So yesterday Staniforth and I went biking at 7pm down this cool trail that goes along route 36 (almost to Sandy Hook-ish) and it was the first time I’ve biked this summer without incident: before this a screw popped my rear tire, a gear dérailleur broke, and I later deflated my new rear, wheel which I found requires an adapter to inflate. Retarded, no?

Today I biked to the park at about 6:45pm, ran about 45 minutes (one and a half toploops, part of 5 mile trail, then frontwoods backwoods). The frontwoods backwoods I picked up quite a bit. Then I biked back. Overall an easy but decent run because I’m trying to ease my shins back into things after last week. They were miserable. I’ve been doing my exercises and all though, which is good. I don’t want to fall behind those folks at running camp! Speaking of which it is getting lonely here in Holmdel, with everyone on last minute vacations and all.

Tomorrow is the last day of work for me; I’m gonna miss it because I love making websites, but I really need the last week of summer to catch up on sorely neglected homework. After this job, I will be able to pay for prom, get a keyboard and then have roughly 12 tanks of gas. Or if I neglect the keyboard, I can get 24 tanks of gas.

Oh I forgot to talk about the Olympics. History was made these last few days. Usain Bolt won both 100m and 200m golds, and he broke the 100m world record while patting his chest. Misty May and Kerri Walsh became the first Olympic volleyball back-to-back gold medal winners with over 100 consecutive winning sets — they were undefeated for nearly a year! Both USA 4×100m teams were DQ’ed for dropping the baton. The Jamaican teams won first in both also, for the semifinals. China’s Roulin Wang (sp?) beat out a Canadian diver by 10 points for gold in women’s platform diving, making their total diving gold run almost complete.

Things progress rather quickly.

Every good thing has an end.

Today, watching the Olympic Openings, I was completely moved by the effort China put into everything. It was absolutely breathtaking, and at that point I just wished I was there witnessing it in person. But then my head quickly jumped to closing day, imagining all the Athletes done facing their fears and pumping that adrenaline…makes me wonder.

Oh and seeing the still pictures of people on the track, with the mood music, it makes you want to do it also. But then you remember that its not nearly as easy as it looks and that in real life theres no mood music. That is of course you go to one of Coach’s twilight meets. I love those…

Work today was whatever. Got another $360 paycheck that will go to buying Esther a birthday present and also partially to my mom to cover laptop fees (I think I still owe her $236 and the $500 that was wired to my bank account?) So after that I will officially have net positive for money!!! And I can start saving for either a really good new keyboard (piano keyboard, not keyboard keyboard lol) — or just for gas during the school year. I really want a keyboard though. I also have to save for those crazy events happening next year…like school fundraisers and stuff.

Oh and running gear. I plan to blow my money on new shoes every month or two during XC season, and also new spikes because
1) My legs need them
2) Its my last year running, might as well