I had work orientation on Thursday afternoon meaning I had to suck it up and finally take the bus alone. A scary thought!! So after lots and lots of online research, I figured out my route and my stops, etc. I planned plenty of time Thursday morning and set out. According to my information, I was going to be dropped off right near FIDM coming back from The Grove. Sooo genius me assumed that there was a pick-up stop right near there that would work. Ummm terrible assumption!! I ended up having to walk like six or seven blocks away and missed my bus by like 2 minutes. I was so frustrated!!! So I stand there and wait and wait and wait...and wait! And btw busses have a schedule of their own..they don't necessarily really follow the online schedule. Fun game, right? As I'm about to just suck it up and get a taxi because I absolutely had to make it there on time, a bus came. Once I got on the bus, life was OK (other than the sketchy people). I didn't have to transfer and it dumped me off pretty close to where I needed to go. According to my research online, that same bus would take a direct route and get me back home. I typed it into my iphone just to double check before I left. Wrong!! It now had me taking a bus to the rail station and taking a train home, which is just fine with me! I prefer the train! I'm just confused as to why my previous information had me taking a bus all the way home. Oh, well. So anyway, that all goes smoothly, except I'm sitting on the train minding my own business, reading my kindle and all the sudden I look up and we're at the station I want to get off at...as the doors are closing. So I get off at the next station, wait for the next train going the other way and get on that. Ugh!!! (It's 10-15 between trains.) So I finally made it home! Hopefully I get better at this whole public transportation thing. I get another shot at it going to Uncle Bill's tomorrow. Thank goodness for my iphone is all I have to say!!!! It saved my life throughout that whole ordeal!
Work orientation was long and kinda boring. A lot of movie watching and paperwork. Blah! I go back on Tuesday morning for more training...meaning more busses and waking up super early. Gotta love public transportation! Buuut I don't think I'd do too well trying to navigate and drive in this traffic.
My roomies and I went to Dark Knight Rises tonight. So. Good!!! I need to find me a Bruce Wayne!
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