I used to commute on a... *blink, blink* gearie (?) just under 10 miles per day. I *wish* I would have had a fixie then. I'm one of the people that within the first five minutes of riding fixed loved fixed and now I want to ride fixed all the time. Now I live too far away from my office to commute for a 7-4 shift, but I keep a fixie at the office for lunchtime or after-work rides.
Please note I live on the other side of the country from NYC; Southern California.