The Subway

The subway is an interesting place. First of all, it has it's own weather patterns. Wind come seemingly out of nowhere, it is always a different temperature than it is in the outside world. Personal space has no meaning anymore once you descend the stairs, you get closer to strangers than you will ever be in any other situation in your life. If you have never been on a crowded subway, you have no idea what I mean.
When you are on the subway during rush hour you are literally so close together that you can't help but be leaning up against the people next to you. When the subway moves you all move together, like one large organism. Also, when it is packed like that, you truly hate everyone else who is on the train with you. Everything it stops, you are praying that everyone will get off, you hate each and every one of them. On one of these occasions, I happened to be pressed up against someone with dredlocks, and I was having to touch them with my bare arm, there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. Up until that moment I have kind of liked it when people had dredlocks. I don't know why, but it seemed original and kindof cool to me. But from that moment on, I will always hate dreads, they absolutely and utterly disgust me now.
Now even though all of these rules about personal etiquette do not apply on the subway, there are some rules that absolutely apply. The most basic is to not be loud. People who talk real loud ALWAYS get a look, as do people who play their music real loud. But, this morning I witnessed one of the most blatant breach of etiquette I have seen in a long time. A guy was going through his cell phone rings and playing them for his girlfriend. I think everyone on the train gave him a dirty look, and there was one guy who really looked like he was going to punch the guy in the face, I actually started chuckling a little bit I was so shocked that he was doing it.
So ends my subway rant...............it is a great form of cheap transportation, but right now I am just thanking God that I won't be riding it to work for the rest of my life.

What a morning.....

Good gracious.......So I went to get on the subway this morning, waiting on the HOT platform for about 5 minutes(felt like 30) and then they announce that my train is not running today.........Great. So I check the bus routes, but I don't have exact change for the bus, and plus I know it is going to be PACKED because everyone who would be riding the subway will be on that bus. SO, I decide to start walking down Broadway toward my work to look for a cab. My subway stop is at 110 and Broadway and my work is at 53 and Broadway so it's not like I can walk the whole way. So I start walking and quickly begin to realize that there are NO cabs because everyone is looking for other means of transportation because the train isn't working. I walk about 25 blocks before I find a cab, and the only reason I got it was because someone happened to be getting out right where I was walking and I hopped in. Oh did I mention there is a heat advisory today, and the heat index is already above 90 and it is incredibly humid?? Oh and I also stepped in a huge wad of gum. So, I am in my cab, sweating profusely, and I tell my bowtie wearing driver, "53rd and Broadway". "Could you speak a little louder? I have trouble hearing...." "5-3 AND BROADWAY!!!" So, I am on my way....and about 10 blocks down the road when a lady walks up to the window to ask the driver if he would pick up an extra passenger because the subway is broken and all of the drivers are picking up extras. He tells her to ask me, and I wave her in. So now I am worrying because I only have 20 dollar bills, and I don't know the etiquette for splitting the cab fare. SO we are sitting in traffic and I am worrying about that for about 20 minutes. And we finally make it to my office and the lady says she will pay for the cab. What a nice way to end a HORRIBLE morning. I thanked her many times and got out into the heat and went up to my office where I am now. Moral to the story........if someone asks you if she can share a cab, do it, she may pay for the whole thing.

So, I used to have a blog where I would post my random musings on life, but I stopped posting on it a long time ago, and for some reason, it is unviewable (is that a world?) now. I was looking at some of my old posts yesterday, and decided to post some of my favorites on here for those who have never seen them as I think some are pretty funny. So, here they are......

-Why is there no washer-dryer combo out there? It sounds like a pretty simple concept right, after the clothes are done washing, spin 'em around real fast and pump some hot air in there. Am I missing something.........probably, but it seems like it could be done. I bet Bill Gates has one........jerk.

-Is there anything grosser than the dried up crusties underneath the cap in the milk jug. I mean, if one of these falls in my cereal, that is it, it all goes in the trash.

