loans

Loans aren't easy to get for kids like myself, but this sure happened quickly. After fretting over paying a ridiculous interest rate, my moms talked it over with me and had me come up with a payment plan. Long story short, I owe my parents a lot of money right now! Fortunately, I get to pay my interest in visits to them.

I've spoken with Henry James, and should be able to pick my new jig up in a week or two. They are just waiting on some bits and pieces for a recent update to their Universal Jig.

I've got a project to wrap up for someone else immediately, and a frame I need to put together for myself to ride at The 508 on our 4-woman fixed gear team. After that, it is on to the waiting masses. I'll be sticking with LACBC for the time being, but we'll see how that works for the long-term.

cash rules everything around me.

I've always hated the idea of asking a bank for money and paying a ton of interest on it. It's why I've only had 2 credit cards with $500 limits, and canceled one of those. My only hitch in building frames (still some back problems, but I can manage with my 3 chiropractor visits a week) has really been about money for equipment.

A good friend needed a new computer for some film editing, and used this website to help fund that. Basically, it's a lot like EBay auctions, but rather than getting stuff you give someone really cool some money, and make a sweet interest rate off it. I've messed around with it for a couple weeks basically just making sure it's legit, and that if I so choose I can pay the loan off early and save some interest. The minimum loan amount is $50, but at this point I feel like every $50 helps.

Moth Attack Loan info

powdercoating

My bike finally got the powder coat it deserved. Maybe next will be decals?

The color is called 'candy gloss black' or something of the sort. it's basically a blackish clear coat that has a blue-green tint to it in different lights. I'm pretty excited about it, especially since my clear coat was finally starting to come off by the end of last race season.

back on track

The past couple weeks have seen me back on my feet, and a lot happier. I'm visiting my new chiropractor 3 times a week. I've also been back on a bike, and even working part-time for the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. My job doesn't really have anything to do with advocacy there, but it's been good so far.

The Secretary of State politely answered all of my inquires about my LLC filing, and was even able to assure me it was due to be processed by the end of this week. That being finished, everything else should come together pretty quickly, and by that time, working on my feet shouldn't sound so terrible either.

April 11th-13th is the Los Angeles portion of Velocity, and is being hosted by Swarm! Alleycat and gold sprints Friday night, track events are Saturday morning, and Block Party Sunday (Heliotrope Village of course). If you've never made it to Encino Velodrome, this will be a great time to try it out! www.cyclehawk.com

Moving on..

I've got an appointement on Monday with a new chiropractor in Glendale to follow up on my recent visit to Las Vegas and my sister's chiro. I had some problems believing and trusting the woman I saw in Los Angeles, and wasn't getting much in the way of results. After X-rays, and a full history of abuse my body has taken (soccer, horses, cycling, jiu-jitsu, accidents, messengering, etc...). fortunately, nothing is fractured, I've just been receiving less than awesome chiropractic care and reccommendations. I had two adjustment and felt tremendously better. I even took my freshly built mid-90's Landshark out for a ride yesterday. I'm basically in physical therapy mode which means taking it easy, and refraining from doing anything that makes me hurt at all. I hope to be back in full effect in the coming weeks, and catching up with everything I've missed out on in the last months.

no backyotomy in portland

I busted my back working in the last days of November moving heavy, and awkward things around. It wasn't even doing something awesome or really stupid, just really wrong I suppose. Potential problems could have been quitting messengering and my back losing a large amount of it's strength in the month and a half prior to said incident. It's been questioned whether or not getting hit by a car last February could have been a problem, but at this point seems unlikely. My head also seemed to have taken the fall.

Needless to say, I've been through chiropractors, acupuncturists, and now have a different chiropractor in Las Vegas I will be visiting next week. My sister has been fixed by this guy on a few occasions, so it's worth a shot since I'll be in town anyhow.

I will not be going to Bermuda/Canada with Sea Shepherd this time around since my back is a big problem, and the last thing I need is freezing cold weather and hard work. I think the last thing Sea Shepherd needs is a broken volunteer.

Against better judgement I still went up to Portland for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Portland is awesome, and attracted a lot of my favorite people from around the world.

Highlights:
Naked Cycles

Ground Up



and Rock Lobster's bicycle pulling bicycles!


I really didn't take many photos. I actually only took my camera in one day as I was trying to avoid the extra weight on my back. I even had Jim C. from Orange 20 carrying my bag around for a bit.

the reverend of doom

, originally uploaded by MOTH ATTACK!!.

Rev snuggles under the blankets with me better than any human is capable.