However, the first time you wake up in Gloucester with an hour and a half until the next train back tends to make one try to ensure that it's also the last time.

Sadly, this didn't prevent me from waking up at North Beverly on the very last train of the evening one time.

Oh, as usual, dear. I have gotten calls from Scott at the Reading Depot. It's okay if you fall asleep going into town, because North Station is the end of the line. But when you're outbound, and you don't live at the end of the line, it can be a problem. If he ever wakes up in Haverhill, he's on his own.

However, the first time you wake up in Gloucester with an hour and a half until the next train back tends to make one try to ensure that it's also the last time.

Bwah! In my many years of commuting, I never slept through my stop. But, I read through my stop MANY times. I'd just get so lost in my book that the next thing I knew I was at the end of the line. It got so bad for a while that the conductor learned to poke me the stop before mine and tell me to put the book away.

Ciao Bitches! A new thread as I find I need to run an errand....

later.....

Top 30!

Not bad, for not being around much yesterday.

But when you're outbound, and you don't live at the end of the line, it can be a problem.

I remember the very first time it happened. I was only half dozing (or so I thought), and I heard the word "Ipswich" very loud and clear. Which, if your stop is Salem, is not a word you should be hearing once you've left North Station.

Ah, new thread.

I've never commuted by train to work. I've always wanted to, if only for the extra time to read - when I took BART back and forth to summer classes, I read a ton of books.

Nothing quite like being in class but not yet quite sober at 9:25 a.m.

Remind me not to have so much fun next Monday. I'm finding it very difficult to pay attention.

Unfortunately, it looks like I'll have to drive to work from the interim home instead of taking hte bus. The nearest bus stop is only four blocks away, but Hubby observed what he referred to as two "Latino social spots" between the house and the stop, and he doesn't like the idea of me walking past them. I'm not sure if he meant gang hang outs or what.

Hubby: "If they knew you and knew to leave you alone, I'd say go ahead, but educating hooligans is messy."

Are you posting from class, Gris?

My undergrad grades would have been even worse if I'd had the infinite distractions of the internet available during lectures. Scary thought.

How can it be only Tuesday today? It ought to be at aleast Thursday.

eta: that's too bad you'll be driving, Connie, but your husband cracks me up

Are you posting from class, Gris?

Yep. Bad student me. Should be listening to discussion about how to set up small groups within a classroom for the best learning environment. Instead, just wanting to go back to bed.