still icy and below freezing. still fun. i'm just pleased with my progress at learning to handle myself on ice. i noticed that i actually got a bit frustrated with the lack of workout; there wasn't anywhere i felt it would be sensible to use any speed, so parts of it even came in just this side of boring. on the other hand, that whole slithery-bike feel is different enough to still be interesting and fun in its own way, so eh. i'm still letting the bus bring me most of the way home at night though, because of the visibility aspect. it was fun finding my own tracks from the previous day's ride still there in the ice, and following them.

noticed that i strained a few tendons or something in the past couple of days, probably from keeping the handlebars straight over rough ground. today i put a pressure bandage on the worst of it and it seemed like it helped.