Random Thoughts From Thursday, Written on a Friday Morning in June
By the way, today is Bland Blog Entry Title Day.
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On the bus ride home yesterday, I kept thinking about how cool it would be to have a bus exchange program. The local transit authority could send part of its fleet to major cities across the country and would receive an eclectic fleet in return. It could be fun riding buses from New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Honolulu, San Antonio, or Philadelphia. Instead of the typical inside advertisements, signs would highlight each location's history, culture, and attractions. If the program was a success, it could go global. It would be inspiring to see buses from Beijing, Berlin, Madrid, Quebec City, and other international cities on the streets of Santa Clara County.
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From the bus station, I made a quick stop at the local grocery to pick up coffee filters. (We had run out the day before, but I didn't realize it until yesterday morning and had to resort to using paper towels as a substitute filter. Ugh!) As I was leaving, I paused in the mostly empty parking lot to admire El Toro to the west and the ridges to the east, with their upper halves hidden by smoke. For whatever reason, the sight of them made me say to no one in particular, "I will never live in a town bigger than this ever again."
I've lived most of my life in San Jose, a city of more than 900,000 people, and Morgan Hill, a big town of 35,000. I stood there and dreamed about where I wanted to live next (the key word being "dreamed"). It would be in a smaller town. On the edge of a smaller town, to be more accurate, and it would be a place with land. I've never lived on a lot larger than an eighth of an acre. Two acres would be nice. I envisioned a small home (with a wraparound porch) on a big lot. That's as far as I got before I remembered where I was and how strange I must have looked standing in the parking lot.
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I've been watching the first season of Angel on Hulu (before Gunn or Fred joined the cast). I forgot how much I liked the show. I was particularly fond of the theme music, which I would describe as cello rock. If I remember correctly, they tried to spruce up the song in later seasons, but I liked the original version best.
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or how about an actual city exchange? where, for a period of time, they import the customs, shops, currency, language and culture of another place. a little tuscany in san jose, perhaps? venice in palo alto. maybe import the climate too. while we're dreaming... i've been watching "arrested development" from season 1 on hulu. good stuff.
That would be cool. Considering how costly it would be to travel to Tuscany or Venice, it only makes financial sense to bring those places here. Gondolas floating down the University Avenue? That would be pretty neat. :)
And Hulu has been a nice alternative to broadcast television's summer glut of reality shows. Now I can revisit old favorites or catch cable shows I normally don't receive.