Well, yes over the past weekend I served my time in the National Gaurd aka: Nasty Girl, aka: Weekend Warrior. It was basically 2.5 days worth or sitting around cleaning weapons and organizing Army gear (TA-50). We had to spend the night on Friday night, and we were not even given a cot or sleeping materials. Luckily, I have been through worse for longer periods of time. I found a small mat that padded me from the concrete and slept on that.

We threw away probably 50 full uniforms worth of different clothes… luckily someone was smart and took them all to a surplus store and made some cash off of the stuff. Good idea. I didnt feel like spending any time doing that to make a few bucks. Probably like $.50 per shirt or pants. Maybe I am lazy, or the money wasnt worth the time. My time is important to me hehe.

Next duty weekend is in June, and luckily its only a 2 day including a family day on Sunday. Who is interested? July will be the 2 week annual training.
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In other news, I got my new fixed gear bike in the mail on Thursday. I rode it a few times over the weekend (when I wasnt with the Gaurd) to learn how to stop/ skid/ pedal/ etc. Then today (Monday) I decided that I was going to do the commute. From La Grange to Chicago its about a 17 or more mile commute. A third of the time its in weird sketchy shady ghettos all along the west side of Chicago. I made it to work in under an hour and a half. I didnt have a set route, so I pretty much went where the lights and traffic was flowing most. If you get lost, just look into the distance for the Sears Tower.

I still have to ride home. I am not worried. -K is worried about the trip only because of how shady the west side is. I wouldnt want to be in any of those neighborhoods any time after dusk. I swear at one point I rode past a drug deal at 8:30 in the morning… weird. The ride home tonight I am going to try to ride Ogden road the whole way. Its pretty much a straight shot from downtown to my house.

I let my friend Mark ride the bike today on a short break. He really didnt like not being able to coast or backpedal. The stopping thing would be freaky for him if he had to really ride that way. And then the worst fear of people riding others bikes happend… the tire went flat. oops. Luckily it was discovered right away and fixed on the spot at the nearby Bicycle Station at Millenium Park. $5 for the tube, $10 for labor (its Chicago, what do you expect ha?!)

Thats all for now.