Tap your card...no, now tap your card

Yes, it is 2:30 in the morning. But hey, look at the label of the blog. I'm caffeinated. Oh, and I'm a college student. Honestly, do you really expect me to get a healthy eight hours of hardy sleep? I didn't think so.

I'd like to say, despite my overall love-hate relationship with the T, I've realized I've been ignorant. I've forgotten about the bus. All this time I was trying to get from the west end to the north end via subway, and there's a goddamn bus that'll take me almost all the way there. 3 years later, I notice this. Yup. Wow...I do realize that the travel time is most likely the same (if not more in commuter traffic), but I can know exactly when transportation arrives. Oh and I'm saving my ears from that godawful squeaking noise of the wheels against the tracks.

In addition to this discovery, I've also had a learning experience on the T. I've always wondered how the hell I can add cash to my card whilst on the T. Usually, I just skip the card part, and quickly slip in the cash for a dinky paper card that charges me $2 a ride. Why would I do this, you ask? Because if I'm standing there trying to figure out the exact sequence for adding cash to my card, I am only slightly less annoying than the tourists (or otherwise, Bostonians-who-don't-give-a-shit) who swoop up to the head of the line, only to stand there for a full 5 minutes, digging in their wallets for those last few dimes to pay their fare. "Oh! found it!" ka-chink! You can hear the groaning from all the way down the line.
Anyways, I happened to be in a rush to catch the train, knowing I only had about 30 cents left on my card. Luckily there were very few people waiting to get on, so I decided to actually try and add cash on the train. After five minutes and with the help of the conductor, I've ended up with the following sequence:
1.Tap card for it to tell you what you already know: No go! You have like 2 cents left on your card.
2.Tap card again (just to make sure)
3.Press that little white button.
4.Insert cash, and wait for it to spit it out because you didn't flatten it correctly.
5.Re-insert cash.
6.Repeat steps 4-5 until kiosk accepts cash.
7.Press white button.
8.Tap card.

Yeah. Knowing me, the next time I have to do this, I'll probably just start fumbling around with the buttons and tapping my card until either it works or the conductor gives up on me and tells me to just sit down.

In other news, this has probably been the most enjoyable thing of my night. Enjoy!