Hi there, welcome to the BLOG of my life as a Vagabiker. Beryl calls me a 'Free Spirit' my Grandpa a B.U.M. of no fixed address. Kelly says I'm 'off the wall'. I think that the Toad is closest saying I'm the Cat in the Hat it's fun to have fun—but you have to know how.

These are the stories of my unique, home-and-job-free Natness.

Naturally, quasi-legal events are fictional. Everything else is the unvarnished truth.

Archive for March, 2005

Where I sleept in 2004

Monday, March 28th, 2005

PERSON MONTH(S) TOWN LOCATION
Scott & EM’s March Tucson AZ foamie on weightroom floor
Tam Moshiers Feb Alpine CA on the RAAM course
Mike’s New House (5th) Jan Bakersfield CA ‘Nat’s Room’
The Max Family Jan Salem OR Guest Cabin!
Sam McKay Jan Very Beautiful Tofino BC Crack Shack aka Best Western Staff Housing
Adrien Hingston Jan Burnaby BC Very Old fold out couch
Bryant ? Dec / Jan Whistler Hangin’ /w P Anderson
Kevin ? Dec Pitt Meadows BC Spare Room
Erin Henthorne’s November Vancouver Hangin’ /w team Beaver
The Hingston’s November SaltSpring Island, BC 5 mattresses, 1 Nat
Annie Griffin’s November Fairfield (again) Futon, Nat and 75 lbs of cats
Michelle Pigeon’s November Victoria BC Couch
Brad Keast October Fairfield (area of Vic) Awoke bewildered on office floor
Nat’s Place on Long Gun October Victoria BC Little dark, noisy, cold room in dirt-bag house
A. Shei September Seattle Basement Bedroom
HOH a.k.a. Matty Hewitt September Kingston ON livin’ room futon (last time HOH had the futon and I was on the floor, so I’m pretty stoked)
Aldo Sfalcin & Renee September Windsor ON Art/Spare Room
The Gold Commander’s (A&A Bagshaw’s) August Amhurst NH Room, Bed & Cow
Federal House Inn August South Lee MA I am an Innkeeper!
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) August Annapolis MD Top Bunk
Motel 6 August Altoona PA Single Room /w HBO
Wal-Mart Parking Lot August Altoona, PA Back of Vehicle
the Moshier House July Elmira NY Futon with Schitzu
Kubas’s July Canten CT Justin’s Room /w GGW & CKY4
the Rosario’s July Bakersfield CA Bumped Licie to the Couch
Steve Monska’s July 3 North Ampton Couch
Charlie Week’s July 1-2 Lee MA Unfurnished House (/w hammering on roof)
Post-RAAM hotel June 27 Philly 6am - noon checkout!
“Fire” & “Nosey” June 21-26 America Back Seat & Floor of Van
Pre-RAAM hotel June 20 San Diego CA 1 rider, 1 bed
The NINJA’s Dojo June 4-5 Auburn, Maine 3-in-one, airmattress, sleepingbag & Pillow
MA & PA Hawkins June Cumberland Center, Maine 1 nite basement, 1 nite bedroom
Cameron Mahon’s (aka Denise Kelly’s) May Glen Williams Ont. Home Shopping Spree!
Hipwell’s Motel May Effingham On. Sardine style, 4 boys one bed
Kasey Crockett May Syracuse, NY Couch in Basement
The Hackler’s May Bolton Mass Medora’s Room
The ArchBiker April-July East Lee, MA Semi-Furnished Room
G-Off’s Palace April Vic “Spare Room” -futon
ck’s April Vic I’m now at the 2 month mark on this chesterfield
Kerry Classen’s Newest Home March Bend OR Furnished Bedroom!
Tom Tate’s March Coronado, CA My filthy sleeping bag on floor
Various Beaches and Fields March Ensenada to Rosarito Mexico with and without tent
Sleeping Bag and Toque March Glider School, UCSD Stary Sky
Laura Hall Feb Marina Area, CA Mattress on Floor
Viet (J’s GF) Jan San Francisco, CA Couch
Jason Crookham Jan South San Francisco, CA Sailboat
Scott Wert’s Jan Sacramento, CA The Whole Apartment!!
The Summers Jan-Feb Visalia, CA The Whole RV
“The Farm House” Jan 2004 Duntroon, On. 2-bed room to myself!
Grandpa Robinson Dec Waterloo, On. Floor of Sewing Room
Mike Ryan’s Dec-Mar Bakersfield, CA Floor/ pull out couch
Hannah Tyler’s Dec Bend, OR Loft Bed
Kerry Classen’s Dec Bend, OR Downstairs Den
My Subaru Dec somewhere in Oregon It was 15h and not 8h to drive to Bend
Eddy Gragus’s Dec Ft. Collins, CO Couch
My Subaru Dec Nebraska/ Wyoming So cold I didn’t sleep over 1h
Aunt Glenna/ U Geoff Dec London, On. Spare Room
Cousin Robin’s December London, On. bunk-bed
Mom & Dad’s Dec-Jan Bracebridge, On. Communal Bedroom
Denise Kelly’s sister’s Oct Ancaster, Ontario (On) (DK’s Sis, I’ve never met you, but thanks!)
Ben Kubas’s Oct Pittsfield, VT Kitchen Floor
Dawkins Manor Oct Hamilton, Bermuda Guest House, room
Erin McNamara Oct Boston, MA Couch
Sean Nealey Oct-Nov Lee, MA Bedroom (rare), unfurnished

Many thanks to every one on this list.

When I’m at their (your) house I do some, or none, of: Cooking, Cleaning, Walk Dogs, Pick up Dog Poo, Clean/ Wash Dishes, let in Cable repair-men, fix your bike, eat your Snackwell’s, Baby Sit, play baseball (or what-have-you) with your kids, Entertain with stories of my travels…

(I always though I stayed with around 50 families, a year, but now that I am writing them down, we can find out)

Found: Paradise on Earth aka Santy B.

Saturday, March 19th, 2005

Found: Paradise on Earth a.k.a. Santy B.

I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the movie the beach. It kinda blew. Leo was in it, and not really doing much, there were girls in bathing suits, and even despite that I can’t for the life of me remember the point of the movie. Anyhow I do remember that is was a Lord of the Flies type scenario where the people where so sure they’d found paradise that they would kill to keep others from finding their spot. (more…)

I love you Mommy & Bill Gates vs GM

Saturday, March 12th, 2005

I’ve been riding and realizing how much gas money it’s going to take to drive back east next month.

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the Computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.”

In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors issued a press release stating: If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following characteristics: (more…)