get on the bus!

the following are old entries in the old city bus journals. enjoy.


10/25/04


2:31p

i just missed the bus. i'm on my way to the dentist. i was going to ride my bike today, but it was pouring when i woke up, so i called jole to take me to starbucks. i got some coffee and left promptly, sometimes i hate that place. i needed a composition book and a pen, so i went to dollar tree (i'm in love with dollar stores). got what i needed ($2.17), and walked toward the camp bowie bus stop across from el fenix only to see the #2 sail by. somebody just honked at me. it's totally dreary, yet humid out today and my throat feels like i swallowed a g.i. joe. i just got thru taking antibiotics for a sore throat. i have the immune system of a paper towel. i should buy some vitamins today.

2:47p

started raining again right as the bus rolled up. a lady at the stop invited me to share her umbrella, i politely declined. this bus is too cramped to write.

3:10p

i got off the bus at best buy as the scary old lady was getting on. this lady, never changes clothes. always clad in the same bright green skirt, gaudy multi-blue blouse, and dirty white flats with no socks. it's hard to gauge how old she is. she wears her make up like a clown and looks like she dyes her hair with black shoe polish. she always has a cart with her. sometimes she nods off on the bus. she might be mexican. she looks like a witch. i don't want to see the dentist.

3:35p

god, novocaine sucks!


10/26/04

12:00p

sitting at the bus stop on university across from the park village shopping center waiting on the #7. i decided to get up earlier than usual to have breakfast. i had a dream about eating french toast, so i treated myself to some at denny's. i also ate eggs (over hard), bacon, sausage, and orange juice.
i normally ride my bike on the river trails to 7th st. and take the #2 to my store. today however, i'm not feeling that active. plus, i wore jeans, and it is a bit warm to ride in such attire.
where is the (text missing)

12:23p

i'm on the #7 now, but i am the only one. nothing to report.

12:31p

the bus has stopped for a minute. it picked up a lady.i think she had been to a museum. i just saw that the marquee for will rogers coliseum says that morrissey is playing tomorrow. what an odd place for him to perform. museum lady has a map out. the driver seems to be giving her directions, but all i can hear is les savy fav. i gotta pee really bad.

12:38p

about 7 high school kids have gotten on the bus. they are all wearing white t-shirts and blue or black pants. i wonder (text missing) they are juvenile delinquents. maybe they are orphans. two of the boys looks really dopey. the kids are talking about lawyers. they must've fucked up bad.

12:47p

there are some characters on the #2. too many to describe. this overweight woman with an afro and a gold tooth is eating a piece of fudge and doesn't seem to sure about it. seems to be a lot of fat people on here today. when i was getting on, some thug stepped on my heel. i shot him a glare, he gave me a delayed apology. too cramped to write. i'll update later if necessary.

12:58p

upon further inspection, it's not fudge, but a powerbar. no wonder the apprehensive looks.

1:05p

jones just called, but i did not answer because i hate talking on the phone in a crowd. this bus is packed. a very small latino woman with a shitload of make-up and a red skullcap bandana sat next to me. she is eating fritos out of a crumpled napkin. i hate the smell of fritos. i really, really have to piss.


10/27/04

1:32p

i'm running late today (kinda). today, i took the bike trail to 7th. i realized on the way, i forgot to grab bus fare. i bought an energy bar for sustenance ( and to get cash back) from the 7-11 by the wreck room. rode to the stop with just enough time to finish my protein bar. i crammed the remainder in my mouth and put my bike on the bus rack. see, i always put my bike on the rack closest to the front of the bus (the rack hold only 2 bikes) as a courtesy to other riders, so they can have have easier access to the other slot. however, the driver motions for me to put it in the other slot. i do so, and enter the bus and ask "what's wrong with the closer slot?" the asshole replies "nothing. i just don't want it there." i gave him a look and sat down.
oh to wield such power. fucking asshole. i'm almost to work. scary clown lady is sleeping across from me. she's wearing a purple blouse today.

10/29/04

2:43p


sitting at the stop at the intersection of camp bowie/ university/ 7th waiting for the #2. i can't see the bus at all. at the stop with me is a big lady in blue stretch pants and glasses with really thick lenses. it is such a gorgeous day out. it's a damn shame i have to work inside. i'm all sweaty from biking. i really should start riding all the way to work again, but then i would miss out on possible bus experiences.

2:59p

hmmm. nothing exciting today. there is a fat boy in the back wearing a sleeveless metallica shirt and a pantera ball cap and a septum piercing reading a dungeons and dragons book. there is a fat girl trying to nap, but can't seem to get comfy.

11/04

1:30p

at the stop on camp bowie near 7th/uni/etc... finally see the bus. there is a latino thug in a big puffy jacket, thug boots, and baggy jeans. he was eating a pen, but is now laying down on the bench.

1:56p

i just got to my store. i couldn't write on the bus because it was probably the most crowded i have ever seen it. it was full of ugly people. here is a brief list of what i saw:

-tons of thugs
-two young black girls talking about their numerous babies
-a fat white lady with gangster tats (the one on her neck said tripp in cursive), pigtails, and 4,000 barrettes in her hair
-an old man with blue ears (seriously, he had fucking blue ears!!!)
-one of the thugs was clutching a handful of dvds including jet li's the enforcer, reign of fire (dragons right?), and the new dawn of the dead.
-an old lady that smelled like an ashtray that clipped her fingernails right next to me.

god bless public transportation.

11/11/04

1:18p

on the #2 going to work. i'm totally sick. at the back of the bus, there is a big black guy eating sunflower seeds and spitting them in the corner. some people.