Memorial Day Weekend plus the DHS graduation made for a good excuse for a long weekend back in Deerfield. It’s been a little hectic trying to do everything I want to, but I have had a good time so far. My sister’s graduation was great on Thursday, if a little cold. I saw several of my old teachers, and they actually remembered me. I was impressed; it’s been 8 years. I was too nervous to say hi to Mr. Motsko though, 12 years since freshmen bio seemed like a little much. And he was always sort of intimidating, in a watch-out-for-the-blue-people-of-tennesee kind of way. Other than that so far it has been a lot of hanging out with friends and family. Anna, my Dad and I went for a ride Saturday morning, about 50 miles through suburbia. I picked a new route from the Colavita Chicagoland cycling team (I know nothing of them), and it worked out fine. A few of the roads were a little too busy for comfort, but we had a nice rest stop at a confectionery in Long Grove. Nothing like a few chocolate covered pretzels to keep you going. In a couple weeks the 3 of us head out to Bettendorf, IA for TOMRV, a 2 day ride, 106 miles the first day, 90 the second, 6000 and 4000 ft of climbing respectively. No big deal…
The other highlight thus far has been playing Gauntlet on Gamecube with Chazz and Brian for a few hours. It’s amazing how quickly time can fly shooting away at random baddies. The fantastic announcer (“Green Knight needs food badly”) combined with jeering at incompetent teammates makes co-op awesome. On a somewhat related note, I need a version of settlers that travels well. And not a second-tier travel edition. Either that or I need to strategically place copies (or friends with copies???) wherever I travel regularly.
