bicycles & phone calls

amanda pops a wheelie, jöe looks very tough, and sofie gives the camera a grin

yes, we went biking today. this was the first time since last summer. pretty pathetic, huh? anyway, it was a good time, and sofie only endangered my life once by stopping right in front of me to pick up an old dirty sock. i just barely managed not to go over the handlebars and not to give her a french-fry in the b-hole. wouldn't have been pretty. thats about the most excitement i've had this weekend. class pretty much sucked. we had some people making mountains out of mole-hills and generally being asses to others, and we all had to sit in there and deal with it because its group psychotherapy class so we had to work through it. the class wasn't a total waste, but it definitely was a drag.

so i called my mom back and talked with her awhile. it was her birthday today. man was it weird. weird. weird. weird. weird. i havent spoken with her in a few years. and we have not had much interaction at all since i was about 10. she's been in prison for more than half of my life, off and on. she had 3-4 years left on her time, but she just got out a week ago on parole. anyway, that's why i was so surprised to hear from her. it is difficult to know how to sincerely respond when a virtual stranger says 'i love you' over the phone. that and the fact that my grandmother [who raised me] would consider it a betrayal that i was even talking with her. its all so very complicated. alot to think about while i hit things with a hammer tomorrow....