Well, I can barely move… so that kind of keeps me from biking. I’ve got some high-tech cyborg replacement skin over my knee, and I think I did twist my ankle. My knee is periodically leaking… and I’m pretty sure that’s not good. Luckily, I generally heal like Wolverine. Harmony said all I have in common with Wolverine is stubbornness, but I like to think it’s more. I stayed home yesterday, aside from a necessary run to Fred Meyer for more hydrogen peroxide, but managed to limp in to work today. I’m still eager to bike again as soon as possible.
It’s also a bummer because I was supposed to start climbing this week forward on Tuesday and Thursday mornings early (like 6:30am early) at the Stone Gardens Gym in Ballard with Harmony. But, seeing as I barely get up the stairs, I doubt I’ll be Spider-Man-ing up any walls soon.
Wow, two Marvel Comics references in one post. Nice.
I guess my own personal Bike-o-Rama August started on August 1st, but I didn’t know it then. That Friday, I took my Little bike riding. I’m trying to emphasize non-consumer-focused activities, and bike riding is one of our favourites together. We biked from Sandpoint past Matthew’s Beach and back. It was then I decided that the rest of August would be dedicated to seeing how much I could make my bike my main form of transportation. I’ve taken the bike to work before, but starting Monday, I would be seriously commuting by bike.
Saturday, I rode from my place to the University District to get some lights and a gear problem looked at. I rode to Gasworks park to meet my friends Erica and Eva, and a bike festival was going on in the park. Not seriously, I took that as a good omen of my newly determined hardcore hobby. Turns out, Eva just got a bike too, and needed a bike buddy! Perfect. After a bit, Erica went to go sailboating (as people are want to do in these parts) and Eva and I fetched her bike from Phinney Ridge and headed downtown to meet up with other friends for The Dark Knight at The Big Picture. After that, I rode from Belltown to Justin’s place in lower Queen Anne, and even ran into (not literally) Andy along the way. Biking is great! All was well. I was feeling really prepped for Monday’s commute.
So, along rolls Monday. My ride into work is swell. I scoff at a hipster on a fixie along my way (internally, anyhow). I feel like a hardcore bike commuter. I got up Pine Street! Booyah!
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I had a truly crazy weekend and I’m still a little weak in the knees from it all. A good chunk of the limping though is from getting kicked by a gal in sharp heels at the Century Ballroom on Sunday night. Swing is definitely a contact sport, and Lindy Hop is no exception. As much as I love swing though, I’m pleasantly shocked to say it got majorly trumped by The Seattle Anti-Freeze this weekend: I’m sure you’ve heard of pub crawls, but we did a pub run. An epic 8k pub run to seven bars with a ton of people. Epic.
Things are going really well with the Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteering. My “Little” is really fun to hang out with, she’s very smart and full of energy. It’s also encouraging me to go on some fun little adventures. For example, on Saturday we’re helping to restore a creek in Juanita while learning about the environment.
Also, on a bit of an overdue whim I’ve decided that over Independence Day I’ll be headed to hot, hot Arizona to visit my dear friend Connie. That’s fewer than two weeks away! It will be great just to have some quality one on one time like the good old days, but as a bonus we also have some fun plans: we’re going to the July 4th Tempe Town Festival, and then we’re going camping in the Grand Canyon. Camping in the Grand Canyon – how awesome is that? Pretty awesome. I am super excited for camping with Connie. I miss her.
