A sign of how cheap I am.

I don't like to take the bus, but I hate driving even more. I actually wouldn't mind the bus, except for the cost! You see, it's now $2 bus fare each way when I go to work, meaning a total of $4 per day. Meanwhile, if I'm willing to walk 7 blocks from parking to the office, my parking only costs $1.50 per day (gasoline for the short round trip is probably about 50¢). Because of the long walk between parking and the car, the bus and car trips both take about a half-hour, so the only difference is the cost. Well, that, and I really don't like to drive. But to save about $2 per day, I do it! Even on days like today when it's likely to snow and make my return commute hazardous and slow, I just can't stand the thought of paying $4. What makes it especially galling to me is that I have to walk six blocks to the bus stop, and then the entire bus ride is a mere 22 blocks!

CDs listened to today:

• The Zutons: Tired of Hanging Around
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Seven Bagatelles
• Digital Underground: Sex Packets
• Anton Bruckner: The Symphonies, disks 1-2
• Johann Strauss: Tales of the Vienna Woods, disk 1