ennui

i am experiencing major boredom. my job transfer to Phoenix went through, my last day in the office is 12/9, and consequently, nobody wants to give me billable work. or any work, for that matter. so i sit here and study my leed reference guide with great hopes that i will actually take the test before i leave california...and in the meantime charge the hell out of my company's overhead account. pitiful. but i cannot emotionally afford to care at this point.

i did, however, have a great weekend. i drove the mini w/ bike down to los gatos very early saturday morning and rode demo forest with the south bay-ers for the first time in a long time. highland road washed out, but was recently rebuilt. don't think i've accessed those trails for at least two years, and wow, i forgot how fun they are! we rode braille trail. i think i've stepped up my riding this past year because the trail, although fun, seemed very easy and short. that makes me feel good because i have a 24-hour race in february, and i don't want to ride much more than i already do. afterwards i met up with karen, benjamin, carolyn, foster, amalia, julia, sophia, and cyrus for lunch at a pizza joint. super fun! and then i drove home and literally fell onto the sofa and passed out by 9pm. i love those saturday nights when i'm drained...i sleep so well.

so the mini is doing well. despite her tail light being punched in a couple weeks ago, the electrical tape is holding very well (no moisture seepage) and most people don't even notice anything is wrong with the light, so i decided to save my cash and wait for someone to rear-end me. that way insurance will pay for the tail light. either than or i'll wait until the cost of parts goes down to something reasonable. i bought the mini protective film for her headlights, front bumper, and hood...a temporary clear bra, whatever you want to call it, for her roadtrip to AZ. i don't want to risk paint chips so early. she also has a new sunshade. i filled her tank for the first time today. first time i EVER had fun filling up a gas tank...and it was premium!

oh, and i was just driving along the freeway this weekend and looked down at the speedometer and...holy crap...was nearly at 90mph. my jetta would have been coughing up a lung at that point so i didn't notice i was going so fast. the mini is a speed demon!