The excitement of getting one of the newer buses quickly wore off when I was suddenly trapped by an overweight old woman who had me squished between my bags and the window. The frustration sunk in when I realized I had chosen a seat without a power outlet. So here I was finally leaving Los Angeles but without the satisfaction of having unlimited access to my Twitter, Blogger, and Facebook in fear of eating up my battery.
When we got into Sacramento at 5:55am a scheduled hour layover quickly took over my funk. I snatch the seat across the aisle which I had been eyeballing since it had one of the beloved outlets. Thinking I was all smart for thinking fast, that too soon diminished when I reboarded the bus only to find that the outlet was powerless.
After much inquiry and many long hours of impatient waiting while I watched my batteries slowly drain, the issue was finally remedied. Now I'm back to tweeting, Facebooking, and blogging for the rest of the trip.. Next stop, Medford, OR
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Layover in LA
Sitting on the floor of the Los Angeles Greyhound station eating a spicy california roll with entirely too small chop sticks. The last time I was here was back in 2002 when I made the same trip from LA to Salem, OR.
I'm hoping now I'll get lucky and get one of the newer buses equipped with wifi and power outlets. The last trip all I could do was write and listen to my discman.
It's only 8:47pm and I still have to wait until 10:40pm..
I'm hoping now I'll get lucky and get one of the newer buses equipped with wifi and power outlets. The last trip all I could do was write and listen to my discman.
It's only 8:47pm and I still have to wait until 10:40pm..
Friday, April 29, 2011
Shaping The Bullshit
This 'vent' is brought to you by Sketchers Shape Ups..
While I was at work the other day, there was a woman who had this ridiculous pair of Shape Ups on. Two women walking the opposite way approached complaining about their feet. The woman is Sketchers used this opportunity to plug her beloved shoes.
"Hey you guys should buy these!"
One woman looked down and and asked, "Are they those shaping shoes?"
"Yeah! And so far I've lost 25 pounds!", she replied. The women looked so surprised. "With a diet plan?"
The woman said that she wasn't on a diet and that it was just from the shoes.
So my vent is about lazy asses falling into false hopes and sucked in by good marketing. This woman honestly believes that by just wearing these shoes she's losing weight. I'll bet you she won't go near the scale because she wants so badly to believe that this is the simple answer.
If she took the time to educate herself on healthy habits instead of eating whatever and stuffing herself into her magic shoes, she would be more successful in her endeavor.
While I was at work the other day, there was a woman who had this ridiculous pair of Shape Ups on. Two women walking the opposite way approached complaining about their feet. The woman is Sketchers used this opportunity to plug her beloved shoes.
"Hey you guys should buy these!"
One woman looked down and and asked, "Are they those shaping shoes?"
"Yeah! And so far I've lost 25 pounds!", she replied. The women looked so surprised. "With a diet plan?"
The woman said that she wasn't on a diet and that it was just from the shoes.
So my vent is about lazy asses falling into false hopes and sucked in by good marketing. This woman honestly believes that by just wearing these shoes she's losing weight. I'll bet you she won't go near the scale because she wants so badly to believe that this is the simple answer.
If she took the time to educate herself on healthy habits instead of eating whatever and stuffing herself into her magic shoes, she would be more successful in her endeavor.
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