busy weekend.. saturday morning i rode 8o mi's with dale, richey, and matty wick in the rain.. that sucked. actually, now that i think about it, it wasn't that bad. dale is pretty damn funny so it made the time pass pretty quick. we also saw my buddy, kurt arnould, out on the ride. he's a super cool dude who's always fun to ride with. after the ride, i scarfed down a burrito bowl from chipotle.. yum.. and then it was under the tdi to remove the cracked a/c hose. twenty minutes later, the hose is off and now i'm on my way to help my best bud, donman, with some finish trim in his new outdoor room. 48 1x2's and five hours later.. i'm done. and the finished product looks amazing. the interior of the room is slated rough cedar with a 16' vaulted ceiling. it probably measures somewhere in the neighborhood of 20' x 20'. it's super relaxing.. the PERFECT place to kick back a couple (or few) bottles of wine : ) sunday.. yard work : ( woke up.. late. mama and i ended up having a few cocktails with the crew over @ 601. i think my head finally hit the pillow about 3am. a little starbucks, venti café americano, and it's off to the back yard. armed with my cordless saws-all, a pair of pruning sheers, and my utility knife, i decided to conquer the rear fence line of 602. this is a HUGE undertaking. behind 602 is a sewer ditch, where maggie came from, infested with mosquitoes, bugs, probably killer snakes, and thick brush. but it was no match.. i had it knocked out in no time at all. the saws-all went through that stuff like butter. although, i might have been a little over zealous.. i now have a 10' pile of brush in the middle of my back yard and no way to get rid of it. josh a., if you're reading this, can i borrow the truck ; ) worked till' about 6 back there and then called it a day.. and the fun began. my boy tim and i fired up the motorpace scooter and headed out for a little ass kicking. tim drove while i hung on for dear life.. and i do mean dear life. in some areas we were doing over 40mph.. on the flats! it was definitely a good tune up for next weekend. speaking of.. everybody should try and come out. it's a great course and is very spectator friendly. they even have a kids race at 12:30.. ella can't wait! on a sad note. word on the street is that my man scottie veggeberg isn't going to make it up next weekend. rumor is that he's, once again, hung up the 10speed and is now focusing on drift car racing. after recently watching "the fast and the furious tokyo drift" he decided it was time. "the movie really spoke to me" veggie explained.. i say, follow your dreams.. go for it boy! vaya con dios amigo. now, time to relax.. sweet dreams, surFy