4th of July!!
So between the car wash destroying my car's driver side mirror and my loan apparently being 2 months late with my first payment (how am *I* supposed to know that PLUS loans don't have a deferment period?!) I was really upset last week so I bought myself a lovely new bike! We'll ignore the fact that I don't pay my loan and then proceed to buy a $450 toy for myself, haha...
So this thing is fantastic - it's got amazing shocks, both in the seat and in the frame itself so you don't get bike butt, even after riding for like 2 hours! And it's got click-button shifting which I liked a LOT more than the new twist-the-handlebar thing that 90% of them have today, apparently... I just like how my last bike had 2 metal tabs that you just kinda arbitrarily slid up and down and tried to guesstimate what positions they should be in, phht...
So today I took my first trek into Kissena park which was fantastic! It was so beautiful today so I slathered on some SPF 30 and rode down there and meandered the paths for about 2 hours. At one point, a squirrel was crossing my path and I figured he'd just keep going so I didn't slow down at all... But then he does that whole freeze and stare at you thing so I fucking hit the poor thing, hahahaha.... Well it's HIS fault, dumbass! And I didn't like...run OVER it - just hit against him cuz I DID try to steer around him at the last second... Idiot squirrel...
So I decided to take a break a call Marla in the meantime while I caught my breath at one point... As I'm engrossed in conversation, I realize that this guy rode his bike up next to me and gets off and sits on my bench, but I didn't think much about it... Now, I was on the phone for a good 20 mins and after a point, I realize that he's been pretty much STARING at me the whole time. So now I don't want to hang up cuz I know he's gonna approach me, but I also don't want to try and ride my bike away while I'm still on the phone cuz I'd prob kill myself in the process... And this guy is like...creepy looking. So after a while, Marla's like... Aiight - I gotta go and I'm like... :0( Ok. So I hang up and sure enough, this creep slides right next to me and is like, "Wow, you sure like talking on the phone! What's your name?" and I'm like...Uhhhhh....Angela...
So he's like, I'm Alexander... He's got an eastern European accent that I can't quite place, btw... So he shakes my hand and I'm like, aiiight - I gotta go - I'm supposed to be meeting my BOYFRIEND - just trying to make excuses to get the hell out of there and he's like, can I get your number? And I'm like, Nooooo! I just said I was meeting my boyfriend! And he's like, it's ok - I have a girlfriend too - no reason why we can't be friends! And then he puts his hand on my upper thigh. And I'm thinking - WOAH buddy, you just crossed a major line!! So I get up and I'm like - no. I really need to go. So he grabs my hand and he's like, NO! Just stay and talk with me! For like 5 mins!
And I was like, OK, NO. Now you're just getting annoying. Stop it! And I got on my huffy bike and took off... Hahahah except that it's not a huffy... I left the park and then I realized that I was on the opposite side of the park now and I have NO clue what direction stuff is in cuz all of the streets down in Flushing aren't numbered... But eventually I found my way back, but I was sad cuz I was having such a great time up to that point! :0( Oh well - I guess I'll have to go back again soon. I just hope he doesn't frequent the place...
So this thing is fantastic - it's got amazing shocks, both in the seat and in the frame itself so you don't get bike butt, even after riding for like 2 hours! And it's got click-button shifting which I liked a LOT more than the new twist-the-handlebar thing that 90% of them have today, apparently... I just like how my last bike had 2 metal tabs that you just kinda arbitrarily slid up and down and tried to guesstimate what positions they should be in, phht...
So today I took my first trek into Kissena park which was fantastic! It was so beautiful today so I slathered on some SPF 30 and rode down there and meandered the paths for about 2 hours. At one point, a squirrel was crossing my path and I figured he'd just keep going so I didn't slow down at all... But then he does that whole freeze and stare at you thing so I fucking hit the poor thing, hahahaha.... Well it's HIS fault, dumbass! And I didn't like...run OVER it - just hit against him cuz I DID try to steer around him at the last second... Idiot squirrel...
So I decided to take a break a call Marla in the meantime while I caught my breath at one point... As I'm engrossed in conversation, I realize that this guy rode his bike up next to me and gets off and sits on my bench, but I didn't think much about it... Now, I was on the phone for a good 20 mins and after a point, I realize that he's been pretty much STARING at me the whole time. So now I don't want to hang up cuz I know he's gonna approach me, but I also don't want to try and ride my bike away while I'm still on the phone cuz I'd prob kill myself in the process... And this guy is like...creepy looking. So after a while, Marla's like... Aiight - I gotta go and I'm like... :0( Ok. So I hang up and sure enough, this creep slides right next to me and is like, "Wow, you sure like talking on the phone! What's your name?" and I'm like...Uhhhhh....Angela...
So he's like, I'm Alexander... He's got an eastern European accent that I can't quite place, btw... So he shakes my hand and I'm like, aiiight - I gotta go - I'm supposed to be meeting my BOYFRIEND - just trying to make excuses to get the hell out of there and he's like, can I get your number? And I'm like, Nooooo! I just said I was meeting my boyfriend! And he's like, it's ok - I have a girlfriend too - no reason why we can't be friends! And then he puts his hand on my upper thigh. And I'm thinking - WOAH buddy, you just crossed a major line!! So I get up and I'm like - no. I really need to go. So he grabs my hand and he's like, NO! Just stay and talk with me! For like 5 mins!
And I was like, OK, NO. Now you're just getting annoying. Stop it! And I got on my huffy bike and took off... Hahahah except that it's not a huffy... I left the park and then I realized that I was on the opposite side of the park now and I have NO clue what direction stuff is in cuz all of the streets down in Flushing aren't numbered... But eventually I found my way back, but I was sad cuz I was having such a great time up to that point! :0( Oh well - I guess I'll have to go back again soon. I just hope he doesn't frequent the place...