Completism - Friday, September 6

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Friday, September 6, 2024
Departing California Donuts #21 at 9pm

Occasionally these old route themes have lined up nicely when we've revisited them here on Completism. Can't at the moment think of one that did, mind you, but surely a few must've, right? That's just the law of averages. (And Completism, like The Passage, is nothing if not average.)

This month, however, we once again find the theme slightly temporally misaligned; we're a few months late (or perhaps a month early, for a different kind of alignment?). But, no matter, we soldier on. If you can have "Christmas in July," surely you can have June Gloom in September. A 100-plus-degree day, as is forecast for Friday, inspires an atmosphere of gloom, does it not? As the saying goes: welcome to the hottest year of your life so far and the coldest year for the rest of your life moving forward. Yeah, that's a saying now. Well, I'm certainly starting to feel pretty dreary.

Yes, this month we revisit Passage #457 - June Gloom. So don't leave your troubles behind — bring them — as we make another pointless loop through this terrible city. 

Here's how Nathan originally described it:

So it's June, and you know what that means, right? Right...? Well, sure, it means a lot of things, but one of the things it means in Los Angeles is June Gloom. It is our brightest, but also our dullest month, what with that marine layer hanging heavy over half the city. And on top of that, Saturn is high in the sky, nearing its opposition, so astrologically* speaking, this June should be doubly saturnine. And who are we to argue with that? Sometimes you go for the glitz and glamour; sometimes you go for the gloom. Tonight, we do our best to avoid the city's shiny things, and seek out the desolate, the dismal and the dreary. Come on out — it'll be the gloomiest!

(~25 miles; pretty flat)

* All astrological interpretations contained herein should be used for entertainment purposes only. The Passage ride does not endorse astrology in any form except insofar as it gives us an excuse to ride bicycles. By reading or even glancing at these words, you release The Passage ride of all responsibility for any gloom-related injuries sustained during the month of June.

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Yes, and: a reminder that the Ouvroir de Urban Improvisation rides are no longer happening on a weekly basis. So: no ride next Friday. Or likely the one after that. And so on. Stay tuned to this list for info on upcoming rides. Thank you!