-one of the riders from CA had her bike burn to the ground about 100 miles from austin (video to follow) -the support vehicle died in the parking lot of the hotel before we even started the trip (better than in middle-of-nowhere tx though) -we…

i learned something about myself this week in regards to relationships. i have been perplexed about how i've felt apprehensive regarding my dates last week. the ones with the boy where we connected emotionally and intellectually. was it really the compliments that bothered me? something…