My New Wheels

This is Lulu, my new beach cruiser. She was a birthday present from my fabulous parents. (Well, I bought her with my birthday "present.")

My Enrique (1999 Nissan Pathfinder) is getting up there -- 97,000 miles, and the ridiculously high gas prices are a real drain on my limited "woman of leisure" finances. Since I live in a beach community where I can easily get around on two wheels, I decided what I really needed was a cruiser. Now, I ride to spin class, I ride to the post office, to Staples and to do my local errands; I'll be doing a lot less driving. Of course, this bike is exponentially heavier than my triathlon bike, so I'll be getting a nice workout every time I hit the road.

On another note, yesterday was the first day of sales at the Hollywood Bowl box office. I had a list of tickets to get (for friends and myself), so I got there about an hour after the BO opened, at 11 a.m. I received a wristband with number 517 on it. At that time, they were calling band numbers 100-110(!!).

So, I went to the Hollywood Farmers Market, perused the used DVDs at Amoeba Records, spent a couple hours at the CMU West Coast Alumni Drama Clan picnic at Camrose park, THEN headed back up to the Bowl box office...at about 4:45 p.m. By that time, they were calling numbers 580-590, so I could go stand in line. By 5 p.m., I had all my tickets -- including my SuperSeats for Hall & Oates and a block of cheapies for "Singalong Sound of Music" on June 30. I'm looking forward to a fun-filled summer -- riding my Lulu in the sunshine, and listening to great music under the stars.