2 posts tagged “bicycle”

So, I finally find some time to wrangle a post together. Mmm. (psst can anyone guess what song my title comes from?!)

I'm not going home for labor day weekend. My mom isn't real happy about that, but there isn't much she can do. I promised to call her on sunday for a long talk. Yay.

This weekend will be filled with school work! And a BBQ (barbecue -- can't decide which I like typing more)! And hanging out with the man-chicken while he's here.

YES. That means that I have myself a boyfriend. Er, well, we're dating and taking things real slow (it's been seven days now, I think), so I don't know if I can call him my boyfriend yet. But. Being in a small college is basically like high school in regards to gossip. MAN I tell one person that I'm staying here, and that my boyfriend is also staying here and suddenly he's spending the night in my room. WHAT.  Now, not that I wouldn't mind that, but my room-mate is still here for the weekend, and that could just be awkward! Besides my boyfriend Zorro (we'll just use a fake name!) has no room-mate, so if I wanted to I could just crash over there. This is not the point I was trying to make though. The point is -- PEOPLE TALK TOO MUCH, geez.

I'm going to be more private about my love life from now on. Man oh man.

I've been biking a lot while here, but have neglected to take my camera with me on these excursions. Needless to say, I need to. Gotta make those awesome picture posts! Anyway, I really love the countryside. And am really happy to be here, and my classes really aren't bad at all. For instance -- I was assigned a four page (double-spaced) paper that's not due for three weeks. That's an insanely long time! I've going to be productive and get it done this weekend.

Alright, well. Breakfast time!

I completed everything on my to-do list today!

- get extra set of car keys made

- take bike into shop to get it fondled (I mean checked out)

- get OLD OLD disposable cameras developed

- clean inside of car windows with WINDEX!

So, yeah. A completely awesome productive day! Got up at eight (oh my, I know) and went over to a friend's house to see her off. Then road down to the bike shop and purchased some lube (more on that later) and an air pump! The guy totally fawned over my old-school bicycle, saying that it was awesome and great. I agree! He also complimented when I knew this song on the radio and began singing along.

I went back to my house, read the instructions on my awesome bicycle lube/cleaner, determinedly strutted out to my bike in the garage, and commenced with lubrication! I had to put the chain on the highest gear and lowest cog (the smaller gear in the back of the bike) and then squirt like mad (seriously, the bottle told me to do this). Then after squirting I was supposed to freewheel my back wheel backwards, which allowed the dirt and grime to surface where I could then WIPE off that sucker. It was really fun, but I kind of half-assed it since I didn't bring enough paper towels to get it really clean, and I think I needed to use more lube (always use more lube then necessary, nice and slick, ohoho). I shall do it again tomorrow! And really go at that bicycle! I also took Pledge and dusted the bike, so it's really nice and shiny. All ready for college! I'll post a picture or two of my bicycle sometime. Mmm.

Also, my mom and I had dinner and she let me splurge a bit at Urban Outfitters. Was really nice since I was in dire need of some new clothes. Yay.

AHHH college in TWO DAYS. I'm freaking excited!