Irony is the Shackles of Youth

The last few weeks on the Metro were not as interesting as the first couple. It's turned colder so everyone is wearing the requisite black/brown/navy jackets. But I did want to mention a few things I saw including:

- A guy with a Megatokyo Ninj4 sweatshirt. Man, I haven't read that comic in years. What a blast from the past.
- Another guy wearing a giant dog tail and ears. So cute!
- Lady sat down beside me on the Metro. She had a three ring binder labeled "PWPs 2008-2011" and a folder labelled "WIPs 2011." I wanted to say something to her, but I was afraid that a) I'd find out she had no idea what I was babbling about and that PWP and WIP had some serious insurance/banking related meaning I didn't know about, or b) she'd be involved in some crazy fandom *cough*Twilight*cough* and I'd be stuck for the next 20 minutes listening to her debate the pros/cons of Team Edward versus Team Jacob.

I have got to start bringing a notebook on the Metro, if for no other reason than to write about the people I see on it. People I have noted on the train include:

- The little old lady wearing a pink dress, white cardigan, giant handbag, and a necklace made out of beads and giant carnivore (tiger?) teeth. It just seems like there's a story there.
- A lady whose hair was dyed a lovely shade of peach, with peachy-gold highlights.
- A blonde woman in her early 20's with a violet purple coat and pumpkin orange handbag talking on her phone while a African-American guy about her age with dread locks, baggy pants and a hoody kept stealing glances at her, before ducking his head and blushing.
- The gentleman who on Halloween was wearing a classically dark business suit with a giant jeweled spider pinned to his lapel.