for the second weekend in a row, i spent sunday afternoon biking to coney island via ocean parkway ( 5miles one way baby!). well, kinda...
last week, i went with Beau and it was so traumatic that i think it's going to take a lot for me to go biking with him ever again. he has zero patience when it comes to biking with a beginner. i'm not used to traffic ( which i had to bike through in order to get to the bike path), and somehow i dont think yelling and telling me i'm going to be hit by a car if i dont do this or that right is motivating or comforting.
take two: this week with my cousin. much better. she asked that i meet her at the bike path, which forced me to bike by myself through streets. i was late meeting her because i actually waited at stop lights at the beginning of my journey. (by the way : i was wearing a helmet! safety first!). but after getting comfortable with random opening car doors, illegal u-turns and keeping an eye for cars pulling out with no notice, i managed to run through lights when i saw pedestrians jaywalking. the most unfortunate part of the trip was getting a flat tire at Avenue Y. we were so close to getting to Coney Island! I had to walk my bike the rest of the way. We sat on a bench at the boardwalk, ate fruits and animal crackers and listened to music.
other things accomplished this weekend :
- cleaned and declogged tub
- scrubbed inside of oven
- bought fabric for my next projects (vest, shorts, and cargo pants)
things not done :
- study for the gmat (when's the last time i mentioned this? yep, that bad)
- cook for myself ( i will be having frozen pizza for lunch tomorrow)
- lift my weights
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