Wednesday, March 31, 2010

How do they do it?

I'm amazed and in awe of some women in the morning. On the bus before 8 am and totally done up looking like they're going to a photo shoot. How do you do it? Its not all either, just a select few. I'm picturing a wake up at 530 or something. Even some of the teenagers do it. Head to toe, even stepping out in heels! What's going on? Crazy. I have enough trouble with just doing pants and a button up shirt. Women on the bus, I salute you.

Backtracking ...

Like I said before, I'm starting off with posts from previous rides. I thought this might be an appropriate image for going back in time:


That's right, it's the Hot tub time machine. I haven't seen the movie yet, but apparently it's hilarious.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Bussin' it

When I started working downtown, I realized that I would have to start taking the bus if I didn't want to shell out a ton of money every month for parking. I was  also realizing that I hadn't take a bus in years and that a lot had changed: the GPS system to let you know what stop comes up next, and the seats were even slightly (very slightly) more comfortable.

For the most part, it's good. No warming up the car when it's cold - just hop onto a warm bus. Catch an express and after a few people get on, the bus pretty much flies downtown non-stop. Even when it's not cold, you don't have to worry about who might cut you off or getting into the right lane. Just sit back and relax. But the convenience and the carefree ride come with a price. Not just the cost of the bus pass, but understanding that a lot of different kinds of people ride the bus, Not necessarily good and bad people, just different. So you can deal with it, or get off the bus. I thought it would be interesting to share some of what happens on the ride to work or home, so I guess this is how I deal with it. I think there's something interesting about everyone.

I've been meaning to start this blog for a while, so the first few posts will be going back to before today, some happenings from the past couple of months. Here we go!