Consecutive bicycle work commute number 2103:

Last night after our performance I put all my gear on to ride home from the theater. I didn't bother checking the temperature first. I wheeled my bike out of the stage door and thought, "Wow! It's actually warm outside!" I had dressed way too warm. By the time I got home I was a sweaty mess. That's when I looked at our thermometer and saw it was 65°F. Well no wonder I was warm as I rode!

What a glorious morning it was on the ride to work! The overnight temp had only dropped to 53°F, and the cross wind was blowing at about 11 mph. Today was the first day this year that I wore shorts during the morning ride. I also didn't pack a jacket, and just put a sweatshirt on.

Today's temp is again supposed to get up into the 70s. When I ride across town at noon I won't need the sweatshirt. It will be really nice not having to cram all my cold weather gear into my backpack. Google said a 20% chance of rain today, but I decided to risk it and take the road bike. My round-trip distance is scheduled to be 22 miles and I wanted to ride it on a faster bike than my hybrid with fenders.

We have another performance tonight. Curtain is at 7, which means call time is 5 PM. Thankfully my afternoon client is located just a couple blocks from the theater, so I can hop on the bike and be there in less than 10 minutes.

I'm running on very little sleep, which is normal when I'm in the middle of a theater production. The show runs until about 9:30 PM. Then once I mingle in the crowd for a bit, get changed out of my costume and commute, it's usually 10:30-10:45 before I'm back home. Then I eat a late supper and catch up on all the home stuff I need to do. It's usually after midnight before I crawl in bed. Then my alarm goes off at 5:30 AM so I can get up and prepare for work. Wash, rinse, repeat. But the feeling of being on stage is totally worth the three weeks of sleep deprivation so I'm not complaining.