Urban surfing

Urban surfing: maintaining balance as the public transit moves forward or lurches suddenly.

This morning I got to practice. I have discovered that the best stance for surfing is to have your back foot planted perpendicular to the direction of movement, and your front foot parallel. Knees slightly bent. I usually end up facing front. This allows for shock absorption and quick redistribution of weight. Urban surfing is most fun on an empty train. Not fun on a crowded bus.

When the #11 did not show up after 40 minutes (I was only waiting 25), I walked the half mile in the rain to catch the #22. Which is always crowded, but at least you know it will show up. And the same stop also has #36 buses, which follow roughly the same route. In case being late, and packed onto a stifling bus with fogged up windows didn't suck enough, I was damp from the rain, which was impressive enough to wake me up last night (and I sleep like the dead).

Actually, that was not a complaint. At 3.30AM, there was an awesome thunderstorm. The rain/hail/snail outside and on the skylights was louder than the actual thunder. There was strobe-y lightning. Very cool. So I stayed up and enjoyed it for a few minutes.

Unfortunately, that lovely moment just added to the sleep-deprivation and suck this morning. And because I was late, I couldn't get any coffee...

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