6:07 I always hate being rushed for a trip, especially if I haven’t packed everything beforehand. So what do I do? I wait until 5:00 or so to pack before the 6:01 bus picks me up for the 7:10 train. And I’ve got laundry to do and everything. Luckily the laundry started earlier this afternoon but I still had to middle thru and see what I wanted to take with me. A little bit of a hectic rush but I’ve made it out to the bus stop with 70 seconds to spare. It will be some waiting at Union Station but at least I don’t have to walk in the mild facing-the-sunset heat.

6:24 I’ve made to The train station which is holding some kind of “event” in the front hall. Thish forces all the stoopid “lookatthat!” tourists back into the functioning part of Union Station, that which is an actual functioning train station. Get the fuck out of my way. Did I mention that it’s like 88 degrees in here?

The woman sitting next to me at Gate E is on her third phone call saying she has missed the 6:00 train and is catching the 7:10. Hello, Twitter that shit. Done in one swoop. Reminder: do not sit next to her annoyingly loud phone voice on the train. She looks the type that will talk on the phone the entire trip.

6:34 People are already starting to line up for a train that doesn’t leave for another 30 minutes. Fools.

6:37 She’s called six people now.

6:43 I hope there are electrical sockets on this train, I’m getting low on juice. The spell check just put in “electrical soviets” and I kind of like that.

So far, the train is scheduled to leave on time. That’s always nice and somewhat of a rarity on Friday evenings when commuter trains battle with destination trains. It’s a battle with those trying to get out of town instead of merely commuting to Olney.

6:53 On the train, and it has outlets. Yay! The loudtalker is at the other end of the car, which hopefully will be okay. I hope she doesn’t have to call all those people again to tell them she made this train. And I got a seat on the east side of the train car which means I’ll be away from the heat of the sun.

6:57 Currently the seat next to me is empty which is always nice. There is a woman behind me on the phone and let’s face it, women talk more on the phone than men. Especially on trains. Trust I know. She’s going off on her professors and, apparently, the mom of a friend of her. And she’s talking 90 miles an hour. #gossipgirl And this is over the noise of my headphones, currently PSB “Love, etc” remix.

7:09 The train is pulling out a minute early! Now I can relax and feel the excitement of the trip. The last time I saw Franklin (Wilmington) was during his birthday last Fall and the last time I saw Johann (New Jersey) was about three years ago. It’s Johann’s birthday tomorrow.

7:17 Good thing I brought these cocktails on the train. #unemployment Next up on the dex: Chromeo. The woman behind me has finished her phone conversation and not started another. Thank you.

7:19 Alongside the New Carrolton Metro.

7:29 Train travel is always so relaxing. Even if there is someone in the seat next to you, which I have open right now. Maybe it’s the leg room, maybe it’s the fact that you know you’re not going to plummet five miles out of the sky.

7:38 The cuties across the aisle from me.