heat is good.
I finally hooked up the Gerbing heated vest that I got. After some consideration, I ended up velcro'ing the temperature controller to the frame. It's easily accessible while riding, won't fall off, and doesn't look too terribly ugly. Yay!

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If you're wondering why I haven't called/emailed/IMed/etc/etc lately, fret not. The move is over, and life should be returning to a semblance of normality. In an effort to make up for not really updating in most of October, I present a photo tour of The Highlights of Carolyn and Peter's New House.

• The front hallway.
  Modelled here by the lovely Nin, we see a big pile of my bike crap.

  

• The living room.
  Evidence from our rockin' Halloween -- motocross for the PS2. Note also CityBike and Friction Zone magazines, both acquired Friday afternoon at Redwood City Honda/Suzuki/Kawasaki/KTM/blah/blah. Dirty paper towel not mine.

  

• The study.
  Most of the books are, sadly, still in boxes awaiting adequate shelving. Most of my books look more or less like these.

  

  We move on to the mantel. This metal motorcycle inexplicably came with a container of shelled nuts that Peter's parents gave us last Christmas.

  

  This photo does a pretty good job of summing up my personality, now that I look at it. Bikes, fire, cats, photos, tacky board games, and computer crap. Who knew?

  

• The kitchen.
  I hung this stuff up on the wall one evening before Peter came home from work. Luckily, he hasn't asked me to take it down yet. Looks like I'm going to need to get more foam core board soon -- too many pins.

  

  'Nuff said.

  

• The garage.
  Ah, the one you've all been waiting for. First, a bit of backstory. Our garage is currently divided in half by a roll of terminally ugly dark green carpet. This is because I started convulsing at the thought of being without an over-organized garage for some period of time while Peter went through junk from his previous garage. Because he loves me, he suggested we temporarily divide the garage in half. This way, I could obsessively organize my half of the garage and he could live in squalor on the other half.

  And so, I present....my new half of a garage!

  Here we have my extra gear, in a location which Peter already hates. Cinder blocks, which used to be under the Bandit. My project whiteboard, a case of 10W-40 motor oil, halved tennis balls for skills practice....standard non-mechanic garage sort of stuff.

  

  Moving on, we see my fine collection of fire extinguishers (there are actually three total in the garage; one needs to be moved into the kitchen). The phone doesn't work. We have no idea why it's there. The paper bags behind the Bandit's front wheel contain parts for even more projects for the bike. Whee!

  

  Mmmm....shelving. Here we have manuals/binders (containing material data safety sheets -- yes, seriously), maintenance notebooks. The next shelf is cleaning supplies and various tubs of cancer. Next up is non-liquid cleaning supplies, travel sized stuff, and the eternal Pile of Oil Filters. Finally, we have the Gallery of Spillable Liquids. I did mention that I'm anal-retentive, right? This photo will eventually be used as a "before" shot for an entry about earthquake damage.

  

  Some people have calendars with naked people in their garages.

  

  One can never have too many dyno charts.

  

  I love this poster. It just kills me. The map highlights the counties in California that I've ridden to. I have no idea how I've managed to skip poor Madera county, right smack dab in the middle there. I need to ride there just to fill it in.

  

  Ah, the poor Bandit. Hrm. Yes. Peter found an impact wrench in his boxes during our move (whee!), so at least I can get the rotors off the other wheel and onto this one soon. I should probably take it in to be powdercoated. Not that I don't like that vaguely pink splotchy "I used this to try out the paint remover" look.

  

  The other side of the garage! Aarrrgghhhh! Scary!

  

  There are some useful things over on that side, though. For example, this air compressor that we picked up last weekend for fifty bucks. Woo!

  

  Mmmmm, radial arm saw. Another great internet bargain. I don't think Peter's used it yet, but I'll put him to work soon enough building me bookshelves. *wrings hands together evilly*

  

  Let's play "Guess Who's Got the Type A Personality"!!

  

Must go play more motocross for PS2 and head to bed. It'll be Monday before y'all read this, thanks to our lack of home internet connection. So, um, see ya then.