No bike yet

I still haven't got the bike. The bike stores I like aren't big enough that I can wander around and be anonymous, which is my favorite way to shop, so working up the courage to go in and actually talk to someone is taking a while.
I did however buy myself some other presents, including a set of paperback Harry Potter books 1-6 which was deliciously discounted and a heart rate monitor/watch thing, but it was sort of gigantor on my wrist, so I'm waiting to hear back from the people about whether I can return it for a slightly smaller watch part

I'm on track to justify the HRM/watch as I gear up to this summers activities. Overcoming the winter-of-sloth feels wonderful. People from work are doing a sort of group training thing to get ready for the Army 10-miler in October (which I did not sign up for), but I'm hoping to keep up with their training and do the Navy 5-miler at the end of September. Yesterday I had a nice (as far as jogging slowly can ever feel nice) 3+ mile outing and am excited for the 5K coming up two Sundays from now.

Besides running around (literally) I've signed up for a glassworking thing. I think that I will not actually be doing much of the hot glass stuff, but it will be neat to go and see the workspace. It's not particularly metro close, so (circling around to my first point) I need to get a bike!

Last point, I'm excited that I might've found some co-workers who will come swim laps with me occasionally. And one of them might sign up with me for a lake swim at the end of May. It will probably be cold. I'm still trying to talk myself into paying someone so I can go do a mile of splashing in cold water.