The move finally happened the week I was on vacation. I have a lovely view of the Papago Buttes from the parking lot <sigh>. The only reason no one noticed Somo more from the old site was cause it was SO FUCKING BIG you didn’t see it. We had a heat wave, and I’m burned from tech riding, so too early to say how things will shake out riding-wise. The shower is not ready, and its going to take me a few commutes to figure out a decent route to the area — getting from the canal across the river will suck, or as Yuri described the area “nexus of crap”. For rides at Somo, I think I will simply need to block my calender and leave at 3 on days I plan to ride, or ride in the mornings. It will evolve, and I will make the best of it that I can.

Meanwhile, i did discover 2 things i really like about the new layout. We’re on the second floor, and while this effectively adds 5 minutes to the commute at the allegedly “closer” facility, it does give me the opportunity to climb some stairs every day. Don’t laugh – I almost never climb stairs except when we are in Rocky Point. So my hammies, calves and achilles should get some more work than they currently do. It will be amusing to see no one else but me on the stairs, even though they are faster than the elevator. I may have to leave trinkets and whatnot in the stairwell just to see how long they go unnoticed.

We also have a collection of razor scooters floating around the office. The floors are mostly concrete and the layout is long and thin, so its quite a hoot to zip from one end of the building to the other. It took me a few tries to figure out which foot to ride and which one to paddle. My right felt better on the deck, which was weird cause its my back leg on both the snowboard and the bike. But on the scooter, you basically have one leg to hold your weight and the other to just push you along, so that leg serves much the same function as the back leg on bike and board. It made me realize why my right side is stronger during the balance poses in yoga, something I had always wondered especially since its the one that had surgeries. So, I’ve decided to use my left for all my scootering — it should help with strength and balance, and really help when i have to go goofy through the trees on the snowboard.

at least that is something positive about the new place.