I'm envious of this commute
I know a lot of people that live on the East-side purely because they don't want to deal with the commute. And, I'll agree, one of the crappy things about living in Seattle and working in Redmond is that you can't ever be quite sure how long it will take you to get home. Mariner's game? Add 10-15 minutes. Sonics game? Add 15-25. Wreck in the middle of the bridge? Eat dinner in Bellevue.
After 5+ years at Microsoft Aaron has decided to leave the company - his last day is in a couple weeks. The part that really makes me jealous? His new commute is a 5 minute walk from his condo... This, I've decided, is better than working from home in a 'home office' - if you do that then being at home is also being at work. Living close gives you the benefits of seperate work and home life coupled with not losing an hour to commuting each day!
It's a little bit weird to both me and Clodagh that Aaron is leaving - it means no more S+'s for sporting events, softball games, etc... Best of luck to you in your new endeavors :)