I had a plan.

I had a plan. It was a good plan, spurred on primarily by Stef, Dan and Amy, who are some of my regular gchat correspondents. The plan was to write a blog about the hijinks that inevitably ensue on the Washington, DC bus the X2, heretofore referred to as the "X Deuce" or the "X Crazy". God knows there's enough mobile theater that happens on the bus, and as a regular commuter I get a (literally) front row seat to all of it. Having collected various stories in electronic form, the next logical step would be to stick it up on the interwebs, however, I've come to the conclusion that neither I nor the world is ready for something that ridiculously specific. So I'm afraid I'll have to go instead with something slightly broader, hopefully as entertaining, and more updatable and relateable. But don't worry, still plenty of X Crazy stories, including the one below. For now the goal is to just start posting. All good? We shall see. (PS Extra points for ID'ing the regular "West Wing" shout-outs)


True story: So I'm on the X Deuce on my way to dinner the other night, actually sitting down for once. The nice gentleman across from me is rapping, first to his headphones, then freestyling. Not terribly unusual on the X2 (just wait til we recount the Muthaf***ing Bicycle Incident) and I don't deny there's some talent from time to time. Not this time. It becomes increasingly apparent that he's wasted, again, not too unusual, but at least he's happy and just doin his own thing. His state becomes a bit more obvious when he unscrews his almost empty water bottle, whips out a liter of vodka and starts pouring the vodka into the water bottle. I think he got as much vodka on him and the floor as in the bottle. (Stefanie: I mean who hasn't tried to pour vodka on the bus? It's really hard to do when the bus is moving...Just me? me: for me it was whiskey, but that's just my personal preference. Stefanie: It's cuz you are class all the way) Use #52 for the X Crazy: Open bar.

I Blame Stef...

...for pushing me to start this blog. If by some fluke it becomes wildly successful, she'll get a cut of the profits, but for now, she's just getting her name on the inaugural post. So welcome, to Life on the X Crazy! This will primarily be a place to recount the good, the bad, the ugly and of course, the crazy that I tend to see while commuting on the Washington, DC bus the X2 every day. Interspersed will be some "up and coming" (read: sketch) neighborhood stories, a guest post or two by people smarter and funnier than I, and maybe some thoughts/commentary on the topic of the moment by yours truly. I can't promise anything regular or earth-shattering at this point, but we'll see how things go...