Temper Tantrum

[kimberkit]

So, though I had a lovely time this weekend visiting Simon and his beautiful wife Ann (and photos shall arrive sometime soonish), and I enjoyed seeing Josh/Shelley for the brief time I saw them, I would like to say this: I always forget how much I hate traveling on buses.

Buses make me irritable, bus sick, pissed off at people who don't know how to modulate their voices, utterly disgusted at the halitosis of neighbors who've never heard of breath mints, desperately wishful of a reality where I didn't know how to speak Chinese on the Chinatown bus, and generally... ready to go kill someone.

I brought knitting needles with me. There was some asshole on the subway ride home who was busking was singing off key, and he has NO IDEA how lucky he was that I didn't try to stick the fucking needles through his fucking eyes.

I would like to announce this for future reference: next time I go travel to see someone, it will be when I have more money, and I'll fly or take a train. No more buses EVER AGAIN. EVER.

Comments

[simonbillenness.livejournal.com]

That's why I've never taken the Chinatown bus.

Even when I'm slumming it, I take the Greyhound. It's more expensive but but it does attract a better class of person, he says classistly and unapologetically.

For the best in comfort, take the Acela. For speed, you should fly.

If time and comfort is no object, there is a cheaper and slower alternative to the Chinatown bus. I understand that Mohegan Sun, the casino in Connecticut, has free shuttle buses from Boston and New York City. So you could take the free shuttle from New York City to the casino and then take the free shuttle from the casino to Boston. Overall cost: $0.

In any case, it was great to meet you in person for the first time. If you fancy house-sitting for us in July, you would have complimentary accomodation for two weeks in Boston. We'll even give our t-pass so you can take the T for free!