193/365 | Thursday - February 25th, 2010

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There's nothing more awkward than watching people who have no business running doing an all out sprint while trying to catch the bus.  I see women in high heals, the morbidly obese, the elderly, the semi-handicapped and the homeless realize that they're across the street as the bus starts getting nearer.  In an all out panic they do their best to scamper across the street and dash towards the bus before it begins pulling away without them there.  It can be quite pathetic and still strangely funny at the same time.  I guess it has a strange sense of awkwardness attached to it as well, there's something about watching them run after the bus as it begins pulling away and being completely helpless to do anything about it, just sit there in your window seat and enjoy the show.

It's going to be a pretty big push to get things done in the next few weeks.  I have exactly a week from today to prepare a thesis presentation for my committee, then I'm off to Oregon for two days, then it's a solid three days of long working days until presenting final studio presentations on Wednesday, before leaving for Japan on Thursday.  Also, probably within this time frame, I will need to do laundry for the trip, make my way into the city to purchase a Japan Rail pass, and maybe make it over to Target or REI to pick up a few travel items. 

What I'm Listening To: Damien Rice - Grey Room

Miles Biked: 0 / 586.2