Apartment life
I've been apartment- and cat-sitting for my mom for the past few days while she's in the hospital recuperating from abdominal surgery. All went well, and, as of yesterday, the Docs thought she might be coming home today. For the sake of her sanity, I hope that is true...she HATES being in hospitals, even as a visitor!
On day 2 of my stay here, I brought my bike up, in the hopes that I'd be able to begin the butt toughening schedule that would allow me to actually RIDE it once in a while this fall/winter/spring. This morning, however, was the first chance I got to actually go out. I was falling asleep over my Precalc homework, despite (or perhaps because of?) oversleeping on my previous nap by about 2 hours, so I stepped outside to test the temperature, and discovered that it was not quite the boiling, seething mass of air that had been hanging over this place the last few days. Thus I decided to chance a quick turn around the apartment complex. It was still dawn-y, but, being that it was so early on a holiday, there was no traffic to speak of, so I was OK without my front light (which as of right now lies broken in the warehouse). It was very nice, especially given the smooth, tightly compacted asphalt (and pothole-free, I might add!) of the streets hereabouts. I probably put in 20 minutes or so which, while it won't give me much cardio benefit (i was hardly taxing that capacity at only 13 mph or so), will definitely help build up mah butt calluses. :) I actually rode over to the far clubhouse a couple of days ago, to do a little cardio in the workout room here (wasn't wearing proper riding shorts, so, the butt tenderization began then), and doing that, in my walking shoes, reminded me of just how nice it is to be clipped into my pedals. It was a whole different world this morning, donning gloves, riding shorts, and riding shoes. SUCH a secure feeling, being attached to the bike. I've a friend with a high quality mountain bike, and was surprised to see that he just had standard pedals on it. He didn't see the need, given that he doesn't do much technical riding. But man, I'll bet if he ever tried them, he'd never go back :)
On a completely different note...is it just me, or has the Honda Fit taken off like a rocket? It almost seems as if all of the hardcore Honda fans who have been wanting an economical little car were chomping at the bit to get them, and all ran out on the day of their release to get theirs! They are popping up EVERYWHERE. I've watched the Suzuki Aerio and the Chevy Aero gain market share ever since they came out, the Scion xA took off pretty well, being marketed to the Gen-X crowd, of course my Echo has been pretty popular, and I've even seen a handful of the new-to-the-US-market Yaris about. But the Hondas! Having only come out on April 20th of this year, they must have a helluva fanbase to multiply so quickly. I'm just sayin', 's'all.
***update, a few minutes later***
Holy crap! The Fit can be fitted (ha!) with up to 16 inch wheels. I can't imagine why you'd want that, but...it's still kinda impressive. Also, its gas mileage, on an engine that has only 1bhp more than mine, is notably lower, at least on the hwy (33/38 mpg with the manual tranny, as opposed to my 34/41). Amazing what a difference 1hp can make...
auri out.
On day 2 of my stay here, I brought my bike up, in the hopes that I'd be able to begin the butt toughening schedule that would allow me to actually RIDE it once in a while this fall/winter/spring. This morning, however, was the first chance I got to actually go out. I was falling asleep over my Precalc homework, despite (or perhaps because of?) oversleeping on my previous nap by about 2 hours, so I stepped outside to test the temperature, and discovered that it was not quite the boiling, seething mass of air that had been hanging over this place the last few days. Thus I decided to chance a quick turn around the apartment complex. It was still dawn-y, but, being that it was so early on a holiday, there was no traffic to speak of, so I was OK without my front light (which as of right now lies broken in the warehouse). It was very nice, especially given the smooth, tightly compacted asphalt (and pothole-free, I might add!) of the streets hereabouts. I probably put in 20 minutes or so which, while it won't give me much cardio benefit (i was hardly taxing that capacity at only 13 mph or so), will definitely help build up mah butt calluses. :) I actually rode over to the far clubhouse a couple of days ago, to do a little cardio in the workout room here (wasn't wearing proper riding shorts, so, the butt tenderization began then), and doing that, in my walking shoes, reminded me of just how nice it is to be clipped into my pedals. It was a whole different world this morning, donning gloves, riding shorts, and riding shoes. SUCH a secure feeling, being attached to the bike. I've a friend with a high quality mountain bike, and was surprised to see that he just had standard pedals on it. He didn't see the need, given that he doesn't do much technical riding. But man, I'll bet if he ever tried them, he'd never go back :)
On a completely different note...is it just me, or has the Honda Fit taken off like a rocket? It almost seems as if all of the hardcore Honda fans who have been wanting an economical little car were chomping at the bit to get them, and all ran out on the day of their release to get theirs! They are popping up EVERYWHERE. I've watched the Suzuki Aerio and the Chevy Aero gain market share ever since they came out, the Scion xA took off pretty well, being marketed to the Gen-X crowd, of course my Echo has been pretty popular, and I've even seen a handful of the new-to-the-US-market Yaris about. But the Hondas! Having only come out on April 20th of this year, they must have a helluva fanbase to multiply so quickly. I'm just sayin', 's'all.
***update, a few minutes later***
Holy crap! The Fit can be fitted (ha!) with up to 16 inch wheels. I can't imagine why you'd want that, but...it's still kinda impressive. Also, its gas mileage, on an engine that has only 1bhp more than mine, is notably lower, at least on the hwy (33/38 mpg with the manual tranny, as opposed to my 34/41). Amazing what a difference 1hp can make...
auri out.
posted by auridicyl at 9/04/2006 09:26:00 AM
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