I biked all the way to work and back today! It didn't even take much longer than the bus, even though I ended up riding most of the way back with a flat back tire. (Unbeknownst to me; I thought the road was just unusually bumpy.) It looks like the bike could actually become my primary mode of transportation. You know, once I get that wheel fixed. Man, it really is a good thing that repairs to the frankenbike are free.

Update: ... And I've just had one of my most productive after-work evenings ever. It is seriously weird how physical exercise can make one more energetic, not less. Now I'm even more peeved that I won't be able to ride my bike tomorrow.

Today started out not-so-good -- I somehow managed to pull something horribly painful in my back just by casually stretching my shoulders and ended up being quite late to work as a result. However, today does have one huge upside:



Bike! This beauty cost me a whopping $25. It's a kind of Frankenstein's monster of a bike, resurrected from the scrap heap by some talented and intrepid hipster/hippies (hippiesters?) down at the local bike recycling joint. It rides really very nicely, too, and if I ever have trouble with it I can bring it back to the workshop where I got it at any time and have it fixed up for no additional cost. Pretty sweet!

I'm not likely to do much riding tonight though. My back's about 95% better than it was this morning, but it could still use some resting. There will be plenty of opportunity for biking tomorrow.

What have I done today? I made pancakes. I totally failed to buy a used bike from the local bike recycling project. I spent far too much time browsing through a used book and video store. I started watching Ashes to Ashes season 2 at the behest of a coworker. I got some tasty take-out tempura from the Japanese restaurant down the road. I tinkered with the layout of my dreamwidth blog. I sketched a portrait of my current D&D character and posted it there.

In short, I accomplished nothing of any note. But I had more fun than usual in the process.

PS. I've been using Photobucket for image hosting, and while it's serviceable, I'm not exactly thrilled about it. Can anyone recommend a better alternative?