The largest challenge I've had so far since I've moved to Bloomington is getting to campus. I live far enough away from IU proper that walking is a less-than-attractive option, but it is not so far that I am willing to drive and contend with the hideous parking situation here. This leaves me with a few possibilities.
- Bike. Oh, wait, I don't own one. Nor do I really have a desire to purchase one. Shoot.
- Rollerblade. I tried this on Tuesday and was moderately successful. The problem here is that Bloomington is a fairly hilly city. Going uphill isn't much of a problem, just a little more exercise. Downhill is the dangerous part. The route I took to and from campus has more than a couple serious downhill slopes -- and I managed to avoid killing myself only by wearing down my brake more than I should over one day and finding strategic uphill slopes and letting gravity do the work for me. This may be an ongoing project as long as the weather remains amenable.
- The buses. This has been interesting. My first attempt ended up in me walking all the way to campus. Since then, I've had varying levels of success. It turns out that three bus lines go by 17th and College/Walnut, which is not far from my house. Right now, though, the timing isn't very good -- they all go by in between :45-:00 of the hour. So if it's, say, 12:02 and I want to catch the bus, I'm out of luck until 12:45. Hopefully this will change once the semester starts and they go back to their "school is in session" schedules.
In other news, we have a land-line in the house now (drop me a note if you want the number), our internet connection is on the way, Jenn is moving to her apartment today, and Ramsey and Chris have now both seen Transformers: The Movie. :) Things are proceeding well. And it's the weekend! I may venture into town and see some local music... or at least catch a movie.
Right now, it's time to find lunch. Peace.