Bad Avocado....

This weekend I went on a great motorcycle ride with one of my co-workers. The leaves are changing, weather is perfect so it was a great time to get away for the day. I think I need a seat upgrade....the stock one just wasn't working wonders for my hind parts. I mean, it beats a roadie seat for hours and hours but there is something about the overall pain of cycling that erases...not so much on the motorized version.

But anyway, all this time I have lived in Colorado and I had never been all the way through Rocky Mountain National Park and never been to Grand Lake. Knocked both those out in one day and saw some beautiful scenery. Had a couple moose cross the street in front of us too....very cool.

Recent Cabin Pics

Had a productive past couple of weekends up at the place. Here it is...

Monolith Festival

Decent Backdrop, Yeah?

As expected, the Monolith festival was a people watching extravaganza. There weren't nearly as many people as I expected but definitely a great time. There are and will be many comments about the bands on the mainstage so mentioning isn't really necessary. I will mention three performances that really impressed.
I have been wanting to see the band of my childhood best friend for a while and finally I was in town for it. Astra Moveo put on a vicious, captivating show mixing electronics, stellar vocals, and an impressive stage presence.
Though an underattended performance, Hockey presented their material in an energetic and skillful way. (Worth noting...they were a late add so they weren't even on the schedule. I had to ask five Monolith employees before I found someone who knew the time and place.)
Boy was Red Rocks unprepared for the crowds for Does it Offend You, Yeah? Security was highly unprofessional too. Nobody knew that the room was to capacity yet instead of informing people of the situation they were slinging people from the doorways. with no respect. Weak....wish I could have made it in there for that one. Oh well.
Great day in the sun...and underground some.

Tokyo Police Club

Ramping

School ramps up...posts ramp down. A few weeks ago we went to Santa Barbara. It was a great trip. We spend considerable time on the beach, ate a lot and just relaxed for almost a week. Unfortunately, school has taken a toll since then. I guess if I wasn't trying to dry in this cabin before it starts snowing I would be fine with catching up on school on the weekends but I think until October, things will be a bit heavy.

Part of our trip was picking up a door for our cabin that my brother-in-law built. He is a phenomenal carpenter and built the most beautiful door I could imagine for our site. It is perfect. Below are some pictures of it.
I really dig how thick it is. That is a quarter in case you were wondering...