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The streetcar gets really full quickly. To make things worse today, there was a crew of 4-5 dooooods filming with a boom mic and everything. I know I got a lot of camera time, but they didn’t ask permission, which bothers me a little. At least be courteous to let people know why you are shoving a camera in their face.

During my daily 2+ hours on transit, I cope with a good set of inner-ear headphones that are great at blocking out all ambient sounds. Babies, loud cellphone talkers, and crazy people who love to talk are all blocked out by a podcast, NPR, or some good old fashion tunes. I get a kick out of listening to depressing music on the trains or bus while looking around at people. It makes it feel like everyone is having a terrible life, which gives me a little boost. I know, pretty F’ed up. But if I can’t be honest to all you strangers in internet land, than what chance do we have?