BEDA 11: Buses are for crazies
I started writing this post on the train this morning, and now that I actually have a few minutes to sit down and type it out...don't really have the energy left. But...here's a condensed version of what was going on in my brain.
I've really started to enjoy trains since I've moved to the East Coast. They're on time (usually), tons of people can use them, and they don't have to deal with traffic. I've never been a HUGE fan of public transit - I like flying. But trains and I get along a lot lately. This is probably because for me to get to Boston, I just have to have 7.50 and an hour of time.
There's something calming about taking a train. Buses, I have found, are where the crazies generally are. In my experience, that's where you're going to get people that talk loudly into their phones, want to get off where there isn't actually a stop, sit uncomfortably close to you even though there's plenty of room elsewhere, and have small children that don't know how to respect other people's ears. (At some point I should probably tell stories about my experience riding buses daily these past few months)
The train crowd however is a kind of mellow flavor of people. I'm not sure how this works, and maybe it's just in this particular area. People on trains tend to just understand why they have to be there, respect the people around them (for the most part), and enjoy the ride. I love this about train riders.
Also - I've taken lately to riding trains facing backward - on accident. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I tend to like to look forward, so that I know what is coming up. But when you're watching the world go by you backward, you have more time to reflect upon it. It's kind of like memories in life - sometimes you're not sure what's up ahead because it's blurry or too far away and then all of a sudden - BAM - there it is. And then it's gone. If you're living in the past however, that's all that you see and it can stay in your line of sight for so long.
...there's a lot more to this that I could elaborate on, but I'm not going to. It's the type of rambling I leave to my paper journal because it could just keep going and going and going...
Yes, sometimes my brain is very much like the Energizer bunny...
BUNNY!
EASTER!
More on that tomorrow.
I've really started to enjoy trains since I've moved to the East Coast. They're on time (usually), tons of people can use them, and they don't have to deal with traffic. I've never been a HUGE fan of public transit - I like flying. But trains and I get along a lot lately. This is probably because for me to get to Boston, I just have to have 7.50 and an hour of time.
There's something calming about taking a train. Buses, I have found, are where the crazies generally are. In my experience, that's where you're going to get people that talk loudly into their phones, want to get off where there isn't actually a stop, sit uncomfortably close to you even though there's plenty of room elsewhere, and have small children that don't know how to respect other people's ears. (At some point I should probably tell stories about my experience riding buses daily these past few months)
The train crowd however is a kind of mellow flavor of people. I'm not sure how this works, and maybe it's just in this particular area. People on trains tend to just understand why they have to be there, respect the people around them (for the most part), and enjoy the ride. I love this about train riders.
Also - I've taken lately to riding trains facing backward - on accident. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I tend to like to look forward, so that I know what is coming up. But when you're watching the world go by you backward, you have more time to reflect upon it. It's kind of like memories in life - sometimes you're not sure what's up ahead because it's blurry or too far away and then all of a sudden - BAM - there it is. And then it's gone. If you're living in the past however, that's all that you see and it can stay in your line of sight for so long.
...there's a lot more to this that I could elaborate on, but I'm not going to. It's the type of rambling I leave to my paper journal because it could just keep going and going and going...
Yes, sometimes my brain is very much like the Energizer bunny...
BUNNY!
EASTER!
More on that tomorrow.