To bus or not to bus....
One of the most useless things I did this afternoon to avoid doing any real studying or work was to comtemplate my mode of transportation to and from school this week. Usually there isn't much choice... I can take the bus or walk, and seeing as walking takes about an hour and a half each way, it's a pretty easy choice.
A couple weeks ago, however, I got my old bike fixed up with a new set of tires and a tune up. I washed it, got a helmet, and resolved that this year I wasn't going to rely on the bus as much as I used to. Now it's sitting down in the storage area of my building and, even though I'm two floors above it, I can feel it eminating waves of guilt in my direction. Whenever I do laundry, get something out of storage, or leave the building through the basement door it looks at me and silently accuses me of being lazy. I mean, I can't really hear it or anything but I know what it's thinking. And to be honest, it has every right to feel that way. I brought it out here from my parents' place more than two weeks ago and I've only ridden it once.
So today, as I sit here staring at my unopened sports law and charter books, I'm trying to work out a way where I can not ride my bike to school every day yet not feel guilty about not doing so. See, it's not strictly a laziness problem. The idea of getting on my bike and peddling myself to school is actually pretty appealing. There are, however, four things working against me:
1. The amount of books I have to bring. This is a problem because I'll have to carry them and my laptop in my backpack on... you guessed it... my back. This pretty much rules out Wednesdays, because I have three classes and the taxation books alone are heavy enough to become a major source of pain.
2. Time. Okay I can barely get to class on time when I take the bus so how am I going to get going early enough to actually ride there on time?
3. Weather. I hate riding in the rain, especially because I don't have fenders so all the dirty puddle water flies off the tires directly on to me.
4. Personal appearance. Do I really want to walk around all day with helmet head and dried up sweat all over me?
When I read over all those reasons for not riding my bike the decision seems like a no brainer. But... there's the guilt emanating from the basement... and the accusing looks I get whenever I have to go down there. And even though I'm not a slacker in the exercise department, the idea of getting even more exercise on the way to and from class is infinitely more appealing than getting on the bus.
So the obvious answer is some sort of compromise. Mondays and Thursdays I don't have classes so those days are out. Wednesdays are out because I'm there all day and there are a lot of books going back and forth with me. Tuesdays I'll ride to school, because I've only got one class from 3 til 6 and it's sports law. It seems like if there's any class I should ride my bike to, it's sports law. Fridays... it all depends. I've got a full day of classes but not a lot of books so I'll just see how it goes. And if it rains, I'm taking the bus.
Okay, now that that's decided, I either need to study or think of another reason not to. I should try and get through some stuff tonight. I need to do the readings for my first two classes this week, finish some cover letters, and update my calander. I'll keep ya posted on how that goes.
A couple weeks ago, however, I got my old bike fixed up with a new set of tires and a tune up. I washed it, got a helmet, and resolved that this year I wasn't going to rely on the bus as much as I used to. Now it's sitting down in the storage area of my building and, even though I'm two floors above it, I can feel it eminating waves of guilt in my direction. Whenever I do laundry, get something out of storage, or leave the building through the basement door it looks at me and silently accuses me of being lazy. I mean, I can't really hear it or anything but I know what it's thinking. And to be honest, it has every right to feel that way. I brought it out here from my parents' place more than two weeks ago and I've only ridden it once.
So today, as I sit here staring at my unopened sports law and charter books, I'm trying to work out a way where I can not ride my bike to school every day yet not feel guilty about not doing so. See, it's not strictly a laziness problem. The idea of getting on my bike and peddling myself to school is actually pretty appealing. There are, however, four things working against me:
1. The amount of books I have to bring. This is a problem because I'll have to carry them and my laptop in my backpack on... you guessed it... my back. This pretty much rules out Wednesdays, because I have three classes and the taxation books alone are heavy enough to become a major source of pain.
2. Time. Okay I can barely get to class on time when I take the bus so how am I going to get going early enough to actually ride there on time?
3. Weather. I hate riding in the rain, especially because I don't have fenders so all the dirty puddle water flies off the tires directly on to me.
4. Personal appearance. Do I really want to walk around all day with helmet head and dried up sweat all over me?
When I read over all those reasons for not riding my bike the decision seems like a no brainer. But... there's the guilt emanating from the basement... and the accusing looks I get whenever I have to go down there. And even though I'm not a slacker in the exercise department, the idea of getting even more exercise on the way to and from class is infinitely more appealing than getting on the bus.
So the obvious answer is some sort of compromise. Mondays and Thursdays I don't have classes so those days are out. Wednesdays are out because I'm there all day and there are a lot of books going back and forth with me. Tuesdays I'll ride to school, because I've only got one class from 3 til 6 and it's sports law. It seems like if there's any class I should ride my bike to, it's sports law. Fridays... it all depends. I've got a full day of classes but not a lot of books so I'll just see how it goes. And if it rains, I'm taking the bus.
Okay, now that that's decided, I either need to study or think of another reason not to. I should try and get through some stuff tonight. I need to do the readings for my first two classes this week, finish some cover letters, and update my calander. I'll keep ya posted on how that goes.
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