Just in time to move and do away with this lousy 45 mile round trip commute to work, I think I’ve finally figured it out.  On the way in, if I leave at 7:35-7:40AM I get to work between 8:30-8:35AM fairly reliably.  However, if I leave at 7:30AM, I get there about 8:10-8:15.  I found the sweet spot!  The way home is more of a shot in the dark.  Traffic patterns are less reliable, and the time I leave isn’t set in stone.  The commute home has taken anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour and a half.

I’m glad that I’ve gotten the long commute experience for a brief period.  It’s showed me what I’ve been missing out on, and reconfirmed that I picked a good spot to live.  Lots of major things coming up very soon.  The OBRA rehearsal road race on Saturday is one of the most important Cat 4 races of the year for those of us under 30 who don’t have a field to race in at the state championships.  Sunday, I move.  Monday, I have the day off and will be working on getting settled into the new place and figuring out what I might need for furniture.  Tuesday, it’s back to the work routine.  About that time it’ll probably start to sink in that pretty much every aspect of my life has changed in the last month.  Exciting!