Got kid moved in and sorted out.
then took yesterday off, got a handful of small projects done, finally watched Death Race (the one with Stratham) from start to finish (in two sittings) after seeing part of it w/o sound on a flight somewhere years ago.
and figured out how to take the washing machine apart. At least the front and the motor. There's some weirdness going on. Not spinning fast enough sometime, or most of the time. Motor mounts are weird and loose but maybe that's normal. Belt is def worn, could just need a new one of those, or maybe the transmission is messed up. Or all of the above. Got it apart finally. Then put it back together. Only to see the tension spring sitting on the floor. I have to have the motor out to put it in. Took 10 minutes to tear it down, put the spring back in and put it back together. I don't want to admit to how long it took to get it all apart the first time.
And then after that got cleaned up and headed down for the Thursday night Shop ride at NBX. Yeah it is a bit of a drive for a bike ride. But it was good to catch up with Ben and the gang. And to, yes, confirm, I need to submit another warranty claim for the iso-speed on the Madone.
Needed that hangout, driving home I had a def improvement in mood. Although at the start of the ride I kind of didn't really want to be there. At the light house (turn around point and photo spot) my left foot didn't want to clip in, but I got it in and instantly felt something weird. The cleat was moving around. 'Oh great' this is the fast section of the ride I was hoping to go fast, but I also didn't want my foot pulling out on a hill or anywhere for that matter. But I also wanted to try and ride fast. So I did what I could do and kind of pedaled with 1 1/2 legs. Def couldn't got as hard as I wanted in a few spots and got gapped twice. Pulled it back ones but not the second time. Ate hot dogs and burgers and chatted for a while after. It was good, cleat didn't fall out, I want to go back and maybe not get dropped. At least cleat had the issue last night and not sunday.
I did wear those shoes on the commute today and they seem good. Tightened them up after I got it. Will probably snug them down one more time.
But earlier in the day - the miracle was Molly let me sleep till 5:55. This morning? 430 was time to get up - I kind of managed to snooze her until 4:55 and she was jsut being persistent. It was so dark though that I made coffee and did the puzzles until there was SOME light in the sky.
We had our walk and went home scanned some negatives and now writing while super hungry because I got on the scale and back to late January weight. I think the miracle of february won't happen again but I can hope and maybe it will, but I also can cut down on calories in and just be hungry.
Big list of stuff I need to do today. Got the most important thing done that I had agency on the timing, two things are not my timing and the rest I'll squeeze in somehow, or not.
Feeling better - but now I'm sort of anxious about other stuff. Still working to avoid other people but less of a stress than it was before. And hey, if you're up for a good road ride on Sunday let me know.
Amor Fati Motherfuckers
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