I'm at Border's today. I had a free coffee on my frequent drink card. I'm working on laying out my proposed thesis experiments. My proposal is nearly ready to present. It is about time for things to really start thumping. I'll probably spend most of October in the lab, day and night, night and day. Most of November will be spent hunched over the keyboard writing and assimilating.
I was on my bike today - my usual mode of transportation since the gas price spike. On the way to the computer lab, I rode up Utica Avenue. At some point the sidewalk ends. When the sidewalk ended, I rode on the grass along the street. Then the margin of grass I was riding on narrowed into nothing. I checked the traffic over my left shoulder, it was clear so I jumped the foot and a half curb down into the street. Pop! My back tire blew out. I stopped to survey the damage. It looked like I knocked all the air out of it. After digging through my bag, I realized that I had left my pump at home. Aghh! I had to walk the mile and a half I had left, then walk all 5 miles home once I was done. I got my exercise, that's for sure.
