Biking

I'm taking the next few weeks easy. I'm in a quiet lull between work and library school so I just want to ride my bike and do some writing. So far I've had more success with the biking, but I know that the writing will pick up.

Check out my photos from my bike ride today here.

Now that I have a bell(bought years ago at the 99cent store on 23rd street), mirror, and plush seat, I've officially pimped my ride.

As you'll see from the photos the bike path affords many great views of the river and the green of summer. I almost feel like I'm not in New York anymore. And this is all just a few blocks from my apartment. I feel really lucky. The farthest I've managed to ride is down to 60th street or so. I leave from up by the bridge so it's a bit of a distance, but I'm sure I'm no match for those bikers on their racing bikes and wearing their little bike shorts. I had BBQ for lunch today on the way back home. I was so hungry! One of the perks is that I can now ride my bike down to Fairway if I want to but fancy food. I bought some salad their yesterday and brought it home in my backpack. I was hungry when I was in the store, so except for the salad, I bought snack foods instead of real food. I have to remember to go their when I'm not hungry. I did feel a little funny because my cashier was a former student and I felt stupid wearing my bike helmet, and buying salad when I could have bought it down the block. Ah, well.