made my own bagels yesterday

forgot to take them to work today. so tomorrow's are already out of the freezer and packed as we type.

really nice rides both ways. late leaving this morning - past 9 am. it was cool and cloudy on the way in, and nothing eventful happened at all. coming home was neat too. i am slowly, slowly, getting the better of that Horrible Hill. one of these days it really does now seem possible that i'll ride up the whole thing without thinking about it. the less-steep sections already feel that way to me. i love to see them coming at me because i know that this part is going to be fun. gee, i love that feeling of noticing change.

checked my email records today. i made my first experimental ride on this route on september 6th. it seems longer ago than that, somehow, especially considering that i went and got sick for two weeks just as i was getting started. when i started doing this i had a bit more than four months left on this contract, and i figured that if i just put my head down and rode to work until it was done, it would keep me entertained for the duration and something would be better by the time we wrapped up. hmm. i could be ahead of my mental schedule with this. i may have to quit.

the thing i have to make sure i do this week is eat. last week was kind of hairy. i kept forgetting to do it, or not being interested, and then by the time i was heading for home i'd be unravelling but it seemed easier to just keep on going anyway. basket case by friday, and that's not too smart.

world series night at a friend's tomorrow. better make sure i get to work early for it.

songs today: donald and lydia, john prine. frida kahlo's visit to the tay bridge bar, michael marra. the bits i remember from the third movement of gorecki's sorrowful songs.