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did my shot last night. shot given at 6:00 position in my right thigh. i must have hit a blood vessel cause i bled pretty good. other than that it went well. no side effects. giving myself a shot still pretty much sucks though. Courtney and i were sitting in the dining room getting ready to do our shots (this used to mean tequila or jameson, now it means avonex and enbrel) and we just looked at the table and started laughing. on it were syringes, alcohol wipes, bandages, ice pack. how did we get here? it's a good thing the police have not barged in during shot time.

again a gym-less week this past week. my gym membership is up at the end of the month anyway so i'm pretty much over the gym.

i found a bike this week! i'm totally stocked about that. i went to one of those "bike shop on the side of the road" type places that my friend from work recommended. she got her first bike there which was a used bike but much cheaper than the newer bikes. fine for a first bike. so that's what i did too. i got a used schwinn. a perfect fit. it's a little heavier than the newer bikes but not too bad. and what do i know? - i haven't ridden a bike since i got a driver's license. a few extra lbs might mean a lot to a racer but i don't think i'll know the difference. Allen, the bike guy, is going to do some upgrades for me. adding on new peddles, moving the gear shifters, adding on a 3rd gear in the front (i'll have 24 gears i think), a new seat. i think it's going to work out just fine for me. plus i'm going to end up spending less than half what i was planning on spending. maybe a 1/3. my bike will be ready for me some time next week.

i was thinking of joining my buddy from work in the MS ride in NC but then i started thinking, why drive to NC, ride for 150 miles, and drive home. that seems like quite an undertaking for my first biking experience. i've decided that i'm going to do the MS 150 that goes from cranberry to erie. so don't be surprised if i hit you up to sponser me. the thing is, the MS 150 is june 6th or something so i need to start training asap. anyone want to join me?

next shot to be give at 6:00 position in left thigh. tentative date: april 3.