first of all lara and i bought a car, a '91 volkswagen golf off andrew s. from work, the car is a piece of work. i'm beginning to think that the trailer-hitch bike rack that i bought for it was a better deal than the car itself. i still hate cars and am not getting my licence.

the metro jam. possibly the craziest event i've ever been to. there were no frills, no overpriced food, no hoochies up on elevated stages dancing in silver outfits, no suv sponsorship logos all over the place, just bmx. for those of you who have ever watched a (recent) bmx video you'll have at least a bit of a grasp of what the heck real bmx pro riders are capable of. at least that's what i thought going into this thing; boy was i ever blown away. i saw unbelievable tech riding from tobias wicke, huge airs to ice-pick and tire taps on an object that shouldn't have even been thought of, and of course taj mihelich clearing gap transfers that most people wouldn't attempt in a motorized vehicle. i'm not even going to begin to describe all of the insane riding that i saw. all i can say is that the whole thing was pretty damn worth it and if you ever get the chance to see a metro jam do so.
adam s. and i attended the event on friday and then i went again on saturday. lara also went again on sunday and took her mother to see the finals; i don't remember the last time lara was impressed enough with any event to go back, let alone take her mother. rob 'circus waist' yetman also rode in the am class at the metro jam, qualifying eighth. unfortunately this was on thursday so i didn't get to see his run. furthermore, rob's knee swelled up before i got to see his run in the finals on friday. rob was forced to sit in the crowd with the rest of us slobs and take everything in, including am's 360 whipping the spine (wtf?). the slobs included myself, adam s., a number of helldogs (minus adam johnson), chonger and his harem of girls.

andrew mackaye (from work) also left for paris, france and left me his downhill bike, which was very nice of him (especially because of how much i make fun of him). however all of the trails are closed due to the lack of rain and resulting fire hazard.

i'd write more news if i could remember it.