Even more behind than usual on reading everyone's posts, so purrs
where they're needed.

I still love my new job, but we're in a bit of a bind -- important new
customer, this is our first job for them, time estimates were of
course way low, etc, etc.  Long story short, I am working every minute
I can.  I was at work from 10 to after 5 today, and expect to be there
as long tomorrow.  Good news, the company volunteered to order us
lunches, and I'm told I can get dinners if I'd like.  Mgmt also
offered me a second monitor (I've wanted that setup for years at
numerous companies; finally!) and got it set up within 3 hours.
Anyway, it's good fun, but also exhausting, and I wouldn't mind having
more free time.  I am under the not-quite-definite impression there
will be tangible rewards if this project comes through with flying
colors.

I'd been planning to make this the weekend I finally tried my beater
bike on the way to work, but I didn't have the bicycle ready today, so
I took my motorcycle, which has been pouting in the garage while I
baby my wrist (which is still not well*, but a woman's gotta live!).
I'd forgotten what fun the Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine, as I've
finally decided it's called, can be.  Seems like she's more fun every
time I ride her.

So I made a point of leaving in time to work on the bicycle some.
This isn't "my" bike.  "My" bike is a dual-suspension Gary Fisher
Sugar with beastly components, and I take it up and down mountains.
But while it's great for rugged riding, it's incredibly inefficient
for riding on roads.  And anyway, I really didn't want to deal with
having to swap out slicks for knobbies.  But I've yet to become
comfortable with road bikes.  Sooo ... last year, I bought myself a
"beater" bike.  It's an old, rigid mountain bike, but it's in pretty
good shape.  Shifts pretty smoothly and all that.  Last year I put
slicks on it, but never managed to actually take it to work, grocery
shopping, wherever else I thought I'd take it.  Tomorrow ... tomorrow
will be the day.  Today I installed my old Shimano pedals to replace
those nasty bear traps, and I attached the front and rear lights I
bought last year.  I'm ready.

Okay, I'm scared of this whole "riding where the cars are" thing, but
I'm going to do it.  I have to go to work anyway, and I've been
wanting to try the commute on a weekend.  The weather's perfect.  It
doesn't get any better than this.

Anyway, off I go.  Sorry for the stream of consciousness thing; I'm a
bit tipsy, which is a rarity for me.

*
I decided to do my 15-minute yoga workout Friday morning.  Lots of
upward and downward facing dog positions.  I skipped the back bends to
give my wrist a break.  Seemed like I'd gotten away with it, but by
the afternoon my wrist was super-achey.  It's only a sprain and it's
been three weeks, ferchrissakes!  But there it is.  Lifting the second
monitor, though just an LCD, may also have contributed.  Felt good on
the moto, though; it's an upright ride, so not much pressure on my
hands.  We'll see tomorrow on the bike.