seven things i love about biking home in the dark
- no one can see the silly getup i wear while biking (i’ve been told i look like legolas…)
- i don’t need glasses because the air is more moist
- i don’t get sweaty till at least san antonio
- no cars
- no bratty kids on their huffys
- light at embarcadero always turns green for me
- it’s just me and the road
i know it’s not the safest thing. i know it’s not great that i’m leaving work at 10pm. granted, at this point i’m working on research proposal-writing, so it’s not really work i’m doing that late. but i reflected last night as i biked home how much i enjoy riding late at night. i’m exclusively in residential areas, so i’m not in danger of being hit by quickly-moving vehicles… it’s just very peaceful. i take my hands off the handlebars and coast for awhile, and i’m happy. it’s a nice way to end your long day.
seven things that were unusual about yesterday
- woke up and found repairmen in our house. we have a mold problem in our bathroom and – gasp – people were actually sent out to fix it! eureka!
- i left a meeting on time. just got up and left. it felt good.
- left work before 6pm. whoa. (seriously!)
- went to an open gallery show in SF. never done that type of thing before! interesting folks there.
- had the most vibrant back-and-forth with a potential etsy customer. the number of messages we exchanged back and forth was, well, impressive!
- the most lively late-night caltrain ride EVER. some kid was getting kicked off and was making QUITE a scene. our entire car was cheering when the kid finally got booted at millbrae. nothing like caltrain camaraderie.
- the strangest bragging point ever — the caltrain employee who was instrumental in booting the kid off the train told us proudly as we got off the train that he’d gained 55 pounds in the past year. uhmm…. huh?
