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Thus far, the only thing on Hubbyfink's and my weekend project list that can be checked off is clearing the backyard of junk wood and taking all that trash to the dump. Hubbyfink spent the better part of yesterday tinkering with my notebook. It's infected with Vista which neither of us has used, but we'll get the hang of it sooner or later.

In other news, unloved perfumes have been flying off my bpal.org sales post. I'm very happy for the extra space I'm gaining as well as the extra cash.

I want to ride my bicycle. I want to ride my bike.

A month ago Bossman gave me an Ovation Award which I turned into $300 worth of Target gift cards. I've been hemming and hawing over how to use those cards -- a self-cleaning catbox, a small HDTV plus DVD/VCR for the craft room, yet another iPod -- for a couple of weeks, and this morning inspiration finally struck. I was complaining to Hubbyfink about how out of shape and unhappy I am and he told me about how he'd been "playing" at the gym, rather than slogging along on machine after machine. I flashed back to something stitchwhich posted a while ago about framing exercise as "play". And so, I used that $300 for a new bicycle.

It's a multi-speed, sea green Schwinn I've named Kermit. Because the afternoon was so gorgeous, I told Hubbyfink I was go bike riding when we got home from running errands. He pulled his bike out of the basement, cleaned it up and rode with me. Now, I'm terribly out of shape and haven't been on a real bike in over ten years. The going on the W&OD trail was slow (and pretty tedious for Hubbyfink) and I begged for a rest break at the Church Road overpass, which is also where we turned around. So, I guess we got about a mile and a half for our first ride together.

We're going to take the bikes back out again this week so they're hanging out in the kitchen. Hubbyfink tells me this now makes us poster children for REI.