Thoughts, assorted and somewhat random

[ewt]

-Would getting a motorcycle license make me feel more confident about the possibility of bicycling in London? How much would lessons cost? Would it be worth it anyway? How fuel-efficient and fast are motorcycles if I wanted to use one for, say, getting from here to Hendon? How safe are they (better or worse than a bicycle, or about the same)? Am I better off just taking some cycling lessons? Should I do that anyway?

-All the rain. Looks set to continue most of the week. I am a happy gardener. I wish I had more water butts, though. The amount of water falling on London right now and being lost as run-off (instead of sinking into the soil) is criminal. Meh. What's permeable paving like these days? Which reminds me, I need to make some decisions about mulch for the vegetable patch. And plant the damned vegetable patch. It's going to be another late-starting year, I think, because I really ahve to prioritize academic work and exam preparation now.

-Boots didnt' sell on niceboots so I guess I need to stick them on eBay. However, I have a) specific academic goals for today, b) to meet purplekaz for lunch, c) to practise LOTS before my horn lesson which is tomorrow, d) to teach trumpet in Bethnal Green, e) to go to Aikido tonight, f) practise for my Kodaly exam tomorrow, and g) do some banking. Yeah. It'll wait.

-Going to try to base one meal per day on salad. This is partly to get out of the pasta, pasta all the time rut (even though I really do like pasta!), partly to get myself eating more fruit and veg, partly because a huge salad for lunch will keep me full longer in the afternoon, partly because hey! yummy salad. Today will be tomato and avocado and maybe some random greenstuff from the garden.

-My strawberries have made flower buds. If everything proceeds perfectly, someday I will have three strawberries. Hmm. I'm hoping they'll do better next year when they've had a chance to develop better root systems and so on.

-I am better at hitting a softball than I thought but still not very good. And I can't pitch to save my soul, but neither can anyone else.

-Must start running again. After this spell of rain. And after my trainers have dried out from yesterday.

-The utility belt is falling apart in many directions now. I am formulating a PLN for another one, which shall consist of a good leather belt (ie not ripped and with poky things like my current one, although it is still useful) and pockets that I can attach and detach as I please.

-Breakfast now. Breakfast sounds like a good idea. I'm hungry. I was thinking rice and I could put some of the leftover in with my salad for lunch, but I'm hungry so now I'm thinking poverty noodles and poached egg. Hmm.

Comments

[phelyan.livejournal.com]

Can you make tea from strawberry buds?

[ewtikins.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I can make tea from just about anything if I dry it and add hot water... strawberry flowers or leaves might be more traditional than the buds, though. Not sure.

I think I'd prefer to wait until they are strawberries, and eat those.