Packed everything last night so I could ride the 8mi into my office.
Also I rigged up way to listen to tunes on the isolated segments of the ride. Attached a mini speaker I bought at Best Buy over the weekend. Hooked it up to my blackberry which goes in my handlebar bag.

Was all excited about the ride in. So much so, that I didn't get much sleep last night!
I was dead tired when I woke, so I decided to just ride into the local library (3 mi) and use their wi-fi to work remotely. Good compromise.

I discovered the music helps the boring parts of my commute go by much faster!
Plus I can hear everything around me just fine.

I've decided to upgrade to these speakers and probably use a dedicated mp3 player instead of the blackberry.
-- It gets awfully hard trying to change tracks while pedaling

Also, I recently upgraded my Jandd lite duty rack to their Expedition, and am loving the extra heel clearance and carrying capacity.

Good times... am gonna ride into the office tomorrow.