On my way to work today I raced a semi full of beerBudweiser, uphill. I won. Yay!

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Last night my new razor came in, a Merkur 34C. It was much smaller than I was expecting, but ended up fitting in my hand fairly well. If I get another I will probably go for a longer handled one, just to see how it feels. After killing some 'net dragons and showering I decided it was time to try it out. I've never used a classic DE razor before, so it was an interesting experience. The DE is significantly more aggressive than any cartridge I've used, but I found that I had much more control and was left with a much smoother face. I gave myself a few nicks, mostly by trying to rush the job. With some more practice I'm sure I can fix that.

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Finally, it has come to my attention that certain persons are planning a party at my house without behind my back. This sounds like a fine plan to me, though do be good enough to give us at least a weeks few hours warning. ;D

While on my morning commute I rode up to a another guy on a bike. We started chatting about our commutes, the weather, that sort of thing. Eventually the conversation swung 'round to our occupations. It turns out he is a power engineer for PNM. We talked shop for about a mile until our paths diverged. It was interesting to talk with someone in my field, but in a completely different branch.

Nothing hits me like a case of strep. It rips through me and puts me down for weeks, but anything else and I bounce back in a day. Strangely though, the quick strep test never comes back positive. The docs just put me on penicillin because it is very obvious that I do have it and then later the long test confirms it.

I just learned that the quick test does not actually test for strep directly, it tests for the antibodies you are supposed to produce to fight it. Making a small leap I take this to mean that I don't produce enough, if any, of the strep antibodies on my own, which is why it hits me so hard and it takes me so long to get over it. My immune system works great against anything else, but just can't see strep.

The top row of my corkboard is empty. I don't know what to do.

Last night I prepped a bit, filling up my tyres, waxing my chain, packing my bag. Today I started out quite early. It turns out I've lost a bit of endurance,, though not as much as I feared, and my lungs have picked up some crap, though not as much as I once had. I'm glad I picked up some winter gloves and a mask/hood thing.

The ride was nice, I gave myself plenty of time and tried to take it slow and not push myself. The hardest part of the ride was not trying to push myself too much and run out of steam early. It took me 35 minutes from the time I walked into the garage until I open the door at work. I should be able to shave 5-10 minutes off of that in a week or two. Driving my car takes 25-45 minutes depending on the day, the motorcycle takes 15-35.

Mixed day so far. I stopped at a Bike to Work week station for the free breakfast and picked up some of the free goodies.
Of course, I then received a call that, yet agin, someone else has picked up the house we wanted. Sigh. Anyone have any good ideas for housing in Burque that don't involve the west side?

I've moved. My two days of wark have been good, so I think I'll stay for a while. I'm still getting used to the schedule, but it hasn't been too bad so far. My evenings have been short, mostly 'cause of the WoW dates I've been on with sacra_imbri.

But I'm here now, and on my way to bed.