The Santa Cruz Blowhole

Our friend Dean invited us to spend the weekend with him in Santa Cruz, where he had rented a beach house for a vacation. Whenever Doc and I go to SC, we love to look for clothes in the thrift shops. I found a crazy ballroom gown, which I quickly dubbed the “Circe Lannister dress,” for reasons which should fast become obvious.

The Lannisters visit Santa Cruz

I plan on removing the sleeves. And maybe embroidering some roaring lions on it. Continue reading “The Santa Cruz Blowhole”

8bitSF: My Musical Debut

Last Thursday was the first time I had ever sang on stage. Doc told me that he needed me to sing on stage with him for his album release show (Destroy All Presets), so I did. He also asked his friend Rob to sing and help him play synth sounds. The three of us practiced a few times to get ready for the show, and then when the time came we all had a great time.

La Vie en Photos has a few excellent photos and videos of the show, some of which can be seen here: http://www.lavieenphotos.net/p626709717

Doc had a cold for about a week before the show, and I thought that I had successfully escaped the virus. But then, since I had stayed up all night for the show, come Friday morning I had been infected. I would still do it all again, though!

My Stolen Fixie

Thursday of last week, one of my neighbours left the garage door open when they drove off, and a thief came into our garage and stole my poor old fixie, Bikey Red.

My bike at the Ferry Building.
Bikey Red at the Ferry Building, which was one of her favourite places to go.

Let’s be honest here: it was a cheap piece of crap. But I loved it dearly, and had a lot of emotional attachment to it. I am a bit bitter that the thief ignored all of my neighbour’s bikes to take mine, since I am not the one that left the door open. But I realize that my bike looks very flashy and expensive with all its white and red (even though it is in fact very cheap and crappy), so that must have been why they chose it.

Then, later that night, the thief came back to our apartment complex. Luckily, Doc was taking a walk, and found the door open upon his return and quickly closed it. So the thief kicked in a window screen to try to gain access to the building / garage. Scary stuff. Doc says that our neighbour left Pandora’s Garage Door open, thus plaguing us with this eternal thief.

I went to Mission Bicycle and drooled over their beautiful bikes. This was my chance to design any sort of bike I wanted, I could customize it much farther than I had ever customized anything before. But as I clicked through the choices on their online Build Your Bike, I found that I just kept trying to make a new Bikey Red. Over and over I tried, but they were all wrong; “no no no, Bikey Red had two red spokes on the back wheel! THIS IS HORRIBLE EVERYTHING IS WRONG.” I should take this opportunity to make a whole new bike straight from my imagination, but for some reason all I want is a new bike that looks completely identical to my old one.

Part of me also wishes that the thief could have stolen some of the stuff that I’ve been needing to throw out; you know, while he was at it. But that is hoping too much.

Good-bye Bikey Red, somebody else will be taking care of you now. I hope the thief sells you really cheap to somebody who cannot afford an expensive bike, and that they can know the joy that is Bikey Red.