Still noticed a slight twinge in my knee as I walked downstairs this AM, which is making me think twice about going for a bike ride, but I just can’t afford to take another day off the bike. So I’m going to at least try.
I just can’t afford to take another day off from training. Hopefully that slight twinge was just my imagination.
It was less than a year ago, I wrote this post, warning myself about drinking plenty of water when indulging in alcohol, so you would think I would know better.
But NO, that was not to be the case, and I went on to repeat almost exactly what happened last year. The only difference being, I didn’t go for a bike ride (my knee was still hurting slightly), and went to the gym instead.
At least the dinner party went well. There was plenty of good wine, and everyone said my lamb wellington was very good.
I wasn’t totally pleased with it, because I wasn’t able to obtain the cut of the lamb I wanted, and I thought it was slightly over cooked, but I’m still going to assume they were telling the truth, and weren’t just being nice.
Besides this was my first time making wellington, and I learned quite a bit. Next time it will be even better.
I just hope the next time I remember to drink plenty of water!
Lately I just haven’t had much enthusiasm.
Maybe it’s because I’m still feeling the effects of the trip to New Zealand, maybe it’s because I can see the US economy going down the tubes, and an administration that just doesn’t have a clue, and the prospect that could all continue should John McCain be elected, or maybe it’s because I’ve just surpassed my 6 year anniversary of being diagnosed with the lousy disease.
I don’t know, it could be any of them by themselves, it could be all them combined, or it could be something I would prefer not to think about.
But whatever the reason, I do know it is being made worse by the fact, my knee started hurting again, when I went out for this mornings bike ride, and I decided it best not to ride today.
I noticed some slight pain in my knee yesterday as I was pedaling down the coast with the club, but I wasn’t concerned, and thought I could easily work it out. And when we picked up the pace slightly, the pain actually disappeared, so I was feeling better.
That feeling didn’t last long, since after slowing down, and heading home, the pain got progressively worse. [Good thing it was a short ride.]
I mostly rested the remainder of the day, hoping the knee would be better this morning, but that was not to be. Still I tried to go for a ride, knowing I likely wouldn’t be able to, since I noticed some very minor pain as I was walking downstairs.
I got about a quarter mile down the road, when the pain in the knee started getting worse. It wasn’t unbearable yet, so I thought it best not to take any chances.
So now I’m even more depressed, wondering whether I’ll be able to ride tomorrow, and trying to decide what to do with the remainder of my morning.
We’re having a dinner party this evening for some other lymhomaniacs, and I’m making lamb wellington. That should at least keep me busy, and maybe even cheer me up somewhat, assuming of course everyone likes my lamb wellington.
Oh wait, I almost forgot, it’s actually spring time.
It’s just that at 46.6°F, it doesn’t feel much like spring.
I actually have to break out my tights for this mornings bike ride.
I just hope it warms up fast enough, I can get away without the gloves. I hate wearing gloves!
From vacation that is.
Here it is 3:30 AM, and after tossing and turning for the last hour, i decided to get out of bed, and play on the computer.
It looks like things are back to normal again. 
I hate it when I don’t ride my bike. Here I thought I would like a chance to rest, after riding hard for the last three days, but that is not the case.
I’m so freakin’ bored, just sitting here in the house, watching Tesoro plummet another $1.50 a share today, and watching Washington Mutual skyrocket $3 per share, after I came with in $0.20 cents of purchasing it last Friday.
I gotta get out of this house. I’ve already eaten way to much!