stop that train, i wanna get off...

i was on my way home on the bus today, and suddenly the driver pulled the bus over to the curb, turned it off and got out. i was perplexed; was it a mechanical issue? had he run some poor college freshman over at the vcu crosswalk? nope. better. as i watched him cross the street, i realized that he was headed for 7-11. um... not for nothing, i know it's pretty hot and all, but i pretty much know for a fact that the grtc busdrivers are not going 8 hours with no bathroom breaks or anything. in fact, i'm fairly certain that they get plenty of time to make a little 7-e run that doesn't require that they leave a bus full of passengers sweltering at the side of the road, wondering what the hell is going on. i'm not the type to go ratting people out for stuff like this, it really wasn't that big of a deal for me to sit there for a few minutes, and i guess i have a certain respect for anyone with such a flagrant disregard for their job responsibilites(non-life threatening of course). it was just rather bizarre. a lady sitting near the front sighed loudly and rolled her eyes. i think that was enough derision for all of us.

in a related note: when i took the dreaded fung wa bu(extra smelly edition) to new york last time, that bus driver pulled up from the ny-richmond run at like 12:30am, cleaned the bus for a bit, maybe used the bathroom if he was quick, and then got back on and drove another seven hours back to new york without stopping. scary, yes. there's got to be some sort of happy medium here.

so, one afternoon i was in the local gas emporium waiting to buy some cigarettes or something and i saw the weekly world news or one of those crazy tabloid papers sitting there, and there was a story inside that declared that scientists had discovered that the core of the earth was actually made of candy. yeah, i'm serious. there was also an article dealing with the problem of transmitting homosexuality through touch(all it takes is a handshake apparently, and you're gay for life). on the fox news webpage, there is this story. they're definitely taking full advantage of the weekly world news school of ludicrous story inventing. even the writing style is similar. i think john gibson may have a moonlighting gig. dude, check out j. gibson's teeth. if you have a strong stomach, you can click on his picture for the full visual assault. somebody introduce this man to a dentist, for the love of god. he's on television. fox news: consistent cesspool of misinformation and bad dental hygiene.

i was recently apprised of the fact that the new pope-ster bears a striking resemblance to the emperor from star wars. the dark side, indeed. i think he eats babies, but that's just my opinion.