The one day when I actually left my place on time, the bus breaks down. As inconvenient and annoying as this was, it would have been less so had the bus driver actually informed the passengers that the bus was in fact stopping and not going any further. However, she did absolutely nothing to let us know that we would need to get off and walk a few blocks to catch another bus, or that perhaps another was in its way to pick us up twenty minutes later. So, we riders packed like sardines in a tin can, watched the driver quietly step off the bus and walk about a block down the street and just stand there, waiting for something, but not knowing what. We sat and grumbled, eventually heavy frustration set in, the air becoming increasingly hotter and thicker and stinkier. Some people didn't seem to care, but myself, being ever so restless and a bit claustrophobic, decided it was time to get the hell outta dodge and I ran down the street for another bus. By this time I was already about 20 minutes behind schedule and in a very poor mood.
I do have some uplifting news, however, well I think it is uplifting. I get to vote in the States via Absentee ballot! I had been trying to find out whether or not I am eligible since I have been out of the country for approx. 1.7 years. I received, via e-mail, all my voter info and a note attached stating all I had to do was fill in my current address and they would send me a ballot! I even get to vote for all the Multnomah County and Oregon State stuff, though I am really only interested in voting in the upcoming presidential elections(since I have no clue what is happening politically in the state of oregon). Yes, exciting stuff, I know.