western wall

kunefeh dessert. yum!

$1.25 falafel dinner

nice...

the north coast

Flying over Lake Erie right now. Actually, passing by Cleveland. The
commercial/industrial development/decay along I-90 and Euclid Ave is
like a scar on the earth when looking at it from the air.

Nuclear power plants spotted so far: 2

Saw the one by Detroit and the Perry plant that I got a nice view of
from my old apartment. Based on the flight, I should also be able to
catch the one by Wilkes-Barre, PA that I'd pass whenever traveling
between New Haven and Cleveland.

Clearly the in flight entertainment isn't keeping my eyes busy. I
frown at the pay movies, but I like the option of listening to some
albums from Weezer, White Stripes, Smashing Pumpkins, and NIN. It
ain't all bad! (-:

still tracking I-90

progress

Just passing over Souix Falls. I remember getting gas here once. Wow.
They just asked the passengers to sit down with a tone of urgency.
Hmmm...

Fun. Turbulence.

flying

I'm in the air almost to Billings. One of the neat things (in my mind)
is looking out the windows and see the places I've been. Ever after
taking that ridiculous drive across the entire length of I-90, there's
a ton more places along the route from Seattle to
Chicago, Cleveland, and NYC that I've seen on the ground. Granted,
most of that drive was exceptionally boring, but at the very least I
can take comfort knowing that what took me a day to drive we have
covered in an hour and a half. (we're flying past Billings right now)

By the way, exit row and personal entertainment system means good
times. (-:

packing list

(from memory...  I just realized that I'm assuming that pants will dry overnight)

Note:  No boots, no water bottle.

Headwear:
1 Floppy hat
1 pair of sunglasses that I'm about to buy

Footwear:
Sandals
Merrells

Underwear:
3 pairs of socks
4 pairs of lightweight cotton boxers
1 cotton undershirt

Sleepwear:
1 synthetic tee
1 pair of jammy pants

Swimwear:
1 pair of togs

Shirts:
1 dark linen shirt
1 dark synthetic tee
1 dark long sleeve tee

Pants:
1 pair of jeans
1 pair of dark linen pants
1 pair of dark linen shorts

Toiletries:
2 x 2oz contact lens solution
1 contact lens case
2 pairs of contact lenses
1 razor
1 half used bar of soap
1 oz of face wash
0.5 oz of face lotion
1 albuterol inhaler
Some diarrhea meds from YALE
3oz of shampoo from corporate housing
2 pairs of contact lenses
2 single use bottles of body wash
1 toothbrush
10 yards of floss
1.5 oz of toothpaste
1 pair of glasses

Camera:
Canon Digital Rebel XT
6GB CompactFlash card
4GB CompactFlash card
Cheapo Sigma 18-135mm? lens with polarized filter
1 spare battery
Rebel battery charger
Canon Powershot SD-something
2GB SD card
Powershot charger (I won't bring this if PMA has his)
Lens cleaning solution
Lens cleaning wipes
Latex glove
1 dented iPhone
iPhone charger
Apple power adaptor
Generic power adaptor

Bags:
Crumpler camera bag
Jansport day pack with water pouch
Some medium size bag that I'm about to buy

Random crap:
Random drawstrings for laundry lines
1 credit card hidden in the camera bag
1 credit card hidden in the regular bag
1 credit card hidden in the daypack
1 book...  maybe Nudge

four year old stamps... ugh...

packing list

yum!

seattle weather sucks!

i enjoy shaving in public

going home

On the 545. Apparently there were AT LEAST five punctures in the tube.
I'm guessing there were more.

Good news is that I have plenty of spare tubes and also a couple of
spare tires at home. I was actually thinking of putting the other
tires on since I occassionally get flats with the damn Kenda Kwests,
but I wanted to do one last ride with them and my cycling shoes so I
can see how big of a difference the shoes make. My finding is that the
shoes make very little difference if I don't even make it home. The
Kenda Kwests get a big FAIL. I would want the Panaracer Pasela
Tourguards to do better.

dammit

odd day

This has been an odd day so far. 

• I locked myself out of my building while on my way to get breakfast. 
• I left my ATM card in the ATM.  Thankfully someone found it, and they were amused at my derogatory signature on the back that I leave there since I never use my ATM card as a debit card.
• When I was getting my coffee this morning, I did the usual thing where I tell the coffee machine to get started while I then went to wash my cup and put in the milk and sugar.  Usually this leaves me some time to get my cup into the machine to catch the coffee when it comes out, but not today.  Instead, it dumped the whole cup of coffee on the floor.

I'm curious to see what other surprises will come up today.

bike commute - am

facebook suggestions

I’ve already been complaining about how stupid Facebook’s suggestions have been.  Friends were bad enough, but now it suggests fan pages.

Today’s suggestion?  Prayer.  Gee, thanks.

emissions

I don’t really commute by bus/bike because it’s better for the environment, but it’s a good bonus.  For the 27 mile commute (round trip), I think I do about 6 miles on bike and the rest on a bus that’s 3/4 full.

Gotta love SUVs.