1) Get a rack on the back to hang packs. Then I can put an ever-classy milk crate on the back of it. Storage!
2) Get better lighting (front & back).
3) Decorate with this.
4) Replace it with a faster one.
5) Go on a road trip with it, with a group.
6) Water bottle holder. Why don't I have one?
Essential backpack kit: swiss army knife, pliers, batteries, water, extra layer, mittens, hat.
I own a weird duct-taped bike. It's slow. I'm slow. But we do the job. Here's to you, bike. And all I want to do to you.
PS: After a rough Christmas, I'm reading this:
She's a children's/teen book author, which means short sentences, easy to read aloud, and palatable fantasy junk reading. So far only one character is getting on my nerves - too much of a gimick in the way she speaks. Otherwise, it reminds me of my glory days as a 5th grader, staying up late and reading Tamora Pierce. Yes, I admit it with pride. Wrede is showing her stuff off in this book, predictable for an adult, but good steady use of multiple plot lines, wizardry and coming-of-age nonsense. The parental issues are not shoved down the reader's throat. Wrede's touch is natural, which should (paradoxically) be the heart of every fantasy novel. Don't expose the ordinariness or the allegory of the story. Just let it flow and don't let it get too strange. I'm enjoying my procrastination. I should be reading Midnight's Children.
