~Monday~ There was a slight drizzle of rain at the bus stop this morning, and when I walked up a young African-American guy was there holding his book bag over his head. I watched him from under my umbrella-ella-ella (sorry—channeling Rihanna there for a second), and at one point he put the bag down, reached … Read more
~Friday~ In a return to routine, I caught the 8:15 city bus, where there was actually a student waiting for the bus when I arrived at my stop. He was an Asian kid and wearing a backpack. I wondered if it was because school is out for the Spring, and the university buses won’t start … Read more
~Thursday~ Believe me, I’m about as bored with my morning bus rides as you probably are at this point. What can I say? It’s exam week. There aren’t many riders. Instead of just observing, maybe I should start picking one person and making up a story about them. Thanks to a reader of mine (dan4behr), … Read more
~Wednesday~ I caught the #1 Avent Ferry Wolfline bus at the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride. Still in exam week, the ridership was sparse, with about 15 people aboard. Three people were attached to ear buds and playing with gadgets, two people were studying class notes, one girl pretty much slept sitting upright … Read more
~Tuesday~ I totally forgot to capture this yesterday: As soon as I set my stuff down upon arrival at the office, the fire alarm went off. My officemate muttered under her breath, “I haven’t got time for this today…” A few seconds later, our colleague Noah stuck his head in the suite area of our … Read more
~Monday~ I parked at the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride, where both the #1 Avent Ferry Wolfline bus and the #9 Greek Village one were waiting. I asked the driver of the #1, “Which bus’ll be leaving first?” “This one,” he replied, and I boarded it. Only five people boarded it along the … Read more
~Friday~ I took the Wolfline #9 Greek Village bus from the Avent Ferry Food Lion Park & Ride this morning, on which there was a sparse ridership, since it’s exam week. Two people were doing last-minute studying of class notes, one person had grocery bags intimating she had just finished her early Friday morning grocery … Read more
~Thursday~ The heat is starting to roll in in North Carolina, and I mean even as early as 8:00 in the morning. Today, I started my shade strategy, which is to say that I stayed on the side of the street opposite the city bus stop that is completely in the shade until the bus … Read more
~Wednesday~ It’s been a while since I’ve caught the 8:15 city bus, which used to be my “routine,” and this morning a couple was at the stop when I arrived. They were an African-American couple, whom from their conversation, which was impossible to not overhear (not that I would try to not overhear it even … Read more
~Tuesday~ I was up quite early this morning and caught the 7:00 #9 Greek Village bus from the Food Lion Park & Ride on Avent Ferry Road. The bus was waiting when I pulled up. I boarded, and it left a minute or so later. Good timing. I was the first one into our suite … Read more