My name is Carlos Cabalu and I am a designer, photographer, and illustrator for hire in the city of Philadelphia. As work is often scarce I keep myself occupied with photography, blogs, and photo-blogs. After all, idle hands are the devil's play things.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

I had a large saddle sore develop—not where saddle sores usually form—but farther down my inner thigh where it rubs against the nose of my saddle.

Is that how fat I have gotten? My legs never used to rub there.

148 lbs, hydration at 59%.

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Cyclo-Cross '09
Snapshots taken from my first season in the mud.

Eastern State Penitentiary
The first true prison, an architectural feat, and a location for Transformers 2.

From D to Shining C
We picked an awesomely hot weekend to do it, but we did it. Because we're patriots.

Brownstown '09
I took more pictures of stuff that isn't racing than stuff that is.

Before the Taco
Pics post-Madison but pre-Taco. Mostly crap, sentimental crap.

The Road Season Thus Far
Tammie's already done a few races while my fat, lazy ass has done none.

Madison
Just like old times, we may have had a little too much fun.

The Northwest '08
From our memorably disastrous holidays in Portland, Oregon.

Chicago '08
Just a brief visit: met with friends, ate a lot, missed a train.

Done Did It.
We tied the knot at The Forbidden Drive.

Autumn at the Arboretum
A stroll through the park in the midst Pennsylvania's fall hues.

Wissahickon Cross
Ludwig's Corner Race thrown by Drew Guldalian and Wissahickon Cyclery.

The Hillbilly Hustle
The Tamster's first stab at cross. I didn't dare try it myself.

Maxine Dowers, Rescue Dog
Hard to believe, the mangy mutt has been with us for more than two years now.


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Photo Journal
I've been posting a picture everyday for a while now. The images sometimes serve their purpose — to tell the story of my life — but often they're just plain junk. That said, click above to view my junk.

Movies to Watch

Bite the ear: test movie shot with the Rebel T1i and edited in iMovie '09.

Chicago '09: The first treacherous portion of our trip.

Chicago '09: The second treacherous portion.

Places to Click

Carlos Cabalu
Chicago Bike Racing
Decisive Moments
How I Love the Human Condition
I Have the Info
Margaret and Jeff
Unattached Rider

Ten Things

Dark City Director's Cut
CandyShell
Nook
FlashForward
Baby Wipes
Powertap SL+
Hulu
Solstice
Stay
Canon Rebel T1i

Archives

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Apple Cider Century
Billie's New, Old Bike
Colledge Pics. Woohoo!
Czech Republic
Fullerton Station
Jonny, the
Lensbabies Gallery, the
Long-term Parking
Philippines '03
Philippines '07
Racing with xXx
Space Travel
Turkey Day '05
Tamster's New Ride, the
Unlikely Solitude of Two
Window Cleaning

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