the sound of coins spent on useless toys

so yeah. such beautiful weather. i sure hope i can find our goddammit camera. things are happening and i want to take pictures. riding to work was extra joyful this morning because yesterday i gave in and replaced the bottom bracket on the follis. therre had been this radial wobbling, that was getting worse, and i finally disassembled the thing and concluded that the adjustable cup, venerable tange item though it may be, was rather significantly gouged ("brinelled," the curious technical term), and stood to be replaced. i did have, in my stash, a brand-new shimano 105 french-threaded bottom bracket, so out it came. the replacement went easily enough, although i had no more blue loctite so i thought i'd risk it, with no glue. bad idea, or should i say, a poor choice based on an inadequate wassessment of risk, because by the time i got here the relentless precession had already begun, and i have some wobble (axial this time, rather than radial). the real mistake was not bringing the tools to tighten it up, however; i really hope i don't grind it up on the way home, with it coming more and more loose with every turn o' the crank.

we shall see.