so i had my heart set on biking to work tonight. i woke up this morning and it was sunny. right before i left for work it started getting cloudy. twenty minutes after i got to work it started to drizzle. the sun eventually came back out and i was like "Oh, it's going to be so nice riding back home." then third shift came in and they were like "a big thunderstorm's coming!" my heart dropped.

the ground was wet and there was tons of lightning. i thought i'd brave it. turns out my bike light isn't that bright so i biked alongside highway 23 on the Old Plank Trail. i was freaking out because of the lightning. some creature dashed across the trail while i was going 20 miles an hour. once i got onto the city streets it was fine.

i got home and my jeans, underwear, vest, and backpack were full of a disgusting water/stone mixture. but i'm alive and healthy! so that's always good. i think i'll hold off on this biking thing until it stays darker out longer and i get done with work at 9.

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so a bad thunderstorm made its way through and i thought i'd take some pictures. i took this picture— i think it looks like there's a face howling in the sky. anyone else see it?