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I think that's pretty self-explanatory.

I got my car back February 24, the day after I finished the temp assignment with the California Bar Exam (that was 4 days of interesting stuff that I'll talk about in a bit) and I'll be returning said car tomorrow, March 25 because I'm almost 28 days behind in payments, can't make car insurance payment because of no job (which I'll also talk about in a bit as well).

( car stuff )

( 4 day temp assignment )

( j o b )

( school )

BIG SIGH! I think that's everything! Until next update! I hope that will have more good news than anything else! Please send positive job and school thoughts my way! I really need them!

Current Mood: apathetic
Current Location: United States, California, Bellflower
Crossposts: http://simplyn2deep.livejournal.com/1157314.html http://simplyn2deep.insanejournal.com/223827.html

Yesterday I had an (unplanned) adventure.

I'd tell you about it now, but I have to take the bus to church (thanks to the unplanned adventure). When I get home, I'll be sure to fill you all in...unless you follow me on twitter, then you know about it.

Hope everyone's having a great Sunday.

Current Mood: rushed
Current Location: United States, California, Downey
Crossposts: http://simplyn2deep.livejournal.com/1101433.html

since I drive to work (and probably will for the rest of the year) I don't need to be up as early but I don't want to change my routine from when I take the bus.

My morning routine for when I take the bus is 630 wake up, do internet stuff and have breakfast so that by 745 I can get dressed and catch the 8am bus. I end up getting to the courthouse around 845 for my 9am start.

For driving, as long as I leave by 820 I'm okay to get to the courthouse on time. Which means I need to be getting dressed by 815. Now I have an hour and 45 mins to kill and no internet. I don't want to change my morning routine because it will take me too long to get back to the bus morning routine.

PS tonight is Hawaii Five-0 Monday! Hell yeah!

Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: United States, California, Bellflower
Crossposts: http://simplyn2deep.livejournal.com/1042579.html http://simplyn2deep.insanejournal.com/172641.html

Even though I have my driver's license, the bus/train is my major mode of transportation. I don't get metro's updates schedules sent in the mail anymore and hoping to find some on the bus is a crapshoot.

For all that I have my usual bus line schedule practically memorized (it leaves the depot pretty much on the hour, every hour), I'm surrounded by at least 3 other bus lines and I don't know their schedule too well, or it changes too much to bother memorizing.

Well, I was on Los Angeles' Metro site and they have an app for Android and iPhones. My new phone? It's an Android! Of course I search for the app and download it. I can go exploring now LOL

If I miss my usual bus, I can look up when other buses on alternate routes will be leaving and if I'll make my connecting bus.

This app was one of my better choices in downloads lol

also, I have access to my e-mail again. I don't know what's going on with yahoo, but I've never had this many problems in such a small time frame.

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Current Mood: rushed
Current Location: United States, California, Downey
Current Music: Kenny Chesney - Live A Little

Current Mood: rushed
Current Location: United States, California, Downey
Current Music: Kenny Chesney - Live A Little
Crossposts: http://simplyn2deep.livejournal.com/1012585.html http://simplyn2deep.insanejournal.com/163598.html

Even though I have my driver's license, I still take the bus. Some of the buses have TV/computer screens and show Transit TV and one of the programs is "Exercise Your Mind" where they have trivia and you can email in the correct answer for prizes.

Wednesday of last week, I entered the Wheel of Fortune like challenge. The correct answer was "on the same page". I got it correct, but didn't win the prize. Last Friday, I entered this challenge where 2 phrases were spoken in 2 different languages and you had to translate 1 (or both) to English. The phrase I translated was "cerrar la puerta". SO FRIGGIN' EASY! Where I live, it's IMPOSSIBLE NOT to pick up on SOME Spanish. Plus, I did take Spanish in high school. The correct answer is "close the door".

Here's the tweet telling everyone I won!

‏@TransitTVLA

Lizet E, on line127, is the winner of the EYE challenge! Spanish-"Close the Door", Tagalog-"Would you like some Water"! Nice Work!

Prizes. You win prizes if your name is chosen. I don't remember exactly what my prize was, but the possible prizes were: a 7 day TAP pass (bus pass), 2 tickets to the Hollywood Bowl (I think this is what I won), 2 movie tickets or 2 tickets to San Diego Zoo (or Wild Animal Park or the Safari thingy they have). I don't know how long it takes for them to mail out prizes, but when it comes I'll be sure to take a picture.

Also, lesson learned. Play the Tranist TV trivia. You never know when you're going to win! Plus, you might surprise yourself with how much you actually know or learn something new.

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Current Mood: excited
Current Location: United States, California, Downey

‏@TransitTVLA

Lizet E, on line127, is the winner of the EYE challenge! Spanish-"Close the Door", Tagalog-"Would you like some Water"! Nice Work!

Current Mood: excited
Current Location: United States, California, Downey
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my parents left out around 7 am to ride all the metro trains from beginning to end.

if I remember correctly, that's the Green Line (Norwalk to Redondo Beach), Blue Line (7th/Metro to Pacific in Long Beach), Red Line (Union Station to North Hollywood), Purple Line (Union Station to Wilshire/Western; parallels the red Line), Silver Line (El Monte Station to Artesia Transit Center; I believe this is a bus), Gold Line (Sierra Madre Villa in Pasadena to Atlantic; I also believe this is a bus), and Orange Line (North Hollywood to Warner Center (another bus)

I've wanted to do that too (sticking to the trains only), but I'd have to have a lot of stuff to keep me entertained. People watching is only fun for a couple hours.

When I called her she said they were in Pasadena, so they just finished on the Gold Line or were just going to start it. Either way, she said they probably wouldn't be home until 6 or 7 pm.

Guess I'm on my own for dinner lol

Current Mood: hungry
Current Location: United States, California, Downey
Current Music: DVD - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

I had to walk from the Jack in the Box to work in the rain because I missed the bus. No big deal. 3 blocks and I avoided the puddles and didn't get splashed by cars/trucks/buses due to flooding from poor drainage.

However, when I get to my office to sort the stuff in my pockets, THERE'S NO BUS CARD! I had it before I went in and I'm fairly certain I shoved it in my pocket when I saw the bus go by. So it had to have fallen out of my pocket while I was walking.

Now, instead of it costing me $5 for the whole day, I have to pay an extra $3 ($1.50 for 2 buses) and I have to make sure I make my connections or I'll be stuck in the rain. I don't have the luxury of riding whatever bus I want to stay out of the rain.

I'm about to retrace some of my steps to the office and hope I see it. If not, then that more than likely means my bus card when in the trash at Jack in the Box.

So much for having an uneventful Friday the 13th.

eta found it! walked across the street and it was in a puddle in front of someone's house. I only hope it still works!

Current Mood: annoyed
Current Location: United States, California, Lynwood

I think I went cross-eyed trying to figure out the NJ train transit map.

Looking at it is scary, I can only imagine how it would be to have to deal with it in person.

Los Angeles' train transit is much easier to navigate in my opinion.

Los Angeles' buses on the other hand confuse even me and I've been riding them since I was 17.

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