My rear tire on my bike went flat at some point, and i didn’t get around to fixing it because i didn’t have the necessary stuff. This led to my bike being outside completely neglected for about 2 months now. I went to Bicycle Sports Shop and got a patch kit, fixed the bike and rode it to school, but more has to happen, cuz my chain and shifter lines have rust on them. Upon returning to my bike 5 hours after riding it to campus i discovered the back tire had lost quite a bit of pressure and my front tire was completely flat. I pumped them up enough to get home and the bike will probably now be neglected until the weekend.
I can’t help but think the bike is symbolic for my large life. I tend to basically do the bare minimum in many of the aspects of my life, ruthlessly purging things that i can get away without doing in order to fill my time with….nothing. Whenever I look at the things that i need/should do i’m boggled by the list, and yet i seem to continue skating along. The tires are always inflated enough to make it home, but the chain is rusty and likely to stay that way for a while.
My sister has a link to Paul Graham’s essays on her AIM profile. I’m so proud. She’s got the diligence that i lack, and hopefully she’ll realize that her potential far exceeds mine for that fact alone.
That being said, i really want to go to a parent-teacher conference someday for a son who is too bored in class to live up to his potential.
I guess i should go crank out the 3-5 page paper that’s due tomorrow. Blech.