Rode the Sempre on the Millhopper loop. 13mph headwind on the way back. Kind of tiring even though I was a couple of minutes off my faster times. Still getting back into the groove from being on vacation. My cadence sensor decided to malfunction at the start of the ride.

Cortina is in the shop. Should I ride the Sempre to work? I think I will.

Bikes and More just called. The Cortina needs a new chain and cassette. I'm also getting a stronger rim to hopefully keep the wheel from going out of true as often.

V and I rode down to the Top again tonight. I had eaten an entire Satchel's calzone mid-afternoon so I wasn't too hungry. I just had a salad. The wasabi green goddess dressing was good. I drank a White Russian followed by a Black Russian. I try to sample a different mixed drink each time I'm there.

Afterwards we biked over to the cupcake place. I have confirmed that the cupcake twins don't live above the shop. I think they have a cupcake intern because some dude in a blue shirt wandered over at one point and asked if everything was ok. We were just spaced out on the bean bags.

In NYC they do cupcake tours of all the notable bakeries. We need to do a G'ville sweet tooth equivalent sometime and hit up Sarkara Sweets, Karma Cream and Sweet Dreams all in one night. That would be the stuff of legends.

Need to drop off the Cortina at Bikes and More because it's not shifting properly. One of the people I rode with this morning complimented the Sempre and asked me where I bought it. I told them B&M and she said she didn't realize they sold Bianchi. Made we wonder if she had ever even been to B&M. That's like saying you didn't realize that Publix sells Coke. I get sensitive about Bikes and More around other cyclists because I feel like B&M doesn't get their due among the cycling club crowd.

Driving to work tomorrow because we are living right after my shift to go to Orlando to visit V's parents.

Rode the sempre for the first time since coming back from vacation. It was kind of weird because some random dude came up behind me and asked if he could ride on my wheel for a while. I was like sure whatever. I guess he wanted someone blocking the wind.

The ride itself was ok. I'm just easing back into things so I didn't go nuts.

Biking in NYC- most people seem to ride old beat up bikes. There are way fewer cyclists than I expected given how impossible driving is. There aren't many places to lock up bikes. Many streets don't have bike lanes and traffic is kind of a free for all.

Still, commuting on bike seems doable. I've just been in Manhattan. We'll probably go to Brooklyn this weekend. Likely more bike friendly there.

Haven't seen a single fixie. Maybe a few left in Williamsburg.

Saw a couple of dudes with bikes on the subway. They looked extremely tired for some reason.

Went on a sick ass ride down the hawthorne trail with noted astrologer Harrem Monkhorst. Finally have proof that the second half of the ride is easier than the first. According to the power meter I used fewer watts on the return trip despite completing it faster.

Got rained on some. Hope that ugly noise my bike was making isn't a harbinger of doom. Gave the Sempre some TLC this afternoon.

Rode to Boca Fiesta with V last night. Went to the cupcake place after. They were doing a cupcake photo shoot for advertising. Due to my own stupidity our bikes T boned later. I forgot Main was closed and started heading in that direction. V was going the correct way and we collided.

Was rained on yesterday morning on the way to Walgreens. I was wearing my work clothes at the time. My pants dried fairly quickly.

Bike was squeaking after riding in the rain. Lubed it and rode to the Top with V last night for Taco Tuesday. Went to the Atlantic after. At dinner a sip of my scotch went down the wrong way. It burned. The Atlantic was this alt country line up. It was all right considering a don't like that type of music. Got tired.

Feel listless and bored.

At least one of the strawberry plants is starting to bloom.