~Friday~ I was really behind this morning. I caught a Wolfline bus, close to 9:00. It was more crowded than I thought it would be, as it would arrive on campus too late for a 9:00 class. It was crowded enough that the aisle filled up to the point that eventually someone completely obstructed my … Read more
~Thursday~ Library Man was reading a magazine this morning—no surprise there. However, he’s usually reading a magazine in his field, and one of physical substance. The one he held today was very thin and flimsy, like it was published on cheap paper. It reminded me of the copies of Woman’s Day that litter my mother’s … Read more
~Wednesday~ I caught the city bus a half hour earlier than the one I regularly catch. I took a seat behind a family of seven, which by far is the biggest family I’ve seen together on the bus to date. It consisted of four girls, one boy, and the parents. I watched the interaction between … Read more
~Tuesday~ I caught an early city bus this morning, the 6:45. In addition to my laptop bag and my soft-sided brief case, I was carrying a huge Tupperware cake container this morning, which was filled with two dozen pimento cheese sandwiches on mini torpedo rolls. When I boarded, there was a man sitting in the … Read more
~Monday~ I took the Wolfline bus in today, arriving at the stop perfectly timed so as to walk right onto the bus as it pulled up. At a subsequent stop a young man using crutches got on and a nice polite boy sitting across from me actually offered the guy his seat. I attended a … Read more
~Sunday~ I was up at 8:30 and left my house at 9:30 to meet Jen and Anna at Neomonde in Morrisville to meet for two hours to come to consensus on our STC writing competition entries. Neomonde’s website said that they open at 9:00 on Sundays, but when I pulled up at about 10:02, the … Read more
~Saturday~ I’ve mentioned that Robert and I have been playing Scrabble remotely through a Facebook app, and that one of the most fun elements of it is in naming the games. I want to capture the last few: SHE’S GOT ISSYOUS, SHOSHESHAYS, U EAT WITH THAT MOUTH 2?, and HARD ON THE TOWN. These are … Read more
~Friday~ Though the rain was supposed to stop today and it was only slightly drizzling, I schlepped that big-assed golf umbrella to the bus stop again. Madonna & Genetically-Beautiful Daughter were getting ready to get off at the next stop, and little Sophia was holding a book that I so wanted to see the title … Read more
~Thursday~ Another dreary day in Raleigh, NC as the cold, wind, and rain continued—purportedly a lingering association with Hurricane Ida. The name Ida always reminds me of a couple of my favorite drag queen names: Ida Slapter and Ida Bitchacockoff. However in this case I’m leaning toward: Ida Thoughtyoudbegonebynow. Just for shits and giggles, before … Read more
~Wednesday~ Another day of rain, and another day of lugging that big-assed red-and-white IBM golf umbrella around. I tried to give the continuing rain a positive spin: “The rain is inconvenient, but the drinking water’s nice.” It was fairly empty on the bus, and there wasn’t one regular (that is to say a buscapade) character … Read more