Kristabella | November 3, 2014
I recently switched to taking Metra to and from work. That’s our commuter rail system that goes all the way to the burbs, Indiana and even Wisconsin! I only go two stops and it is so much faster than taking the other form of public transit. Metra is PACKED during rush hour, especially in the […]
Kristabella | October 29, 2012
I drive my car once a week, if that. And that is to and from the grocery store. Sometimes, like the past few weeks, I’ve driven my car out to the burbs to visit family. I fill up the gas tank once a month. My car is from 1999. It runs just fine, but it […]
Kristabella | October 25, 2011
I’m forcing myself to write something, and something funny, because today was a rough day at work. I can’t get into it, but let’s just say I hope today never repeats itself in my tenure. And I hope that tenure is long! So Monday morning, as I was getting off the bus and heading to […]
Kristabella | July 28, 2011
You guys will never believe what happened to me the other night as I was standing on the platform waiting for my train home. As a bit of background, all our train stations are very proactive about keeping the pigeons away as best they can. There are barbed-wire like pointy things on any surface that […]
Kristabella | May 3, 2011
One of the joys of my new job (yes, joys! I still love it! Yay!) is that I get to take public transportation to work. No more sitting in traffic, worrying about the insane increase in the cost of gas, or having to scrape mutant ice from my windshield in the winter. Added bonus? No […]