-I think that the Cruise control is one of the best inventions ever. I am drivin down the highway, one hand on the wheel, the other clutching a delicious breakfast sandwich from McDonalds, shoes off, feet confortably off of the pedals, and I am thinkin, life is good.

-Have you ever been driving along and you totally forget how you got to the place that you just arrived at. Like, you could have run three stoplights, driven down a one way raod the wrong way and ran over four cats and you would have no idea. That always freaks me out.

-I have the amazing ability to tell what resauraunt a fountain drink comes from. I know, it is hard to believe, but, I can totally tell if a coke is from McDonalds or Qdoba, or anywhere else. Is this a figment of my imagination, probably, but, there it is, for what it's worth.

-Is it a problem that in my life the thing that I get most excited about on a regular basis is food?

-Explain this guy to me. Whenever it rains, there are always a few people out walking around with no umbrella, no raincoat.....nothing. I can understand that sometimes people forget, but here is what amazes me......they are always dry!!!!! How does this happen, I am wetter than them and I have an umbrella, I just don't understand it.


So, there they are, some of my random musings on life..........not that it matters because I don't think anyone reads this anyways. Oh well, I am bored and could think of nothing better to do.

So, I was going to start posting a blog at Myspace, but I figured I would move it over here and link to it in my Facebook and IM profiles and maybe more people would read it...........

Going to movies just isn't as fun when you are by yourself......nevertheless; I have gone to see Pirates of the Caribbean and Superman in the past couple of weeks, all by my lonesome. Superman was well…….good. Not great, but I enjoyed it, especially since I got to see it in Imax 3-D. Oh man, I wish there was an Imax screen in Kentucky that showed regular movies and was big! There is one in Louisville at Stoneybrook, but it is just basically a regular sized screen. This one that I saw Superman at was HUGE. I really want to see Lord of the Rings on a screen this big, my friend Andy saw it in London, and I have been jealous of him ever since! Pirates was definitely a great flick, it got a lot of bad reviews, but I really enjoyed it. There was some unexpected stuff in there that made me really excited for the next one to come out (in a year).

I am still doing well up here in NYC, but I am getting more and anxious to get back to KY. Being so far away from everyone is not fun. It is especially tough being this far from Katie, I am not a big phone talker, but considering that that is our only means of communication, I kind of had to overcome that problem. We are doing fine though, and I have no doubt that we will make it through the summer. My time up here is already more than halfway over, which is crazy!! I have definitely gotten some good experience up here, I will be able to put a lot of good stuff on my resume, which was my reason for coming really, so that is good!

I have been checking out a lot of new music up here in my (ample) free time. Check out, Cary Brothers, Alexi Murdoch, Ari Hest, My Morning Jacket (their new album is called Z), and Nick Drake!!! All quality stuff!

I will leave you with this poem which I heard on a tour I did of Greenwich Village and then read on a friend’s Facebook profile, it is absolutely beautiful! I hope everyone is doing well and I can’t wait to get back to KY and see you all!

I carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart) I am never without it(anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate, my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

Here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart)

--EE Cummings

So, I'm here, in NYC. Thought I would post a blog about it, I always try to start posting these things, and I never can keep up with it very well, I am a tad bit forgetfull. Anyways........I am enjoying what I am doing up here, there are days when I don't have much to do(like today) but for the most part I keep busy. I went to a real cool thing in the Park on Monday called Broadway Under the Stars. It was a whole bunch of big broadway stars singing songs from musicals that this one guy had directed(Evita, West Side Story, Cabaret, etc.) It was a good time, but going alone to that kind of stuff definitely takes some of the fun away. There are so many people around everywhere, and so much to do here, but it can still definitely get lonely. Plus, I am a bit of a homebody, so most nights I just hang in my apartment. I have gotten to see a couple of Broadway shows (Mamma Mia, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and I will probably go see RENT while I am here too. But the one show taht I REALLY want to see is Wicked. If I dont' get to see that one I will definitely be a bit dissappointed. Oo, oooo, I am going to see Superman in IMax 3-D tomorrow and I am really pumped about that, haha, I know I am a nerd, I just can't help it.
So, all in all, things are going good, but I am 99.9999% sure that I will be back in good old KY by early to mid-August. Some people are built to be New Yorkers, and I don't think I am one of them!
Anyways, I don't know if anybody is going to read this, but if you do, feel free to comment so I know that you read it. Oh, and by the way, I saw a woman on the side of the street with a sign saything that she was homeless and asking for money but she was talking on a cell phone!!!! Needless to say, there weren't many people dropping quarters in her hat.

