131/365 12/30/2025

I’ll tell you this: I’ve been a bike messenger about 10 years. I’ll tell you this, too, though maybe I shouldn’t: you tell someone you’ve been a bike messenger for 10 years, they say “Oh!” and have that surprised, appreciating look on their face, like they got a cheap wine that’s secretly impressive. You tell someone you been a bike messenger for 11 years, and they say, “Oh,” and give you that face like they tasted an expensive wine that’s weak. Anemic. Which side of the 10 am I secretly on? For me to know for now, but stick around. I got tales.