Commuting with Bikes

This was my day...

I woke up at "6:40 ish" and left my house at 7:25. I got to Notre Dame at 7:40, parked my car in the visitor's parking lot, and speed walked to the bike racks at Hesburgh. I unlocked the lock that was wrapped securely around the tires of the bike and peddled away to St. Mary's. As I vigorously (no, not really) peddled through the campus, I looked up at the sky. It was dark and gloomy. I prayed that it wouldn't rain because I really didn't want to arrive at work bathed from the rain. God heard me, for a single drop of rain did not come down. The bike ride to St. Mary's took about twenty minutes and it was relaxing until I had peddle up a slight hill. It wasn't intimidating at all but for some reason, I couldn't get up the hill! So, I stopped and walked up the hill with my bike. Boy, am I out of shape or what? Besides being a little clammy and sore in my thighs, the bike ride wasn't all that bad. Though I've realized that I must leave home a little earlier because I arrived at work five minutes late.

At St. Mary's, I scanned pictures into files. At Holy Cross, I checked if the books in the library had a shelf card AND if they were in the system--ALEPH. The work that I have to do isn't hard, there's just a lot of pictures or books that I have to go through. Oh! Guess what? When I was biking to Notre Dame (from Holy Cross), this creepy guy slowed down, rolled down his windows, and started talking to me in a flirtatious voice! "Hey baby. How you doin'? ..."I was completely creeped out, especially when he would drive the same speed as my bike pace! I acted like I didn't hear the sleazeball and I kept on peddling...

Once I reached Notre Dame, Cheri treated me with lunch (yay!). We talked about college---her experiences and my excitement/worries. It was fun. Thank you Cheri.

Let's see. After lunch, I went to the Law Library and downloaded cases into a file. I finished a volume today--I know, I surprised myself too. I also met Beth, my supervisor, for the first time. It was great to finally meet her because she's been a mystery to me for the past few days. Last week, I was painting a picture in my head of how I thought she looked like and what her personality was like--all from the look of her office. It was nice to put an actual face to the name instead of having a vision of what Beth might look like.