bikes

I bought a bike today! I think I got a good deal, too - it's a used, deep red, lovely Peugeot (I didn't know they made bikes) in good condition. $80, including a good lock. They're cleaning it up for me and then I'll pick it up Friday, at which point it will promptly rain and destroy the lovely weather we're having. Now I just need a Pilates class.

Thanks for your worried messages about the earthquake. Thankfully, it was in southeastern Turkey and not here, but it's an understandable concern - Istanbullus live with the understanding that it could happen any time. I think the one that struck in Izmit in 1999, plus the predictions that a "major" one will hit Istanbul "within the next 30 years" really color Turks' identity. Maybe that's why they smoke all the damn time.