Thursday, February 19, 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrEtNNnmLF0
Shout, shout, Let it aloud
These are the things I can do without
Come on - Im talking to you - Come on
(repeat)
In violent times, You shouldn't have to sell your soul
In black and white, they really really ought to know
Those one track minds, that took you for a working boy
Kiss them goodbye - You shouldn't have to jump for joy
They gave you life and in return you gave them hell
As cold as ice - I hope we live to tell the tale (x2)
And when you've taken down your guard if
I could change your mind
Id really love to break your heart (x 2)
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Day 7
I decided to walk to work and to try fix the bike on my own in the evening...
one of the reasons why i did not take the bike is - i want to skip my weekly DND session... i do feel tired ... i will not be able to pull an all-niter and than work...
so if i fail at fixing my bike so Yama can sing again... tomorrows morning - we go to pay a visit to our friends at Trek.
It's about time i force myself to learn about my lady so that i could fix her anytime..
one of the reasons why i did not take the bike is - i want to skip my weekly DND session... i do feel tired ... i will not be able to pull an all-niter and than work...
so if i fail at fixing my bike so Yama can sing again... tomorrows morning - we go to pay a visit to our friends at Trek.
It's about time i force myself to learn about my lady so that i could fix her anytime..
Day 6
:) yesterdays route
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Point E to H - i got pretty angree - it felt like every russian speaking person have decided to walk in packs - theres no way you can get to pass them, even if they have spotted you - the preffer cracking jokes about that instead of making some space for the bike... there were 3 young dudes... sight... i followed them almoust all the "E to H" max speed 5 km/h --- COME ON even i do walk faster!!!! salvation came about Gertrudes street - there were a parking lot.
Point G - was riding 8 for some time - till someone called and let me in :D
When the phone ring - i lost control, but we did not fall... there was just nasty noise somewhere around chain... When the bike was checked in the apartment it felt ok... as i started to ride - back home... the nasty noise of a loosened chain was back - even in the pedals you could feel that it's loose...
also - the walk side of Zemitanu bridge does not seem ride-able... 1th half i walked finding it hard to pass by the lanterns. Point N the place of a nasty fall - there were lots of snow and as it turned out also lots of ice. the rest of the road i ether walk or rided only were the snow was not thicked than 5 cm... it was snowing - all the bike was covered with snow... i starting to hate snow and winter :D
i did not get the "daily 15"
total 12 km max speed 18
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Point E to H - i got pretty angree - it felt like every russian speaking person have decided to walk in packs - theres no way you can get to pass them, even if they have spotted you - the preffer cracking jokes about that instead of making some space for the bike... there were 3 young dudes... sight... i followed them almoust all the "E to H" max speed 5 km/h --- COME ON even i do walk faster!!!! salvation came about Gertrudes street - there were a parking lot.
Point G - was riding 8 for some time - till someone called and let me in :D
When the phone ring - i lost control, but we did not fall... there was just nasty noise somewhere around chain... When the bike was checked in the apartment it felt ok... as i started to ride - back home... the nasty noise of a loosened chain was back - even in the pedals you could feel that it's loose...
also - the walk side of Zemitanu bridge does not seem ride-able... 1th half i walked finding it hard to pass by the lanterns. Point N the place of a nasty fall - there were lots of snow and as it turned out also lots of ice. the rest of the road i ether walk or rided only were the snow was not thicked than 5 cm... it was snowing - all the bike was covered with snow... i starting to hate snow and winter :D
i did not get the "daily 15"
total 12 km max speed 18
Day 5
First of all - about the service - the main problem actually was the stretched speed thingy
integrated -long lost - MP3 player was just an extra :D
the review ;)
15km per day :)
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Trip from work to Old Town Hostel Pub
the easiest part - day theme - to learn how to maneuver at the speed 5-6 km/h because there are a lot of people that do not give a damn that there is someone on a bike
* D;E;F i thought i will ride there - but than i noticed a police car and decided that i'll take the next street :D
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Map #2
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So from the pub i made the round to check out id someone else i know is in the nearest pubs
and then about 23:30 i went for my "15 km walk"
For unknown reasons i did turn away from Tilta street - point E. I wanted to skip the street i took the other day . I lost the sense of direction - i guess...
