all clean

well, after two days i'm finally done unpacking and cleaning everything. including vixen, who was quick the dirty girl. she got a full sponge bath and got back into her bikini. that big touring windscreen just wasn't very flattering. here's how she looks now, like she's supposed to:


unfortunately, she's not quite ride ready, as she's about 3000 miles overdue for some maintenance. actually, she's a little more overdue than that, since i kind of missed one scheduled maintenance already (i think i was somewhere in new mexico). so she needs some TLC that i just can't give her. she also might need some paint touched up here and there. all that wear and tear from the road (and the saddlebags) have left a few rubbed spots and scratches). i need to make an appointment to take her in, but i also have to see if i can afford it yet. so for now she is sadly garaged and i am tootling around in the purple wonder.

it's been a bit of a transition remembering how to drive a car again. especially a big honking SUV. i don't quite have the same acceleration that i've been used to and parking? forget about it.

actually, it's been a bit of a transition already readjusting to the real world. i've been visiting a lot of friends, which has been great, but anytime i start to think about getting back into everything i was doing before i left (two jobs, hurling management, writing, etc), i start to feel a little overwhelmed and just need to take a step back for a minute. i know it's only been a day and a half so i'm trying to take it slow, but i don't really do that very well. i'm going to try and streamline a few things and maybe simplify a little bit (shocking to hear from me, i know).

anyway, i'll get around to a full debriefing in a day or two. still processing a bit, but i wanted to show my nice clean bike off. so there ya go.

until next time,

rftc,

scott