Week 6

November 14 - 18
Week 6 went by without a hitch.  Commuting was a mixed bag this week, as the weather changed daily (even hourly), as it tends to do through the Texas Fall.  The only bit of excitement (nausea?) came on Thursday when my route took me right by a roadkill deer.  Growing up in Texas, I've seen plenty of these on the road, but somehow biking over the blood stained sidewalk was a bit much for me at 6:00 am.  Luckily, someone cleaned up the mess quickly, before the thing started to decay.

We joined Thursday Night Social Ride again this week, for the first time in about a month.  The cooler weather made for a smaller ride, which I prefer to the masses that gather in the summer months.  We tried out our new Bose portable speaker.  It's only a little louder than the Altec Lansing I've had for the past 4 years or so, but the sound is so much better.  It was a nice little treat for our ride.  Of course, when dude on 10ft tall bike with 12" sub rolled anywhere within a block of us, we couldn't hear a thing, but it was all good.  The amusement of riding alongside a guy perched atop a bike so tall you need a ladder (but don't actually use one) to mount, sporting a sweet ass 'stash and red cape is worth the sacrifice of missing a song or two from my play list along the way.  It's actually one of the reasons why I stay out too late on Thursday, and pay for it all day Friday.  

By the time Friday morning rolled around, I was super exhausted.  It's tough getting up early and biking up the hill to work the morning after TNSR.  Too little sleep + tired legs = challenging morning commute.  Hopefully, I'll have enough energy to roll downtown later for the Ghostland Observatory show at ACL Moody Theater.  The hubby bought tickets to the show for our 1 year anniversary, and I want to have plenty of energy to dance my ass off for a few hours. 

Still loving life on 2 wheels.