Cervelo Team Soloist?

I feel the urge to write, but about what I'm not entirely sure. I'm currently babysitting my nephew while my sister-in-law and brother are out at my brother's gig. He's asleep, so I'm crashed on the couch watching TV with Abbey. Tomorrow I'm headed to the ROM to visit with the boys, get the latest on their newest donation and the gallery, etc. I haven't seen anyone else while here, which is a bit odd. Not that I've so far tried. I gave Laura a call, but I know she's pretty occupied, understandably so.

I got a response from Ian at Cycle Logik about the Cervelo Team Soloist (the special edition 2007 model with the fancy red paint job). Yeah!! It's a bike that used quite often by Team CSC for longer tours. Cycle Logik has a lay-away plan, so if I play it right, I could have a new bike for the end of April. Do the beginning gucky part of the season on my old frame and then switch over when the roads get to be cleaner. I can't wait to go and talk to Ian further about it, maybe get sized, etc. I've wanted a Cervelo for soooooo long. Their full-carbon TT bike is absolutely amazing, beautiful (as it should be at $5000!!), but the Team Soloist is awesome, and a real workhorse as well. And it has a high-angle dual seatpost so I can put it into an aero position if I wish for TT's with the OBC.

Lots to say but not sure what to say. I've been having some strange dreams lately, very vivid, very emotional. It's a bit tiring and frustrating - some of them you don't want to wake up from! I don't know what is spurring these dreams as of late. Probably the stress from the last couple of weeks. Even being here, I was stressing whether or not to call my aunt and try and see her, but then decided that I'd rather not put myself through that. Just not ready to confront all those issues really. Sometimes it is simply best to leave well enough alone. There comes a point where you just don't want to deal with emotional shit, right? At some points, all I want to do is purge baggage, clean the attics of the mind, banish cobwebs. But when I'm tired in general, it's not the time to start cleaning. Enough stress already.

I bought a new Spinervals DVD on Friday - an aerobic base builder. I figure if I start forcing myself to get up early (I know, laugh away) and do the aerobic 75 min in the morning, that by the time the spring comes, I'll be all set to bike to work each day. I've found my aerobic base has dropped a bit since I haven't been running and haven't been on the bike the last couple of weeks. But at least my shin is feeling a bit better after taking this week off from Muay Thai. Squash doesn't help it AT ALL though. I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday. Hopefully she'll refer me to a sports medicine doctor. At least biking is not high-impact so doesn't seem to cause additional inflammation. I want to be able to do the Rideau Lakes Tour with ease this June. I just gave in my registration form and OBC membership form on Friday. Committed to the full Classic this time 'round! We have quite a few 'team members' signing up. Still waiting for Andy to respond to me as to whether or not he's going to ride. He said he wants to.

I'm kinda looking forward to march. I know that sounds weird, but February hasn't been a hell of alot of fun, so it's like looking forward to a new start, a turning of the page so to speak.