Why this was a great day

1. I rode my bicycle to work today. Between my shoulder pain, the hernia, and the unusually long winter, I've been aching for activity. Last weekend we got our first proper sunny day and we went on a short ride in Shoreline. It was fun, but I wanted more. This morning I finally made good on my promise (to myself) to start riding to work and I love it. The morning air is still chilly, but I got warm very quickly (one of the many benefits of being in awful shape). The five mile trip was exactly long enough to get me properly tired, but not so exhausted that I couldn't work. I got to the office feeling like a million dollars and a blowjob, took a shower in the company's quite impressive facilities, and went straight to work with a feeling of utter invincibility.
   
   
2. I had a really productive day at work. I didn't actually get ahead with the goals I had set for this week, but I got rid of a lot of peripheral stuff that was nagging for my attention and will allow me to stay focused on important stuff for the rest of the week. Basically it just felt good to stay focused on my priotities and manage to go through a whole day without getting distracted and Googling for the reason dogs get this itch in their anuses and need to drag it all over your rug to scratch it. I try to use the word "anus" once a day. It's one of my favorites.
   
   
3. A few of the guys from the office went out drinking and pooling (or is it snookering? I never remember which is which). It turned out to be an evening of laughter and merriment with the guys, and there just aren't enough of these. We sort of got hustled by sort of pool sharks who weren't that good at pool or sharking, but when I finally got to play against my friends, I did pretty well. I only wanted to spend time with friends - I didn't care at all if I won or even if I scored. But fuck if it doesn't feel better to win.
   
   
4. In the course of this evening, Ron was telling us about his friend who dropped his contact lens at the beach, found it, cleaned it with what he had available, and put it back in his eye.
   
   Ron: He just put it in his mouth.
   Mandy: Was it hard or soft?
   iDoc: Before or after he put it in his mouth?
   
   You don't get a setup like this every day. And when one comes, you take it. It just ties the whole day together.