Rainy Day on the Side

Saturday brought heavy rains and wind gust to our little town of Richmond. Those are two piss poor excuses for not riding though. I was at Grant's place rain or shine for the sixth week in a row on Saturday morning. We chit chatted inside till the rain let up for a bit and high tailed it over to Landon's during a break. About two blocks from our destination the rain reared its head again. We were not soaked, but not dry so we took off our hats, gloves and jackets to let them dry and to let the rain pass.

I had never been to Landon's apartment before so it was treat to be trapped by rain in his engineering lair. The first room you enter is floor to ceiling covered in white boards. You can see the product of many late night study sessions scribed on them. The next room is a more homey study space and hang out. This room leads to a bathroom in one direction and the industrial kitchen in the other.

We sat in the study space letting the rain pass and I showed off what I thought were the shinning stars of the DS to two brothers who are far removed from the world of video games. Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Kirby: Canvas Curse and Ouendan 2. Not the best games there is on the little console that could, but fine examples of games that could have only been accomplished with touch screen tech.

By this time the sky had cleared up a bit so we toweled off the steel and put two wheels to the road. The ground was still very wet, but a cool breeze deadened the humidity that was starting to rise. Belle Isle was a muddy mess, thin road wheels sunk quickly in to the bog and backsides not protected by fenders (mine) looked like the canvas of an abstract art student gone wild. Riverside drive is always the warm port in the cold storm though. Upon exiting the riverside park system the sun came out and warmed us with its rays all the way back to the fan.

Lunch was on deck so we stopped by 821 for a bite only to find a twenty minute wait. So back to Landon's we went , where he treated us to a gourmet scavenged meal. Landon is the pack rat pirate of catered affairs around VCU. Have some extra box lunches you were just going to through away from your conference, nope it is going to Landon. We dined and we dashed back to Grant's to meet the ever present drywalling schedule in Grant's life. It was a wet ride, but a fun time, see you next week.

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