This drawing took up most of my day. I couldn’t wait to see how it would end up. It is hard to make out the (stupid) amount of detail that I put into it, but you can get a better idea from the larger version on the main page.

I woke up at 2am yesterday morning with a pounding ear ache. It wouldn’t let me go back to bed so I spent a few hours before work on the couch watching X-Files. I have the ear issue once a year or so with a bad cold. I’ve had the ear troubles ever since I was a baby. If I wasn’t so sick of hospitals I might go see a doctor about them.

Last night was the night that we were going to Steve Hampsten’s house to see Chris’ new bicycle (unpainted but almost finished). I was pretty close to backing out since I wanted to get to bed pretty bad. When Chris called me I was all ready to give him the bad news but there was just something in his voice that prompted me to change my mind. I could tell he was excited (and he damn well should be).

I left for Artcore to around 5 to meet up with Chris and Joby. We rode out to Steve’s place off of Sand Point up north a ways. Burke Gilman is a different animal at night. Daytime is filled with college kids and roadie types. Nighttime is when the safety vest, super bright light crowd comes out. It is a carnival of geeks and freaks lit up like Christmas trees. I’m not sure where I fit in, but I love it all. We made it to the house after stuffing our bags with beer from the market.

Hampsten’s shop was awesome. I’m sure that he cleaned it up for the visit, but it was very well organized. There were loads of tools that I’d love to slice a finger or two off on. We proceeded to nerd out with bike talk and kept the beer flowing. I am very glad that I didn’t back out and I’m hoping to keep in touch with Steve in the future.