The bike is here...this post is a little spec-y

Spring break is finally here and it's been cloudy and windy all four days. My bicycle finally got here yesterday and it is beautiful: carbon fiber seat stays, carbon fiber handlebars and stem, titanium axle rods, titanium water bottle cages, carbon fiber seat post, titanium saddle rails, crazy light Ritchey WCS Protocol LTD wheels, and full Ultegra components. I was so excited to get it, and when it arrived Monday afternoon, we immediately began assembly. Now, I'm a little hesitant. There is something about being relatively unknowledgeable about bike assembly, then building your own from the ground up to hop on and ride at 35+ mph that is a little unnerving, so I haven't really let her rip yet. Add to that the fact that I lost my helmet last year, and you may begin to understand my reluctance.

Tomorrow, we're planning on going over to Yakima and riding the greenway so I'll have a support crew in case anything should suddenly fall off. For a quick ride tonight, a book I requested from the library has been returned so I'm going to hop on the bike and pick it up. More on that later...

As for my recent decision to slim down my internet consumption, I have been moderately successful. I've stuck to my guns with myspace and facebook, but I've slipped a little with livejournal...Janelle just keeps me coming back for more! There are comments to make and replies to respond to. It's been tough doing this so close to spring break, but I've been reading more and now that the weather is getting nice, going outside more often.

That's about all I have to report. For dinner tonight, I made rice, an asparagus and radish salad with a lemon/cumin/vinaigrette, and lump crab with red pepper, scallion, celery, asparagus, lemon, and yogurt broiled on top of english muffin halves. Mmmm.