My nigggga
Let’s promise not to do that again…deal.
One of many Disney acid trips
Via The Sartorailist
The Controversial Survey
1) Do you have the guts to answer these questions? its more out of boredom than bravery.
2) Would you do meth if it was legalized? perhaps If I ever end up in a hospice.
3) Abortion: for or against it? I’m pro-choice.
4) Do you think the world would fail with a female president? A female president of the world? I have no idea.
5) Do you believe in the death penalty? an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
6) Do you think marijuana should be legalized already? absolutely
7) Are you for or against premarital sex? Extremely for, waiting till marriage is a bit naive to me.
8) Do you believe in God? no
9) Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized? Of course.
10) Do you think it’s wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA? I think its wrong that Mexico is in shambles and that my people risk their lives to find something better.
11) A twelve year old girl has a baby, should she keep it? No
12) Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen? drunk 18 year olds are retarded.
13) Should the war in Iraq be called off? Yes.
14) Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree? No
15) Do you believe in spanking your children? No
16) Would you burn an American flag for a million dollars? I’ll do it for $10
17) Who do you think would make a better president? Yoda
18) Do you think Obama will be killed? doubt it
19) Should child predators be forced to wear signs identifying themselves? Thats cruel and unusual punishment, so….no.
20) Are you afraid others will judge you from reading some of your answers? Nope
“Man on a bicycle can go three or four times faster than the pedestrian, but uses five times less energy in the process. He carries one gram of his weight over a kilometer of flat road at an expense of only 0.15 calories. … Equipped with this tool, man outstrips the efficiency of not only all machines but all other animals as well”
Ivan Illich, Energy and Equity
The cleanliness of my kitchen is often a direct reflection of my mood.
Sometimes…no often times I start dreaming about how much better life would be somewhere else. Having just came back from New York city those thoughts are crossing my head more often. I walked around the lower west side on my trip and fell in love, it was like a completely new New York. The trip made me confident in my handling of New Yorks pace and social introductions, I found a bar that I would love to make “my bar” and even made a couple friends in one night. When I talked about what I was doing back home;specifically Manivela, the locals were excited with the idea. This only gave me more confidence in a smooth transition into Manhattan.
I need to stay here in San Diego though. Manivela is a baby and needs to mature here and I need to learn more before making the cross country trip. In all honesty we need at least a year possibly two. I’m excited for the growth of the company but I’m also very impatient in the execution of my “life goals” a important one being my residency as a New Yorker for at least five years. This presents a conflict with the other goal being a successful bicycle related business owner. I’m unexperienced when it comes to running a business and so its difficult but I can see how its going to happen in my mind. I guess I just want to speed up time.
I’m lonely as all hell right now in a life with many friends. I’m not interested in anybody or anything; Manivela taking up much of my thought. I’m eager to escape early twentysomething poverty and do look forward to a time where Manivela will pay the bills and more, when that time comes is up to me but I’m not necessarily setting a great pace. I worry about the success of my business being a double edged sword; on one end bravely pushing my way towards financial and personal freedom, on the other end cutting away strings attached to friends. I feel myself slipping away from people because I’m afraid of disappointing them, the constant anxiety of keeping up impressions but continuing to grow as an individual is so much more tiring and moronic than when I was a kid. I see and understand now how the masses easily become sheep, I also see the comfort and security in it. My deepest personality characteristic is to want to go against this but I will be the first to admit that I step in line from time to time. I love my friends, my closest friends are a family and I don’t want to ever lose them. I worry that this love and longing is what may be holding me back from becoming who I expect to be as an individual. I worry about missing my opportunity. I worry about repetition and dullness.
Riders and Investors
Today the crew came together and we got working on a better rider schedule. Deliveries have began to pick up in the past 2 weeks, our small press exposure and word of mouth seems to be doing the job. We have been scrambling to make sure deliveries are covered and we are now getting overwhelmed. We are gathering some friends together and will be calling previous applicants again tomorrow, we are in need of riders who live in the four nieghborhoods we serve. Our shifts are Noon-5 and 5-10 Sun-Thurs, and Noon-5 and 5-12 Fri & Sat. We decided to stay open later on those two days because we were getting many requests for late burritos and such.
As Manivela is growing we are also finding a need for investment. We are just a group of young guys who started this with the small amount of cash and resources we had, now as it’s getting bigger we have a lot clearer view on exactly what we could use as far as equipment and advertising goes to make Manivela run smoother for us and most importantly the customer. We are looking for financial investors who would like to see Manivela easily become a household name and staple of the San Diego food scene. We are very serious about expanding not just in San Diego but eventually to other cities that could benefit as well. If you feel you could take Manivela to the next level by investing financially, please email us at Matthew@FoodBikes.com and we can discuss the nitty gritty.
RIP James Langergaard
(1971-2009)
Where did all the Zozo’s go?
Oh wow, I need a pair.
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!
