Okay, okay, so I have not updated in a month or so. Sorry, but time has been scarce and so has my interest. I have done a lot since the last time I posted, I have moved, went to a bunch of shows, hanging out with friends. I have a lot left to do this summer as well. Two weddings to attend, Bruce Springsteen and Radiohead concerts, and I plan on redesigning and moving this site to my own Linux server running Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

Riding the bus or the train everyday gives you a great snapshot into peoples daily, routine lives and lets you figure out a little something about a person. A great example of this is noticing how people board the bus. When they get on the bus or train everybody goes for the single seats first, which makes sense, because social interaction with strangers on public transportation is not allowed. What really gets me though are the people who take the double seats.

There are those nice, understanding people who slide all the way in with their belongings on their lap. They do not necessarily want to sit next to anybody, but they comprehend the riding situation and realize that they should not take up more space then necessary.

The second type of person takes the double seat and slides in, but leaves their belongings in the open seat. These people usually are aware of other people but do not move your belongings until someone makes a move for that open seat. They seem to want to keep their options open they do not want to seem too inviting, yet are willing to comprise if someone needs it.

The last type of rider are the ones that are really rude. They get on and take a whole double seat, sit on the outside and put their stuff next to them on the inside. They do not move unless someone asks them to, and at that point, 9 times out of 10, stand up and make the other person slide in past them. I feel like these people are somewhat self-righteous and feel they are more important then the other riders, that they should not have to ride the bus and should not have to sit next to anyone. So what kind of public transportation rider are you? Do you notice these little habits on your daily commutes? Got anything to add or retort? Let me know!