TRAINS

IT’S TIME TO TAKE A KITTEN PAUSE

Anyone else think my pausing theme is getting a little obnoxious? If you have jokes involving the word pause, you can feel free to let me know… if you want me to completely get rid of that intro, I can do that too.

Okay, so in honor of National Train Day (Saturday, May 9) I had this grand concept to talk about how trains are the forgotten form of travel in an age of planes and cars. Of course, I figured I’d talk about how many different exhibits they had at 30^th Street and NYC’s Penn Station and how important the railroad is for America’s Economy and blah blah blah. Of course, now I’m on the train for about 10 hours and I just don’t feel that love for trains right now. Particularly when trees fall across the track and we have to stop for them to move it. ARGH. I think we might actually be on schedule now, but I’m not sure. In any case I have a full 5 hours on this train to look forward to and I’ve already eaten all my food and taken two hours worth of naps, so I guess this is just one of many attempts to distract myself from the next few hours of my life without the internet.

I guess I can still say a few good things about trains. As Sheldon would say that are superior to planes because of the lulling click-clacking. Of course, Sheldon is also slightly insane and a television character. They do offer some pros though – no security and no worries about liquid limits. Actually, that’s kind of worrisome. They’re really best for short distances. Sadly there is no smiling witch pushing a cart full of wizard treats. They do have a dining car, and I think dinner today is scallops! But I’m not paying for that. There’s plenty of leg room on this train and you do get to see some pretty amazing vistas – of course this depends on the train you ride. Still, the convenience of traveling short distances by train is not to be denied. You’re never really stranded if you live by a train station. And there are also good books that have to do with train rides – John Green’s Christmas collab for instance. And you get to use your cell phone!

But enough about trains, even if it is National Train Day, I want to talk about being done with school! Hooray! Sometimes I thought I’d never get through this past week, but I have and I’m happy I made it. It’s a little sad to realize that I’ll never see some of my senior friends again and that the room I spent about 8 months of my life in will probably never be open to me again. All the same, I am excited to begin the adventures of summer research, an acting class, and even going to Otakon (which reminds me, I need to check some dates on that). I loved getting to meet new people this year, and I’m looking forward to spending more time with many that I’ve become good friends and less time with those that I find cause more friction in my life. Breaks are nice :) And maybe there will be a little music playing/recording/singing if things go the way I want them to. Look out for interesting projects from me this summer!

Anyhow, I’ve filled your life with enough of my nonsense, go back and experience your life!

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