Seeing as I can save $200 a month by not driving, I've moved back to the good old public transit. The last time I took the subway regularly was in undergrad. The last time I took a bus regularly was in high school. It's hard to switch from driving to taking public transit. But for $200, it's worth it!
The upside is that this forces me to walk. From the bus to the subway, the subway to the mall, the mall to the office. All together, I'm sure I'm getting my 30min of walking/exercise each day. It's just what I need, considering I've been eating out and being lazy since December.
The downside is that taking public transit means I don't need to focus or pay attention, meaning my mind is free to wander off into space, and that usually means I end up thinking about things I probably shouldn't be thinking about. Not a good thing.
While on the subway today, I remembered a time when I was on the subway by myself. Sitting across from me were two fairly good-looking guys with big suitcases in front of them. It appeared that had just arrived from the airport or something. But what caught my attention was not their big luggage, but the fact that the two of them sat their quietly, holding hands. It was subtle, but noticeable.
Many times, when X took the subway with me, we did the same, but only in a way that nobody would see.
It's always these little things that mean so much.
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