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[Kagus]

Noisy people on the train. Looks like there's at least one small child in the next carriage, so there's not much point going to the effort of moving. So much for a nice, relaxing trip with my nose in a book-- oh wait!
The worst offenders just got off a few stops before me! Though now morons behind me seem to be filling the gap. Ugh. I should really get a more portable cord for my headphones already.

Heh, try living with one... The front-and-center widescreen TV in our 24m² one-room apartment is blasting either the Jenna and Julien podcast or the H3 podcast, while she's sewing some rag on the sewing machine, while she's babbling about some random nothing at me and getting irritated because I'm not listening enough to her, when I'm just trying to play a god damn game for once that day, because I can't start anything that might last over the period when she gets home, since any distraction from her glorious re-entry into the apartment is sacrilege that I will not hear the end of and that will be tallied against me for days to come in random infantile outbursts of pent-up frustration with how I'm not standing around giving her kisses all day.

Fucking fuck this place.


And no, I don't get to bring this up with her. Any indication that I'm less-than-exuberant with anything in our relationship is tantamount to a physical slap in the face and will send her crying into the bathroom for an hour before she returns and lets me hear about how I never clean up around here, how I don't pull my weight financially (despite handing her the money to pay for 70% of the expenses several months running now), how I don't support her enough (of course I'm not fucking over-the-moon excited about your newfound lifelong passion for being a seamstress, it's your 5th hobby in 3 months for chrissakes, that you've yet again shat expensive space-consuming accessories for all over the apartment that will never be used because this one is going to hold for about as long as any and every one of the others), and how I "never talk calmly about things before bursting out in aggression" despite it being made perfectly clear that I'm not allowed to do that without suffering the painful consequences of her sulking like a goddamn child for days afterwards.


Oh, yeah, and my career guidance counselor says I need to write up a plan to structure my days better and get me performing more activities. Just writing the list feels overwhelming, the idea of actually doing any more activities sounds outright insurmountable. I can just about go to an appointment and then maybe swing by the grocery store on the way back, if it's been a decent day and I've slept marginally well. You want me to take a shower, spend some time doing housework and go for a walk on the same day as well? Good fucking luck with that one, matey.

[JoshuaFH]

I caught Blade Runner 2049 finally... wow what a lackluster movie and unworthy sequel. It had some sparkle to it, but on the whole it's infected with the typical Hollywood BS that ruins every big budget movie nowadays.

[Rolan7]

I really enjoyed it, but it and Deadpool were pretty much the only new movies I saw in 2017 (and none in 2018).  So I might not be tired of the elements you are.

[Frumple]

Noticed the existence of the secret of mana collection thing released on switch last year. Shortly found out it didn't entail finally seeing an official english localization for SD3. Mild sadness.

[Yoink]

Heh, try living with one...

Man, that sounds pretty awful. I don't have any advice to give, but I hope things improve soon (or better yet, have already improved) somehow.    


My own Mild Sad: been trying to fix up my sleep schedule, but an accidental nap yesterday kinda hamstrung the attempt. If I wasn't so broke (and didn't need to save money for a trip into the city tomorrow) I'd grab some energy drink to stave of that sort of tiredness... ah who am I kidding, I could afford to splurge on energy drink I'm just too lazy and tired to go to the supermarket.

[martinuzz]

Noisy people on the train. Looks like there's at least one small child in the next carriage, so there's not much point going to the effort of moving. So much for a nice, relaxing trip with my nose in a book-- oh wait!
The worst offenders just got off a few stops before me! Though now morons behind me seem to be filling the gap. Ugh. I should really get a more portable cord for my headphones already.

Don't you have trains with silence wagons over yonder? Our trains are about 20% silence wagon, for people who want to read/work.

[wierd]

commuter rail is basically dead in the US.

What does exist, tends to be old and dilapidated. Amtrak stations that look like they are straight out of a fallout game. Cars that look like they were in a graffiti contest, and smell like they are home to the homeless.

I understand that Europe has very nice trains.  Not so much here.

Feast your eyes on these AMAZING transit centers.

Spoiler: "Topeka ks" (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: "Hutchinson ks" (click to show/hide)

At least Wichita's and KC's look nice.

Spoiler: "Wichita ks" (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: "Kansas City" (click to show/hide)

But most others? Yeah. Run-down, shitty brutalist style buildings, rundown interiors, etc.

[Egan_BW]

Yoink lives in 'straya, though. Which might be similar to 'murrica in terms of transit, I dunno.

[Rose]

My understanding is that it's pretty terrible, but more used than US.

[scriver]

That Kansas City pic is beautiful.

[Mech#4]

The train system in Melbourne is well used to get in and out of the city.
Overall I think it's maintained fairly well but stations could do with better cleaning and facilities. One of the bigger issues I think is the need for new stations since the suburbs have expanded quite a lot since the 80s - 90s. Several stations reaching further out to the south east into the country were closed around 1993 but with larger populations out there having them reopened would be beneficial. Though more lines would be needed leading into the city as it does get crowded during peak hours.

Camberwell Station in Eastern Suburbs.
Richmond Station. Major station leading out to eastern/southern suburbs.

[Yoink]

Noisy people on the train. Looks like there's at least one small child in the next carriage, so there's not much point going to the effort of moving. So much for a nice, relaxing trip with my nose in a book-- oh wait!
The worst offenders just got off a few stops before me! Though now morons behind me seem to be filling the gap. Ugh. I should really get a more portable cord for my headphones already.

Don't you have trains with silence wagons over yonder? Our trains are about 20% silence wagon, for people who want to read/work.

Sounds like our trains are better than the US (though personally I see graffiti as a good thing as long as it doesn't impact the comfort or function of a vehicle) but not as good as yours.

My home state had 'quiet carriages' in every train, which was a wonderful idea though as far as I'm aware it was never enforced - Melbourne has no such thing.
Also I think Melbourne's trains are for the most part more reliable (as well as less comfortable but more space-efficient) than the ones in Brisbane, but their bus services are inferior by far. Melbourne has trams, which tend to be more popular, but I personally loathe them.


New Mild Sad: went to sleep early, probably at around nine or so because I was dang tired... dreamed of butts, woke up to my alarm going off and shortly went back to bed due to it being cold. Also I realised I hadn't been paid yet, which was rather disheartening.
Woke up an indeterminate time later, feeling as though I'd slept in 'til five or something awful like that, turns out it's only ten in the morning but is a miserable, overcast rainy day.

I was supposed to go visit friends today but I don't know if I can be bothered in this weather. Also I didn't get around to taking my clothes off the line over the past couple of days... shit.

[JoshuaFH]

Living in America, passenger trains seem so cool. They exist here, but they're not popular or common; railroads are very common, but they're practically only used for freight trains. I've never been on a passenger train, but it'd be cool to ride one just for the novelty of it.

[martinuzz]

Sounds like our trains are better than the US (though personally I see graffiti as a good thing as long as it doesn't impact the comfort or function of a vehicle) but not as good as yours.

Our trains are awesome and plentiful, but it comes at a price.
Tickets are pretty darn expensive. I can get a retour flight ticket to Madrid or Budapest for the same price as I can get a retour train ticket to Amsterdam 

[Khan Boyzitbig]

British rail is damn expensive too, I think I heard it was cheaper to fly buisness class from Birmingham to Santander, stay a few days and then fly to London than to take the train.