This seems to be an ongoing theme around here, but I am in the mother of all bad moods today. I couldn't sleep very well last night, woke up with an earache, had one pair of clean pants, wanted to call in sick but didn't because we're already shortstaffed. In other words, waaaaaaaah.
The club ride on Saturday went fine. I got to the start area, and it looked like the whole damned race team was there. As it turns out, they were--for their team training ride, which starts at the same place, same time. So I felt like an idiot, standing around with a bunch of cyclists in full gear who probably shave their legs more often than I do. :) They took off a little before 8:00, and then my people started to straggle in. There ended up being five of us, only one a true beginner. The route was mostly fine, but I have to revamp it again. Some of the left turns are too dangerous in a group. I've got a new route planned that I think is going to work better, but I'm not relishing the thought of recreating the printed maps. I'm not exactly the queen of photoshop, so it took me 3 hours Friday night to get the first one the way I wanted it. I can't even use the same file, because it's a scan of the map with the old route already marked. Sigh. I suspect the task will seem less daunting on a day when I don't hate everything and everybody, so I'll just save it for later in the week.
Nothing else really noteworthy. Took Noah to the pool Saturday afternoon, finished Lucky. It was okay, as memoirs go. I tried to start Jarhead, but the guy's attitude turned me off in the first few pages, so I decided to return it without reading. On Sunday, I slept in, then we went and saw Over the Hedge (better than Ice Age 2, but not great). After we got home, I loaded Amelia onto the car and took her in for a tuneup, a new chain, and a handlebar rewrap. I was tempted to ask about having 40cm handlebars put on while they were going to be wrapping anyway, but I decided I'm not ready to spend the money right now. I think having narrower handlebars might help with the shoulder/neck pain I've been having on the longer rides, but I'm not sure the difference will be significant enough to warrant the cost. I'm also considering upgrading to a different bike when I hit 5000 miles (1760ish right now), so I hate to invest too much into this one. At any rate, I'm down to just the commuter bike till Friday, which is fine.
Weight-wise, I have been stepping on the scale, but not recording anything. Let's just say that these numbers could be contributing to my bad mood, and leave it at that. :)
Posted by Joy at May 22, 2006 11:00 AM