ladera repeats

i would not recommend doing them on a tri bike...especially one that has a gear combination like mine. you might just fall over. for those who aren't familiar, ladera = rather sizable (short but steep) hill. fortunately, i didn't fall over, but there was one point on the first repeat that i thought i was going to. next time, i'll bring a different bike to do that workout.

i decided to take a religion class for fun on wednesday evening and i went for the first time last night. i was debating whether or not i should go not wanting to add more stuff to my schedule, but in the end i decided it wouldn't hurt to go once and see what it was like. within 15 minutes of being there though i was glad i went. the teacher, who is actually also a phd student at ut, is very good. he knows his stuff, and he also seems to know how to connect with his audience (university age folks). i don't remember exactly what we were talking about, but at one point he gave an example that went something like this: you know when your alarm clock goes off in the morning and you get up and turn it off...but then your bed says 'i love you' and you respond (with open arms) 'i love you too' and crawl back under the covers. i (and most of the other students) just about fell off my chair laughing as i listened to him animatedly share the example. i knew exactly what he was talking about because yesterday morning i had that exact conversation with my bed and crawled back under my covers for another 15 minutes after shutting off my alarm.

and now for something completely different: two of my roommates just got engaged. actually, i found out this morning, they got engaged five weeks ago, but they just told the rest of us two nights ago. they're getting married in the next few days i think because we're having a bachelorette party for emily this evening after dinner. in some circles of my friends, if people told me they were getting married six months after starting to date, i probably wouldn't blink. however, this couple isn't in one of those circles, so i was really surprised when they told me. they both seem really happy and excited (and a bit scared) about it, which is always good. i'm not sure we've had a married couple in the house before so it should be interesting!