I knew if I posted that diagram, someone was bound to ask that. ;-)
I get on at Eliot and get off at Mishawum. If you can figure out where that is, I will send you brownies (eventually). Hint: my trip involves North Station.
I just wanna say that I'm really glad you're posting again :)
It also helps fight off the loneliness at a time when I am most acutely aware of my status as a "single" person. Le sigh.
That's right -- this is the first time you've been single since High School, right? Man, I know what that's like. If it makes you feel any better, the time I spent being by myself gave me perspective on my own behaviors that I'd never had while in a relationship. Also, it's made it a bit easier to be a person dating Dan instead of half of Unit Dan&Katie.
Also, it's made it a bit easier to be a person dating Dan instead of half of Unit Dan&Katie.
Yeah, I can see that. Although for me, at this point, I've dated enough different people that I feel like I really have a pretty good idea of what it is that I, myself, want out of a relationship. It doesn't help that all of the things I really enjoy that I'm doing on my own right now are all things that I know Holly would love to participate in if she were living here in Massachusetts.
Sometimes I think that firey, angry breakups are so much easier than sad, uncertain ones. At least with the former, once the anger subsides, there is usually some relief.
If I had to spend the whole time concentrating on the commute itself (e.g. if I were driving), it would certainly bring me to the brink of insanity. But because I've managed to find a bunch of ways to divert my attention to other things at the same time. I have a wireless card that allows me to get Internet access on the train. I can actually read significant portions of the newspaper. And since the economics of my commute necessitated the purchase of a monthly T-pass, there's little to stop me from getting off the train at random points in the city and checking out whatever's going on in the area. It keeps me from having to feel like my life consists of work + home and nothing else.
Well there's still a rush hour associated with the train, but it's completely un-stressful compared to driving. Instead of going slower, everything goes faster and operates more efficiently because they run all the trains really close together. It rules. :-)
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i used to commute from harvard/inman sq to the pru
man people move so slow on the subway :P
now i got an 18 minute drive on the beltway :) and up 395.
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I knew if I posted that diagram, someone was bound to ask that. ;-)
I get on at Eliot and get off at Mishawum. If you can figure out where that is, I will send you brownies (eventually). Hint: my trip involves North Station.
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It also helps fight off the loneliness at a time when I am most acutely aware of my status as a "single" person. Le sigh.
That's right -- this is the first time you've been single since High School, right? Man, I know what that's like. If it makes you feel any better, the time I spent being by myself gave me perspective on my own behaviors that I'd never had while in a relationship. Also, it's made it a bit easier to be a person dating Dan instead of half of Unit Dan&Katie.
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Yeah, I can see that. Although for me, at this point, I've dated enough different people that I feel like I really have a pretty good idea of what it is that I, myself, want out of a relationship. It doesn't help that all of the things I really enjoy that I'm doing on my own right now are all things that I know Holly would love to participate in if she were living here in Massachusetts.
Sometimes I think that firey, angry breakups are so much easier than sad, uncertain ones. At least with the former, once the anger subsides, there is usually some relief.
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It can be hard. Time does heal, however. Believe it or not, being single is a choice - and quite often a right one, temporarily at least.
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I think I might DIE if I had to commute for 3 hours EVERY DAY.
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Well there's still a rush hour associated with the train, but it's completely un-stressful compared to driving. Instead of going slower, everything goes faster and operates more efficiently because they run all the trains really close together. It rules. :-)
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