I resolved to go to work today, despite the fact that I was still seeing double and running into things, in case, you know, the network decided to blow up while I was not there to hover anxiously over the servers. Routers exploded, cables writhed and snapped like sea serpents, packets started spilling luminously out the back of network cards and into the free air…
Well, in my feverish and drugged-out state I couldn’t think clearly enough to realize that traffic would not be too good, since the rain today is excessive even for Vancouver. So I tried one on-ramp, which was backed up to forever. Tried another, which was moving despite the six inches of water on it. Thence to the freeway, which was as usual crawling until the very unusual landslide blocking one lane. After that traffic was fine!
So now I’m at work, chasing a Neo-Citran with Coke, hoping to stay awake and somewhat coherent.