Running

I am in such no good shape. Sprinting 3 blocks shouldn't make my heart beat too fast.

I really need to work on that teleportation or flying technology.

Back to work.

After being sick yesterday, going back to work today. Still not 100%. There are three Indians sitting by me on the train and the curry smell is overwhelming. My supernose is screaming.

Also, for some reason people still feel their precious backpacks deserve seats when the train is full. I don't get the selfish entitlement. Did these people not have parents?

Mix

Just to mix it up, decided to park halfway to work, putting my transit time at a very short trip to and fro.

Yay for Fridays.

Smooshed

Way too many people on the train right now.
No room to type; getting dirty looks for even using my phone right now.

Unclench people ...

Nicer

Way warmer this morning than it has been, and not raining. That is okay with me.
But the trains are off schedule due to some officer involved shooting way down the line. For this delay, here is hoping the bad guy got his ass handed to him.

Well

This is a boring ride home.
Laid out some coarse invective at work today, hope it stimulates process change a bit. I've had enough with tiptoeing around the issues.

And now: dinner

Water

I am starting to think I prefer snow over rain. This is an incredible amount of precipitation for this area, and all it does is annoy me.

And my umbrella is at work (great place for it!)

Bah

Symbolic

Mondays were invented to make you appreciate weekends. Mine went too fast and too unproductively. I did get some things done, but wanted to do more with a few things.

The train is unusually full. I wonder if, as per usual, trimet skipped a train in the morning.

The guy sitting next to me smells like old food grease. My guess is his school job is working at a restaurant.

Again

You are not entitled to a seat unless you are old, injured, or in your third trimester. Stop with the glaring you ridiculous little girl.

Oh and hey, it's Friday. Yay for sleeping in tomorrow.

Entitlement

Almost killed a man today, or rather he almost committed suicide against my car. A bicyclist ignored a stop sign while riding on the wrong side of the road and nearly broadsided me, but I floored it and he whiffed behind me skidding out of control.

He didn't fall, but part of me wished he would have taken a non-injuring, embarrassing tumble onto the wet pavement.

Scared the hell out of me.

Clown

Why oh why do women so much damn makeup? This girl next to me might be attractive, but I can't tell due to the thick layer of spackle on her face.

Tomorrow is Friday. Yay!

Tiptoe

The train I am on must have a driver in training or something. Get it? Train-ing?

Anyways, we did like 15 MPH the whole way here and am now 5 minutes late for work. Boo.

Odd

Strangely packed train for this time of day. My guess is more people used public transit this morning out of fear of snow that never happened.

Not looking forward to being home tonight.

What snow

I sometimes miss living somewhere that had a few extra days off per year due to weather. Last night it snowed like a beast, but turned to rain around 5am melting almost all of it away.

Fantastic I say.

Then again it's good I am not home, as it is quite an uncomfortable situation.

Yay work!

White

All weekend we had flurries, but it waited until today to start sticking. Fantastic, really.
At least the trains are running on time.
Only annoyance being one douche using his phone as a walkie-talkie. But at least I can hear both sides of the conversation.

Oh the crime

Friday night fare check on the train, those without are rounded up like cattle and driven to their DOOM for lack of payment.

I'm glad I am all paid for the year through work, but really... How hard is it to just pay a few bucks.

Derp.

End

This week is over after today. Thank goodness.
I am in a wretched mood. I look around the train and am wishing bad things on people.
I need coffee to care today.

Native

My honorary name this morning is "Man Sprinting For Train" *gasp* we are talking run-away-from-a-bear speed here.

I am not looking forward to my schedule this morning. Back to back meetings through lunch. Got some whoppers, too.

Wacky people

Playing chicken with a train is stupid Mr. SUV. The train can't swerve.

Also, it smells like so much rotting lunch on the train right now.

Omg cold.

It's like 20 outside. Argh. Imma shivering here.

Some douche is splayed out across two seats and has his bag in the aisle.

Wouldn't mind thunking him on the forehead to pay my respects to his holiness.

Stolen away

Funny finding a near perfect job in Alaksa...too bad I am not a fan of constant cold.

I am going to have to put my foot down at work. I am being used. Time to get all hardassed about it.

Monday

Today was repulsive, and Trimet forgetting to run one of their rush hour trains, like incompetent plebes, doesn't help.

I'm ready for a beer.

Cars!

Why is there nowhere to park? Oh yeah, school term begins today at local colleges. Look at all the bright yearning students. It's so precious.

I miss it a whole lot.

Oof.

Today was hectic and tiresome. Glad it is over. Why people wait until the end of the week to do stuff is beyond me. Do things as soon as logically possible and you can cross them off.

The train is boring tonight. No fun wackos, just several Mexican women on their phones to whom I can only assume is each other, given their facial expressions.

Burp

There are a lot of attractive people in this town. Not sure if its the water, the weather or the lifestyles, but for some reason people look good. At least today.

I saw a news article this morning where there was a crowd of folks elsewhere that looked ugly with anger and time.

Ghost train

A train went missing. Now 30 minutes delayed. Sometimes public transit sucks. Stupid #trimet

It smells like cork, chicken and car tires. Weird.

Sprint

Yeah, I ran my ass off for the train. I made it, though now I have no ass.

Quite the empty train this morning, but I did catch an airport train. Just a few business women in power pantsuits carrying luggage.

I want this day to be over already. I have a troublesome client who has pestered me for three weeks now and I just want done with it.

Crazy

A woman asking a guy for proof of fare before letting him sit next to her.

Wack-ass biatch.

Tomorrow is Wednursday. Eep.

Tweusnesday

On a four day week, today is weirdly named.

What is it with people having four letter words on their knuckles? It looks silly and tacky, and I have a hard time taking you seriously.

Caught a relatively early train today. Means I can snag some oatmeal before what looks like a very busy day. Full schedule up until lunch.

Bleak

It's hard to ignore the negativity at work. I keep my head down and do what I have to, avoiding piling onto the anti-corporate drivel that streams endlessly from most of my coworkers.
The problem is, you still hear it even if you try to ignore it. I have begun to see the topics of their complaints scooch their way into my work day as if I were the frog and they are pointing out to me how warm the pan is getting.
It's making me uncomfortable with the environment.

The train is making weird noises as though the brakes are broken. That would be great if we were careening out of control down the tracks. Weee! A+++ would ride again.

Back

Back where it left off, trains are crowded, people look surly, and ignorant morons are talking loudly on their phones.
Good times!
I have tons to do at work today, and not sure if my clients will be happy or hung over.