I took the bus to work today for the first time, not bad at all.
I came to the decision to take the bus due to: (a) gas prices are too high, (b) I can do other things on my way to work rather than drive a car, (c) I am trying to do my part to reduce America's dependency on foreign oil.
Fun fact: I am writing this on my way home from work on the bus...I'm almost home in the time it took to write this post!
I have always enjoyed cycling, ever since I was young. I spent the majority of my summer days during middle school (and even early high school) riding my bike around with friends. We went many adventures, from trying to find a store that sells Derby Hats to riding to downtown Long Grove to go to the "Apple Haus".
I recently revived that tradition, I purchased a new bike.
When I moved here to the Puget Sound area a few weeks ago, I noticed that there were a large number of bike paths and also riders to populate them. That was exciting. I could finally ride a bike with ease, with a dedicated path.
I spent the last few weeks looking at different bikes and going to different shops. I was lucky enough to get some really good advice along the way; which made my process much easier. I ended up purchasing a Specialized Allez, its a good starter bike. Its aluminum with a few carbon fiber parts; such as the front fork and seat post.
Oh yeah the cleats and clips are interesting to ride with. Its a little unnerving the first few times to ride with your feet attached to your bike, but you get used to it.
A picture of the bike...
For anyone that ever saw me riding my bike while at UIUC: this one fits me much better, I don't look as awkward on it...just thought that I should clear that up.
Today on my way back home from work, I drove for a while behind this:
I just finished having dinner with a friend and I was near the Redmond Town Center (it's one of those outdoor malls.) I needed to pick up a few things; so I stopped by.
Everything is closed. Well not everything, "Seattle Sun Tan" is still open. That's not of much use to me.
This made me realize that there is a inverse relationship between how far a store is from a large city (Seattle is this case) and how late it stays open. The proof: stores in Bellevue Square Mall (closer to Seattle) are open until 9:30pm.
Time for me to go back home...its cold out!
I was walking in a parking garage today at work and I noticed something interesting. I saw a mid 90s Honda Civic with a Club on the steering wheel. Really? Does someone actually think that someone else will even try to steal their car? I could understand if it was a Ferrari, but a Honda, really?
Here are some reasons why no one is going to steal it:
Interesting way to start off the day...
Update: I called the only site that I could find that sells Zune parts...the front screen is out of stock. I might just keep it the way it is, it might be good way to remind me to use more caution when using my electronics...
If anyone knows of any sites that sell replacement parts for Zunes, please post it in the comments section, thanks!
The good part is that it still works, I did also find a company that sells Zune replacement parts. I am going to give them a call tomorrow when they are open to see how much it costs to replace. In the mean time I will just use it as it is...
