Hell A! merry christmas.

Sin is rebellion against, or resistance to, the direction of supremacy , and enmity toward, avoidance of, or hatred of the good. ^{Originally in Spanish sin means more accurately to miss the mark; I have no following point.}


Los Angeles, HellA, city of angels, city of [broken] dreams...
so much to say...


I've been writing, please know that I have. 
It's been hard to secure consistant computer time and as a result I have neglected posting although it is a constant wish of mine to be more active.


This blog could be a really great scrapbook of my travels and I have oodles of video ready to be uploaded when I have the time.


All I can say is soon, soon...
Soon there will be more stories from Texas and Louisiana, road life, and an attempt at something accurate to describe the people of LA who have been so great to international folk, and tons of videos which may just have to wait until I am at home on my macbook pro.


And now it's Christmas...


There is no snow here... yet somehow it is Christmas.


As it has been explained to me, most people who are still in town this time of year are transplants from other places, and have decided not to return home for the holidays; thus there is always a sort of lonely Christmas vibe from those around here and the sense of love and community is strong to say the least.


It is 3 AM on Chrismas eve and we have cleaned the house on Hyperion pretty well in preperation for tomorrow's festive meal. A potluck involving the volunteers from bicycle kitchen and extended family will include: Swedish meatballs, homemade pretzels, latkes, mushroom barley soup, chicken tikki masalla, salad, potatoes and some more shit.
We'll all get pissed and entertain each other, talk aout where we're from, who knows...


And on the subject of home (a certain Edward sharpe and the magnetic zeroes song comes to mind - feel free to listen while you   read)   
           
The smell of snow
Whiskey with the boys
The Ried-Moran Brothers
Dan golden boy and Jewmass
My family, the usual shit
Ben being funny and not enjoying himself
Gaberella
Winter fixed gear riding, slipin and slidin
Sauce...


Christmas has been somewhat spirited nonetheless
We went bike caroling a few nights ago, singing classics such as "oh single speed" and hitting locations such as L Ron Hubbards Scientology headquarters and other prominent houses in Hollywood, and believe I got some video of that.


Speaking of video, I have one small one that I was able to upload.
A short little video showcasing something I can't do at home, something much more important then tradition; freedom:



Yes, I was winking at you.
Merry fucking Christmas, I love y'all.