people...

are strange! yesterday i spent more time than usual waiting at bus stops (damn the cta!). but i did come across some interesting characters. on my way home from work, there were 2 older women in their 50s-60s who were discussing how Oprah calls her vagina a "va-jay-jay". i thought i must have overheard incorrectly, but then i started actively listening to what they were saying (cuz im nosey, and cuz they were sorta invading my personal bubble space due to the crowdedness of the bus shelter). and yes, they were actually talking about Oprah's vagina. weird.

different bus stop, different time of day -- heading home from anna's place. its around 10pm and ive been waiting all by myself at the bus stop. after 10 min, a very normal looking woman shows up and we have the customary "cta sucks, ive been waiting forever, wheres the bus?" convo. and she tells me that she has to pee and then tells me how one winter the police caught her peeing in the alley cuz she couldnt hold it. and she complained that they didnt wait til she was finished to ticket her, because they just wanted to look at her ass. then she started thinking aloud about how maybe she should go to the nearby parking lot and pee before the bus came. it was a weird conversation, for sure.

if you want a people-watching adventure, just ride the cta all day!