Friday, August 3, 2007
Ridiculous Bike Ride, Ridiculous Thunderstorm
I went on a bike ride today to rival the trip to Coney Island. It took me 2 1/3 hours to go all the way around the north end of Manhattan, starting on 15th street and the Hudson to 15th street and the East River, following the lovely Manhattan Greenway, which impressively seemed like almost 80% bike path. Mostly flat too, only a little bit of hill climbing in Washington Heights.
The path up the Hudson is beautiful. It feels almost like biking on the Charles, only the other shore seems like a world away. Up in the hundreds there was a whole neighbor it seemed out having some summer fun with food and sports. All up the trail are public basketball and tennis courts, and even a couple sports fields. Some places you are riding right next to the river, so that you could get off your bike and walk right to the shore, no fence. It gets a little dicey going across the northern tip, along Dyckman st. to a path along the Harlem river. That spits you out on St. Nicholas Ave. which eventually takes you to the East river again at 120th St, which you can follow passed Randall's Island and Roosevelt's Island all the way to 63rd before you get diverted to 2nd Ave.
I would have never thought I could do a trip like that. I just kept hammering away, and it is just so much fun you want to keep going and going. I probably slowed down a bit at the end, but I think I got a pretty decent workout out of the whole things. I am starting to enjoy cycling more and more. Maybe I try to do those early morning bike rides with the Harvard cycling team some time.
As of right now, I am witnessing one of the most amazing thunderstorms I have ever seen. There must be a lightning strike twice a second, with some of them producing intensely loud cracks of thunder. If you are outside in this, you probably should reconsider your priorities, but watching from inside it is just surreal.
I'm gonna try to get some rest so I can actually get some MUN work finished before the summer ends. Hope you all are having a good summer. There is only one month left, so enjoy it.
The path up the Hudson is beautiful. It feels almost like biking on the Charles, only the other shore seems like a world away. Up in the hundreds there was a whole neighbor it seemed out having some summer fun with food and sports. All up the trail are public basketball and tennis courts, and even a couple sports fields. Some places you are riding right next to the river, so that you could get off your bike and walk right to the shore, no fence. It gets a little dicey going across the northern tip, along Dyckman st. to a path along the Harlem river. That spits you out on St. Nicholas Ave. which eventually takes you to the East river again at 120th St, which you can follow passed Randall's Island and Roosevelt's Island all the way to 63rd before you get diverted to 2nd Ave.
I would have never thought I could do a trip like that. I just kept hammering away, and it is just so much fun you want to keep going and going. I probably slowed down a bit at the end, but I think I got a pretty decent workout out of the whole things. I am starting to enjoy cycling more and more. Maybe I try to do those early morning bike rides with the Harvard cycling team some time.
As of right now, I am witnessing one of the most amazing thunderstorms I have ever seen. There must be a lightning strike twice a second, with some of them producing intensely loud cracks of thunder. If you are outside in this, you probably should reconsider your priorities, but watching from inside it is just surreal.
I'm gonna try to get some rest so I can actually get some MUN work finished before the summer ends. Hope you all are having a good summer. There is only one month left, so enjoy it.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Long Bike Ride
Well, Wednesday was a rather adventurous day. Just check out my approximate bike route for a sense of how adventurous.
Coney Island was pretty sweet. Google provided the food and the rides, and I chilled on the beach some too. I have no complaints about working for Google, except that I only have a few weeks left.
Not much more to say. Today. One of my library books got recalled by HCL. That was nice of them. Now I have to mail it back. Arg.
Coney Island was pretty sweet. Google provided the food and the rides, and I chilled on the beach some too. I have no complaints about working for Google, except that I only have a few weeks left.
Not much more to say. Today. One of my library books got recalled by HCL. That was nice of them. Now I have to mail it back. Arg.
Labels: bike, coney island, google, harvard
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Jury Duty Approaches
Well, my new jury summons finally came in the mail. The New York County Division of Jurors has asked me to appear in late august to serve as a juror. I had been called back in May during my exams and I requested one of those handy automatic postponements for after the end of my internship.
I'm not exactly sure what to expect from it. My dad has been called several times and usually gets dismissed because he is a lawyer, but he has had to serve on a trial once. I, however, and quite different from my father, since I am currently a student, I'm a bit of a political activist (including being a card carrying member of the ACLU,) and I am rather young. I don't know what they will think of my shoulder length pony tail either. Well, it will be an adventure that is for sure.
I'll make a full post on HP&DH as soon as I have had a chance to really pull my thoughts about it together. There is a lot going on in this latest and last volume, as those who have read it will know, so it isn't exactly easy to formulate a solid opinion about all of it right away.
In other news, I have decided to start biking to and from work (don't worry, I am going the long way home to get some exercise, not just biking 4 blocks each way.) It is slightly more challenging to ride a bike in NYC than it was in Cambridge, since there is a traffic light at every intersection here. But that is what the bike paths on each side of the island are for, right?
Well, we are coming to the end of July, which means that the first rays of school will be rising in the east soon. I hope that everyone is having a relaxing summer. I know that I am sure enjoying it.
I'm not exactly sure what to expect from it. My dad has been called several times and usually gets dismissed because he is a lawyer, but he has had to serve on a trial once. I, however, and quite different from my father, since I am currently a student, I'm a bit of a political activist (including being a card carrying member of the ACLU,) and I am rather young. I don't know what they will think of my shoulder length pony tail either. Well, it will be an adventure that is for sure.
I'll make a full post on HP&DH as soon as I have had a chance to really pull my thoughts about it together. There is a lot going on in this latest and last volume, as those who have read it will know, so it isn't exactly easy to formulate a solid opinion about all of it right away.
In other news, I have decided to start biking to and from work (don't worry, I am going the long way home to get some exercise, not just biking 4 blocks each way.) It is slightly more challenging to ride a bike in NYC than it was in Cambridge, since there is a traffic light at every intersection here. But that is what the bike paths on each side of the island are for, right?
Well, we are coming to the end of July, which means that the first rays of school will be rising in the east soon. I hope that everyone is having a relaxing summer. I know that I am sure enjoying it.
Labels: bike, harry potter, jury duty, summer