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this weekend i drove to gorgeous Galena for a long bike ride and to, ostensibly, take part in a training weekend.
it was really fun in parts and really not so much in others. but it was highly useful and i'm really glad i did the 45-and-change ride on saturday. i also learned a lot about swimming, and i think it really has already helped me: i was faster in the pool than i've ever been today, and i felt really really efficient. even when i didn't feel as efficient my times were good.
here are some photos.
1. the drive out to galena was so windy that my bag of "light and airy" cheesy poufs lived up to their name, all over the car floor. i employed the fifteen-second rule and ate them.
2. this is part of the galena area. it is purty.
3. do you SEE the big hill in front of me? yes, yes, that is what the WHOLE RIDE was like. i will ahve to dig up the elevation profile for you.
4. on my way home i drove by kristin's to pick up houndy. i was greeted by this beautiful sight on melrose and paulina. nothing beats chicago in the springtime.
5. i posted a few days ago that i didn't udnerstand why they were building the new addition onto Wrigley. here's the finished product. please, let's slap another logo onto this ballpark. because the fact that it's named Wrigley Field isn't good enough. now we have to stare at this lowly rum (and be reminded of the dorky men who drink it) every time we go by Wrigley. what a pity.
6. we went to the beach this morning. sprocket was happy.
7. it was crowded.
8. today is the day i can say i finally re-used up the wrapping paper that lara used to wrap a gift for me five long years ago. was it five? i bet it was longer than that. hmmm. it is going around a small token for a person i barely know. oh well. any excuse to give a gift!
