ericfaerber.com » Bike http://www.ericfaerber.com Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:02:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Saving the Planet One Booger at a Time http://www.ericfaerber.com/2008/06/25/saving-the-planet-one-booger-at-a-time/ http://www.ericfaerber.com/2008/06/25/saving-the-planet-one-booger-at-a-time/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:34:48 +0000 Eric http://www.ericfaerber.com/?p=152 I rode my bike to work today. I’d like to say I rode my bike in an effort to save the environment, but that would be a giant lie. And I am no liar.

I’m having the windows of my car tinted today. I’m tinting them for various reasons. Sure, tinted windows lower the temperature inside your car, but more importantly I can pick my nose in private. Plus chicks dig tint.

Riding my bike to the office felt great. The wind blowing through my freshly flat-ironed hair was thrilling. So thrilling I may just ride it again tomorrow. I’ll just be sure to pick my nose at home, before leaving the house.

]]> http://www.ericfaerber.com/2008/06/25/saving-the-planet-one-booger-at-a-time/feed/ 2 I’m too young to be old http://www.ericfaerber.com/2008/05/16/im-too-young-to-be-old/ http://www.ericfaerber.com/2008/05/16/im-too-young-to-be-old/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 22:56:42 +0000 Eric http://www.ericfaerber.com/?p=143 Monday I went to the skate park and rode my bike for about an hour. Near the end my knee started to feel like I needed to pop it but I couldn’t. It didn’t hurt or anything like that. It kinda hurt the next morning. Nothing worth mentioning though.

Wednesday there was no pain and I decided to head to the skate park again. Rode for only about 30 minutes and it was very mild. I wake up the next morning and my knee hurts and aches bad. I feel like I’m 80 years old. I can’t put any weight on my knee or bend it without pain.

Today is day two of the pain and it still hurts like it did yesterday. I shudder every time I have to get my leg into position to use the clutch on my car (once it position it doesn’t hurt). Walking is fine but getting in and out of my car hurts. Using stairs makes me nervous.

I wonder what I did. I hope it gets better by Friday since I plan on riding bikes with a friend all that day while we are in Oregon. After that, I think I’m done with skate parks. If riding mildly hurts me then I wonder what an aggressive ride would do. I’m too young for old people pains.

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Kid 1: Is that a GT? (understandable question since it’s hard to read the bright blue words on the bright green frame)
Me: It’s a Hoffman
Kid 2: Can you do any tricks? (they always ask this question)
Me: No (As annoyed sounding as I could)

Kids always ask if you can do any tricks. Just because I’m riding a BMX bike doesn’t mean I can do tricks. Especially right there for you to watch.

  1. I haven’t BMX since before I was 16. I was never good then and I’m definitely not good now.
  2. I was never good at flat land tricks (tricks that you do on flat ground. No ramps, jumps, or anything. Just you and the bike).
  3. When I was riding it was mostly dirt.
  4. I want to get back into it but I need to find somewhere to ride and I don’t have the time so I do what I can.

These two kids are ones that are constantly kicking soccer balls into the side of my apartment. Even if I was good I wouldn’t want to be nice to them. I can’t stand them. My cat hides in the bathroom all afternoon because of them.

Sigh. I’m in a bad mood.

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