I win!

So I found out yesterday that my alternate status had been changed! I am now an NSEP Boren scholar! w00t! go me! So now I have to go up to DC on Thursday and Friday for the reception and orientation. Should be pretty cool. Then, on Saturday, I'll be heading out on a road trip vamschmoozle of sorts. Its gonna be sweeeet.

In other news...I went biking on Thursday at Belle Isle. Ran into a deer on the path.



He was nice and let me take his picture. Then I found this weird contraption:



Its a hole with the covering propped up by a stack of rocks. It doesn't lead to any sweet tunnels, which was kind of disappointing, but there was a lot of trash in there.

Yeah, I can't get over the fact that I am going to Turkey next year for next to nothing.

I ROCK

Not too much going on here...I have been relaxing the last couple of days and its been really nice. Went biking at a new place on Monday and found a killer new trail. It was a little damp still from the previous night's rain, but still lots of fun.

There was this sweet half pipe like river bed where the trail just went from one side to the other and back again all the wa y down. This is how it starts...



Drop off that ledge there and have at it. FUN!

I get to work at Red Robin again tomorrow. Turns out I wasn't fired...hah! After work, I'm heading to Belle Isle for some more biking and then a CDT meeting. After that, I may hang out with my Saudi friend and then its Guatemala reunion time! YAY! busy day...full of delicious food...and fun biking!