Bleah, lousy commute home last night. Traffic around Times Square was nightmarish. Add to that the following: an obvious commuter (by dress and such) was going the wrong way through some of the most crowded traffic I've ever encountered on 45th St (so bad I hopped off the bike twice to walk!). I mutterred as the guy went buy "Dude, plenty of other streets that go the right way." Man did he get PISSED. I heard this whiny, angry voice behind me call out something along the lines of "Keep your opinions to yerself!". All I could think (but didn't say) was "Up yours, loser." Seriously, WTF? The guy created a situation that was dangerous to me.

The bad commute continued when I was nearly left crossed on Riverside Drive. I was going at a moderate pace, say between 15-20mph with a good, solid green light and this drive who is slowing down her car decides it's a good idea to make a left turn in front of me. Fortunately, years ago, I learend never to trust cars going slow enough to make a turn, so I was able to safely brake and yell out a surprised "Hey!". The #%@%er started cursing me out throug her sunroof (no kidding, she turned her head up toward it so I could hear). Another "WTF" for me. I am glad I get to ride my bike to and from work, but I was sorely disappointed by my (questionably?) fellow humans.

Ah, but this morning made up for it. Perfect weather, excellent light timings for the most part, polite and intelligent driving around me, and I felt GOOD and FAST. What more can I say? [Edit: I was buzzed once but the rest was so good I almost forgot!]