I just finished writing a 550 word article titled “Learn to Belly Dance” for writeforcash.com. (I know, I’m starting to sound like a commercial for them.) Anyway, I’ve never belly danced, but I do like a good Lebanese restaurant, and I’ve become a little obsessed with all those hookah places that have been popping up. (Jay won’t go because he’s been a non-smoker for more than 2 years now and doesn’t want to risk starting up again just because of some stupid Wicker Park fad.) I found a place in Glen Ellyn that offers 8-week belly-dancing courses for $80. I’m considering it. If anyone volunteers to go with me, it will probably seal the deal.
I actually wrote this last one in under an hour, which is awesome, because I’m supposed to write two more articles for them before Wednesday, and with my commitments to Centerstage (the Virtual L guide by Sunday, and 2 venue reviews by Wednesday), it’s not looking so good for me. Luckily, the writeforcash system is almost completely automated, so nobody will really know or care if I miss the deadline.
Also, Jay and I bought mountain bikes at Target last night. They were only $68 each, but we’re not going to take them to actual mountains, so suck it. We tried to fit the two assembled bikes into my car, which is a hatchback, but they wouldn’t fit. Just one bike would have fit, but two was too much for my little Korean machine. So Jay went back in to buy a bungee cord, but instead came out with a trunk-mount bike rack. AWESOME! Except that the rack’s “Compatibility Guide” said that it’s not compatible with my super-sleek Hyundai Tiburon. So I left Jay with the bikes and switched cars. After I got back, it took us just 30 quick minutes to mount the goddamned thing to the car, and even then it was kind of wobbly. We probably would have been better off riding the bikes home, since it’s only about a mile. But anyway, we got the bikes home in one piece, put a little air in the tires, and took them out for a spin around the cul-de-sac just as the rain was starting. So fun! Now I can’t wait for the weather to get nice again so we can go biking.