rnrnrnrnUnfortunately, I couldn’t make it out to SEMA this year, so I threw a quick business card design together for Antonio since he would be in Vegas for the show. I utilized the same concrete projection technique I used for the Motorsport Nationals collateral, and I think it turned out pretty slick.

rnrnI picked up a new wheelset for the Peugeot. In lieu of my envy for the ability to do track stands and pedal backwards, I’ve decided to give the fixed gear a go. I kept finding myself gaffling my friend’s fixed bikes at every stop so I could get my trick on. I went ahead and removed the old brake levers and eliminated the rear caliper. Eugene gave me a new long-reach caliper for the front, so I have a lot more stopping power than before.rnrnAll-in-all, I think this wheelset really gives the bike an aggressive look. Kinda like a beefed up street-rod – it keeps it’s vintage style, but with a bit more muscle to it.

rnrnFor many many weeks now, the dM fam has been meeting up in Cabbagetown on Monday nights for some killer all-city midnight rides. We chose Monday nights because the streets are literally dead across Atlanta, so the rides are much safer. Some nights we pedal until the sun rises… as far as 20 miles throughout the night, spanning various routes around the metropolis. These rides are a BLAST, and further proof that it doesn’t matter what we’re all doing – we bring the riot with us whenever we are together.rnrnAlex lugged his newly acquired 5D MKII out to snap some pics of the evening’s events. He even shot some HD footage with the camera’s dreamy DOF and awesome low-light capabilities. You can check out more of his snaps at his Flickr set from the ride.rnrn

rnrnAfter nearly five brutal years of service… it looks like my trusty ol’ PPC 20″ iMac G5 has kicked the bucket. I took it into the Apple Store after it failed to boot several times in a row. It would power on, but wouldn’t ‘chime’, and would rest on a dark gray screen to no avail. It turns out that iMacs have a recurring issue with capacitor caps on the logic board bulging and/or bursting – causing the board to fail. I have a strong sentimental attachment to this machine – because I edited Slide America in it’s entirety on it. I worked this machine harder than I’ve worked any other computer – it definitely had a GREAT run.rnrnWhen I took this machine in, I also took two other 17″ iMacs that David Adams kindly gave me during his office’s liquidation of old computers. They wouldn’t boot either. What I find VERY strange – is that both of these machines had the exact same issue. What are the odds that 3/3 iMacs that I have failed because of the same faulty capacitors?rnrnI did some research, and may try and buy new caps and replace all the old ones – seeing as a new logic board will end up running me the cost of a new machine after parts and labor. This is the first hardware issue I have had with Apple computers in my career. Hopefully… it will be the last.