today, i bought a bike. i paid $8 for it at a goodwill store. its a little red and black bmx'r with a little pink barbie horn which i'll most likely take off... or paint over. things are looking up for my future. i can now ride to this new little coffeeshop down on east bay street (8-9 blocks from home) and read and enjoy the good life the summer brings between jobs and maymester classes. that and flirt with cute new "friends" i've made there in the past week.