Monday, January 14th

At 7:15a it was sunny. Then, by 7:30p it was grey again. 36 degrees.

Train book: Hunt for Red October. This morning I read the section when the Russian fighter pilot was embarrassed during an assignment by two American jets. Tension is building over the Atlantic!

7:55a

N: I ran into my friend, Trish, on the walk to the train. She's pretty great. We parted ways at Dunkin' Donuts and I went up to the train. As I got to the platform, four slow-moving people waddled their way through the crowd as the train pulled into the station. As someone who needs to be at the front of the train, I did my best not to push these fellow riders in front of the train (that would only delay me more) and snaked around them at the last minute.

7: Crowded platform. Crowded train. I ran into the middle of the second car only to have some dude's backpack keep jabbing me in the ribs. It was too much so I gently pushed back enough for him to look up and kindly, but vaguely said, "Ah, your bag..."

G: Crowded and full of idiots. Since I've been heading to work early (we're 3 weeks without a boss at work, so an hour of quiet in the morning helps pick up the slack), I'm riding with the Brooklyn Tech High School crowd. Call me a curmudgeon, but I could do without the early morning shenanigans. How the hell do teachers do it?