winging it...Goldwinging it

I'm currently riding an '85 Goldwing around. Not my preferred bike, but nice and cheap on gas to the tune of 40+ mpg. I've noted that my "true biker" streak is re-emerging. I feel more at home on a bike than I do driving a car or truck. I've come to learn my preferences in what I ride though, I like my bike to be low to the ground. Not only does the improve the center of gravity for slow-speed balance, but it makes it easier to get off and on. I like some sort of winshield, it helps keep too much wind off you so that you get a nice breeze and not a windstorm....fewer bug-related mishaps is also good. The gas mileage alone is a good reason to ride $72 in gas compared to nearly $300 every month in a lot of cash saved. I might could afford to stop eating out of the trash. Now I need to find how to cut corners everywhere else.

My exercising has gone in the toilet. We must work on that.

Forensic Chemisrty is rough. I know I bombed out the first exam, but not completely. I can still make good if I prepare for the next two properly and do all the lab reports correctly. I will do it, and I'll do it better than the rest of the class. Damn it, I won't fail again. I will graduate next Summer. I will make the most of this opportunity. July '08.... 59 week countdown to a new way of life.