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This weekend has been dedicated to doing nothing and just milling about.
I am reading Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows. I'm about 1/6 through with the book already and I just began reading it Saturday evening. It's quite addictive. I waited until the last book came out before I read the Half Blood Prince because I didn't want to wait. I wanted to read it through. Now, I'll have to go back and read books 1-7 in completion. I think the effect will be different.

I also took my bike out this weekend for some heavy trekking. Saturday, because the weather was nice and not humid and just generally pleasant, I rode it all the way down to Coney Island. I used my sense of navigation rather than use a map or a compass. I figure if I know some of the subway stops, I could maneuver my way around. I was able to get onto the other side of the Belt Parkway and ride alongside the water until Toys R Us. It took me about a total of 1 1/2 hours to get there and then back. On my way back, I caught a glimpse of 2 accidents. One where the fire fighters came and were trying to open the hood of a minivan. Another where I saw a man lying on a stretcher. And of course, I almost was run over on 4th Avenue and 19th Street by some guy who wasn't looking in front of him. He came within 5 inches from my bike. The good thing is that he wasn't moving very quickly. He had just pulled into the side and was about to pull out again.

Sunday I cleaned the kitchen. It was very very messy. And then waited till the sun wasn't too hot to take another bike ride. I have never ridden my bike to Williamsburg, so I thought I would give that a try. I got lost. With no cell phone on me and no compass, I went around in a circle before I hit Bedford Stuyvesant and realised I had gotten to the Bedford Nostrand stop on the G train. From there on out, I knew exactly where I was going. Getting there took me about 1 1/2 hours, but getting back only took 40 minutes. Really about the same time as it takes me to go over the Manhattan bridge from Park Slope. I do the ride without stopping now. It's pretty incredible that it only took me a short while to develop the stamina and endurance. I must be in pretty good shape. I have the drive...now all I have to do is apply it to my career and where that is going.

I signed up to Facebook today. I got several emails from friends and colleagues to join. So I did. I originally deleted the account because I did not want to be associated with Pace University. I have the option to not be a part of it now. It's a relief to also see that anyone can sign up to Facebook now. I felt it was detrimental for it to only be available to students and those with an email address that ended with EDU. There's a lot of new things now. Little applications that I've just put on my page. It's fun. Now if MySpace had something like that. I found out that my brother, stepsisters are all using it. Oh well...I guess I'll just have to join the crowd.