tired

i keep meaning to comment on this, but by the time i get home/work, i have forgotten about it. but as both M and i had crappy commutes (hers moreso than mine - 2 hours vs my 1+ hour). usually, hers tend to be a little more than 1/2 that time, and i seem to avereage 35-45 mins. but today for some reason, even tho the roads were clear, there were a few accidents and they very quickly turned the major arteries into boston into nothing more than slow rolling parking lots.

so, both of us suffered (again, her more than me today) thru dreadful commutes that if we were lucky, we'd hit a whopping 15mph. anyways, after getting to work, both of us were tired from the commute. i've found thru my own experience, which i highly doubt is unique, that slow commutes are very tiring. usually, it affects me more going home (busy day at work, want to relax), so i've found i know where i start to get tired and my eyes start to lose a little focus.

i think that may be part of the problem - commuting in slow times, you have to actually focus on what is going on around you so you become rather single-minded. but being so focused (particularly after a long day, or lack of sleep) takes a toll on the brain and makes it hard to maintain that needed focus. i know i tend to feel more tired when i get home (but now that bitter cold is here, i get that icy blast of cold air which helps a little), but there are days like today where i feel as tho i have to drag myself out of the car and into the office.

at least now, i can feed myself with coffee which helps bring me back from the undead...