LA By Train: Trips 2 & 3

July 30, 2003 by Eric Richardson

I got lazy Monday night and didn't post anything then, so this covers my Monday return and coming in this morning. The return trip was indeed a lot easier, though there was still some uphill involved (you never notice the little downhills on the way in). Trip time for each was 1:30, which is right about where I'd expect it to stay. I'm not riding fast right now, just slow and steady while I get my legs into shape. Eventually I think I can shave at least 10 minutes off my one-way time. — Continue Reading...

LA By Train: Trip 1

July 28, 2003 by Eric Richardson

This morning found me setting out to make the trip by bike from USC to JPL. If you ask Mapquest, that's a 19.3 mile trip. I'm not going to fill this space with details about the trip, you can click the title to read more there. I will say, though, that one stat towers over all others: 475 feet of elevation change between Pasadena and JPL. After a few months of this my legs will be made of steel. — Continue Reading...

the fun of transit

July 27, 2003 by Eric Richardson

Yesterday the MTA opened Gold Line, a 13.7 mile light-rail line from Downtown LA to Pasadena. As someone who makes the commute from downtown-ish (USC) to Pasadena-ish (JPL... sort of La Canada), I've been excited about this for a while. I hate driving my commute every day. The pursuit of less traffic has even pushed me to get on the road by 6:20 every morning, in hopes of making my drive in less than a half hour. Now the day is here where I finally have an alternative, and that of course brings up the logistics. Ok, so there's a rail line, now what? Click the title to read more... — Continue Reading...

new look again

July 20, 2003 by Eric Richardson

What is it about Sundays? My last look was posted on Sunday, March 9. It lasted four months and eleven days, though I did tweak it in the middle. This new look comes from my desire to get back to something white-based, and also really wanting some more room for the body area. The picture is current, so yes, all my hair is gone. Eventually I want to make the nav bar links drop-downs, but that's too much for me to tackle today. — Continue Reading...

show updates

July 17, 2003 by Eric Richardson

I did my big show post the other day, but since then I've found out about some other stuff I want to add in or change. So, we'll do it again. July 25, Halou is at the knit. I've really wanted to see them live for a while now. July 31, Penny is at Hotel Cafe. I wrote about seeing Penny live a couple weeks ago. I highly recommend this show. I need to figure out the timing to see if there's any way I can catch this and Peak Show / Woven in the same night. They're both in Hollywood, so it's possible.