To be. And not to be. Both.

It should be noted that soup and salad is pretty much the BEST MEAL EVER. As a sometimes-chef (and all-times recipe follower), I love making soup. It's so easy: you don't have to think of a side dish or deal with six things simmering at different temperatures all at the same time. The whole meal is right there, in one big delightful pot of goodness.

(I had leftover soup for lunch, which spurred this little rant of delight...thank you Kyle for your culinary endeavors.)

I rode my happy yellow bike to work today, and realized I have much to learn about being a bicycle commuter:

1) Though it may only be 50 degrees, don't wear a jacket. You will sweat.
2) On that same note...polyester is not your friend. EVER. Even if it comes in the form of a cute little sweater dress.

Speaking of cute little sweater dresses....I had to stop a few times to tug down the hem and then reposition myself on the bike. Lo and behold, a short dress isn't the best attire for biking*. Who knew?

*Disclaimer: I did manage to prevent myself from flashing everyone in the world. And I'm not even ashamed about my wardrobe choice.


In other news, true to my decision to take a photo every day, I have some visual delights to share with you:


That's my bike!!





I actually took this photo some time ago, during a conference in Dallas. But since I hadn't uploaded photos in nearly a month and a half, it was just sitting on my camera. I pulled it up, remembered it, and loved it all over again. It's with a point-and-shoot, would you believe it? Might be one of my favorite photos ever.



P.S. I forgot to mention that I picked up a copy of "Ulysses" by James Joyce at the library yesterday. It's whoa-man thick. I was going to get "The Great Gatsby" too, but there were no copies around. No big deal...Ulysses will take me a while anyway. And I can't start until I finish the highly intelligent read, "Mr. Darcy's Daughters." Yes, that's right. I'm reading a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, written by not-Jane-Austen. It's not bad. :)