That’s the longest I’ve gone without blogging since last July.  I’ve posted 231 times since the beginning of last July, amazingly enough.  So I better get back to it, huh?

Anyway, lots new to report and nothing new to report at the same time.  This was my first week at work.  I was ready to jump right into things, which was good because that’s exactly what I have to do.  Being back to work is interesting.  I’ve got a sweet dual monitor set-up, though I’ve had to reacqaint myself with using a PC after 4 months of pure Mac bliss.

Why have one when you can have two?

One of my job focuses will be blogging, so don’t be surprised if this blog suffers a bit in post quantity as a result.  Things I’ll have to talk about here: cycling, social media/marketing ideas, and whatever I manage to do in my free time.  This is the first job I’ve had that’s truly the classic 8-5 day shift, so suddenly I feel like I’ve joined the massive river of cars commuting to work like fish going upstream, sitting at a desk, and commuting right back home at the end of the day.  My commute is crazy at the moment – 23 miles each way (taking between 45 minutes and an hour and a half) with at least some guaranteed stop & go traffic.  That should get significantly better after I move next weekend.  It’ll suddenly be under 10 miles and 15-20 minutes and traffic will for the most part be a non-issue.

Speaking of moving, I found a great place that I’m excited about.  It’s a cozy basement apartment in a house in North Portland.  It’s blocks from the nearest Max stop, only a couple miles from downtown Portland, right next to an I-5 onramp, and less than half an hour into the West Hills by bike!  Great location, nice apartment, friendly landlord/homeowners, and at the right price.

This weekend I’ll be joining Team Oregon on the Saturday Team ride, and then finally it’s back to racing on Sunday after a lull in the racing schedule.  I’ll be doing the Silverton Road Race this weekend, then the OBRA Rehearsal Road Race the following weekend.  I’m also scheduled to do the OBRA Team Time Trial Championships the last weekend of May.  It’s a lot of racing to pack in with a new job and moving, but I’m antsy to get some more upgrade points.

80 degrees and sunny this weekend - perfect riding weather!

Now off to do something not in front of a computer screen – I’ve done plenty of that this week.

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