Summer Break, Day 2.

This is my second of many days of summer break. Yesterday, the first, was spent in a dentist's chair for part three of the six-stage process that is getting a root canal done in Japan. After that I paid $900 dollars worth of bills, then hung around at home as the shock of $900 of bills left me feeling decidedly like I couldn't afford to go out (and it was 37 degrees...).

I'm finally going to get into study in earnest, so far I've watched my lectures, a tute and read a lot of forum discussion from other students but I haven't actually done anything. Today that changes!

Anyway, back to the Thousand Kilometers of August thing. See, it's not that much. Actually, it's only 32.26 km/day. Or look at it this way; you could walk from Brisbane to Sydney in a month, so on a bicycle it seems almost trivial. Kinda. Add in the heat and it may be tougher, but I also have the luxury right now of being able to choose the time I ride, so I am pretty sure I can avoid the heat as much as possible.

A few days ago I mentioned it to my bestest friend, and his comment "You should get sponsors for that!" has gotten me thinking...

I'm pretty good at quitting. Adding a reason to not quit this would be really cool, and hey, giving this a purpose could also make it beneficial.

So, dear readers (aka the Silent Masses) I need ideas - SPONSOR ME! a per-kilometer rate, say 1c/km or so on. 2c/km would be better. So would 5.

I would also like ideas for organisations to donate to. I'm naturally inclined to lean towards cancer research/support such as the LIVESTRONG foundation, but I think Lance is doing a pretty good job raising money on his own. There must be others that could use the few bucks I raise more than Livestrong. Ideas please - we've got ten days to decide!

So, please comment on this blog with pledges and recommendations for charities/recipients, or email to chris_j_main AT hotmail DOT com

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