Warning: This may sound weird/disturbing to those who have no problem waking up alert or can't imaging enjoying a different lifestyle.
I miss my morning commute! In SF, I had a 50min (rush hour traffic) commute to LeapFrog. Only 17 miles but half through the city with 35 mph speed limit.I also picked up carpoolers that were on my direct route to the Highway.
The longer drive combined with chatting with carpoolers apparently was an excellent "brain wake-up" activity. Plus I learned about places/events in SF, gossip about the company, and other factoids from my carpoolers. (Not to mention the gay talk show on the radio - Sassy Sports, "If they're playing with balls...I'm all over it!")
Now living so close to work I thought, Oh it will be nice to have that time back. Wrong! Just getting out of bed and ready in the morning doesn't get me out of that post-wakeup fog. After only a 10min drive I arrive at work feeling like I'm sleepwalking. It reminds me a lot of how I felt at Lexmark. It takes me 2-3 hrs to really come out of "the fog". It doesn't effect my work if I have a lot of programming to do. However if I'm just planning or documenting or have a little less work due to product cycle,I'm dead in the water. It feels like I'm treading water in the ocean, surrounded by islands, but I don't know which Island to swim to. So I keep spinning around looking at the islands and trying to discern which one it is. Very frustrating.
It's funny because in Lexington I thought I could never commute. Giving up my freedom of arrive/leave times at work. I didn't think I would like having people in my car... etc. When I was approached about morning carpool I didn't think I would like it but I thought I'd give it a try. Now being the driver and having the car probably makes a big difference. But then again, if I were to try to be just a rider, I may end up liking that too.
Moral of this story is: keep an open mind and try it! You may or may not like it but you can't know until you try! AND MOVE BACK TO SAN FRANCISCO!
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