Last night i could have punched Lanny in the face. He was super insistent that I shouldn't buy a new bike with my tax money, but instead go to Ecuador because I'm not going to ride it when I move anyway.

Now i am super committed to this. When I move, I will continue to ride as often as possible. I know that it is much more difficult there than here. Chicago is a relatively small city with superb bike lanes and is very bicycle friendly, whereas L.A. is giant and with hardly any bike lanes. I'm going to bike it. I probably won't be able to bike to work but I can certainly bike socially. There is a bike community there, I found a website that's all about it.

I just can't stand it when people tell me I can't/won't do something. It just makes me want to do it more. I think I need a nap.