Shit. Hell. Fuck. I go to get on my bike tonight and yet again, my tire is flat. However, this time I can't find the leak in it... which leads me to believe that there are assholes among us who would mess with my mind by giving me a flat tire. Actually, I don't believe that... but it is a tad suspicious. I tried for 1/2 hour to find the hole in that tube, but it just doesn't exist... so instead I will wait a while and get a ride home with George.... loading the bicycle into the back of the Talon and then relaxing all the way home... or trying to. I want to RIDE, dammit!

I'll fix that this weekend. But good. I hear there are tire liners that protect your tubes from external punctures and pinches. i will find one.

I'm so tired... and I'm still on pager. Pager sucks. Have I already told you that? I tell you again. Pager sucks. Page at 11:30pm, page at 4:00am. Sleep?! What sleep!?

I'm a person who values her sleep. I work hard to make sure that I get 8 hours of uninterrupted snoozing every night... even when I have to leave the house at 5:00am to get to work for 6:00am I go to bed at 8 so I can be asleep by 8:30. Wake up at 4:30 and you have yourself 8 hours of sleep! Being on pager fucks that right up. Onlly tonight and tomorrow night and I'm free

Lucky me, I got yet another flat tire this morning. I'm a freakin' expert at flats. I was at 70th and Marine and riding suddenly felt "funny" - I checked and sure enough another flat. Luckily I was right near the Husky gas station - so I made it there and changed the tire in the well-lit parking lot with an air pump right there - AND I got to wash my hands before I headed out on my way. Luxury!

I lost my really handy helmet-mount rear-view mirror there - but I called the station when I got to work and they found it outside where I was working on my bike - I'll pick it up on the way home.

The best part was being just late enough to get a great view of the sky during a beautiful sunrise. =)

Funny thing: I went to ride my bike home last night and found my tire flat. I fixed the flat here, since we have a nice big sink and some dish soap here at work - replaced the patched tube and rode home without incident. I had made it nearly all the way to work (10 minutes left in a 40 minute ride) and I got yet another flat. I don't know where the tube is punctured this time... I'll find out and hopefully be able to prevent future flats.

Two flat tires in less than 16 hours. Sux to be me! (But I'm getting really good at changing flat tires on my bike).