Trax

Monday thru Friday mornings I hop onto the Trax for my 18 minute ride to work. Public transportation ain't all that bad, really. This is why:

*I get a free pass so I get to save TONS of money which means that one day soon I may just have myself a sweet ride.

*I get to read books (currently...never thought I would say this, but yes, the Twilight series).

*I get to listen to my ipod (My fave right now is the new Mat Kearney cd and I LOVE it! Good stuff.

*I don't have to deal with stupid drivers.

*Wierd people talk to me. Like the one time a jolly lady (whom I might add was much too energetic at 7:30 am...) plopped herself in front of me and excitedly asked "Hi! Do you want to read my English paper?!" Okay...What was I supposed to say? "Sure!" As I skim through the one page paper that appears has been copied and pasted from Google she continues to babble random stuff about how "happiness is mathematically correct" or something like that. Right-o. Um...is it my stop yet?

*I get to witness bizarre human behavior. One day while at a stop, I gazed out the window and noticed a 30-ish year old man standing next to a garbage bin on the platform. He was enjoying his last sips of his Pepsi. Next thing I know, he is reaching INTO the garbage bin, and he pulls out another plastic Pepsi bottle with a good 2 or 3 oz left in it. He contentedly guzzles it down. I'm serious. I saw it with my own two eyes, my contacts were in so it was very clear, and it was early, but I wasn't hallucinating.

There ya go. Public transportation puts a smile on my face.