Welcome Back Kotter

So I was trolling Google Image search looking for something clever to visualize "I'm Back." Normally, I quite love random image searching, but I just didn't feel very inspired today. I tried multiple key words, but the best image I could come up with was this:

I really love the look of determination on his face. I think determination is a great personality trait. I don't care if you're riding a bicycle, writing a thesis, or pumping up an inflatable sheep to pose under a white version of Ponch; make an effort to do it properly.

Case in point, if you're going to post in the missed connections forum on the Pittsburgh Craigslist, make sure your picture mimics the following in order to best your chances of success:

1. Proper angles. Down from up is slimming and flattering. See Myspace.
2. Clothes. Less is best.
3. Turd in the background.

So I'm riding a little and hanging out in the climbing gym a lot. I'll be ramping up the riding this week as the weather looks to be a little more bearable to outside ventures. This climbing thing hit me unexpectedly and I've become kind of obsessed with it. My hands look like ground beef and there are days when I can't close them properly to make a fist. It's a different kind of hurt and reward than cycling. Obviously it's physically more upper than lower body, but the gratification you get from analyzing a problem, trying it, failing, rethinking, trying, failing, then finally doing it is really addiciting.

I really wish I could figure the spacing out on Blogger. I don't want this to be double spaced, but it just happens. It really bothers me that the entire thing looks so haphazard. I apologize for this.