So I was supposed to go on a mini vacation this week -- or at least sleep in my sleeping bag somewhere other than my house. One of my best friends, Jeremy, is in town for a couple of weeks, and I was excited to venture out with him and Chuck like we used to in our more youthful days. Sadly, Chuck found himself stranded in Fontana, CA (which I know little about, but sounds like maybe not the coolest place). I did, though, get to have a few long days in the shop, which I appreciated, seeing as I hadn't gotten as much done as I would have liked in the week prior. Things seem to go that way for me sometimes.

After having ordered labels and paint masks from Kyla at Signwizards and dropping off everything for August's bike at Class Act (the paint shop), I'm sitting here with an immense feeling of relief. I can focus now on a fork for my commuter bike that will have both a polished stainless steel crown and top eyelets for a rack a la TCB .Cross bikes for Owen and Erik are queued up behind that.

I guess things worked out, but I'm gonna sleep under the stars -- or clouds, as it may be -- soon.