Tom Scola is braggy, pass it on.

Tom's cola is bad heat, pass it on!

(jealous!)

Mmmm, mac&cheese. NOM.

My church's VBS starts this coming Sunday evening. I am Director, so this is my crunch week.

Working this VBS, like always, makes me appreciate how much work gets put in by the directors and other volunteers. It is a ton of work. I could not do it. This one is fun because I've done it before, but it's still a lot of work just for me, and I usually have the SO with me. I had 200 kids in 5 20-minute sessions today. And I'm revamping my materials for tomorrow because way more of them remembered me than I was counting on.

It took me only about 70 minutes to get home from it, but it took me nearly two hours to get there. Rush hour, construction, and a massive thunderstorm made the difference, I guess. I hope I'm only dealing with two out of three of those tomorrow. Two hours is too long.

How long is everybody's commute? How long is a normal commute? I mean, I drive two hours, but that's only twice a week, and it's to a completely different town. And anyway, that's completely stress-free driving, usually, with a beautiful backdrop. This was bumper to bumper at 50 mph (in a 70) in a borrowed car. So. Stressful.

I have the ridic commute: 10 minutes from applying my lipstick before I go out the door to logging into my computer at my desk. And that's if I hit all the lights wrong.

I'm in an acquisitive mood, which is not good given my emergency bills this spring. But I've gotten myself outfitted for the summer (I hadn't really gotten new summer work clothes in years and it was a problem given my changing size,) so there's that. But I have so many house projects I need to shell out $$ for, I really need to be more mindful.

OTOH, it isn't as if I spend much on going out; I do most of my socializing and entertainment on our decks and porches.

How long is everybody's commute? How long is a normal commute?

Mine is about 40 minutes, if you count walking from the house to the bus stop and from the bus stop to the office.

The average US commute is, I understand, about 20 minutes, but it's driving. I would rather have a 40 minute commute on public transit than a 20 minute drive, if I had to drive in traffic and pay for parking. I mean, that's a gimme, right? My peace of mind is worth 40 minutes a day, during which I can zone out to podcasts or plot stories.

20 minute commute, but that's traffic. On Sunday morning when I come in at 6 AM, 10 minutes.

I used to teach VBS back in the day. I was always amazed how much the 10-12 year olds loved me.

How long is everybody's commute?

I've had a pretty wide variety. Door-to-desk, the shortest was 7 minutes for about 3 miles. The longest was 45 minutes for 31 miles. Currently my commute is 12 miles, and it takes me 25 minute inbound in the early morning, 35 minutes outbound during the beginning of the evening rush.

My commute is an awesome 35-40 minutes, with 20 minutes walking and about 15 in a van, with a few sitting in between (I don't like to cut it close).

In NYC, it was 50 minutes mostly crammed on the subway and the shoving my way down Wall Street, and it sucked.

About 15 minutes.