At work, there are instructions for making a SINGLE pot of coffee that include the phrase "ten scoops."
Yeah, I don't usually drink the coffee here for exactly that reason, but it was foggy and gross on the way to work so I needed a little pick-me-up. What a mistake. I have a severe problem with concentration when I have this much caffeine in my system, so I thought I'd write this quick post on my lunch break:
1. I commuted via bicycle to work for the first time on Wednesday! I only almost killed myself once, and only got lost once. It was exciting and I burned an extra 1000 calories in one day, which I then consumed at Treat, an Indian fusion restaurant in Logan Square. Delish, and free, as a late birthday present from Kaye.
2. On Tuesday, I ran 12.5 miles. which means I'm not going to die during the Fargo Half Marathon. Yippee! My goal is to run the half in under 2 hours---it will all depend on the adrenaline.
Which I have plenty of now, thanks to the coffee. Back to life, back to reality.
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Hurrah for biking! The fear of being killed by cars never really subsides, but it does become manageable and adrenalin-inducing after a time. The Milwaukee Ave bike lane from Logan Square to downtown is an excellent route. I loved biking there in the mornings- it felt like being part of a biker gang, but with bicycles in lieu of Harleys and Hell's Angels.
TOTALLY. i followed three bikers through wicker park and when i lost them at a light i as like "nooooooooo there goes my life liiiiiiiiiiiiine..."
good to know that the fear won't subside. it's a good reason to keep plugging away at the biking and the near death experiences. with cars!
Yay for biking to work! You have a serious commute, but I think you will get more and more comfortable as time goes on (maybe even getting a better bike, eventually). You are going to kick Fargo's butt!
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