay area for the tournament, then take off directly from there. it would knock a few days off my trip, true, but i would still be riding all the way across the country. and it would probably be a much needed winding down from the season.

so that's the current plan. there are still bits to work out, but that's the fun. isn't it?

till next time,

rftc,

scott