So you know how two Saturdays ago I jacked my knee doing those ballerina leaps over a Bosu? Well, it's been a week and half... I'm still struggling to bounce back. Been going low key on workouts and what not since, unable to walk normally at the end of the day, feels like I was set back a month, but not really I hope.
Last Saturday, St. Patrick's Day, our beloved housemate and resident musician, Jon Sousa, and his musical partner Adam Agee performed a free two-hour gig at Innisfree Poetry Bookstore & Cafe up on THE HILL (CU Boulder dominion). The musical expereince was so peaceful yet spirited and fun. It moved mountains within me. I will tell you that the owner, Brian, is a second generation Irishman who rooted himself in Boston, Massachusetts (woot woot). I was in so much pain coupled with frustration of varying elements going into all of this; I wasn't sure if I'd make it. Thwarted by pain, and not having a bike to ride in this balmy spring weather, and not being able to wear flip flops (and therefore sundresses like the rest of the world that day). It is a serious fashion faux pas to wear running shoes and sun dresses in my opinion, unless of course you're a righteous walker in NYC. I was glad that I got over myself (somewhat) and went to see Jon and Adam with Alon.
I digress. Point is, I really let go of everything bothering me, whatever was pinning me down, making me squirm and my skin crawl, and not allowing me to feel the love that is always around and within me. Jon and Adam's music put me in an extraordinarily good mood. A smile brimmed from ear to ear. Prior to this, I'll have you know I took a sweet ration of Oxycodone with Tylenol in order to mask the unbearable and face the world that day, because believe me, it would've been worse to take it and stay home commiserating alone. We are all relieved this was the last of my oxycodone which I'd been saving up for a moment like this since December. Goal achieved, moving on. The meds worked and about half way into the gig I was blissful, content, and rather stoned. I was opening up again to the love conveyed through music. Jon and Adam really were great and the audience was mellow and sweet. In complete contrast, I bet, to the Denver bar scene Jon and Adam were going to walk into later that night.
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| Adam and Jon at Innisfree |
After the gig, Alon and I popped into Full Cycle (next door to Innisfree) where I test rode a couple bikes (hitting a dozen or so test rides in the last couple of weeks) ...and was rather captivated by Felt's Verza City 2 (which, if you read my last blog you'll know is the one I purchased). A sexy, full-figured, sparkly bronze commuter lady properly fitted with fenders, a rack, and disc brakes. THIS commuter cyclist's dream (minus $1000 *wink wink*). Took a five minute spin, enough to get a intuitive feel. Then Alon and I ate at The Sink where I reviewed some bike catalogs handed over by William at Full Cycle and enjoyed a delicious black bean burger. A cold, homemade lemonade swallowed the day into a sweet, bright, refreshing dream state.
Today! Today I went into the Boulder Bookstore and like a pleasant breeze was guided gently to the novel "The Enlightened Cyclist" by Eben Weiss (blogger of bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com). I've been entertaining myself with Eben's writing and antics online for about a year now. Low and behold, the man Himself is doing an author event at BBS this Sunday. I will be attending. Will you join me? I purchased this new book of his which I will start immediately upon typing the last period of this post.
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| My new, full-figured, sexy lass of a bike. |
