Let me tell you a thing or two about Metro Transit

Before the bus ride home from work (campus) today, my iPod battery died. This was quite disheartening since I was bored out of my mind waiting for the bus, but I quickly got over it. Since I wasn't able to listen to music, I had a lot of time to sit and contemplate. Now for those of you who don't take the bus very often or have never taken it at all, it can be quite an interesting experience. The route I take to and from campus and uptown is the 6. Route 6 is probably the greatest route there is for people/environment-scoping because it covers the best parts of Minneapolis: U of M, downtown, and uptown. Here's some of the things I've noted on the ride back from campus (because in the morning I'm still half asleep): when you stop in front of Aveda, you'll usually see some dolled-up girls and a flaming man. When you swing through downtown, you'll see all sorts of things and there will often be someone that tries to get on the bus without fare. Finally, when you swing through uptown you'll of course see any combination of gays, punks, and hipsters. I've also come to notice that on any bus, you'll pretty much always have the following:
-a bunch of people listening to headphones
-a student reading or doing some type of math/science problems in a notebook
-someone talking waaay too loud on their cellphone
and
-someone sleeping against the window

The Metro transit is fairly reliable on times, but it's really a bitch when you get to the stop exactly at the time the bus is supposed to be there and see it about half a mile down the road. I usually want to throw a rock.

Even though the transit sounds shitty, it's not that bad. For me, it's often one of the only slow parts of my day and definitely a time that offers reflection. What DOES suck is being used to having a car on campus and taking the Metro Transit. When I want to be somewhere fast, I can't.

That's enough ranting for today. I added Ernie as my profile picture to keep the stalkers away (and he was always my favorite character as a kid).


CURRENT LISTENING: Limbeck - Perfect Teeth (cover)