  I'm so tired this morning that I can't even think straight. I went to make a cup of coffee, tore open my Splenda packets, and ALMOST poured them into the garbage can... then I realized... WHAT AM I DOING!!!? LOL I can't say that it was Jewel keeping me up last night... she's been nice and quiet as of late. I found out that if I turn the light on in my room for like an hour before I go to sleep... she'll wake up and play in her cage... and then be tired and go to sleep when I go in there and turn it off.
It's a win win situation. Last night I had some low-carb icecream... last night I paid for it and I continue to pay for it today... stupid stomach cramps. Nothing like sitting here and feeling your stomach turn. I dont think I'll ever eat that Neopolitan crap again. Stupid icecream. I bought myself a cyclometer last night... It's a really nice one from Cateye. It will record my trip distance...speed...average speed... total bike distance (odometer), lap times, intervals, etc.
And it does all of this wirelessly! No mess of wires hangin' down the bike! So basically it has a bunch of crap that I dont know how to use yet or will ever use... I mean... who wants to ride laps on a bike? Isn't part of the whole biking experience to be able to "be out there" and just "in it"... riding around lookin' around? Anyway, I wonder when it will arrive... I can't wait to install it on my bike... going to look way cool. I read some reviews from "cyclometer junkies" and they say that they become obsessed with "improving the numbers"... constantly looking to better the numbers.
We'll see how I react to it. I just think it's very cool to know how fast you're going and how far you've been! I also purchased a new Lamiglass hand crafted salmon rod. It's an 8'6" blank with deep amber thread wraps, covered with a dark rootbeer sealant (you can only see the color if you look at it at a low angle in full sun). To go with this beauty, I bought an Ambassadeur D series reel. This reel is state-of-the-art when it comes to baitcasters. I added it all up and the whole combo comes out to just a hair over a half pount total weight! That should be a blast to cast all day... let alone catch a Salmon!
The rod has a nice smooth bend to it with a very sensitive tip... I purchased this one because I wanted to be able to feel the spinner blade revolving around the shaft as I brought it through the water... to make sure it's working. Salmon season opened on July 16th... I can't wait until they start heading upstream! 
