Easter.
I've been in Arizona (click for pics) for more than week. Yesterday I went for my first real motorcycle ride. No, I still don't have my license, but that just means I'm not allowed to get caught. And really, on a Honda VFR interceptor, when 110 happens in a heartbeat, when you open the throttle up only halfway in second gear and experience a rush of acceleration previously only known on amusement park rides, I'm pretty sure, caught isn't what you get.
Dead maybe. But not caught.
We did a four hour ride. Three riding up the highway to Bartlett Lake and an hour on the dirt bikes in the Scottsdale desert trails, the same trails I rode on my mountain bike just a few days earlier.
Today we were depressingly rained out of a day on the lake, and tomorrow we were planning on a day at the shooting range.
What better way to celebrate Jesus than with guns, dirt bikes and powerboats. Really. I'm embracing my roots. Can you feel the mullet? I know I can.
I say planning because I think I have been here too long. And it's not good for me.
I'm feeling ulcerated. I'm feeling a little self-crucified. Only the holes aren't in my hands. I think it's time for a rebirth. I think it's time to go home.
So after one more practice run on the VFR in the morning, I'll be heading west.
I'll be heading home.
Comments
lovely pics.
happy easter.
home is waiting for you.
Posted by: dvl | April 11, 2004 01:08 AM
i guess like dvl said, home is waiting for you. drive safely. arizona and i and all will miss you.
<3
tassy
Posted by: tassy | April 11, 2004 01:41 AM
I think tassy looks a lot like Amber Brkich:
http://www.stuffmagazine.com/cover_girls/html/girl_177.html
My entire life is made up of Survivor, basketball, and, oh, what's his name? The short dude that pisses himself and is always asking me for cookies.
Posted by: melly | April 11, 2004 10:25 AM
Am I the only person who's not able to read the first 3-4 letters on the left of each line of the blog anymore?
Posted by: Shawn | April 11, 2004 03:50 PM
Wow, does Tassy like you or what?????
Probably should have stuck around Arizona
a little longer....
Posted by: WhoCares... | April 12, 2004 05:59 AM
Beautiful nature photos, Jim. Nice work.
And I mean this with all sincerity... tassy is much better looking than Amber whats-her-name.
Posted by: AVERAGE JOE | April 12, 2004 08:41 AM
i can tell you with all sincerity that tassy is the prettiest girl in the world.
though she usually tells me to "shoosh" when i call her that.
besides, any woman who wears a t-shirt that says "i fucked your girlfriend" is totally ok in my book.
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | April 12, 2004 08:49 AM
That's IT, no more messin' around. I'm going to the SW for vacation. Those pics were just too purdy. What time of year do you suggest? I know it's gorgeous in the spring.
Posted by: jimbo | April 12, 2004 02:00 PM
Very pretty girl next to you Jimbo.
Posted by: Donnie | April 12, 2004 09:07 PM
Beautiful pics. Lovely lady.
Your holiday weekend was more intersting than mine. I was in Kansas. Yes, that foresaken rectangle in the middle of the map. Hell yeah. Bowling, Busch Light, red meat, tornado warnings.
Bless this great land of ours.
Posted by: lisa | April 13, 2004 11:43 AM
Great pictures. I think I'd like Arizona more if it was cloudy more often, like it is in your pics.
Posted by: dawn | April 13, 2004 01:10 PM