The Rain Man Cometh
Well, Halloween is over, and the rain has begun.
One of my professors just moved here from Georgia, and I've been trying to prep him for the winter. I don't think he believes me yet when I tell him he won't see much of the sun until we are well into spring. He keeps pointing to the averages that weather.com shows. I've told him to buy a nice rain hat, and get outside and enjoy himself despite the rain. I find that a bit of a positive attitude about being outdoors in the winter here goes a long way.
That said, I've had a hard time getting myself outside the past two weeks. I had planned to continue my riding through the winter, but I've been putting off buying the proper clothing that will make it comfortable, and I really don't want to do it if I'm going to be miserably uncomfortable.
I ordered a set of $300 prescription riding glasses, and when they came they were faulty (the rain guards wouldn't fit properly because the lenses were too thick...there's a nerd joke in there somewhere, but I'm not finding it right now), so I backed out. $300 for sport eye-wear was really hard for me to bite off in the first place, so I was actually relieved. However, I'm not sure how I'm going to see while riding. Then again, the clothing and gloves are probably going to top out around another $300. I guess I may just have to push for night hiking in hills several times a week if I want to stay in shape.
One of my professors just moved here from Georgia, and I've been trying to prep him for the winter. I don't think he believes me yet when I tell him he won't see much of the sun until we are well into spring. He keeps pointing to the averages that weather.com shows. I've told him to buy a nice rain hat, and get outside and enjoy himself despite the rain. I find that a bit of a positive attitude about being outdoors in the winter here goes a long way.
That said, I've had a hard time getting myself outside the past two weeks. I had planned to continue my riding through the winter, but I've been putting off buying the proper clothing that will make it comfortable, and I really don't want to do it if I'm going to be miserably uncomfortable.
I ordered a set of $300 prescription riding glasses, and when they came they were faulty (the rain guards wouldn't fit properly because the lenses were too thick...there's a nerd joke in there somewhere, but I'm not finding it right now), so I backed out. $300 for sport eye-wear was really hard for me to bite off in the first place, so I was actually relieved. However, I'm not sure how I'm going to see while riding. Then again, the clothing and gloves are probably going to top out around another $300. I guess I may just have to push for night hiking in hills several times a week if I want to stay in shape.
posted by tk | Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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