304-road rage

i started riding my bike to work again today, since i am convinced the cold weather is finally behind us. i find there are many benefits of cycling. 1) the exercise, 2)it's a time saver and 3) i don't have to deal with the cta and their ever increasing fares!

another side effect is venting of anger. for example, today some fat lady decides she can just cross the street wherever she wants and not have to worry about oncoming traffic. i zoom around her and she freaks out mumbling "you could have hit me". so, i yell back "i should have!" along with a few more exchanges not fit for this blog. ah yes, road rage is a beautiful thing.

on second thought, though, it probably was a good idea i didn't hit her since i remember ellis getting his face messed up when he collided with an oversized person on the lakefront (his bike was in even worse condition).

305-five fingers

so i got a new pair of shoes today, and it was a lot of work. it all started one night flipping through conlu's popular science. i saw these shoes, the vibram fivefingers that were like a glove for your foot and made you feel like you were walking barefoot. i had to try them. they were supposed to go on sale march 1st, then they were delayed until the 15th, then on april 1st they were finally available. i got the 204th pair! (however, they were only available in orange/black). to add to the wait, they had problems with there website and i had to call them a couple days later to confirm the order...at least they gave me 10% off and free shipping, which i thought was nice until that turned into the worst part! they shipped them economy ups which means i only got one delivery attempt which meant i had to go to the ups warehouse to pick them up. so, i decided to go friday at lunch taking the bus. needless to say, the ups address is not the customer service address and i ended up walking a mile around the whole ups complex only to discover i couldn't pick up the shoes since my id address didn't match the shipping address! then i went today to try again. i printed out the invoice as my proof of address. this time i rode my bike down there and again they wouldn't give it to me claiming anyone could have printed that out from my email. luckily when i got home, my electric and phone bill came and i was finally able to convince ups of my identity and take my five fingers home! they better be worth the trouble.

also, check out bare foot ted. he's been testing these babies out.

306-easter sunday

Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

307-home cooking

i headed home for easter today. you may not believe this, but they have some things in rural areas that they don't have in chicago. peace and quiet comes to mind, but sometimes what i really miss are places like steak and shake. i think everyone loved going there in either high school in college for late night food (nothing beats the cheese fries). why shouldn't there be one in a city like chicago? maybe i should start a petition.

if you ever get a craving, there is one in evanston.