The commute today? Like any other day. Get up, get dressed. Unplug bike from battery charger (for the halogen bulb, which can blind you.). Go outside. Turn on lights which are bright enough to signal the space shuttle. Get on the road. Notice that even though you emit the light equivalent of a lightsaber, somehow the drivers in the morning still can't seem to see you. Bike 4 miles to the train station, while noticing all the nut case drivers pulling 40 on a 25 mile per hour road, and of course, most drivers can't drive... either that or they feel that early morning is the time to break every rule in the book, especially if they're in a BMW, Mercedes, or Volvo. Lock up bike at the station, go to work. Come back from work, check to see that bike's lights weren't turned on to burn out the battery by juvenile delincuents in what is a largely white, rich, republican neighborhood with white kids who have tons of money and no discipline, and a racist attitude to minorities. Especially minorities on bikes. They are really clueless though. Being called a n!gg@r when you are completely asian has got to be the most messed up way to make a racial slur. And these are kids who go to private schools that cost as much as tuition at a university.

Anyway, I digress.

Get on bike, get on the road at night. Notice that you still give off enough light to make the Eiffel tower jealous. Notice that STILL, the drivers STILL DO NOT PAY ATTENTION, and seem to always drive as close to you as possible. Bike defensively. Bike home. Rest.

How's my daily commute? That's my daily commute. Welcome to the South New Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. Bleah. I did this as a student and engineer in Boston. I brought home my lifestyle. Looks like I brought home the jerks in the cars as well!