been pretty consumed by bicycles for a couple years now. love finding new trails and secret spots both on the bike and hiking. i can spend hours staring at maps trying to make creative loops or finding secret spots. have done a little map and compass off trail stuff in the sierra, but wouldn't want to try it in heavy forest without safety landmarks quite yet. i think that stuff is fun though. i like the feeling of being on the edge of being lost or wondering if i've maybe been just a little too ambitious. will i really make it? the feeling of exploration and adventure.. again both hiking and on the bike.
I'd like to meet:
good people..with a conscience and a sense of fairness and justice..able to see and consider others' point of view..independent thinkers...easy to be around.. someone to jump in the chinook with me and go on national forest/park tour. bikes, backpacks, and beautiful places..
Music:
music is great! unless it's country. i like riding with my ipod..reggae/hip hop dj mixes. rankin's show on 91.5 on friday night,the stuff from 7:30-9:00..i like to mix that kinda stuff w/dj vlad or dj green lantern kinda stuff on playlists. i like when the rhythm just runs on with different artists trading off..that stuff super loud while flying down singletrack hopping logs and sliding around turns, with the music so loud you can't even hear your own breath...or your tires breaking adhesion...soo fun! but i like roots too, rock, acoustic, ambient, bjork whatever fits the mood. oh yea, i followed the grateful dead around for a couple of years too..so there's that whole aspect too and i grew up on black sabbath and have reconnected the last couple years, i like to mix it with pretty girls make graves, and haste in playlists lately, and most recently listening to some hard rock. especially on bike rides.
Movies:
movies are good...not nearly as passionate about movies as i am about music...i guess i'm drawn to conspiracy theory stuff the most though. other than that..whatever...but no horror stuff for me please.
Television:
honestly, c-span has been good tv at times recently, with the current admin...maybe i shouldn't admit that i watch c-span though, huh? maybe kinda dorky i think. but i can watch real world or project runway, too..seinfeld reruns..again, whatever the mood.
Books:
lately i don't read alot of books. i read stuff on the internet..raw story, smirking chimp,truthouth...also bike sites..i read the paper during the week on breaks at work. i was a voracious reader at one time though. i was on a bit of a philosophical quest..ethics i guess, and faith..stuff like george orwell, zen and art of mortorcycle maintenence,celestine prophesy,religious texts, i liked the gita the best and read a few translations, also read a ton of ayn rand, her novels and also she has a bunch of books that are a collection of essays arguing her philosophy of objectivism,then i'd turn around and read siddharta or plato. kinda spun myself and took a break and i guess i'm still on it. so yea...
Heroes:
people who fight for others.anyone who does things for others with pure intentions and no expectations.
