so i moved this weekend and have been trying out new commutes to work each morning. so far, so not very good. monday went okay, with each of my THREE transfers going rather smoothly. tuesday was terrible, as i learned that the c train conductor doesn't always hold to the common courtesy rule of waiting for the g train folks to cross the 16 foot platform. and today was the worst, thinking that the bus might be my ticket.
so i thought i would walk a few short blocks west, pick up some coffee at my favorite coffeehouse, and then catch the bus across the street to the metrostation at dekalb and flatbush (where like 95 trains converge or something). the first b38 comes rolling down the street and doesn't stop. too many people. the second b38 comes and i manage to squeeze myself on with this cute boy swiping my metrocard because i can't even reach. so, i'm basically standing at the front window of the bus because i have little choice and we start going. the bus stops a few blocks later, and as the door opens, i try to move away. but alas, FAILURE! my foot gets stuck, and while my foot hurts, i'm really more concerned about the state of my new bcbg's.
so people are taking forever to get off the damn bus and i'm in the way and the busdriver is yelling at me but i can't move because my foot's twisted in a way it should never go and cute boy intercedes on my behalf and gets the driver to close the door and my foot's released and then i totally feel like the quintessential out-of-towner just transplanted to the big city that she can't even handle because she's from brush prairie, washington. ugh. and i spilled coffee down my white blouse, too.
and then we start moving again and cute boy accidentally steps back on the tip of my shoe and profusely apologizes and i laugh maniacally because HELLO! my shoe was just crushed by a million pounds of pressure and then we laugh together and it's nice.
and so you might think the day has gone to shit, but you'd be wrong because at work i was looking up this law firm and somehow seeing "staff photos courtesy of nickelodeon" and "it all came down to something he learned from his parents and spiderman" and "the shark-infested waters of underdog litigation" managed to make everything okay again. i guess.
