I learned a lot of things on Wednesday. Here are five of them.
1. Meeting people I follow, listed, or occasionally view on Twitter is a bit awkward but rewarding. I know a lot about them and I know they’re awesome. However, it’s such an awkward moment to make time to introduce yourself while their busy since you know so much about them.
2. Justine B can hunt me down. She has all my vital information to stalk, hunt, or do something nefarious to me. With her cunning, wit, and good looks, I don’t think my body guards can stop her IF she tried.
I finally meet the person behind the keyboard. She’s pretty awesome which is why I follow her on Twitter. And no, no photos. I don’t rock a camera phone nor did I pull out my travel camera. When I see other tweeters or bloggers do this, it reminds me of Pokemon. Gotta collect them all! If someone wanted to take a photo of me, I’d feel awkward and act like Squirtle.
3. Riding the CTA is much better than it was before. It was faster, smoother, cleaner, spacious, and cooler. Are there more trains on the Evanston Express? Maybe there are less people since they raised fares and the United States continues to remain in a secular bear market. Maybe it’s more acceptible to me after Standard Parking forced me to pay $12.00 on parking a few weeks ago that should have been complimentary IF I left one minute sooner.
It’s been a long time since I enjoyed riding on a CTA train. The train arrived and left on time. I found a seat on the Skokie Swift. The only thing that smelled bad on the train was my dirty old self. It left me impressed.
4. There’s something beautiful about waking up and watch the day blossom. I woke up at 3:30a to drive my uncle and his family to the airport. The airport seemed unusually beautiful. The birds sang the sun awake. To fill time, I went on a nice easy run. The world seemed peaceful and calm. Life felt gentle instead of its usual angry and crazy self during the angry rush through life.
Despite being tired and beat up, I had a pretty good time volunteering. I thank the morning experience for that. I stayed longer than I should have because I would have passed out at home and screwed up my sleep schedule. Besides, it’s fun seeing people excited to pick up their packet and shirt for a race.
5. I need a shower. It’s horrible when you can smell yourself. I could smell myself. I hate that. I hope I didn’t offend any one you. :p