Facts about being a bicycle commuter* in New Orleans in August

- The first 20 minutes of the workday will be spent mopping up sweat/trying to not drip onto your computer
- You will drink 2 litres of water before 9:30 a.m. and salt your food with even more abandon than usual
- You will not dress to look professional or any other such minor concern; you will dress to not die of heatstroke
- You will get used to nobody making eye contact with you in the elevator for fear that whatever ghastly disease causes your full-body oozing is communicable
- You will learn to keep deodorant in the office and to really, really appreciate the boon of air-conditioning (especially since your house is a ridiculous heat box w/ no central air and ACs that take a solid 2 hours to cool down whatever room they're in.)

* Not full time; I've been driving a lot b/c of scrounging boxes for moving from work, and one of the things bicycles are not awesome for is transporting large items.