Off Topic With Ashley

I woke up five minutes before my alarm this morning, which was a pleasant surprise. I still forgot to turn it off, so the grating screech of the wake-up call went off shortly after I got up filling me with adrenaline and anger anyway.

The day started like any other, except that I did different things than I usually do. This is the way I like things. I got an email at around ten to organise a meeting so after getting upset with the terrible state of the conservative arse-backward Queensland government and friends, I bought a loaf of bread and got my parents to drop me off at Eagle Farm.

I signed the relevant paperwork and was finished before I even knew it. It was a bit disappointing really, because I got all dressed up and even though I had somewhere to go, it was a bit anticlimatic.

My new workplace is pretty sweet. The main thing that I’m especially happy about is the inclusion of showers, so I’ll be able to ride to work without having to worry about being stinky. This pleases me beyond words, and I reflected on this while I got changed into more appropriate cycling clothes.

I snuck out the back door of the office building and unchained my bicycle from the fence where I’d left it earlier, and rode the entire way home without stopping. It’s a reasonable trip once you get off Kingsford Smith Drive, and I managed to do it in about thirty-five minutes, which is nice to know for future reference.