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Commuting in the morning is all about finding that perfect wake up song on your iPod...a coffee substitute. This morning, my click wheel--of its own volition--found New Radicals: Mother We Just Can't Get Enough, which has a perfect blend of quick beat, appealing vocals, and a tinge of reggae to get my brain working. Or make me wish I was drinking a Piña Colada on St. Thomas.

Now where is this damn train?

The morning commute is the worst. You would expect that a Saturday would be better--but when your train unexpectedly runs express, no one wants to get off. Unless they're going to the museum. Which no one was this Saturday morning. Instead I was crammed into the car with no room to even reach my iPod so I could change it from slowwww Natalie Merchant.

AMNH
--> 8/19 GOLD
Tues 10/2 7pm lecture: Unnatural History of the Sea
Fri July 20 8:30pm $20 bat walk

A personal favorite for the commute home (we're back to my iPod now) is "Pushing Back" - Drew Sarich (Say It--which I got by not necessarily kosher means, and one of these days I'll give him the $15.99 I owe him). It's a perfect "get me out of work/the crowds/life" song. Although I don't encourage using it as an excuse to push people out of the way.

Note: please do not wear an ugly Gap-grey balloon smock wiht silver sandals. It takes away the glamour of the shoes and makes you look like your'e wearing a gown bunched up at the bottom UNDER the grey smock.

A great going-home subway song is (now, don't laugh) "Gracias por pensar a me" ("Thank you for thinking of me") - Ricky Martin. Usually I don't condone the existence of Ricky Martin, but this song is from his album "Vuelve" which was his last Spanish-only album pre-Livin' la Vida Loca hitting the market. It's got this perfect beat to it, and smooth sound that feels like going home and a happy return to love. And with the rhythm of the tracks...it's almost REALLY beautiful.

Side note: i DO recommend MOST of Vuelve (Perdido Sin Ti (I'm lost without you), No Importa la Distancia--I can go the distance, from Hercules)...

If you have holes in your back jeans pocket from waring your wallet on your ass, sew them up before you do something stupid like...try to store M&Ms in that pocket.

Reeses Pieces are better than M&Ms.

Why is there a 55-year-old man wearing a shirt that says "Bend it, Baby!"?

PS those silver sandals are Steve Madden...and you couldn't afford a more attractive dress???

Note to Self (NTS, for future reference): buy a stopwatch

PS I'm heartily proud of myself. I "took the high road" and the view was both great and amusing.

Dear 125th St. Subway station...why do you have "wet paint" signs on your cracked disintegrating tiles?