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i went for a really nice bike ride tonight. and i have to say.... i have the COOLEST bike helmet ever!!! if you haven't seen it, you're missing out. its actually a skater helmet. i'm hardcore. i really like biking, and i have to say, i feel pretty skilled and fearless on my bicycle. which i find interesting because most of my "serious injuries" are bike related.

well anyway, i biked through campus and then ended up at murney's tower, my fav place. nice. it was so great sitting there and i thought of my anonymous friend (i don't want to embarrass him in exposing his identity) who used to go to that park and tearfully say "its so beautiful". i used to laugh at him because it was so strange, but it is pretty beautiful. oh, while were on this topic, i find it interesting how subjective the word "beautiful" is. my friends find some people beautiful who i wouldn't find attractive and vise versa. i find it interesting that you can find someone beautiful who is clearly imperfect. i guess it goes to show that admiration is forgiving.

anyway, while i sat at murney's tower under false pretenses (meaning i went there to read and found myself just thinking instead), a strange man came up to me and asked me to take a picture of him in front of the tower. i agreed, partly because i was relieved that was all he wanted. so i took his pic, then he said "can you take another one and get my coat in it this time?" i'm not sure what he meant by that because he was wearing his coat so clearly it was in the first photo. it was so weird, and yet i find it really funny.

a friend told me the other day "don't let people make you feel stupid". i really appreciated that. that's a good thing to keep in mind. it was valid for that topic and many more. i'm going to post-it note that one in my brain.

if you don't love me let me know,
if you don't love me let me go.