Easy ride. 3.5 miles to the train station, 2 miles through the Chicago Loop rush hour to class, 2 miles through the abandoned after-dark Loop back to the train station, then another 3.5 back to the house (including the always creepy detour through the pitch-black county fairgrounds). There was lightning in the distance the whole ride home, very pretty. My timing was perfect, marble-sized hail started coming down about 5 minutes after I got home.

Also discovered that my Bell red LED light apparently sucks batteries even when it's off. When I bought it I put in some old batteries, so when it didn't work a week later I though it was a fluke, put in fresh batteries, and did my ride. Now two weeks later it didn't work again (after only an hours use on a set of brand new AAAs). The light works well enough, I guess I'll just live with putting the batteries in right before I use it and taking them out as soon as I'm done.