don't call it a comeback

after a long career as a bike rider, i was put out of commission for a week, due to a cold. man. sucked! for three of those days i wasn't even able to get out of bed. i took one day off from work, and i'm still syptomatic. blegh.


but today, i got back on my hog (who still remains nameless. and shameless ;) i was a little reluctant (read: lazy), but i did it. i decided to just take a stroll, seeing as how i am still under the weather. basically i was riding with a snot nose the whole time and had to stop to cough my lungs out and blow my nose every 5 minutes. so with that in mind, i figured a long ass ride wasn't quite appropriate yet.



it was fun. it's so nice to be outside. i went to uptown whittier and did some shopping. got some coffee. wrote. got invited to the park by a crackhead. yes, whittier has crackheads. meth face is probably more accurate actually. then i just rode up and down random ass streets near my place. man, whittier has some cute little streets. i also rode around whittier college. dude, their school mascot, is The Poet. The Poet?!?! how is it that i did not attend this college? good lord.

ooooh and i also got my new chrome bag in the mail during my hiatus so today i was riding in style! that bag, and well, this whole bike riding experience, was inspired by ms. calitexican. i owe this all to you mujer. i'm in trial right now and so a good ride around life is the daily vacation i need. makes me smile. makes me feel accomplished.

my second day on the bike

it just occurred to me that i should probably name my bike so i can stop calling it "the bike." do mothers call their babies "it"? only the bad ones. so i'll keep my mind peeled for a name. so far i could call it Ball Buster, since that's what it's been doing to me for 2 days now.

anyhow, today is monday and the real test is, how am i going to do during the work week? you see, my after work time is divided between napping, eating, and dicking around on the computer for hours. i hardly have time for a bike ride. so today after work, guess what?! i was soooo looking forward to a bike ride. yes, i was tired, but determined. so i put on my workout clothes, set up some new playlists, and rode off into the sunset. oh man was it a relief. what a true stress reliever. not quite as fulfilling as some other physical stress relievers, but damn close.

so yesterday i just sorta rode around close by to get a grip. i felt like jello. like a virgin. today, i decided to check out this trail called Greenway here in whittier that i've heard so much about. and good lord was it beautiful. i will mos def take pictures of my own and post them. i was overwhelmed with how beautiful the trail was. the bike roads, the plants, but mostly i was taken aback by the amount of people there. they were all so happy walking, running, riding, skateboarding, and walking their dogs that i was suddenly very aware of where i was. we're not in san francisco anymore toto. they were brown, young, middle aged, old, white, single, coupled, married, with kids, with babies, with friends. it was such a community. and everyone had positive energy coming out of them with every exhale that i felt like i was inhaling their energy. it was just beautiful. i thought i was gonna be alone on this road to nowhere. as per usual. instead, as it turns out, i was joining a community. it feels good to belong to something good.