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Triceratops

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Material attachments are like friends in a bar fight - they’ll only hold you back.

My Interests

Cycling, videogames, DIY culture, repairing bikes, fixed gear cycling, single speed cycling, photography, digital image manipulation, bike lanes, public transportation.

I'd like to meet:

Other Midwest cyclists, preferably people into fixed gear or single speed cycling. People who use proper punctuation and grammar online. Anyone interested in math, science and the pursuit of knowledge. Also, people into video games as a lifestyle.

Music:

Mogwai, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Tom Waits, The Decemberists, The Blood Brothers, Front 242, Journey, Styx, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Lamb of God, Mastadon, Menomena!, Megadeth, Killing Joke, Sister Machine Gun, Beck, The Magnetic Fields, Del the Funky Homosapien, Esthero, Iron Maiden, Autechre, Thee More Shadows, Blonde Redhead, And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Murder By Death, Why?, 13 & God, Oval, Modest Mouse, The Mountain Goats, Fear Factory, Wumpscut, Alien Sex Fiend, Children of Bodom, Cursive, Chromeo, Explosions In the Sky, Casiotone For the Painfully Alone.

Movies:

Recently viewed movies: Brazil, Dark City, Pan's Labyrinth, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Jackass 2, Feast, Faust, Scanners, Clerks 2, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive, Borat, Labyrinth.

Television:

My television is for my video games and movies.
Period.

Books:

House of Leaves. Love and Desire. Digital Diaries. Ideas and Opinions. Animal Farm. 1984. Only Revolutions. Breakfast of Champions. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. A Brief History of Time. History In a Nutshell.

Heroes:

Henry Rollins. Anyone that drinks that much coffee is a god amongst men.
Euclid, Dmitri Mendeleev, Stephen Hawking.

My Blog

So this is what the volume knob’s for...

Today... Today was interesting.I thought I had completely given up on humanity. The back stabbing, the bullshit, the nonsense. But, in  shocking display of kindness, the guy who backed into my bi...
Posted by Triceratops on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:21:00 PST

A phalanx, on camelback...

So, there's not a world to write currently. I mean, I could go on, and on about my personal affairs, but you know what? I don't really feel like getting into it all that much here.So instead, I'll tel...
Posted by Triceratops on Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:47:00 PST

It’s nice to hear from you. It’s been a while it’s true.

What a strange couple of days. In the past 72 hours, I have given up drinking, swapped out my Crank Bros. Eggbeater pedals for some more traditional, and not as responsive toe clip pedals, and I have ...
Posted by Triceratops on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:05:00 PST

He said "Mr. Motherfucker, you know who I am"

Well, I'm up in Madison. Mostly unpacked and settled in. It's been a bit of an adjustment to be sure. Life is slower up here. Slower, and friendlier. I'm glad for that. But, I will say this: I was jus...
Posted by Triceratops on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:49:00 PST

Do the dance.

So. I finally feel better. My stomach gets all sorts of twisted when I either travel, or move. COnsidering I am in the midst of both, I have been a fucking wreck.But, I am rapidly approaching completi...
Posted by Triceratops on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:43:00 PST

Drove to Chicago, all things go, all things go...

Spent the better part of today packing. Most of my clothes are packed. My movies and games are taken care of. Basically, I have some furniture, knick knacks, and kitchen stuff. The kitchen things are ...
Posted by Triceratops on Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:42:00 PST

That joke isn’t funny anymore.

Chicago. It's been a fun 27 years.This is it though. We're over. At least for now. Maybe I'll take you back. But we'll see.I have my UHaul reservation. I have a new bank account open to accomocate the...
Posted by Triceratops on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:15:00 PST

I gonna wreck this fuckers ride.

Going out on a bike ride, and then I am going to go get some Frosties from Wendy's. Today's been mostly a wash. To tired to care about much really. Trying to get the motivation to get what I need done...
Posted by Triceratops on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:54:00 PST

I’ll scream, "Babe, this is it!" We’ll leave the house in ruins....

It's just before 8am. I haven't ridden yet today, and I don't know if I will until later tonight.Last night was odd. Talked to people I normally don't, or wouldn't. It was interesting to say the least...
Posted by Triceratops on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 06:01:00 PST

(3... 2... 1... Roll five)

So, I got a couple things done today. First, I woke up around 5:15am, and went on a bike ride. I tell myself that it was to help get rid of my hangover, but that's only a half truth. I just felt like ...
Posted by Triceratops on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:59:00 PST