Hair

Crazy rude people on the train today. Well, I take that back. Not on but while waiting for the next one. When I am the first person on the empty platform, I wait near where doors will be when the next train pulls up. Years of riding has left me able to spatially predict their location.

If I am there, you don't jostle and elbow me when the train pulls up. When you do you catch a shoulder check. I am pretty sturdy and trying to push me didn't quite work there for you, did it?

It's Friday people: relax.

Stroller

You know, shoving your way onto a packed train with a stroller is just ignorant. I mean we are shoulder to shoulder. Yes I didn't move: I fucking had no where to go.

Your "move" comment without saying please was extra awesome. Shouldn't you be at home breeding? You look 17 and your kid looks to be two. Too big for a stroller but how can you know?

Masses

So many people up at 6am it's scary. Makes me wonder if anyone sleeps because I know all these people aren't in bed by 9pm.

I think I need to start taking naps. Getting to that age.

Over polite

You sit.
No you .
I insist.
Go ahead please.
No really I'd rather stand.
Me too, besides my stop is coming up.
Mine too.
Etc....

Seriously. Neither of you are sitting. We get it. Please stop talking.

Fat train

For this train to be able to fit their average rider, they would have to use both tracks to make one large fatass train. Three-foot wide recliners with Cheetos and Starbucks coffee dispensers on each one.

I know most Americans are overweight, maybe obese, but the average here is tragic avalanche fat.

I am not a tiny guy, but this guy next to me has thighs bigger than my waist and he gave me a dirty look for sitting next to him. You see, he had a butt cheek on each seat. Sorry no: smash in boy. One seat per person.

I think I'll have oatmeal instead of a bagel for breakfast in honor of him.

Happening

It's like... No degrees outside.
A "pack" of joggers made me miss the 6:09am train.
Seriously.. Who runs this early enmasse?

Then! When the 6:20 train pulls up, this tiny lady shoves her way in front of me and takes the good seat at the back of the train. I did the only thing I could think of: I looked her square in the face and went, "Boo!"

Yes.. I boo'd a little Asian lady.

Wow

What a fantastic weekend, week, and month. I am just in an eternal good mood these days.

My girlfriend is fantastic, making some waves at work, and now my best friend may have found a special someone.

I don't even care about the smelly guy sitting two seats in front of me, the dumbass eating McDonalds, or the couple making out behind me with full schlorping sounds. The blonde directly in front of me does have some amazing perfume. Pure pheromones... Hubba hubba

Gah

Too many people.

Early

Somehow I was able to wake up so early today feeling rested. Caught a shower and got out of the house and downtown really early. I might get some breakfast I have so much time.

Light train, too. Many people reading real paper books; almost like technology hasn't gotten out of bed yet.

Tonight I get to see my girl, and tomorrow is thanksgiving. Guess that makes today sort of like a Friday. Hopefully I can get a bunch of stuff done. Next week is shaping up to be a particularly spicy flavor of hell.

Avalanche

Most Americans are big. A majority are overweight or obese. But every now and then you see someone that baffles the brain. How they got that large does not compute.

Taking up three (3!) seats on the train. I am not sure if I have ever seen someone that big in person; only on shows where they are being rescued from their house using a crane.

Monday is a suck pile already. Found out my radio station 620KPOJ was bought out by FOX. And the idiot conservatives made it a sports station. Nice. Now there is no progressive talk radio in Portland.

Assholes.

I want breakfast. *grumble*

Here is hoping everybody is on vacation this week and I can catch up on work.

Seats

When you run late you don't get a seat. Simple as that.
Friday!! Graaaah!

Amazing

This guy singing out at the pioneer mall has a an amazingly relaxing voice. Wish I could have stuck around to hear more of him but need to get home.

Great voice though.

Brr

This is probably the coldest day of the season so far. My hands are protesting typing this right now.
So, I sat down next to this young, Indian guy who was watching some show on his android phone. He was laughing with such mirth at whatever was on the screen that it was simultaneously distracting and awesome at the same time.
Mainly because of his relentless, full-bellied laughter.

That is an awesome feeling to laugh that hard that long.

Jerk

Train operator can't drive. People being tossed around like a salad. Ouch!

Cold

Love when I am waiting at a train platform alone and some bus pulls up and 40 people get off and some stand in front of me to get on the train.

It's where I break out my, "Train Elbows."

Look at me sitting down. You get to stand. I am a beautiful animal. Or.... something stupidly incoherent.

I am freezing.

Disability

Looks like a broken ankle. You have crutches. Kicking a 80 year old out of the "special" seat so you can sit down is low-rent.
Be a shame if your other ankle got broken.

#karmicjustice

Seat

If you get a seat on the train you don't really get the right to bitch if someone just brushes up against you. Sit there and shut up in your big, billowy Columbia winter jacket.

And for the love of shit, turn down your headphones. Not only does your taste in music suck, but the only joy I get is the knowledge that you will have hearing loss later in life.

Have fun saying, "What?!" to your grandchildren whose voices you'll never hear.

Herp

Friday and a good morning so far. Waltzed up as my train arrived, got a seat, feeling great after a good night sleep, and just look forward to the weekend.

Train people are dull: reading, napping and smartphoning.

Media

Choose your own noise. I don't have ear plugs with me, and maybe should start carrying them on the train. So many people have their phones, pads, notes, and various media consumption devices.

The problem is few headphones are soundproof, so in this enclosed place it's a cacophony of music, tv shows, movies and audio books.

So I sit listening to music more to drown it all out than to enjoy my own selection.