Null season approaches

It was bound to happen. The wakeboarding and trackday season is at an end. The next few months will consist mostly of going to the gym, riding my motorcycle with layers of warm/waterproof clothing, and hiking the local mountains. Last weekend Amanda, Dan B. and I hiked Little Si. It was a quick warmup to some of the longer hikes I want to do this Fall.
Every morning Amanda is up by 6am to drive down to Federal Way for school. I've ordered a little Scion XA to get her to school as it has 37mpg and comes with 30 options standard. We should get it sometime in the next month as I'm having side-airbags installed. In the meanwhile she drives my bimmer and I'm on the bike. Luckily it hasn't rained much recently.
One interesting thing about the end of summer is that Kirkland is restored to its natural state. The frat-boys and sorrority girls which invade K-town every summer have returned to Pullman, OSU, or WWU. It's entertaining to watch them invade every May, stumbling around in flip-flops/high-heels and khaki-shorts/short-skirts with fake tans, driving their parents Lexus or Escalade towing a wake-boat. But, they're usually too spoiled to have an intelligent thought in their brain. The cops get more and more annoyed at squidly sportbike riders. Eventually anyone who looks under 25 is a target. But, it's all in good fun and for the next 8 months Kirkland will regain some of its culture and class.
So, I guess Null season won't be so bad. Phil gets back tomorrow from 3 weeks in Italy and foozeball will be back in effect every weeknight. We'll also play lots of Settlers of Catan and hit the hot-tub whenever we have a chance. I'll also be holding nightly vigils to sacrifice to the snow-goddess for a good year on the hills! Let me know if you're around.