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Sorostitutes

Bikes and skirts. I've always been against the idea, but lately I've been having an internal debate. Is it really that bad? I'm thinking maybe no. (See how indecisive I am? Maybe no? Eesh!) The weather has been really nice lately...calling for me to wear more skirts to work. But I ride my bike to work...posing the problem at hand...bikes and skirts. All the sorostitutes at SC used to do it, but I refused to be like them. There they'd be...cruisin campus on their bikes wearing their too-tight mini skirts, letting all their junk hang out. It was foul. I promised I would never do it, but broke that promise on graduation day when I was running so late for the cinema ceremony at the Shrine. Had I not hopped on my bike that afternoon, in my skirt, I might have missed it. The way I justified it was that I had on a flowy knee length skirt...so I was well covered. Does that work? I don't wear skirts above my knee so is it ok if I wear one when I'm riding my bike? Is it excusable? I'm starting to believe that it's ok. However, I just can't seem to make myself do it. I'm too paranoid...afraid that while riding, I'll get so distracted in keeping my skirt from flying up that I'd lose all balance and wind up sprawled on the street with my bike on top of me.

Just the other day I had not one, but two, classic Mollie-and-her-bike moments. I was on the corner, not even on my bike but rather just holding it, walking it. All of a sudden I lost balance (just holding it? I know...) and ended up dropping my bike. It scratched me up, I was waiting for the crosswalk light. I must have looked ridiculous. Then one block later, I'm walking my bike off the curb and in the bounce of it all, my basket and bike lock go flying. So here I am, in the middle of the intersection (okay, maybe not the middle, but still clearly in the street), scrambling to grab the pieces of my bike and it's accessories. Ridiculous! Who does that?! I can't imagine what the people in their cars were thinking when they saw it happen. Aha! And just think...that's me when I'm not riding my bike. How's it gonna be when I'm actually riding it...and in a skirt! My teeth chatter at the idea...