buses

[erratio]

I spend at least an hour on them each day, they often run late or (in the case of tonight) randomly don't run at all. For the past few weeks I have not been in a single bus that was not home to at least one bogong moth. And then there's the way that half the time the entire bus stinks of cigarette smoke :( despite the air con. And the way that bussing to uni takes an hour while driving takes 20 minutes (not counting parking time of course).
And yet, for all that, i find travelling on public buses oddly restful. They give me time when i have nothing to do except listen to music or think about stuff. And the stuff is usually of the more random philosophical type. And when i catch them early in the morning (a rarity these days, i admit :p) the ride lets me slowly come out of my early-morning-induced stupor without feeling the need to make conversation with the people i'm travelling with. Mostly, they allow to be alone without feeling lonely.

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[(Anonymous)]

I love that time alone. Most don't realise, but it is very meditative. You can just sit and think or do whatever by yourself, without any obligation to say anything. You don't need to concentrate on listening to someone else, or think of what you're going to say in reply. You can just be.

I approve.

[erratio.livejournal.com]

wow thats exactly what i meant. Nice way to put it :) Although these days I've been doing a lot of walking instead of bussing wherever possible, it has much the same effect.
And they both have the added benefit that being in transit as it were, no one can really find you