So my commute to school looks like this...walk a mile to Train station--->Train to St. George Terminal in Staten Island--->Ferry to Manhattan--->(if they are working on the subway station under the new WTC then a bus first to the Chambers St entrance) Red 1 Subway to 14th St--->walk to Pratt Manhattan. Reverse for return trip and it's a 3 hour round trip excursion. Lots of people watching to be had...so I thought I'd record some it. I know it interests me, I can't be the only person who finds other people interesting.
1/13/11
On the Ferry: A mom with a really neat double stroller, I've never seen one like it...but it has a baby seat in the bottom where the basket for stuff would normally go...very cool if I was planning on having a baby or twins or something. She sits next to these Russian girls who immediately start cooing when she picks up the baby. It is such an automatic response, I know...I wanted to coo too but I refrained. The mom's little girl waved at Lady Liberty as we went past her. (side note: she is beautiful and I will never tire of seeing her on each trip, the same goes for the city skyline and the view out my living room window of the Verrazano bridge...its all just beautiful!)
A man who was excitedly waving to no one. Maybe he just didn't want to be alone that day.
Kids were making quacking noise for the whole ferry trip...that was awesome...not.
At the ferry station in Manhattan there are bird chirps that come over the loud speakers...I guess it's supposed to be soothing and actually it is, I like it.
On the subway: A guy asked me for directions...I had to tell him I had absolutely no idea, I was new to the city. It was in fact the first time for me...on the subway by myself.
A baseball player spent the entire subway ride stretching in the aisle.
The baby next to me decided that he wanted to be part of the conversation and just started yelling, the parents couldn't get him to be quiet...it was very cute.
1/14/11
Not really on a mode of transportation, but worthy of mention since I'm a single girl. Met a (good looking...unless he's bald under the ski hat) guy named Kyle at orientation in Brooklyn. Talked for about an hour and walked out of orientation where he promptly hopped on his bike and yelled...see you around campus. Too bad for him I'm never on that campus.
The 3 old guys who meet everyday on the ferry home. They were comparing beer cans. LOL mmmk
Saw my first rat on the subway...omg they are huge. I better never have one in the apartment or I'll never stop screaming.
1/20/11
The WTH couple on the ferry--she was a cute asian girl with multi colored hair and funky clothes and lots of piercing--he was a bum. I'm serious a bum...long long scraggley ugly hair, baseball hat, horrid clothes. But she was estatic to see him...or maybe it was the really big can of beer he brought her. I dunno but gosh they were mismatched.
Goofy old guy reading the newspaper...he had reading glasses and a magnifying glass to read the paper and he read with his mouth open. His tongue working in his mouth and sometimes sticking out sorta licking his lips. His hands had long nails and were working man formed. Was he married? I don't know if I could deal with it.
Another thing not on public transportation but it is a warning on wearing low riding jeans in public...I introduce "Crack Man" from Professor Irene's class. Ugh why did he have to sit in front of me?? I mean if it was a cute ass maybe...but this was not so much...
1/22/11
The only person of note was not a person but a pigeon who flew into the ferry and landed at my feet. Sorry birdie I'm not the bird lady from Mary Poppins...shoo....shooo rat with wings!!
I did meet a family from North Carolina. I commented on their point and shoot camera, which had a screen in the front so you can take self portraits. It was cool. They asked me about where to buy purses, I didn't know...I only know Canal St and they wanted the actual thing...that and Uggs... Anyway, they asked why I had just moved there so I told them I was going to school and mentioned Pratt. Well, apparently they are trying to get their son to apply to Pratt so they asked a ton of questions about it. It was fun to talk up the school.
I'm sure I'll have more later....Class for tonight was cancelled due to snow, so no stories from today, but maybe on Saturday :)
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