Congestion

Back into Manhattan for the only time this week, as I have to come in all five days next week. At least the weather is looking less frigid and I'll be able to leave my laptop in my locked desk overnight. Congestion pricing seems to have taken care of the former snarled traffic below 60th Street, or maybe it's a combination of that and the holidays being over (and the cold!). But all this layering and unlayering, shuffling between warm inside and cold outside, resulted in me actually getting overheated on my homeward commute, and by the time I stumbled home in the dark using my phone's flashlight (Robin's been under the weather for a few days so I didn't want him meeting me at the bus terminus) all I could think of was to strip as quickly as possible and drink lots of water. Robin had gotten me a lovely present, a heated desk pad to go under my keyboard and mouse so I could work without my hands freezing up, but I was too far gone to appreciate it fully. I've just about started to recover, but I'll be glad when the temps get back up above freezing.