diy.

a fun little something for bike nerds.

another good one.

bummer it's not a more epic product, but they always show the funniest parts in the commercial--no?



via core

inspiration.

i'm rolling around ideas in my head for a design competition. rolling around ideas, and also trying to see and understand most anything commuter. bikes, but also not-bikes. i'm still feeling rather stumped. like i'm stuck on what already is instead of looking for the best solutions to the actual problems.

any of my readers who've seen anything exceptional along those lines...help?

and if by any chance either of you are already fired up on how to make the human powered vehicle more commuter friendly...do everyone a favor and submit an entry.

unreality.

unreality is what makes fiction worth reading. it makes animation worth watching. it sells copies of photoshop. it's why we make anything. i've always liked the idea that in creative pursuits you really can do anything you want to. that freedom asks of you a bit ingenuity and vision, and it demands full responsibility and accountability. if the result isn't good, or at least compelling...well, then you really haven't done much at all. chinese photographer Li Wei uses this freedom to make something great. his images tell a story that might not be strictly factual, but is truthful nonetheless. if that makes any sense.



via design observer

sometimes mortifying is the funniest.

a great story by my friend jeff.



via not lying
...his blog...

one of my favorite insults.

however it is that you like it.

punks rock.

bullshitting today at the bike shop, where i'm working a few odd days a week to slow the draining of my checking account, Allan Dias came up. Allan Dias the bike mechanic...or if you prefer, Allan Dias the bassist for PiL. This guy. The one in the middle.



His is a pretty interesting story. What no one at the shop seems to know is what exactly happened to him--musically. apparently he wrote and produced much of PiL's music while he was with them, and so it's a bit hard to understand his just dropping out. i'd definitely like to get to the bottom of it, but i can't imagine i ever will. In talking about it, and scouring the internet for pictures, video and the like--i came across this gem. gotta love johnny rotten. in the whole process i rediscovered a band i really like, which for me is the best part of the story.



fuck tom snyder. how do you host johnny rotten on your talk show, and have no idea what you're in for? enjoy.

happy democracy y'all!

don't forget to vote.



and this made me smile...be sure to look at the url.