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Off Day - Bike
December 6, 2021 (Morning)
Exercise Type: Other
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Woke up to white snow on the ground! It finally snowed. It was nice for the first minute I was outside then realized it was going to turn to slush real quick. Bike in was saucy for sure and I needed time to dry off. Spent the entire day at the Postdoc Research Day listening to talks and seeing other postdocs positions and feelings on what our community is like at UBC. It was a fine thing to do, take some time to reflect and get off working. I easily could have written and read and analyzed data all day but I have the rest of the week for that. The reception went late and when I was ready to go home, found out my key card didnt work anymore, so I had to get security to get me back in the 6th floor. Then, my headlamp pooped out and I had to bike home in the dark! It was just savagely frustrating and I was so eager to get home, but that reminded me about where I was exactly one year ago today, schlepping through a cross country flight with all my shit in suitcases making it to a new city, new country, new job, new everything. That feeling of exhaustion when I finally got into my quarantine room was something else and still sticks with me. Im glad to have gone through that and be where I am now. Maybe that's the perspective and personal growth I really needed to find today. Oh yeah and legs feel fine after this weekends adventures.