O2

O2 is in many respects the basis of all life. whether it's via breaths / absorption of fresh air, or osmosis in the water... O2 helps maintain the fragile homeostasis that in turn maintains health.

After work yesterday i needed a cross ride. i tackled a solid loop coming home via the epic climb otherwise known as GREENLEE (duh duh daaaah)! This season i have yet to make it up that climb without serious O2 deficiency. while i made it further yesterday, i still needed a break towards the top. the bugs were in full force and by the time i made it to the top, i was not only dissappointed, but also covered head to toe in bites. coming down north meadows, grooving to the ipod, and swatting off flies, i started to feel the bike bounce in an awkward way... i stopped to notice yet ANOTHER rear flat.

ugh. atleast this time i had the right equipment to repair. frustrating as it took me a while but a few 100 more bug bites later, i was rolling home.

(scratch)

friends have been bugging me for weeks to go to the doctor. nearly passing out in front of my boss was a tell tale sign that something was off ... so today chaya and i both went to the doctor. we both have a lot in common when it comes to medical facilities. for one, neither of us like to ever admit that we're vulnerable to being less than healthy - it's one thing to whine about it to friends but another to actually visit a doctor. and, we both dislike doctors and needles... a lot. then again i wonder sometimes if i really have to say that. i mean who really enjoys going to the doctor and being prodded and poked? but alas we must endure the discomfort in the name of staying healthy.

my little girl was due for all of her shots. poor thing was so excited going into the office until she realized where she was.

turns out both girls - myself and little chaya - lost nearly 10 pounds each since last visit. while her's was partially planned to alleviate pressure on her hips and joints, mine certainly was not and also was just a few months ago. also turns out that for some reason my brain at times is lacking in the O2 department for one reason or another.

sounds like fun!
(scratch)

many viles of blood later (ewww how i hate needles), and plans to be hooked up to some heart monitor thing for a day i was on my way...

sometimes you take for granted the bigger pieces of life - like O2 - that truly sustain you. you're consumed by day to day happenings of the mind and heart that may or may not bring immediate resolution but ultimately and inevitably will be resolved in some way. it's really those bigger pieces that are most important, because without those being in check, nothing else really matters. at all.