I took the bus today for work. It was a pretty enjoyable experience overall. Due to some time constraints I'm not taking the bus all the way back home, but hitching a ride 3/4 of the way and catching the bus from there. Overall I spend half the amount of money by riding the bus, but I spend three times the amount of time. I can see that carpooling is a more effective method, when shared by 3 or 4 people, saving both money and time.

It was nice to read on the bus, but it became very crowded and the thuggish character next to me certainly claimed his space (though he got on the bus after I did) cramming me into the wall. This became a difficult position to read in, so I stopped. But I got a good 30 pages down.

Mass transportation is a great thing. I wish that Los Angeles had a better system. I certainly wish the Metro went to work. The straight shot would certainly decrease my time commuting and the space in a Metro car allows for better opportunity to read.

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