Instead of working today, I took the day off...because it was my scheduled day off. I used it wisely by sleeping in all the way until 9:00. Following my grand appearance from my bed, I decided to break my hiatus of not reading or paying attention to the news and reenter the world outside of Acadia. Although most of the news is bad news (ie Iraq), knowing no news doesn't somehow make the news good news.
After that, I finished reading Decision Points. Fascinating read. I highly recommend it.
This afternoon I hitched a ride into Bar Harbor with a couple of the girls from the dorm. There I decided to bite the bullet and buy a used bike. It ended up costing me $250 for a nice Raleigh leisure bike. The asking price was $250, but I tried to drive a hard bargain by saying I'd pay $250 for the bike and a helmet (asking price for those was $20). The shop owner immediately said yes. Should've went lower. Another rookie mistake. Nonetheless, I"m pretty excited about having a bike like the one I bought today. Before I left Montana, I had planned on buying a bike out here, so it wasn't an impulse buy in case you were wondering.
After my big purchase, I made a significantly smaller purchase of face wash, deodorant, and toothpaste. I was running dangerously low on all three.
Next I went to the Abbe Museum. It's a museum about the native peoples of Maine. I don't think I've ever seen such beautifully woven baskets. They were incredible. In the gift shop a few were available. I saw one set of five baskets for the low, low price of $2,500. Good thing my bike didn't cost that much.
We got back a little before 6:00. I decided that I should probably go for a run. I also decided I should probably go on a long run to see how my body would handle it. I ended up running a little over 8 miles. So far so good, but the real test comes tomorrow when the legs make initial contact with the floor besides the bed.
This evening the final roommate showed up, Gabriel from South Carolina. So we now have a full room of four. That'll be an awful lot of man is an awfully small space.
Today's picture of the day is my new bike helmet next to the picture of a space shuttle which is our only decoration in the room. Enjoy!
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