Yes, I've been gone awhile... no, not much has happened.
I suppose the reason I haven't posted in such a long time is that I haven't had much to post in regards to bicycles or knitting. Much has happened to my poor $40 Schwinn (renamed Ghost and then Ducky). In the end I decided to scrap it, keep the wheels and donate the rest of the bike to the Kickstand. I've given Picard to my mother (an anniversary present, she's wanted a new bike for awhile now) and replaced both with the mystery bike from Georgia, that's right Georgia.
Won this baby on ebay for $8, so I didn't mind driving 6 hours there and back to pick it up. There wasn't much information about it on the post so I wasn't sure what to expect of the shadily pictured womens road Peugeot apparently purchased on a military base in Germany. What I was not expecting was the most beautiful, fun riding bike I've ever owned; and that's exactly what Regina (temporary name, we'll see if it sticks) is!
I've been doing some research and I think its an '89 Peugeot Lavandou (P 15 Z) which is very
difficult to find information on...Here's a picture from an old catalog I found the pdf for:
Some interesting news in the Gainesville Sun (not a bad periodical) this morning:
http://gainesvillesun.com/article/20080402/NEWS/804020344/1002/NEWS
Apparently we're home to some pretty ancient pre-historic burial grounds and there might just be more where that came from. I guess I'm just giddy at the thought of a potential "dig" off Archer... I really want to be able to say "hey look a dinosaur" on the way to Lowe's or something.
More interesting Gainesville News? YES!
http://gainesvillesun.com/article/20080324/COLUMNISTS/803240317/1022/news01
I'm psyched about the bike path but I swear to God if they tore down Maui Teriyaki for a f***ing sports center I'm going to cause a sink hole of my own. As if I'm not already gagging over the prospect of a "condo-hotel" on one of the most commercial intersections in the city! I'm not even going to go into all of the zoning atrocities.
In more personal news, I have a friend who friendship I'm concerned about losing and I've deciding that the only way to solve this problem, is through textiles. I've decided to knit him this: http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall07/PATTjh.html
Jackyll & Hide is perfect for him and I expect a good responce.
Does anybody want to do a KAL (knitalong for those unknowing of knitting abbreviations)? Not that anyone reads this I just figured I'd ask cause it might be fun.
More cool knitting stuff:
I've discovered an AMAZING BLOG/groupthingy...
http://buffykal.blogspot.com/
BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY!
thats all I have to say.
I've discovered an AMAZING BLOG/groupthingy...
http://buffykal.blogspot.com/
BUFFY BUFFY BUFFY!
thats all I have to say.
Ghostly Prospects:
Have you ever been on one of those kitchy-yet-oddly-goosebump-inducing ghost tours in historic towns. I hear the best are in St Aug, New Orleans and Savannah (top 3 haunted cities in the U.S. according to the Travel Channel). Well, recently I've been reading up on the various "haunted locations" in Gainesville and was surprised at the amount of spots and phenomena that have been reported. It seems very strange to me that a tour such as these ghost tours doesn't exist in Ye Olde Hoggetowne. As a result I've decided to start drawing out a comprehensive walking tour with stories and evidence of ghostly encounters in the more walkable portions of Gainesville. If anyone has stories to share or ideas that could help me with the planning, I'd be ever-so-grateful.
