Yep, another absolutely gorgeous day… 75 degrees and sunny, no rain and a light wind. I should have ridden all the way into work today but instead I took the bus most of the way. I guess I felt like being lazy. For the most part, I’ve been riding both to and from work this week minus a couple of days. I’ve been racking up the miles like mad because of this weather we’ve been having. I rode both ways yesterday and found out something rather interesting. My route to work was 14.75 miles and I averaged 14.3 mph. My route home from work was 13.5 miles and I averaged 13.8 mph. I take two different routes going to and from work and I’m not even really sure why. My night route takes me through the ghetto and my daytime route goes through University of Tennessee campus. I guess I’m not a big fan of going through the ghetto when there’s gonna be people out. Scrawny white boy on a $1000 bicycle in niggerville… probably not a good idea. Going through there at 4am when there’s no one around isn’t as big of a deal, I guess. Part of the other reason is that when I leave for work, I leave 2 hours early so I have more time to put in more miles, stop for food, etc. When I get my road bike built, I’ll end up just riding both directions all the time unless it’s raining. In that case, I’ll just ride the mountain bike and take the bus most of the way.
On a somewhat related note, I’ve noticed something horribly amusing lately concerning women and my cycling. Seems that as soon as a girl finds out I don’t have a car, she’s suddenly not quite so interested anymore (with a couple exceptions). Frankly, I don’t see what the big deal is about me not having a car and I’m sure as fuck not going to buy one just so I can find a girlfriend. It’s not like I’m some loser with no job and no money who lives at home with Mommy & Daddy. I guess that just kinda proves how shallow girls really are. Guys get the rep for being shallow but girls are every bit as bad, they’re just more shady about it. My attitude is that if a girl is shallow enough to not date me simply because I don’t drive, then she’s not worth my time anyway. Not that I can see myself in a serious relationship ANYWAY, but that’s neither here nor there. I rather like being single and being able to devote all my time and money to myself. Not having give a shit about anyone else or worry about hearing someone else bitch that she’s not getting enough attention. Freedom is great, ya know.
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