Diligence will get you everywhere.

Which is precisely why I am writing in here daily now, without fail.

Had a glorious time at my 10 year college reunion last month. Knew a couple people that were going, but one showed up that surprised me. The last night of the reunion, in she walks, all beautiful and shit. And I knew who she was... she looked similar enough for me to remember. Not someone I had been good friends with, but we were in a couple of the same circles. We had some really good talk time, and swapped business cards (how professional). I dropped her an email a week or so after I got back and told her it was good to see her and I hoped she was doing well and stayed on that course. I told her to feel free to drop me aline sometime, and to take care. That's about it. Out of line? Sure, the part of me that's a little freaked out right now thinks so. I haven't seen her in 10 years, and we talked a while and I drop her a line, yet she can't even drop one back? That's the freaking out part. The other part of me likes the fact that it was a nice surprise and is content to leave it at that. I just wish the later was the lion's share of my head.

What else have I been up to?

Here's how it all started, 3 months ago:


Now it's got a new backside, ready for anything:


And from above, looking equally capable:


And a nice side shot, including rear axle placement:


So that's that. In a month or a little more, it will be a nice deep orange with aluminum skins on it, and on the trails. Lots more pictures and info will be following. But now it is off to a friend's for some chinese and a movie. Nite.