Windy City and Weird Noises

This morning I observed that my bike's motor was rather sluggish, so I decided to ramp up my horsepower for my commute home. I was exhausted by the half way point of my route. Part of this way I was because I was attempting to keep up with a much faster biker. This, along with a decent wind coming at me made for a rather good workout. Then I approached the one daunting part of my commute - the bridge. It's really not that substantial, but being a biker in the Midwest I have adapted well to the flat roads. My goal is to be able to bike this without slowing my pace. Today as I was trailing the faster biker, gearing up to give myself a good speedy start before hitting the incline when the wind hit me. Towards the top of the bridge the wind was coming at me with so much force that I found that it took me all of my might to just keep the bike moving forward without even considering my lack of speed. I am taking the bus tomorrow to give my legs a day off. They deserve it.

This morning was also a continuation of an interesting phenomenon. My roommate has now joined me in marveling at our upstairs neighbors unique habits. Originally I thought I was having very odd dreams. Then I thought I was having strange morning illusions. Today was the first time I was fulling awake when hearing the noises. It seems that our upstairs friend enjoys a very early morning routine consisting of dropping heavy objects over our bedrooms. His usual time frame is roughly between 4 and 5 in the morning. Nothing our friends have suggested seems to match up with what could be causing the noise. It is likely that my roommate and I will leave a polite, yet questioning note on his door, as being awaken that early, 3 or more days a week (weekends included), is not something we consider normal for apartment living. It surely does make for an interesting conversation starter. My roommate has also observed this neighbor's rather loud exit and entry each day before and after work. Combined with the "mystery" incense in the hallway, our speculations are all over the map. At least life is interesting.