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Bike Stations are the new Coffee Shop

I always thought that in the future we’d have flying cars, cars that drive themselves, cars that don’t use gasoline. Unfortunately, someone has been slacking and instead of moving forward we are moving… sideways? I want to say backward but that sometimes has negative connotations. Instead we are (and by “we” I mean some people which may or may not include myself) are cycling instead of driving.

For those about to rock there is Bike Central and Bikestation (neither businesses have locations in my immediate area). These are businesses where cyclists can store their bikes, rent a bike, have repairs done, grab more fuel (i.e. snacks) and even shower! note: showering is only provided by Bike Central, not Bikestation.

Frankly, I think it’s genius. I just wish there were more and in areas I actually bike to (or would bike to).

also note: the title of this entry has nothing to do with the opening paragraph. that is because I changed the title after I wrote this.

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Heartache to Heartache We Stand

So leaving seems the thing to do
When I’m here I’m lost in thoughts of you
And in my dreams I’m city bound

I think I live on heartbreak. It’s sad to admit, but I think there might be some kind of closure in finally acknowledging it.

Nothing has happened to me. Nothing has happened for awhile, but I think without someone to feel sad about I don’t feel normal… or like myself, rather. I suppose that’s what I mean by “normal” in this case. I know some people might say I’m negative or a pessimist. The truth is, I do like being happy but “the sweet is never as sweet without the sour, and I know the sour.” I like to live from joy to joy as much as I live on the waning pangs of heartbreak, as strange as it sounds.

Maybe I’m comforted by it because I know this is one thing I know how to conquer. Dealing with the challenges of overcoming heartbreak is something I feel has been the secret, underlying lesson of my life. When I think back on it, I guess that statement is pretty true not just in romantic relationships but in ones with family and friends and the race of life… and things I’ve never felt were fair. Thinking about all the things I’ve let break me and how I promised myself I’d never let them break me again has shaped me into who I am now. I know I can’t be the only one who has put their life together in this way. Someone who has never known heartbreak is missing out on something that can’t be taught.

When it rains, it snows in this prairie town
And we just watch it fall to the ground
And wait for love to come around

So ask me in that way you do
And I’ll leave these fields and I’ll come to you
And watch my heart as it breaks in two

“Prairie Town” – The Wailin’ Jennys

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a double life

It’s Monday, the 16th at 10:13 pm. I’m sitting on my bed, watching World Trade Center.

I feel like sometimes I lead a double life. In my off time I want to save the planet. I’m inspired by movies, documentaries, blogs, news, and I want to make things happen. But then the work day comes and I sit in my office and work, sometimes never seeing daylight from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. I’m not even doing anything that is making a difference. In fact, lately I’ve been finding myself participating in things that I don’t even believe in. I am wasting my time and thus, my life. I’m trying to come up with a plan. I just need some time.