Vacation Ramblings

I'm currently sitting in a coffee shop in what may or may not be a shady part of Denver (I think it is), waiting for my friend and host Laura to get off work. I have two books (one of which I just bought about an hour ago), but I don't feel like reading quite yet.

Today's thought: If there's one thing that bothers me (well, in reality, there are many things, but just go with it), it's a mean bus driver. College shuttle, hotel shuttle, school bus, city bus, whatever. I'm sorry if you are behind schedule or harried for some other reason, but just be decent to people. Being rude doesn't catch you up to schedule.

I had this conversation today:

Me: Hi. (puts in $1.25 for bus, as I previously read online)
Bus driver: You in high school?
Me: Sorry? (I may look young but not THAT young. Right? Dang it.)
Bus driver: You in high school?
Me: Uh, no. I'm out of college actually.
Bus driver: Then why are you just paying the student fare?
Me: Oh, I'm sorry... I thought it was $1.25.
Bus driver: It's $2.25. (I can't express how disdainfully he said this.)
Me: Sorry. I guess I was misinformed.
Bus driver: What?
Me: (pointedly) I'm from out of town.

He felt bad after that and did apologize briefly. But really. What if I was from here but just had never ridden the bus before? Sorry that I can't see your minuscule fare sign and that your website was wrong.

Whew. Sorry. I try not to rant a lot, but that was just a pretty bad first impression for my venture out alone into the city.

Moral of the story (for myself): As best you can, be kind to everyone.

In other random news:

No matter where you are, a bookstore is always a good way to kill an hour or so.

I wrote this post on the Blogger app on my phone! Cool, right? It's so handy. Although there are a few formatting tools I miss.

Avett Brothers concert tonight!!!

I have not yet caught on fire here in Colorado. Hopefully that state of being will continue.

Oh, and also this. My barista heart identifies.