I’ve become a fan of public transportation. My company pays for my RTD pass which basically means any public transportation is free for me. Unfortunately the lightrail has not been built up north. However, I drive 3 miles to a park-n-ride and take a bus that goes straight downtown and drops me off 3 blocks from my building. I was nervous at first from my one and only experience on a bus in London: my good friends, Erin and Ashlee, and I assumed that the double decker bus(that i’ve always wanted to ride) would take us right back to the train station…instead we ended up where they park the buses at night and the driver didn’t see us because we of course were on the top level of the bus. It was a scary experience as it was our first day in Europe and being on a bus. Fortunately, we escaped from the bus, had a great trip and now have a funny story to tell.
After some help I attempted the bus and love it! I feel like i’m in Kindergarten again. Everyone quietly gets in a single file line and waits for the bus. When the bus comes we all quietly file on the bus and fill the seats. If there is an elderly lady left standing, some man always gets out of his seat and offers it to her. The bus drivers are interesting too. I have a favorite. Everyday he’s so friendly and nice and says “have a nice day!” and I do feel like i’m going to have a good day after hearing him say that. At first while riding I would people watch. Most people read or listen to music but there are a few who talk and have some pretty interesting conversations. It was fascinating.
However, my people watching days have ended now that i’ve rediscovered one of my most favorite things….reading books. I’ve noticed lately that it seems that people are quieter on the bus, but i’m not sure if that’s true or i’m completely absorbed in reading. I think it might be the latter because sometimes when i’m almost to my bus stop, i’ll realize someone is sitting next to me and i don’t remember ever seeing them sit down.
I had a small stack of books to read by I’m almost to the end of the stack and am need of new material. I’ve mostly read Grisham and am a bit bored reading about murder trials. The book i’m reading now is called A Thousand Splendid Suns and it’s amazing. It’s tragic but soooo good! However, I’m almost done with this book and would love any book or author recommendations. My only request is that it be fiction or as Craig calls it “Sara’s trashy fiction”. I own up to not liking nonfiction unless reading it in a group setting. But i don’t feel guilty anymore now that I heard Eugene Peterson say that a good novel is just as important if not more than some theology/self help book(well it’s not an exact quote but close):> If anyone has any recommendations of any kind please send them my way.
