thunder was its engine and white lightning was its load

my battle against turning on the air conditioning is in its death throes. i'm going to have to close the windows eventually. last night i left them open and was awakened at 1 a.m. by a KABOOM of thunder. i fell back asleep and didn't wake up again, so it must not have actually rained very hard, but the KABOOM was unpleasant enough. i just dread the electricity bill going up. that, and i really do like having the windows open. it makes me feel like i'm getting some fresh air, even if it is nasty houston air.

last night after work i went to the bike store to check out road bikes. i have a hybrid, but would like to get into bike riding more, and with the triathlon coming up and my goal of riding the ms150 next year, it seemed like buying a road bike might be a good idea. i'm just not sure about the prices! the cheapest road bike they had at bike barn was $549, and the one the saleslady recommended to me was $799! maybe i just don't know enough about road bikes, but i feel like i should be able to get something a bit cheaper...at the very least, under $500. i mean, maybe the only people who ride road bikes anymore are serious bikers, and thus they just don't make cheap road bikes because they wouldn't sell, but... i'm pretty sure i want a good road bike, but i just don't know if i can justify spending $600+ before i'm absolutely sure that i'll get a ton of use out of it.

anyway. this weekend i think i'll head up to bike sport near the galleria and see what they have. bike barn was pretty limited in their selection anyway.

last night when i got to the workout room, the two guys in there were watching cnn. zzzz. i think cnn is just about the most boring thing ever to watch while exercising. it just doesn't keep me entertained.

i think becca is a bad influence. she is always finding these great deals on random trips to acapulco or 4-day cruises, and making me want to spend more money.

lunchtime.