Biking II

The Playlist
While battling the hills in SE: "I Need a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler at the beginning and  "The Killing Floor" by Jimi Hendrix at the end.
Once I hit the top of the those hills: "If You Want to Sing Out" by Cat Stevens (I almost wept, it was so perfect).
Turning on to Duke St and then pulling into my own driveway: "Sostenuto" from Mahagonny Songspiel by Kurt Weill.

The Time
Driving home from the theater usually takes me twenty to twenty-five min. Last week this ride took me an hour, tonight it took me forty min. I think this is totally due to the fact that my bike has gears and Alyssa's doesn't, not due to me becoming Olivias, the Greek God of Biking.

The Ride
Was a pain in the ass. It was long and difficult and there were four big hills. I didn't like it. I don't. But when I get home, I know that I have taken myself there. I take these tiny back streets and there are lots of other bikers on them and relatively few cars and sometimes I go really slow and sometimes I stop. But this time! This time I never got off the bike. I did not push it up any hills and I did not sit down. Sure, I stood there and panted but there was no walking. All biking.

The Name
While riding home tonight I decided on the name of my bike. I wanted to name it after Sons but I knew that my bike was a girl. Not a ton of lady characters on that show. I mulled it over tonight and there was one that, as soon as it popped in my brain, felt immediately right. Just clicked. Made me smile, even though I felt like I was dying.  So: in memoriam, my bike will be named Donna.