MURDER!

I look down at the bruise on my arm and it points to one conclusion:

The MBTA bus drivers are trying to KILL ME!

No this isn't my regular paranoia that you guys are dealing with so don't even go there! For the past week, I've been on buses with drivers who are literally trying to test the speed limits and buoyancy of the customers! I personally think it's time to incorporate the optional seat belts on Boston buses. I have a bruise on my arm, I have other bruises on other parts of my body and I think those come from the bus too...

Unless I was dancing in my sleep again and bumped into the table or wall.

But wait, this is why they are out to kill me. You see, Boston has this new newspaper called BostonNOW and at BostonNOW you can create blogs to be posted in the actual paper. So I did one making fun of the MBTA's new idea to create a "Smart Card" so Bostonians can use it to take the bus AND buy food and coffee from Dunkin Donuts as well as other places. This is what I wrote to that:

Charlie Smart Card?!
September 6th, 2007 by mshellc

So, according to “Riding Charlie into the Future,” pretty soon my little bus pass will be able to buy me things like coffee, donuts, etc...

What’s next? Will my Charlie Card offer me health insurance? Speaking of insurance, how about instead of figuring out new ways to convolute my Charlie Card the MBTA works harder to provide better services? How about THAT for an idea?

Pardon my grumpiness, but I found this article while I was running late because my bus decided, “Hey, I’m not going to show up at all!” Because of my silly bus, my 20 minute commute turned into 1 hour, so excuuuuuuuuse me if this news didn’t make me jump up and down or do the dance of joy.

Question...

How may people are completely satisfied with the MBTA? I’m not. The bus in my neighborhood is very unreliable AND on Sunday it stops running after 6 pm. Running late or not showing up at all is its creed. Is my Charlie Card smart enough to stop this? I think not! I wonder, if the news of being able to use one’s Charlie Card to purchase items the MBTA’s way to make us forget about their crappy service?

Oh! Quick question about this new Charlie Card...

If I my bus decides not to show up, can I use it in a taxicab? Maybe that should be an option, considering the many times I had to hail a cab just to get to my destination on time. Honestly, that would benefit me more than being able to buy a latte from Dunkin’ Donuts.

Seriously MBTA, you might want to work on your services first. If you do that, then you wouldn’t need tricks and glitter to cover up your insufficiencies.

It’s just a suggestion.

Do you see now? I think the newspaper gave the MBTA my information! I can see it now...My picture up in MBTA headquarters with a notice that says: "If this girl gets on the bus...TRY TO KILL HER! Muhahahahahahahahaha!"

Okay, maybe I'm being paranoid but in my defense, I normally run into one murderous bus driver per week. This week it has been EVERYDAY and during my morning and night commute.

I'm scared. I don't want to die on a bus! I rather die in a Conservative Convention while George Bush stumbles through "Green Eggs and Ham."

Hey if they want to life the Kamikaze lifestyle, that's their business. I just wish they wouldn't take me down with them.

*sigh*

*blows a kiss to her Faithful Five and waves goodbye to all the rest*

Love, Peace, and Hair Grease! ;)

Feh...

So today my book bag breaks on me while going to work. Oh did I mention that I have a full time job now? Yea, it's cool and it gives me time to blog and do other artsy things...lol. Talk about an artist's dream! I'm afraid that I'm jinxing it though because everything hasn't been finalized. But the people here are so laid back. I'm supposed to start at 8:30 but I was told to come in by 9 am. Since I like to go to bed late, this news is AWESOME. It's only 20 minutes away from my house so I barely deal with traffic. I'm not near any colleges or anything which rocks my world...

But this blog isn't about this.

It's about my flarggin' frickin' frackin' book bag!

First let me say that this book bag wasn't my idea. You see one day my mom went shopping with my roommate and I. As usual, she looked me over with disapproval in her eyes before they zeroed in on my L.L. Bean book bag that I've had SINCE college. So that was what? About 10 years now. So she decided that it was time for me to get a new bag, which my roommate agreed full-heartedly.

Here's the thing, my mom is sneaky so I KNEW that this new bag was going to be her way to try and pressure me to buy a new little pocket book with makes NO FREAKIN' SENSE TO ME BECAUSE WHAT CAN YOU PUT IN THERE BESIDES YOUR PHONE AND YOUR MONEY?!

But I digress...

Anyways, my roommate, who has a name but I refuse to use it for I am talking about a time where she sold me out, walks away to get some shoes. She finds a store that sells bags. All types of bags and she tells my mom. I was literally dragged to the store. I pouted and hugged my L.L. Bean straps as they told me to get to the back and look at the bags. I never felt so dirty. Well I have, but I still felt dirty there...

My mom was picking up these frilly bags and telling me to buy them, which I refused venomously. I even growled at her a few times. In the end, she purchased two bags for me. I wasn't crazy about them, but they were disgustingly small or girly, so I was cool with that. Now, they wanted me to get a new book bag...I swear they hate on my L.L. so my roommate found the one that I have with me today. I'll admit it was cute and my mom still hated it, so it was all good with me! lol

I purchased it...about 4 months ago...Maybe even 5...

So why is it broken?! My L.L. has sustained 10 years of a HEAVY books, rain, snow, falls, playful attacks...EVERYTHING, yet this bag couldn't even last 1 year?! The weird part is, the plastic part that connects both of the straps together because it's the type that crosses over your body just broke. The plastic weakened or something. So I was staring at it trying to figure out how to fix it...

That's when I noticed another set of straps that made me think I could slip those straps over my shoulder...Uh no...

I have never used those straps but the plastic broke just from a simple touch.

Now I may be wearing a Wonder Woman shirt, but I'm not THAT strong.

So what's the moral of this story?

Don't go with cute...Go with durable. Durable never lets you down and pretty soon, "cute" will fade away. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to find a new book bag. *rolls eyes*

Until next time Faithful Five (are you guys still there?) and all the rest,

Love, Peace, and Hair Grease!