walking around de pijp

i was just walking around de pijp looking for the fietsfabriek shop that was rumoured to have the best new €100 bikes available in amsterdam. the closest i got to said bike was an offer of a cup of coffee from the owner of the fietsfabriek shop who enjoyed hearing my attempts to speak dutch. turns out these fabled bikes were (a) not made by the fietsfabriek whos cheapest bike is around €800 and rather stylish (if you live in amsterdam), and (b) sold out.



really tho this post is just for my mom who is probably the only person who will appreciate the fact that i found a meditation centre called shambala (while walking around de pijp) and took photos of it with her old phone



i did get a bike in the end tho. its purple. and a sticker says it was made in holland. no one is quite sure when tho.

poor kids

according to a postcard here in the netherlands: 'arm zijn is uit. rijk zijn is in.' basically thats saying that being poor is out and being rich is in. i agree, being poor is so last season. unfortunately i feel like im still adhering to last seasons fashions.



but being poor does have its advantages i guess. before that gets taken the wrong way im just trying to figure out why i fix what others throw away. and enjoy it so much. yes. thats a lot of white saddle. the middle one is enjoying its 4th incarnation while the other two are infants in the cycle starting only their second lives as saddles. i guess moving up the saddle wheel of fortune can only take a saddle so far. but i reckon being a white saddle has to be pretty near the top. too many potential mixed metaphors to safely continue. gonna go ride now.