I am learning a lot

I apologize to my... three? readers that I didn't write yesterday. I was a little disturbed and worried about my friends back in Samoa, which has been devastated by an earthquake and tsunami... Luckly they are all fine, shook up and scared, but fine. They are planning on volunteering this weekend when they don't have class. Yay them!

But in other news, back to the bus... yesterday I took the later bus again because I didn't want to get up, and I discovered that although I have to get up at the butt crack of dawn, I actually prefer the earlier one because there are less people.

So this afternoon on the bus I learned a lot about the transmission of the flu from a nice, elderly white gentleman. Apparently, it doesn't matter if you never wash your hands, or if you lick them for that matter because the flu can only pass through mucus, which can only be passed if you sneeze into someone's mouth or kiss them. He, of course, was talking about H1N1, "the swine flu," but then also about the flu in general. Such a relief to know that unless I make out with someone, I will not be getting the flu (so I guess no flu for me this year)... which also raises concerns about the youth of the world. Meh, best not to dwell on details, right?

I have also decided that I'm a "safe" person to sit with, because when the bus starts to get a little bit fuller, and people are actually having to sit next to someone, the middle aged white ladies who look really uncomfortable sit next to me. So not too many up close and personal interactions with the worlds worst assortment of facial hair. Sick, perhaps I shall save that one for another day.

Off to bed for my butt crack of dawn awakening and bike ride!