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One of those days

Ever have a day that you're feeling just great? Today.

Yesterday I went for a couple hour bike ride on my girl's bike. The rear axle seized briefly (I shot what was left my 1,99 &euro chain lubricant into it), the chain rings are so worn that I experience chainsuck. I thought after these two things happened the bike wouldn't make it home, but it did. I've scrubbed the chain out with a toothbrush and put more lubricant in and it seems to be happier. Now if only the brakes worked...

The ride yesterday reminded of Erik. He went to the most recent Critical Mass in NYC. Maybe I should get one going here....I spent much of my ride fighting traffic, pedestrians, and trams. We have bike lanes in a lot of places, but not downtown...and besides most people don't respect the bike lanes (cars drive in them, people walk in them). Yesterday I felt like I was the only person who looks both ways before crossing a bike lane. I've been doing that since I almost got run down my first day here back in September :).

So I came home from my ride, ate a frozen pizza dinner, finished folding my laundry, and went to bed. At about 8pm. I woke up this morning at 7am. Guess my first class of today is cancelled too, so I'm going back to sleep. I've really needed it -- have only been sleeping ~4 hours a night.