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for what seems like one time too many, but at least one more time, i hearby declare myself not-dead.

so Ryan signed up to take a motorcycle training class and mentioned it to me. this instigated me finally getting off of my ass and signing up to take the class too. i have wanted to learn to ride for a really long time and so now i am finally taking the first steps to do that.

my idea as to what me riding a motorcycle means has been evolving over the last couple of weeks. one of the driving forces encouraging me to get a bike is the cost of operating a motor vehicle these days. the $50 tank of gas in my small car now is a $55 tank with no indication of this changing any time soon. even with me doing things like turning off my car at lights and everything else to get better fuel economy, i am still only averaging 20-22 miles per gallon. there are days now that i really miss my 1.8 liter engine, much less how much i miss my 1.9 liter diesel.

so i was supposed to start my motorcycle training class today, but that got messed up due to a computer scheduling glitch. then i was supposed to start next week, but that got messed up due to some function taking over the parking lot where they do the class. now i am all signed up for the 12th of June, but that seems so far away. i guess i am impatient to start my class so i can find out that i love riding (which seems inevitable based on talking to people) and find a bike of my own and start riding.

oh well, i guess it just leaves me more time to do more research.

i managed to get as much sleep as i wanted on sunday night. i was dozing off on the couch around 9:00 and really didn't make it out of the bed until around 8:30 on monday. the dark rings under my eyes indicated a good amount of rest. i felt much better.

memorial day had melissa and i out to see iron man which was very enjoyable. afterwards we ran a few errands before i headed over to ryan's house to check out his new motorcycle (BMW F650GS). he is a very generous friend as he allowed me to ride around in his condo complex. i was worried about how hard it would be to get in gear and how comfortable I would feel on it. but i have to say that i am completely hooked.

it was a lot easier to perform the basics on the bike than i thought prior to riding. but i must be clear here and say that it is by no means easy. keeping straight the gear, clutch, breaking, signals, other cars around you, balance in the turn, all of it is very different than even riding a bicycle. it compels you to stay focused and stay safe. i cannot wait until my class, although that too may have to wait a bit longer. i had planned to spend father's day with my father (makes sense) which is when i am scheduled for class. i should know what is going on today and we shall go from there.

turns out my dad has a camping trip that will keep him busy father's day weekend. so we will celebrate the next weekend. i get to go to class and learn more about motorcycling. i am very excited.

melissa and i are off to atlanta for a wedding and familial visitation. yea atlanta in june...