Posts Tagged by Two Wheels
Greasy hands
| November 3, 2010 | Filled under Shorts |
I just changed my very first bicycle inner tube thanks to Sheldon Brown’s website. I feel like She-Woman. Rest in peace, Captain Bike.
But heads are here to stay
| August 25, 2010 | Filled under Video |
Found this on Twitter right after posting the Rockers vs Mods video. Though I usually wear a full-face helmet because I am a vain MFer.
Poster Child
| August 24, 2010 | Filled under Video |
Remember that photo shoot I was in a few months back? Here’s one of the resulting posters.
A few weeks ago a group of scooterists and bikers met at an icehouse at 7 a.m. to film a short clip for the rally. I did a bad thing and violated the ATGATT creed so that I could look cute riding the Vespa in a miniskirt and without a helmet.
Rockers versus Mods, Houston, Texas 2010 from John Updyke on Vimeo.
Summer Tour 2010
| May 24, 2010 | Filled under Blog, Shorts |
I’ve been counting down the hours to Wednesday and Memorial Day weekend because our trip to San Antonio for Amerivespa starts off a summer of travel that will take me to the other side of the globe and back. I am excited.
- May 27-31 — AmeriVespa 2010 in San Antonio
- day ride to New Bruanfels to go toobin’
- including a police-escorted ride to the Alamo for a group picture. The mayor is giving the VCOA president the keys to the city! It’s like an episode of Batman or something.
- raffle and party at the 125-year-old Pearl Brewery
- June 2-14 — Florida!
- I’m going diving with manatees!
- Hukilau 2010!
- Somewhere else! But we’re not sure yet! Maybe Key West? Or Tampa!
- June 20-July 13 — Gothenburg, Sweden
- Now it really sounds like a Batman episode!
- Maybe I’ll check out the Epidemic of Art
- 18 hours of sunlight a day!
- The Malm Whale!!!
- July 15-19 — Cloudcroft, NM
- We’re riding the motorcycle from Houston for my family reunion
- Maybe we’ll make a side trip to White Sands
- or hike to the famous rotting railroad trestle one of my relatives helped build
- August 15-22 — maybe back to Sweden?
We’ll only be home about five weeks total during the entire summer. Looking forward to may adventures.
Pawdrophenia
| May 5, 2010 | Filled under Internerd |
My first slideshow ever went live on the Houston Press website last night, pictures from Jen’s third annual Pawdrophenia scooter ride benefiting SMART Animal Rescue. I fell in love love love with a pug with a bum leg but CLH would never let me take home another dog. He was so sweet. His name was Obie.
More pictures of the ride on Flickr.
Minsk meets Cub meets Vespa
| April 26, 2010 | Filled under Video |
In the middle of watching the Top Gear: Vietnam Special. But don’t read the link like I did, because spoilers abound.
The entire episode is available on Youtube.
Rockers vs Mods
| April 21, 2010 | Filled under Blog, Photo Album, Shorts |
I was the Mod in a photoshoot Monday for the poster for the upcoming Houston Rockers vs Mods Rally. See more outtakes here. I hope our photographer, Jamie, has some mad Photoshop skillz because I look like a raging goofball in half of them.
I had just met Crystal, the Rocker girl, about five minutes before the shoot, and then we had to sit there and stare at each other menacingly. I couldn’t stop giggling. The awesome part was that she rode her own bike, and I rode mine. We’re legit!
Patriots*
| April 16, 2010 | Filled under Blog, Shorts |
Teabaggers were protesting downtown yesterday because it was tax day. Wonder if they drove in their cars on roads (paid for by tax money) to get to Discovery Green (also paid for by tax money).
Last weekend at the BMW motorcycle rally in Llano a couple of guys showed up with the Gadsden flag and this one hanging from their tents. “Don’t Tread On Me. Unless you’re a maker of fine German motorworks.” I wanted to take a picture but there was no way to do it covertly, and besides, they were drunk and I didn’t want them to throw me in the river.
More on the moto trip later. We camped, and carried everything with us on the Beemer.
* Insert air quotes here
Soul Nite
| January 25, 2010 | Filled under Photo Album |
CLH and I got married at the original Aurora Picture Show church and yet, in all our years together and in Houston we’ve never been members. We go to tons of their events and pay full price for each one, and we’ve always talked about joining but just never have.
Until Friday.
All last week I was psyched about going to Soul Nite. I even interviewed the curator. Friday afternoon we decided that instead of paying $10 each for tickets, we’d splurge and finally become members of Aurora. Giving back to the organization that gave us a place to get hitched.
On Saturday we met our scooter club at the Eldorado Ballroom and danced until the curls fell out of my hair.
