Today's Highlights

Today's Highlights:
1) Waking up at a reasonable time well rested.
2) Sitting at the Flying M, drinking a Mocha, eating a "Sour Cream Chocolate Cake" (can you guess the secret ingredient?), reading about the history of Christianity, and being in absolutely no hurry to go anywhere or do anything else.
3) Intertwining myself with Fern on the M's comfy leather sectional and engaging in funny + stimulating conversation. This being a pleasant surprise--this bit of free time with her before she had to go to work at her second job.
4) Perching myself on the nose of my bicycle saddle, grasping its makeshift aero bars, and pouring power into the pedals in order to make the timed lights on Idaho St. Feeling good at cruising speed, 26+ mph, riding with the cars just over the speed limit.
5) Buying a new sketch book, a pack of pens, presharpened pencils, and a mini-ruler at Rite-Aid.
6) Settling in at River City Bagel with an iced vanilla late and my art supplies. Drawing.
7) Finishing a real-life, preplanned colored pencil composition and nailing it to my living room wall.
8) Feeling somewhat talented while fooling around on my electric piano.
9) Biting into the best fish sandwich I've ever had (purchased at the Trolly House).
10) The sense of accomplishment felt upon successfully packing for a planned bike ride at Bogus Basin.
11) Singing along with Fern to Ani Difranco's "Living in the Clip" album. Song, "Fuck you...and your untouchable face", etc.
12) Riding down a swoopy piece of singletrack on the backside of Moores Mountain, checking out the spectacular view of the mountains east of the Boise front.
13) The cool, crisp ride back up that piece of singletrack.
14) The long gradual, super scenic climb up to the top of Schafer Butte, above Bogus Basin.
15) Knowing that Fern knew that the climb was a major accomplishment for her.
16) Eating junk food after the bike ride (chocolate Zingers).