Wow, Summer's Upon Us

I'm in the library presently. I really should be finishing the ten page paper that I haven't researched for and have only written two bad pages for. But I'm not going to. It'll get done, and reflection is good for the soul. I know this isn't really bicycle related. There's not much going on there at the moment, what with finals and my procrastination. I'm very much looking forward to getting home and being able to spend all my weekends and as much of my weekdays as possible in the saddle.

It's hard to believe that in a few short weeks, I'll be heading up to Providence. Thinking about it makes me realize how much work I still need to do. There's my fundraising to top off, my presentation to prepare, and all the odds and ends with the bicycle and gear like re-instaling my cyclocomputer and buying biking socks. It's somehow exactly how I envisioned the last few weeks being and not at all what I'd hoped for. The stress is still motivating, however, and that's a comfort. The second it gets to be more hindrance than help is when I start freaking out. Stress seems to be the order of the week though, with the end of the year at my front door. The sobering fact that I'm coming up on my last year of university life makes the prospect of biking monotony and sublime scenery and fellowship with young people all the sweeter. Reflecting on how the summers following this one will be indelibly different from all the summers I've experienced in my life so far also makes it special. Bike and Build is, really, the death knell of my young, carefree summertimes. But what a glorious end it will be.

Peace Out Hombres!