Self realization

After waiting half an hour for my train, only to have it be too full of people to get on, I realized something. I am generally a happy-go-lucky, optimistic person. Most people would say I don't get angry very often. However, I GUARANTEE that at least 75 percent of the times that I am angry have to do with transportation. Back in Arizona, it was cars who drove too slow, or wouldn't make yellow lights, or wouldn't turn when they were able, or would leave 10-car gaps on the freeway during rush hour. Here in the city, it's the Subway, the most inefficient method of transportation known to man. It's not uncommon to wait 10 minutes for a train and then for the train to take another 10 minutes to go maybe three stops. Doesn't seem so bad, right? If you were to actually measure it all out, that three stops is probably equal to maybe one-and-a-half miles. THAT'S 20 MINUTES TO GO ONE AND A HALF MILES.

the 80s

Photo not actually in NY, but instead in south New Jersey, trees are flowering. Photo taken by moi

Today is a sunny, beautiful day in New York City. Temps are in the 80s. Dogs are barking. Children are playing. Chess-players are out and about. People just look genuinely happier, walking around with their iced coffees, neon-colored Rayban Wayfarers and cut-off jean shorts. People are sitting outside on the Columbia lawn reading books, eating chicken waldorf salads and playing frisbee.
Life was meant to be lived in a warm climate. Welcome, real spring!


*** Edit: I stand corrected. High of 90 today.