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My bike is currently out of commission. I hope it's not too expensive to repair, but we'll see. I rode it partway home last night and then had McKenzie pick me up as he was passing through the basic area and I didn't have the time or energy to ride all the way home. We put the bike on the rack and started driving home, then hit a speedbump and the whole apparatus popped off, breaking the rack and fucking up the bike tires. Hopefully replacing the tires is all it'll take, but it may turn out to be more costly than that. When I went in to Performance last week to have it tuned up after months in the garage, the guy there warned me that they were way understaffed and if I needed anything major done that it'd be a few weeks. So I hope they can squeeze me in sometime before never and I get to ride some more soon. Because it's really beautiful out and I want to ride. And I'm sad and frustrated with this situation. Meh.

I have my first therapy session tonight with a new psychologist. I'm actually really looking forward to it. I know that's a weird thing to be psyched about (heh, no pun intended), but therapy has always been really good for me and I have missed it. So yay.

Despite my annoying doctor's appointment this morning, I'm feeling really great about so many things. First, I heard a little bit more about some potential jobs, and everything seems very promising. So that's good. I'm still impatient and anxious but feeling good about the eventual outcome.

Then I went outside to enjoy the day -- and to look at cars. I walked to the Honda dealership about a mile away and checked out their hybrids. The Insight was great -- I test drove it and loved it. 41mpg...now THAT's decent mileage. And the brand new one on the lot was cheaper than a bunch of used ones I've seen advertised. Still not ready to buy yet, but I'm pretty sure this is the car I want. I'll only actually need a car if I take the full time job, and I'll only be able to afford it if I take this job, so...it works out nicely, I guess.

When I got back from my car shopping, the sky had cleared up and it was a beautiful day, so I decided to take my bike for a spin. There are bike lanes all around my neighborhood, so I thought it would be good to ride out to a spot in Beaverton where I know there's a view of Mt. Hood. It's less than a mile away, and I figured that would be a good test for my bike's tires. I had pumped them up this afternoon, but wasn't sure if they were just flat or if they had holes. So anyway I rode out and looked at the mountain, then rode back. My bike kinda sucks. I bought it for $90 at Fred Meyer a few years ago, and it's just a 7-speed -- my short little jaunt today told me that this is definitely not the bike for a 9-mile commute. I'll take it out some more and see how I feel after I've put some more miles on it, but I think I'll also be looking to invest in a better bike if/when this new job comes through.

A friend saw me bitching about my wrist frustrations and put me in touch with a friend of hers who has had success dealing with chronic pain. The methods are a little unconventional, but it's not like conventional medicine has helped me so far. So I'm open to it. One really interesting thing he mentioned to me is that chronic pain tends to be more of a problem in people with obsessive, perfectionist personalities. Who, me? So that definitely got my attention -- maybe my tailbone pain is linked, too. So he's sending some materials to me and I'll see how well this works.

Then another job offer fell into my lap. I love it when that happens. My friend Matt owns the jewelry store where we used to work together in Harrisonburg (he was just a bench jeweler then). He is hiring me to do some buying for him here in Portland. I'm going to be paid to buy jewelry. How awesome is that? So I'm really excited about that and just feeling generally awesome and optimistic tonight. Yay.

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