ticket to ride

after getting my first real paycheck on wednesday, i went out and bought a sweet bike yesterday. not to sound too excited but im really excited about it. its got smaller than usual wheels (its just small in general, japanese style), a real low chasse, silver/blackish color...basically i think its uber-stylish. plus it handles like a dream so it makes darting inbetween people really easy...very helpful in downtown sakae.

i think the best part about it is not thinking about how long it takes to get places. a previous guest poster had noted something about me being lazy. while this quite observant and correct, now that i have my bike, i no longer have to say to myself "well, i really dont feel like walking 10 minutes here and back to the shop 99 to buy that carton of milk with dinner". i just hop on the bike and there i am in 2 minutes. i can get downtown faster by bike than subway now. i figure the saved subway fare will pay for the bike itself several times over anyways.

on an unrelated note, i have plans to go to nara on sunday with amanda and anybody else who wants to tag along...if anybody has been there or has suggestions on what to do/see there, please let me know!