Meh.. due to vacationing in Russia for a couple weeks, followed by being sick, I've effectively been off the bike for 3 weeks. Was very nice to finally be able to ride in. The time off and amazing food they have over there are showing themselves in the form of some noticeable sluggishness (as well as a few extra pounds) on my end.

Otherwise, it was a nice 31 degrees and not a cloud in sight and aside from hitting a HUGE pothole at one point and quite the headwind, it was as pleasant a ride as ever.

Lazied out one day last week and drove in, which ended up in a $95 parking ticket and being stuck in traffic on the way home. No thanks.

Morning edit: Grr.. snapped the chain less then half way home on the way back. Ended up catching a cab. I'd like to say the I simply overpowered the bike with all the rest I've had, but in reality it's probably more due to the fact that it had over 4000 miles on it and should've been changed last month.