That was not smart.

[merimask]

So I saw the weather reports yesterday and they all said "Hallelujah!  Friday will be warm!" and so I asked Greg to put the bike rack back on my car in a fit of rampant optimism.

And today I woke up and HALLELUJAH!  55 DEGREES!   So I went to the garage and brought out my bike, dusted it off, filled the tires and put it on the car.  I drove to my favorite trail, willfully ignoring the way the wind was kicking my Subaru all over the road.

And yeah...it was a bad idea to even try to ride my bike.  I only went about 2 miles before I turned around.   At one point I did a little experiment and stopped pedaling, and even though I was going downhill, the wind not only stopped me but it began to blow me back UP the hill.  Yep.  Time to turn around.

But hey...I DID get out there, so there's that.  I know it was just a teaser but soon it actually will be bike-riding season, which makes me happy happy happy.  ^_^

In the meantime there's a little wooded trail not far from here, only two miles long, so I'll take myself and my bike and Kiba out there.  It's not like a real bike ride 'cause I'll have the dog, but we'll enjoy the fresh warm (relatively speaking) air and have a little bike-related fun, which is just fine by me. 

Meanwhile I had my first facebook-ad-related sale, three days into the ad run.  Not bad, I think.  :-)

Comments

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

Huzzah for warmer weather, now if it can just stay, and increase in frequency and temperature (OK maybe I'm asking too much). :)

I'd considered a Facebook ad before. I wasn't sure of how much it would cost, however... the pricing looked a bit open-ended, last I looked. Do you think it'd be worth it?

[merimask.livejournal.com]

It doesn't even need to be really warm for me to be happy. Frankly, 60 and no wind is my idea of heaven. But the wind...woa. Too much.

Facebook ads are confusing at first & to be honest, since my sister just did one for her company I asked her to set mine up.

This much I know:
*if you pay per click, you basically pay what you want. You bid what you will pay per click (I bid 35 cents per)which determines how frequently your ad shows up & where on the page it is placed (the higher the bid, the more frequent the ad & the higher on the page it is placed)and then you set a "dollars per day" amount. I set mine at $15 a day. So when my clicks add up to $15 dollars, my ad shuts off for the day. That way, you never get charged crazy high amounts. So, this means YOU decide how much you want to spend...as much or as little as you want. So far, I've hit my limit every day, usually by 6PM.

* You have to think about WHERE you want the ad to run. I ran mine in every urbanized state in the US. Also, I picked a big list of keywords like "dragon, fantasy, masquerade"...stuff like that. & my ad runs on everybody's page that has those keywords listed as an interest. My ad is eligible to run on almost a half million pages.

* You have to be able to take checks or money orders on your Etsy site. It's reasonable to send people to your Etsy store & expect them to be willing to take a minute & get an Etsy account('cause it's quick & free). It's not reasonable to expect them to also be willing to set up a Paypal account (if they don't have one) because that takes a LONG time & is troublesome.

Anyway, I hope this information helps. :-)

[nazrynn.livejournal.com]

Actually that helps a _lot_. I may give it a go, once the house purchase is a done deal and I have time to fill more custom order requests (wedding and prom season is coming up - have you thought about advertising leather bouttonnieres/corsages?)

[zannachan.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's some wind! It's been windy here, but nothing on that scale. Scary but awesome at the same time. I'm glad that you were able to get a little bit of biking in.

Here the weather has been fantastic--according to weather underground, temps hit 70(!!!) today. And it's sunny--so sunny it's almost painful and yet wonderful at the same time. Unfortunately, any out door plans for me got slashed--I came down with something last night and so I'm pretty sick this morning. Not going anywhere, and it's supposed to be cooler and rainy all weekend :*(

Congrats on you first FB based sale! I'd say a sale 3 days in is doing pretty good.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

I checked on The Weather Channel...we have a sustained wind of 25 MPH with gusts up to 45! I'm so silly for even trying to cycle...

I hope you are feeling better. :-/ Get plenty of rest.

[thegeminifactor.livejournal.com]

It blew you back up the hill? That's crazy!

[merimask.livejournal.com]

LOL I know! I guess we are having wind gusts up to 45 mph & I was in a really open space. I actually laughed out loud as it happened (& then I turned my stupid ass around & FLEW up that hill).

[pamwax.livejournal.com]

Seems spring is blowing in. Fun with doggie is good though. Congrats on the sale. Haven't seen the ad yet but keep looking.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Wild weather to be sure! I'm thinking it'll be a few weeks, reasonably, before I can REALLY start biking again.

But the dog & I do have fun on the wooded trails...not that the creaking trees didn't make me really nervous. O_O

[ramblinsuze.livejournal.com]

Whoa...that's some serious wind. Still, I know how you feel. I'm dying to get out and about. A miserable slushy/rainy day here, though. Maybe it will be nice tomorrow.

And a sale already from the Facebook ad? That's *very* good.

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Even though it was kind of silly (really...the wind was gusting at 45mph!)it still felt good to get out there & get some fresh air. Soon...soon.

[aoi-tsuki1.livejournal.com]

Literally? Like when you sometimes see birds flying in place because they're headed into the wind? o_o

It's windy and warm-ish here, which means 80 degrees. ;P

[merimask.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was exactly like a stupid seagull flying backwards in the wind. These days when it's not quite spring but not quite winter anymore are crazy weather days.

[tricia612.livejournal.com]

I am SO ready for Spring. Not the one or two days of Spring with cold snaps afterwards, but full blown Spring. We don't have great bike trails around here but then again, wouldn't trust walking on any in my area. You'll be so happy when you can start riding regularly - it's a great outlet for you.

Good luck with Facebook.