Haha Tand-rand!! I unfortunately bought about five pairs of padded shorts when I started out so I've already come to the conclusion that they are not for me. I'm going to buy a pair of tri shorts (thinking about these, which were linked earlier) and look into buying a cutout saddle.
I'm really glad to hear I'm not the only one that isn't a big fan of the thick chamois.
Life goes by pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, and do whatever you want all the time, you could miss it.
2010 Fuji Roubaix 1.0
2007 Fuji Absolute 2.0