Metro Adventures...

Life on the metro in DC is always entertaining. I mean, it's no New York's dirty subway by any means but we like to keep up with the crazies from time to time. I have witnessed guys hitting on girls (a few times it's been me), people singing at the top of their lungs for attention, and once a man passed out in a packed train car. It's all a part of the overall quirkiness of the metro.

Yesterday, I ran to the train like any other day, but OH NO there were alot of people on the platform. Bad sign...this usually means DELAY. CRAP...I left home 15 minutes early today too. Whatev...at least I have a book and my ipod. I jumped on the train where I always get a seat and sadly I have to stand. It was already crazy packed. So, as I walked to the middle of the aisle I notice a very 'stocky' woman taking up two seats with herself AND her huge bag. Now, to all the non-metro riders THIS IS A NO NO! When it is packed you NEVER take up two seats and if you have a rather big booty don't you think you SHOULD be standing? It's just so rude. Anywho, the SLOW ride begins and a very cute old Asian man is sitting in one of the seats in front of me. Well, I'm listening to my music not paying attention to him and I feel something on my hip. When it's crowded people are always touching you, so I didn't jump. I looked down and that little old man had fallin' asleep and leaned into my hip. So, here I am trying not to laugh but there is this old guy using my hip as a pillow. So, because I was in a funny mood I quickly took his pillow away and he head fell. lol Don't worry he didn't fall out of his seat but he woke up real fast. lol I think he thought someone hit him. lol

Meantime, we're now stuck in a tunnel NOT MOVING for 30 minutes. We have old guy's head bobbing for a pillow again, antsy girl next to me making me nervous, my friend Jeff trapped at the other end of car looking annoyed, and 'stocky' woman STILL taking up two seats. Well, antsy girl finally had enough because she MADE 'stocky' woman move her bag so her tiny little self could put her makeup on. 'Stocky' woman was very huffy about having to share her seat, but I was annoyed I had to stare at her bad dye job for the last 45 minutes. I mean COME ON...why do I pay metro so much money for them to have issues EVERY DAY?!?! They constantly raise prices for their crappy service and we can't do anything about it. It's proof DC is becoming fascist. The metro is our own little version of Hitler's Nazi regime, instead of saluting an old guy with bad facial hair, we hide our beverages (not permitted) swipe our little metro card and pray our train doesn't derail. BTW: That's why we had a 40 minute delay, because not one BUT TWO trains derailed on the orange line.

So, I finally get to work safe and sound. Of course I had NO IDEA the joy the ride home was going to be. It took me two hours to get home last night with our wonderful metro system. Luckily, I got a seat this time. Unfortunately, it was with a 'stocky' man. Needless to say, I risked life & death AND DROVE today....