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Friday night Jay came out with Heather.
Nicole was at the Dave Matthew’s concert in Hartford, so it was just us 3.

We went out to Boston Billiards for a while. I beat Jay quite a few times, which is unusual. I guess he hasn’t played in a while, which means we need to play pool more often! We then had 1 last drink then went back to the crib and chilled well into the night. We played some G-Cube, Chess, listened to music, and had some bonding time with Heather, filling her in on the background of our highschool past and all that. It was the first she’d heard of it. Jay’s been seeing her for about a month now, maybe more, so there was plenty of stories to tell.

Saturday I went for a ride in S.Hadley. I’ll post a Google Earth link with coordinates. It’s a really cool spot if you’re anywhere near Holyoke/Amherst area and like to mountain bike. I got all the way up to the top of the loop, and right where it starts getting into some fun downhill I hit a rock and popped my tube. It was my own fault since I didn’t fill up my tire enough. I had to walk it down, but got to the bike shop just in time to get a tube before they closed. $4.50 isn’t bad. I didn’t get an extra one though, which as I drove away I thought about. I’ll grab one from the local bike shop now that I know what I need. I’ve got a hand pump too that’ll fit in the camelback, so I’ll be ready in case it should happen again while I’m up on a trail.

On Sunday I spent some time getting Nicole’s brother Chris’ site up and going. I didn’t want to cash his check until I had something up at his domain – http://tunnelvision.biz
He’s into photography, has a somewhat metal persona, so I wanted to reflect that in the site. He called Nicole just as I had finished getting the site up. Perfect timing. He was really impressed, so I was glad he liked it. I can get into a mode where I make a really cool site, and often times I’ll just land flat on my face. That’s why I finally settled on FinishLine making his own – he was never happy with my designs/ideas. I do well with the dark stuff though 😉 It’s that dormant goth inside of me.

After that was done I went for a late afternoon ride back in S.Hadley with full tire pressure. Dan was already there when I got there. I saw his truck and gave him a call to possibly meet up somewhere along the way. I spent a lot of time on my feet instead of riding leasurely as I had the day before. The bugs were horrific, and either I didn’t have as much food as the day before, or the Rockstar on Saturday really made that much of a difference. I think it was hotter too. I really beat myself on Sunday. I’m sure it wasn’t all about the tire pressure but Dan confirmed for me after we were both done and finally met up. He rides about 40psi versus the 30 I was riding when I popped the tube, and the 60 which they filled them up with at the bike shop. So somewhere in the middle will give me a bit more cush, while maintaining the rigidity I need to battle the rocks.

A good weekend. I hung out with friends, layed low, got sleep, and got a lot of exercise. Summer is great, a tad hot, but I do more regardless.