Sleep Over!
Aug. 6th, 2016 10:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogIt's so nice to be here with Posi at his new place! I got to see a few old and new friends, I got lots of kitty time and petting, and lots of tasty food. I'm looking forward to this evening even more, which is what Mark describes as the "extrovert" portion of the weekend activities. Lots more people will be coming, including my partner and my parents, for board games and LAN games and things!
I need more sleep-overs with friends. Definitely. That's something we shouldn't grow out of.
I biked the 40 or so miles from Evanston to Round Lake Beach yesterday for Posi's housewarming party. It's happening all of this weekend in a sort of free-form party-blob, and I'm going to stay through Sunday evening or Monday morning and bike home. Most of the ride was really nice. I was on the Des Plaines River Trail for the first time, and though it's not paved, it was easier to manage than I'd expected. The Casey trail that branches off of it toward Grayslake, though, is very gravelly and slow. I might look for some street workarounds. I made excellent time on the first part of the route, leaving the botanic gardens only an hour after getting on the bike. The whole trip took about 3.5 hours in total, which is better than I expected. I think my sustained speed is improving a bit.
I need more sleep-overs with friends. Definitely. That's something we shouldn't grow out of.
I biked the 40 or so miles from Evanston to Round Lake Beach yesterday for Posi's housewarming party. It's happening all of this weekend in a sort of free-form party-blob, and I'm going to stay through Sunday evening or Monday morning and bike home. Most of the ride was really nice. I was on the Des Plaines River Trail for the first time, and though it's not paved, it was easier to manage than I'd expected. The Casey trail that branches off of it toward Grayslake, though, is very gravelly and slow. I might look for some street workarounds. I made excellent time on the first part of the route, leaving the botanic gardens only an hour after getting on the bike. The whole trip took about 3.5 hours in total, which is better than I expected. I think my sustained speed is improving a bit.
