Declartion

And/Oh welcome to this world, have as much fun as you would like while helping others have as much fun as you are having. Be kind to those you love, and be kind to those you don't. But for Gods sake you gotta be kind, and respectful because we're all one soul. Be the best fucking human you could be!
Today, I the author am declaring my intention to live. I'm tired of my jello-y existence. I am going to love freely. Lavish compliments. Help everyone.

I will shine these words on my mind forcing negativity and criticism to crumble at conception. Let the waves of cynicism surrounding me go no further; sink them, squish them, and combust them into midnight bike rides, shouts of exuberance, impassioned fucking, and tottering piles of chopped vegetables!

When I find my resolve threatened I will turn to my own ingenuity and rummage through the junk drawer of my existence determined to find the improvised implements necessary to carry out these words.

I am strong; but I will need your help.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Crossing the Sprawl by Bus

I've been trying to figure out if its possible to cross the Bos-Wash Megalopolis by public transit.

So far;
[Merrimack Valley Transit (http://mvrta.com)]
Newburyport, MA to Worcester, MA by MTBA commuter rail (http://www.mtba.com)
Worcester, MA to Brookfield, MA by Worcester Transit (http://www.therta.com)
Brookfield, MA to Ware, MA ~10mi gap! (http://bit.ly/4Qyr4e)
Ware, MA to Enfield, CT by Pioneer Valley Transit (http://www.pvta.com)
Enfield, CT to New Haven, CT by CTTransit (http://www.cttransit.com)
[you can also go from New Haven along to New London (and a bit further, http://www.seatbus.com) which is about 50 miles from Providence, the southern point of the MTBA rail system]
New Haven, CT to New York, NY by MTA Metro-North (http://www.mta.info)
New York, NY to Trenton, NJ by NJ Transit (http://www.njtransit.com)
Trenton, NJ to Newark, DE by SEPTA ( http://www.septa.org)
Newark, DE to Elkton, MD by DART (http://www.dartfirststate.com)
Elkon, MD to Perryville, MD by 'The Bus' (http://www.ccgov.org) / ~14mi gap (http://bit.ly/6SqEDK)
Perryville, MD to Washington, DC by MARC (http://www.mtamaryland.com)
Washington, DC to Fredericksburg, VA by VRE (http://vre.org)
Fredericksburg, VA to Petersburg, VA by GRTC (http://www.ridegrtc.com)
[Petersburg, VA Transit (http://www.petersburg-va.org/transit)]

google maps transit route (http://bit.ly/59Klhg) 669mi ~60 extra mi from shortest route

Now I need to figure out how often each connection runs, and if I can do it all at once or while have to spend the night somewhere. It should take no more than a day to complete.

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