Between points G and H i started to panic... Sarkandaugavas street did not sound promising - especially if you' re on the bike about the midnight in the part of city you do not know...
Point H - beer producing company "Aldaris"... that started to freak me out... vent further on with a hope that now it's the right directions - no regular people on the streets... no one to who i could ask - where to go....
Point I to K... feeling the dooms day pretty near... Tvaika street .. no, no, just not that street - people talk that on that street there is the facility for mental illnesses...
Point K i saw the end-stop of 5th tram - that's not good, that's not good at all... i choose to go in the direction of a Ezera street - i thought i spotted a man on the street... when i got there - the man was missing - i went on the same street...
Point L - the salvation. there the phone box with the registry book... the maps was still in there... got pretty shocked when finally realized how damn far i am from the point i thought i might be.. checked the map - I need to get to the Viestura prospekts... that's what i went for...
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I crossed the rails that actually crossed a pretty normal street - just Google map does not think that way
Point A - another wrong decision. (not the last one) i turned left and went for a wrong direction, again... got to the bridge - recognized it... turned the bike around... for a moment felt miserable... my legs did hurt... and that, i thing, already where some 13-15 km of pedaling...
went back - finally saw a sign - "centrs 10" speeded up... the walkroads ended... took the road... speeded up - there's no way i'm gonna ride with speed less than 20 km/h
Point D - there are something good in this world - i recognized the previous days route...
Point E - another bad choice of mine ... instead of riding good road where i could ride fast - i took a chance and choosed very icy street with lost of snow.... Point F... lost control of a bike, back-tire slided and i fell for the first time with the bike... i can only added that i landed very softly - that was unexpected...
the rest of a road was the old route - do not mess with the road you know - atleast you know it... bridge went well
after 01:30 finally got home.. :)
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integrated -long lost - MP3 player was just an extra :D
the review ;)
15km per day :)
Map #1
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Trip from work to Old Town Hostel Pub
the easiest part - day theme - to learn how to maneuver at the speed 5-6 km/h because there are a lot of people that do not give a damn that there is someone on a bike
* D;E;F i thought i will ride there - but than i noticed a police car and decided that i'll take the next street :D
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Map #2
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So from the pub i made the round to check out id someone else i know is in the nearest pubs
and then about 23:30 i went for my "15 km walk"
For unknown reasons i did turn away from Tilta street - point E. I wanted to skip the street i took the other day . I lost the sense of direction - i guess...
Between points G and H i started to panic... Sarkandaugavas street did not sound promising - especially if you' re on the bike about the midnight in the part of city you do not know...
Point H - beer producing company "Aldaris"... that started to freak me out... vent further on with a hope that now it's the right directions - no regular people on the streets... no one to who i could ask - where to go....
Point I to K... feeling the dooms day pretty near... Tvaika street .. no, no, just not that street - people talk that on that street there is the facility for mental illnesses...
Point K i saw the end-stop of 5th tram - that's not good, that's not good at all... i choose to go in the direction of a Ezera street - i thought i spotted a man on the street... when i got there - the man was missing - i went on the same street...
Point L - the salvation. there the phone box with the registry book... the maps was still in there... got pretty shocked when finally realized how damn far i am from the point i thought i might be.. checked the map - I need to get to the Viestura prospekts... that's what i went for...
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Map 3
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I crossed the rails that actually crossed a pretty normal street - just Google map does not think that way
Point A - another wrong decision. (not the last one) i turned left and went for a wrong direction, again... got to the bridge - recognized it... turned the bike around... for a moment felt miserable... my legs did hurt... and that, i thing, already where some 13-15 km of pedaling...
went back - finally saw a sign - "centrs 10" speeded up... the walkroads ended... took the road... speeded up - there's no way i'm gonna ride with speed less than 20 km/h
Point D - there are something good in this world - i recognized the previous days route...
Point E - another bad choice of mine ... instead of riding good road where i could ride fast - i took a chance and choosed very icy street with lost of snow.... Point F... lost control of a bike, back-tire slided and i fell for the first time with the bike... i can only added that i landed very softly - that was unexpected...
the rest of a road was the old route - do not mess with the road you know - atleast you know it... bridge went well
after 01:30 finally got home.. :)
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Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Day 5
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