From The Morning

A very Nick Drake morning in the Lou. Last few mornings have been drastically nipply, but I rode all the same, soon it will be hot and sticky in the early a.m. and then I will be missing cool mornings. I hitched a ride to coffee with the roommate this morning, as I was distraught over my fixed gear's many technical difficulties. JT was quite right, the lock-nut on the Jeunet's head-set is 32mm... of course the adjustment nut is not a hex-nut at all, but some kind of grooved deal. I used a pair of large Channel-Lock water pump pliers to adjust it. After tightening appropriately, I discovered that the head-set requires re-packing. Crapola. The projects keep multiplying this spring. I have yet to finish the 60's mod-chairs, haven't got the raised-bed garden in yet, and should spend a bit of time re-organizing the basement. Oh, and I have a year to do the lab work for three chapters of my dissertation.

Please send positive vibes.