Nature: 1, Jarrod: 0

listening to: Chronic Future - Time and Time Again

so today i got to do what i've been wanting to do for quite a while. ride my bike to work.

the trip there went well for the most part. i left a little later than i planned but i made it on time. i actually cut like 15 minutes off my previous time, the new bike really makes a difference. it was once i got to work that everything fell apart.

first realization: i forgot to bring a work shirt (collared).
first solution: i can go buy one. i bought one.

second realization: i don't have a nametag(which i need to clock in) because i keep them in my car.
second solution: i keep a spare in my locker. phew.

third realization: i'm bleeding. yes, there's blood. at one point by bike fell over while leaning against me and apparently that scratch i felt was actually 3 cuts on the ankle area of my foot.
third solution: band-aids in the office.

fourth realization: the shirt i bought is long sleeve. .....
fourth solution: roll up the sleeves.

so i got everything taken care of and work went on and was good. a bit before work is done, i realize something new.

fifth realization: there's a storm coming in. i rode my bike to work today.
fifth solution: there is no solution. i get poured on.

i leave work and i can see some lightning. i pedal fast. i get over halfway to the trail that i think will be shielded from some rain by trees, and the rain hits. kind of slow first, then pretty much pouring. i get to the trail that i think will provide some shelter, and i realize it does no such thing. i also realize that if i ride my bike home too late, the trail will be pitch black. no good. i pedal fast. just as i'm out of the woods and coming up on my street, the rain has slowed down considerably. once i'm at my doorstep, the rain has stopped.

good game nature. good game. i admit defeat on this one. jarrod doesn't think to check the weather before biking to work and jarrod gets owned. the ride in the rain was actually pretty fun.

i'm driving to work tomorrow.