My day at the Tour de France,

TourIndex
Originally uploaded by Ben from England.

I was luck enough to be a VIP guest at the Alp d'Huez stage of the tour de france on the 18th July, click on the pic to be taken to the Flickr Set. Ben

Buffy and Ben are engaged!

Buffy and Ben are engaged!
Originally uploaded by Ben from England.

A couple of weekends ago I proposed to Buffy, she said yes! I gave her the traditional token of betrothement, an old shiny rock embedded in a metal loop. How strange we are. but it all kind of feels right.

Vespa white with Side car

Vespa white with Side car
Originally uploaded by Ben from England.

This is outside the Vespa dealership next door, they do other less cool mopeds to keep the Italian youth population mobile and expressivley patriotic with their feeble horns during sporting victories. But its the Vespas that draw Buffy like a moth to a flickering LED replica flame. THis is a particularly cool version, but becasue they do service and parts there are always different versions parked outside.
its the old ones that I like, like this one. but I can just imagine a collision between this and any carelsessley driven SUV, and the prospect casts a shadow over my entire being, a pall of grey and dark, and a well of emptyness creeps into my stomach. This I feel is only a small indication of how a world without Buffy would be, and one reason why I will discourage buffy to get one, no matter how cute she would look. And also leads me onto the next post....