the good news was the temperature today was in the upper 50's; the bad news was just the torrential rain. i had a noontime meeting with client N in allston-brighton. i could've taken the bus what's the fun in that? never rode my bike in the pouring rain before, it'd be something new. i have an assortment of rain gear from my times in china, but i realized when i was trying them on that they weren't really going to do me any good. what i needed was a poncho; what i had were long rain coats. they kept my upper body dry, but my legs would be exposed to the elements while i pedaled. still, it was better than nothing, so i suited up and got on my bike. there was a light drizzle but still enough to soak my jeans. i'll also need to buy a pair of rain pants if i want to do more foul weather biking because i had a trail of mud-splattered puddle water up my crotch from the wheels.

i was at client N's office for about 2 hours, first loading up the interactive onto the computer and then fixing a few minor bugs and edits along the way.

by the time i left, it was raining even harder than before. i wasn't as worried returning home, since i could jump into the shower right afterwards, but it was definitely a rough ride. the rain was coming down so heavily that i felt like i was drowning, and visibility was so bad that i decided to put on my bike lights beforehand just so cars would be able to see me. i also had my laptop with me, inside a messenger bag wrapped in several plastic grocery bags. it was a pretty miserable experience but i didn't let it show, whistling while i pedaled through puddles deep enough to be almost underwater. approaching harvard square, i cut around the perimeter of the campus as a short cut to get back home. i took off most of my clothes before actually stepping through the front door because i was completely soaked and didn't want to track water throughout the house.

i stayed indoors the rest of the day, even though i was tempted to go back outside just to get some photos. i had some buffalo wings for dinner while watching a monday night lineup of chuck, life unexpected, and castle.