Life goes on... I decided it was high time I serviced my better bike after it started making squeaky and grindy noises during out-of-the-saddle efforts. But drats, I take like forever to get these simple things done...

3.5 hrs to:
-Quick wash of the stained parts of frame
-Removal and cleaning of cassette
-Regreasing of rear hub engagement mechanism
-Reassembly rear wheel
-Adjustment of rear brake caliper
-Removal of chain via master link
-Removal of crank arms bottom bracket, regrease and assembly
-Oiling pedal mechanisms
-Regreasing of all stem bolts
-Buying 500ml bottle, degreasing, wash and oil chain.

Zzz.....

I believe it should have been possible to finish the above tasks in 1 hr.... I just don't seem to be able to carry out each task with the required zest. Things proceed in slow motion. And there are a lot of in-between tasks such as me wiping down every dirty area I discover as I take apart each component.

I wonder why I bother sometimes... When there are mountains of other things that remain undone. (School work? My future?) I prob can get the shop to do it although I feel it's slow (wait about 1 week) and expensive ($70) and inconvenient (transport bike down during working hours, go collect during working hours).

I have been wasting time in school on things which do not reap appreciable results. I spent 1 day photostating readings, another 2 days reading them, and I concluded very little. My FYP poster is undone and I will have to spend at best 1 full day doing it (replot results, struggle with creativity). There are another 18 programming assignments just waiting to be done, but I have not gotten down to them. I have 1 term paper and 1 literature survey / proposal just waiting to be done. I go for lectures feeling tired and unable to absorb, and learn little. I clearly do not understand most of the concepts in the notes, but I didn't bother rereading them or finding out what the points meant. I've even skipped half a lecture already. I feel behind in all my lectures in fact. I feel things starting to snowball. I feel tired. I don't even feel like riding my bike to school anymore. I would rather sleep (or try to sleep) on the bus, although sometimes the bus gives me a headache instead.

Ok, whatever, sleep.