pink, the color

so it's been 8 days since i've last written anything, wow time goes fast - i was really trying to keep up to date with this thing. not that i have many people tuning in, but whatever. the big boss man was back in town so it was a buzy week. it was nice to actually talk in person; i think we're ready to do our thang at UCSD now. oh, update: i have a place to stay!! it worked out awesome actually. i got the prof i'll be working with there to write me somewhat of a fake UCSD affiliation letter and i got to staying in graduat housing. right on campus. super cheap. so i can't wait to go. i decided to drive so the fish can come along and keep me company riding shotgun.
oh, the title of this post.... i bought a new bike!!! oh wonderful craig's list. it's an awesome 80's shwinn road bike. and it's pink. it's out of my control i swear. i landed a pink phone and now a pink bike, both without my choosing. well i guess that's a lie, i did choose to buy both, but only with no other options left on the table. anyway, i guess that means i'm turning into a girl. yikes. i think i'm just going to embrace it and be free. only took me 25 years to come to that conclusion and get out of my awkward stage. heh. better late than never....

but anyway, i love my new bike. sooooooo much better than the piece of crap i bought from walmart a year ago that already has had 2 flat tires, 2 stolen tires, a broken front brake, a gear shifter than doesn't work properly so the chain gets stuck and makes the petals not work, and it's 300 pounds (more or less). but of couse now i can't ride my new bike for like a month until i get back to SD, i'm trying to figure out if i should try to bring it, seems like a bit of a hassle in the car though... we'll see.

so i'm leaving thursday. i would be leaving tomorrow, but there's no way in hell i'd miss the cubs series monday, tuesday and wednesday. hopefully it will be as crazy as everyone expects... cubs fans are loyal travelers and know how to drink; best two qualities you can ask for as a beer vendor. should be a lot of fun. i don't know how well the turn out will be for the dbacks though since they blew the 4-1 lead in the 9th to lose 5-6 and didn't get webby the win even after he pitch 8 great innings. dammit. now they're tied for the lead in the NL west. they need to win some of these games against the cubbies... guess we'll see...