Not a Lot Fun Happened

Well this weekend wasn't all that fun but it was productive. Our bathroom has needed some paint work for a long time now so we finally got that underway. We also had a blocked up drain downstairs. Cleared the drain but we're still dealing with the pipe leaking after the whole thing was reassembled. After scraping, mudding, sanding, re-scraping, and re-mudding the bathroom we still need to sand and paint tonight and hopefully that will be it. Lately I have been into grilling. I followed up my NY strip grill adventure with a stab this weekend at hamburgers. Cooked them real well but I over seasoned them. I think I'm going to try again soon with just the charcoal, hickory wood, and salt. I thought having an opportunity to ride would mean I could sustain myself for a little while. Quite the opposite. I'm daydreaming so hard about biking right now. I have a really awesome route picked out towards Bloomington. I'm going to hit some back roads, followed by the amazing and familiar 45, stop in Bloomington for some Lunch/Dinner, afterwards hit 43, and 54, and after another brake in Bloomington, head home by way of 45 again. Lots of twisties hopefully some elevation changing. I need to get some hill riding under my belt. Now come on weather, get on board. I looked at the idea of buying an old barely running cruiser and fixing it up myself, but even the POS rides hit in the $1000's so I guess that’s out. So, I've been back and forth on how I feel about cruisers. I think my quandary stems from the fact that I like cruiser bikes and I understand the appeal of the different style of riding. What has put me off them is my interactions with the people who ride them. (Not true of everyone) A bunch of old farts who would rather have barbecues, eat dinner together, and reminisce about how they once did this or that on a bike, than they would actually get out there and ride on a gorgeous day. Bragging about how fucking cold it was this time they road once, or how they have a 1700CC bike but "don't give a fuck about performance." Pisses me off. Saturday night we had a couples meetup, hoping to meet some couple who would be interested in hanging out. From my perspective, it was basically a bust. We're still trying to find ways to shake life up, and we don't really know what's happening one way or another but keeping our eyes open and trying to make it all work. See you.