Me visually

my brown bag

I looked at the chicken parmesan in the fridge from the night before. It was in a Ziploc; just before I put it in my tote I saw there was another portion in a Tupperware container. I debated which one to pack but then remembered that I left my Tupperware at work the day before, it was only fair that I now have to take my lunch to work in a plastic bag.

As I made my second attempt to rush out the door he asked if I remembered my lunch. Did I pack the right lunch? How do you know which one is mine, I asked, expecting a smart response about having forgotten my Tupperware at work. "I put extra sauce in yours. You like sauce, right," he half-stated half-asked, but it was more a statement because he was right.

I rushed out of the door for the third and final time with the correct lunch.

look Ma...no hands!

I was so preoccupied with so many thoughts that I disregarded most of what Kevin was telling me and before I knew it, his hand wasn't on my back and I was still going. I started yelling at him to hold me but he refused and told me to pedal faster.

I finally learned to ride a bike today! In part, it was due to this article that Kev forwarded me about adults bike-riding for the first time. After reading the article, I realized how young 25 really is.

I can't find the link to my 101 list right now, but this was something that was on it. So I feel very accomplished. Though I am very wobbly at time. I can't turn to the left but I can take a mean curb and avoid incoming taxis well.

the ban has been lifted

After a little over six months, my retail fast ended on June 27, 2008 at H&M.

• Clothes & Accessories :$31.70 (Two tank tops, one shirt: Me, forever the bargain-shopper)
  

I could have gone longer without shopping, but it was the time to start. I should have started with what was on my list, a new pair of everyday black flats, but quickly fell into the old habit of getting something at the bottom of my list.

I've been reading more in the past few months, and so when I was in line waiting for a fitting-room I grew impatient l because I didn't have anything to read and thought that I at least could have been reading "A Long Walk to Freedom." (Tangent: I feel people stare at me on the train when they see the book. I obscure the cover with a postcard when I read it now to detract attention. Though I wonder if because people are wondering if I'm reading the Bible or something. The book is huge)