I can safely say that this is the earliest I have ever been at work. Damn you, New Jersey!!! After spending the night in my friend's hotel room, I left for work earlier than I would have because, a) I didn't know how long it would take me to commute, and b) it was still raining, and my L.A. sensibilities still make me leave for work early when the weather is inclement. Commuting from New Jersey was actually very easy. My friend's hotel was right on the Hudson, straight across from lower Manhattan. The PATH train station was the next building over from the hotel. I only had to take it one stop, to the World Trade center. It’s so weird…the train literally circles along the lower half of the imprint of the towers. I was staring out the windows at it. The whole PATH/Subway station there at the World Trade center opens up onto the site. It’s very surreal. From the WTC, I just took the A train up to Columbus Circle. Very easy! In all it probably took me only about 25 minutes, and now I can cross "going to New Jersey" off of my Things To Do list.