{"id":268,"date":"2010-06-21T18:18:32","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T01:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/?p=268"},"modified":"2010-06-24T16:24:47","modified_gmt":"2010-06-24T23:24:47","slug":"in-which-i-acquire-a-bicycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/in-which-i-acquire-a-bicycle\/","title":{"rendered":"In which I acquire a bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I got a bike! It is the awesomest bike ever.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03451.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-269 alignleft\" title=\"new bike\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03451-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03451-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/DSC03451.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s a Trek Navigator 3.0 and it rides like a dream with built in suspension. It even has a bell. Once I get into better shape with it I plan on using it to bike all over the place. Today I biked up to the Iron Horse Trail entrance, turned around, came home, and threw up! I fully expect this to be a beautiful relationship.<\/p>\n<p>This was my 30th birthday present from my parents. My birthday is not for two weeks but my dad and I went looking for a bike on Saturday and found this one. What really made me like it was not its lightweight construction or easy maneuverability, but it&#8217;s sweet sweet handles. They are ergonomic and awesome. I will eventually get some sassy saddlebags for it, maybe for Christmas. They have these ones that snap on and off and even have a shoulder harness.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I need now is a lock so I can take it places. \u00a0I live about a mile from the Target so that would be an easy ride. I am pretty excited about this whole thing!<\/p>\n<p>I guess the other thing that&#8217;s going on around here is that I redesigned the look of the blog, sort of. <strong>Full Disclosure<\/strong>: I upgraded to WordPress 3.0, and it is both magical and delightful. I also REALLY love the new default theme Thelonius. I was previously running K2 which I liked a lot, but I&#8217;m not gonna lie: Thelonius is way more user friendly plus it spans the entire screen rather than being centered in the middle. And it&#8217;s very customizable and includes widgets which is why I was using K2 in the first place. If you haven&#8217;t upgraded your WordPress to 3.0, you won&#8217;t be disappointed. Plus I am here to tell you that the one-click upgrade from the Dashboard didn&#8217;t break anything, which is nice because I totally neglected to back up the blog before I did it.<\/p>\n<p>That is how I roll.<\/p>\n<p>Currently I am working on my jewelry stuff. My desk is a disaster area and here is sort of how it looks on a micro scale:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/beads01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-267 alignleft\" title=\"beads01\" src=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/beads01-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/beads01-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/melissaruth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/beads01.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I will maybe show some of the things I have been working on later.<\/p>\n<p>Plus I&#8217;m working on designing a new blog header for my sister&#8217;s blog. 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