Five Days Passing.

I Don't understand how busy this week has been. The past two weeks of afternoon shift late commutes coupled with early rising to help pregnant-kidney-stoned wife to wrangle kids + dirt rides + school enrollments ='ed a Dizzy headed ride home on Wednesday night. In fact, I could honestly say that I got home in the dark (despite my lights) via olfactory cues, the smell of the lambs in the huge fields that parallel my trip home, the tin like tang of rain. Madness. Whilst the legs felt good I was sure that if I coasted to a halt I could have fallen sideways and been asleep before I hit the road. The next day I did soak my feet in the thermal baths at Kuirau park though. That was nice.

My war with enrollments at university is OVER. I'm in. Officially in. About to get all post graduate and junk again. March 1 here I come. Although If I'm honest I'm more looking forward to a sneaky pint with an old friend after class. Nailing my entry into "ASSESSMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING" was a pleasing end to the work week, as was Hospital Bike Club on Thursday. Man, I had intended to take photo's but what with my eyes being blurry and hands tremulous the whole time it would not have worked out well. The reason for my shaky blurriness was that we were joined by Jean Michelle and Stealth Mode, two proper quick SS riders. It was a blast, and Jean Michelle and I played the game where the guy who was trying to follow the guy following Stealth Mode crashed and crashed hard. It was one each, with JP taking it out with a spectacular triple roll on the first down on Old Chevy. It all ended with me contemplating some hill sprints with guys 5 years younger and 30lbs lighter than myself(I sat up. Totally). Marinate that in two hours of hot and dusty and I'm a sweaty, dirty, bloody mess. Happy though and more inspired than I have been in a while to ride faster. Which is awesome. Riding with people who push you is real helpful I reckon.
In other news I fear I've started somewhat of a trans-Tasman incident. Liam White? Yeah. Liam. I'm calling you out. YOU!