http://alexyoung.com/blog from the petty to the profound... and all the events, trips, and projects in-between... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:59:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though it may well have been a momentary narcissistic meandering that led me to first discover this namesake of mine a few years back, I glanced over his earlier work and remember finding myself immediately taken with his unique imagery and peculiar perspective. This graffiti artist turned freelance illustrator ... http://alexyoung.com/blog/2008/08/27/alex-young-awe/ Hello all! Wow... That REALLY was CRAZY... and now I'm home with quite an amazing story to tell about all of it... as it was SO much more than I was expecting it to be... but first things first... this is just my email out to friends and family to say ... http://alexyoung.com/blog/2008/07/31/wow-that-was-crazy-my-4000-mile-motorcycle-trip-is-complete/ CLICK HERE TO SEE MY ADVENTURE: MILE BY MILE So... I'm off... on my own little summer sabbatical of sorts... a bit of an impromptu, 'just because' adventure that is as much calculated as it isn't, and that holds just as much possibility of being spectacularly momentous as it does spectacularly ... http://alexyoung.com/blog/2008/07/18/my-2008-andys-memorial-hike-to-galehead-by-way-of-canada-motorcycle-adventure-pre-ride-plan/ This isn't much of a bonafide 'ride report' but it's an ever-so-brief account of my trip, so as not to bore those of you with shorter attention spans... It was actually a 'meet-up' of riders of the type of motorcycle I own (Suzuki V-Strom) from the Eastern side of the US ... http://alexyoung.com/blog/2008/05/19/v-strom-meet-up-east-iron-horse-lodge-robbinsville-nc-may-2008/ ...yes, she got voted off American Idol last night (despite my votes to the contrary)... and yes, there were more tears... from her and from me... but Brooke White's seriously got it going on and I'm a huge fan... if only for the sake of this hopeless crush I've been ... http://alexyoung.com/blog/2008/05/01/a-tearful-farewell/