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A cyclist I like has a neat Astro Boy pastiche t-shirt for sale on his site, but it looks eerily like a fanart a Japanese fan made for him, and said artist didn't even get a shout-out on the store. >_>
The artist RTed it so presumably they're cool with it (and I know they're not hurting for cash cos they bought a f'n Pinarello bicycle lmao), but I swear, following cyclists is a rough gig. On top of the past doping convictions and incredibly seedy team owners/managers and that a few peeps need a short, quiet talk with a very patient feminist... now I have to deal with fanart theft??? It's like I never left Tumblr XDDD
AND my boy Bardet got DQed at Paris-Nice... then again, he actually apologised for it. Bardet is a good lad.
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The artist RTed it so presumably they're cool with it (and I know they're not hurting for cash cos they bought a f'n Pinarello bicycle lmao), but I swear, following cyclists is a rough gig. On top of the past doping convictions and incredibly seedy team owners/managers and that a few peeps need a short, quiet talk with a very patient feminist... now I have to deal with fanart theft??? It's like I never left Tumblr XDDD
AND my boy Bardet got DQed at Paris-Nice... then again, he actually apologised for it. Bardet is a good lad.
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Doctor running late (I had mild conjunctivitis, haven't had that since primary school, natsukashii~) and the magazine selection is dire, so writing post.
I've been trying to figure out if it's worth the effort to drag myself and my nearly 20 year old car to the next state over to watch the Tour Down Under next year (I guess I could take a plane but that's not as fun. More pertinently I'd have to figure out how to get to all the stage finishes without a car :U)
Cons:
- The only way I could afford it is by being an itinerant basically
- And even then it'll be expensive
- That's a lot of effort just to see the race whizz by me for a few days
- I'm not your typical cycling nerd (I don't even own a bike) so people may just totally blank my existence like they do at cons when all my friends are in cosplay and that would depress me to no end
Pros:
- Wouldn't have to watch channel 9 which is almost worth it alone
- I have it on good authority that SA is a really nice state to drive through
- It's a really goofy idea but an entertaining one
- I can actually watch the women's stages for a change!!!
- I'd be ~2600 km away from Perth (I fn love Perth but i could do with the break let me tell you)
- I get a chance to see Esteban 'Actual Cinnamon Roll' Chaves and his smile irl
Hopefully I can make a decision before February :U
I've been trying to figure out if it's worth the effort to drag myself and my nearly 20 year old car to the next state over to watch the Tour Down Under next year (I guess I could take a plane but that's not as fun. More pertinently I'd have to figure out how to get to all the stage finishes without a car :U)
Cons:
- The only way I could afford it is by being an itinerant basically
- And even then it'll be expensive
- That's a lot of effort just to see the race whizz by me for a few days
- I'm not your typical cycling nerd (I don't even own a bike) so people may just totally blank my existence like they do at cons when all my friends are in cosplay and that would depress me to no end
Pros:
- Wouldn't have to watch channel 9 which is almost worth it alone
- I have it on good authority that SA is a really nice state to drive through
- It's a really goofy idea but an entertaining one
- I can actually watch the women's stages for a change!!!
- I'd be ~2600 km away from Perth (I fn love Perth but i could do with the break let me tell you)
- I get a chance to see Esteban 'Actual Cinnamon Roll' Chaves and his smile irl
Hopefully I can make a decision before February :U