Bored

I am bored............so here I am. I am trying to get myself to write on here more so that it becomes something that I can do more and more, because right now I kinda feel like I need a purpse, but need to be able to just let the thoughts flow. After all, this blog is titled the thoughts of a scrub is it not? Alright, I have been thinking about this lately, and if the pieces fall into place, I think the Cats could go all the way this year.....in basketball of course. Alright...hear me out. If we can get Morris back, he is going to have something to prove, Rondo could very well become the best guard in the country, you've got one of the best shotblockers in the country, if not the best, and then a whole lot of other real solid players around those folks. Tubby can bring in basically every player but 2 or 3 comfortably off of the bench, and he is such a master of manipulating lineups, he will always find a rotation that will work well. Anyways, I never predict a National Championship, but I am doing it this year, banner number 8 will be up in Rupp, I can feel it, well............at least a Final Four...
Well, I was gonna write about some actual serious stuff tonight, but I have officially rambles too long and now I am tired and have to go to sleep, because I am an old man. So goodnight all, or nobody, I still don't konw if anyone reads this. Hey, if you read this, post a comment......I am curious to see who is on here........anyone............hello............
-Paul

I stink.....

Man, I never post on here, does anyone read this at all..............? Probably not, but here I am. Ok, I mant to start posting more, so this is the first fo what will hopefully become a weekly thing at least! Things that are going on with me.......the movies at the student center are going well, it is a bit more work than I originally anticipated, but it is fun, and it will look great on the old resume so that's good news. I went back to Louisville this weekend for the first time all semester and went to the St. James Art Fair for the frist time ever. It was great, kinda hot, but there is so much cool stuff down there. It is all a bit pricey, but real cool. Oh, I am going camping next weekend for Fall Break, and it is gonna be great. The weather is gonna be perfect, no rain, mid 60's during the day, 40's at night. If anyone would like to go, you may be welcome to, it depends on who you are, hahaha. Just kidding. Alright well, I don't fell like writing too much now, I have been putting off writing a serious post because I really have never done it before, but I have really been feeling like writing about some stuff that has been on my mind. So, that may be coming in the next couple of days. I'm outta here for now, oh by the way, if you have never listened to Amos Lee, Do. He is amazing, check it out. Peace, Paul

A Film for KY

Hey everyone(or no one, I don't know if anybody really reads this....) what's goin on? I just got home from showing my first film at the Student Center, yeah I get paid to sit around and watch movies, how great is that?? Anyways, it was Old School and about 25 people showed up, which was really reat. I was afraid that there were gonna be like 5. Now I am sitting here watching Family Guy. I am having a night at home since I woke up at 715 this morning and I am exhausted. So, the reason I wanted to post this was to tell everyone about Elizabethtown. I figured most everyone who reads this is living in Kentucky, and this movie is really gonna be great for those of us who do. Check out the trailer and the "Inernet First Look" here. In the trailer Kirsten Dunst's character talks about the correct way to say Louisville, and in the internet first look you see My Morning Jacket(a local Lousivlle band that has made it pretty big) and an Ear-X-Tacy bumper sticker. So yeah, I think that there is gonna be a lot of stuff in there that only those from KY wil catch, which will be cool. Plus, I think that the movie itself could be really great as well. So yeah, check out that stuff and tell me what you think. I am off to bed, and it is only 1115, I am an old man. Peace, Paul