The Cateye Doesn't Lie

The Cateye is my friend. He tells me my biking average speed, fastest speed, current speed, total distance, trip distance as well as the total time I was in motion. He doesn't lie. This is what he told me after my ride on Saturday...

Yup, a whopp'n 33.25 miles! It's the farthest distance I've every gone on my bike in ONE trip!

The best part was that except for the nasty sunburn, I wasn't really sore the next day!

Now I have biked a grand total of ...

Cool!

Ride on!

52: Living:Last Years Produce

52 Living

I have been inspired by the Girl Talk Bloggers to create a little new little "bit" on my blog. Faithful Girl Talk Blog Readers will be aware of their new photo series 52 Home. These are a series of pictures which the very talented, photography-loving daughter Janelle captures of the occurrences of ordinary life: a sink full of dishes, a Monte Cristo sandwich with cheese slowly dripping over the crispy bread, a toddler’s wet bathing suit draped over the balcony rail in search of sunshine etc. The pictures are simple but beautiful, not only because of their composition, but because of their subject matter--home and family life. It all has the purpose of showing the beauty of home and the daily routine of life. For those of you wondering, the Girl Talker’s dubbed it “52 home” because they intended to post one picture every week for a total of 52 photos in a given year (although they often post more than once a week).

So I have been inspired.

Some of you know that in the past I have sometimes posted what I called the "picture of the week." Well, after looking at their 52 Home series I have borrowed the Girl Talkers idea and retiled it for my needs... may I introduce 52 Living: Life through my lense. Essentially it will be like what I have done in the past, except maybe now I will be more creative and consistent in the pictures I post.

Avocado anyone?

Finals and Fun

Oh the difference a week can make!

Here is what the night before my chemistry final looked like...

And here is what I did less than 7 days later...

Yes friend, my Summer has begun!

Oh, the things there are to do...some not so pleasant (like bathing suit shopping. Yuck!) and some very pleasant. For example, the Friday after my last final I went to my favorite library and checked out some books. I selected Eragon (on Playaway), and Prince Ombra (never heard of it before but it looked interesting so I snatched it up). I also came across some books written with the intent to inspire want-to-be-writers: Spilling Ink by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter and Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine. (You see, deep down inside I want very badly to be a good writer who is worth reading. I figure if I imitate and practice like those High and Lofty Beings who have aspired to excellent authorship I too, might one day learn to craft words with skill).

There are many other pleasant things to do...pardon me whilst I go do some of them.